Schools in the district: cheap trips for exciting educational experiences!

Schools in the district: cheap trips for exciting educational experiences!

The schools in the Ludwigslust-Parchim district are a real pioneer when it comes to using cheap bus trips. According to Nordkurier Use already 75 out of 82 schools. Each trip costs only 10 cents per person and kilometers. The central purpose of this initiative is to offer students exciting extra -curricular learning experiences.

These trips are used for swimming lessons particularly often, which makes a proud share of 39% of the total 1077 trips. Furthermore, 28% lead to scientific courses such as the Phantertechnikum in Wismar or the Schwerin Zoo. Cultural events are also in demand, because 10% of the trips bring students to theaters.

Education for democracy

An important aspect of school trips is the commitment to democracy and understanding of history. In December 2023, the district council decided to introduce free trips to places of democratic will formation. These include the state parliament, the district council as well as dunning and memorial sites, such as those in Wöbbelin or the old synagogue in Hagenow. Surprisingly, however, it turns out that only 8% of the previous trips actually led to these places.

Every school has the opportunity to take a free political educational trip once a year. In 2024, 39 of a total of 55 trips to these important locations were carried out free of charge. A clear step in the right direction to sensitize students to historical and social issues.

support from funding

The question of how education is encouraged in the field of memorial trips in Germany arises for many schools. Here, numerous funding opportunities come into play, such as those from Berlin, the school group trips to memorials in former Nazi concentration camps in Poland. The Bethe Foundation and the Senate Department for Education, Youth and Family are in particular behind this initiative. The aim is to enable young people to take a deeper examination of history and the present and to raise awareness of the past.

according to bpb are public, application-based funding. Educational institutions can choose from various sources such as national and regional grants. In Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, schools receive up to 500 euros in grants for one-day memorial trips that are carried out from grade 7.

Another advantage of financial support for educational trips is the Germany ticket. The district covers part of the costs, so that students only have to pay 28 euros up to grade 12. However, the reimbursement only takes place if the ticket is purchased via the mobile ticket Germany app in the subscription.

summarized, the schools in the Ludwigslust-Parchim district can get into the funding offer and contribute not only to convey knowledge of young people, but also to raise awareness of past and democracy. These initiatives could lay the foundation for an informed and committed generation.