Respect: graduation ceremony in the town hall - non -violent through school!

Respect: graduation ceremony in the town hall - non -violent through school!

Wiener Rathaus, 1010 Wien, Österreich - On June 18, 2025, the city of Vienna prepares for the final event of the “Respect: stronger” together. This program was launched in 2020 to support schools in mastering social challenges in everyday life and developing a positive, non -violent and respectful school culture. The final event will take place on June 23, 2025 in the Vienna City Hall and offers insights into the project work at ten schools during the 2024/25 school year, such as [press.wien.gv.at] (https://presse.wien.gv.at/presse/2025/18/aviso- Dilvse event event-reflective-community-staerker-3-im-wiener-rathaus) reported.

The program "Respect: stronger" aims to actively work on the challenges in coexistence at schools. It emphasizes the importance of a respectful coexistence and is accompanied for a year by workshops, theater pedagogical projects and the networking of teachers and parents. At the end of the year, the participating schools received the award "Respect schools" to reward their efforts, such as Jugendzentren.at added.

The final event

The event in the Vienna town hall begins on Monday, June 23, 2025, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., whereby city councils will be on site from 10 a.m. Among the highlights of the event are a theater performance with students from the Cocon association as well as musical contributions by Virginia Ernst and other students. The results and voices from practice are also presented. During the event, the participating schools are recognized as "places of respect". Media representatives are invited, but registered in advance at Marko.knoebl@wien.gv.at to take part in photo and film recordings, such as [press.wien.gv.at] (https://presse.wien.gv.at/presse/2025/18/aviso- Dilvse event event-re-community-staerker-3-im-wiener-rathaus) informed.

The interlocutors that are available for media inquiries include the mayor and city councilor Bettina Emmerling as well as the Vice Mayor and City Councilor Kathrin Gaál. Education director Elisabeth Fuchs, actor and screenwriter Faris Rahoma and musician Virginia Ernst will also be present. This underlines the high importance of the program and support from various institutions.

goals and content of the program

As part of the program, gender -specific content and strengthening girls and guys are also central. This is how girls learn their rights and strengthen their identity while traditional role models are to be broken up. The focus of the program includes, among other things, the development of empathy skills, resilience and the responsible use of social media. The aim is to effectively encounter bullying, lack of respect and hatred on the net, as further information on bildungsserver.de.

The entire project represents an approach to violence prevention that provides schools with the necessary tools for conflict resolution in everyday life. In addition, emphasis is placed on the active participation of the parents and the everyday work of the teachers is valued and motivated. The program has the potential to contribute across the board to improve school culture and to reduce conflicts.