Hospice makes school: Bautzen breaks the taboo for death!

Hospice makes school: Bautzen breaks the taboo for death!

A brave pilot project to deal with life issues came to primary school in Bautzen at the end of November. The Diakonie's outpatient hospice service presented the “Hospiz Makes School” project and enthusiastic students, teachers and parents alike. Over a week, the children researched death and died in a child -friendly way, whereby they after answers to questions such as "How big is a coffin?" or "How can we say goodbye?" searched. School assistant Steffi Hoffmann said: "It is to be desired that it is also possible to deny this topic due to such cooperation." On the occasion, it turned out that despite the severity of the topic, the children's curiosity predominates and that they could speak openly about their fears. The project will be particularly important at Christmas, when grief for lost relatives, because it offers perspectives of hope and consolation, such as Saechsische.de Districted