Kulturkurier: Five free theater workshops for rural schools!

Kulturkurier: Five free theater workshops for rural schools!

Hildesheim, Deutschland - Apparently there is a fresh breeze in the cultural landscape of Lower Saxony. The theater pedagogical center Hildesheim (TPZ) starts an exciting project entitled "Kulturkurier: Directly to you!". Here, theater workshops are brought to * north * to offer students: inside in rural areas a creative opportunity to deal with art and culture. The goal: to enable all children and adolescents, regardless of their background, to participate in cultural education. According to Hildesheimer Presse , five hours each are raffled off with a period of four hours become.

But how does the whole thing work? All school forms from rural regions of Lower Saxony are welcome to participate. The application deadline runs until July 10, 2025. The workshops will finally take place in the respective classroom and by experienced theater teachers: inside, which adapt the content to the needs of the students: inside. Topics such as social cooperation, self -confident appearance or the scenic work with curriculum content are on the agenda. There is also the possibility to contribute your own topic suggestions - according to the motto: "What are we interested in?"

application and funding

What is the next step for interested schools? Simply fill out the online form on the TPZ website, whereby information on school form, class level, desired date and interest is requested. Five classes will be notified by email from August 15, 2025. If a school is not one of the lucky winners, there is also the option of receiving a grant for your desired workshop as long as the funding is available.

This project is funded as part of the "Something butter at the fish" program of the State Association of Cultural Youth Education (LKJ) Lower Saxony. The aim is to facilitate access to cultural education and, such as Lower Saxony to strengthen.

cultural education in rural areas

The project has a clear background: the German education system often reveals regional disparities, as the participation stlas Germany 2019 shows. Cities and structural regions are often ahead, while rural areas are often neglected in cultural education. The state government recognizes this problem and aims to reduce the access barriers with its cultural policy.

In addition, a large number of research projects, funded by the funding guideline "Cultural Education in Rural Areas" of the BMBF, examine how cultural education can act as a lever for social participation and identity formation. Among other things, the framework conditions and social dimensions of cultural education are highlighted in order to enable both children and adolescents in these regions to vote and participate. The comprehensive use of artistic and musical activities is considered crucial here to actively promote social participation.

An ongoing research project that is part of the “Empirical Educational Research” supporting program will also examine how Corona pandemic has influenced cultural education in rural areas. This makes it clear again that the initiatives to promote cultural education are far more than just a walk to the theater - they are a step towards an integrative and diverse society.