Common and respect: a workshop for diversity at MS Kölblgasse

Common and respect: a workshop for diversity at MS Kölblgasse

On Wednesday morning, the students of the 2A of the MS Kölblgasse gathered for a special workshop in the district of Landstrasse. The aim of the game was to steal a rubber dating from the teachers and to hide it unnoticed behind a red floor marking. While the game gave the children great joy, a team dynamics also emerged that overcame all differences such as origin or gender.

This workshop is part of the “Respect: stronger” project, which was initiated by the city of Vienna. On this day, Vice Mayor Kathrin Gaál and her colleague Christoph Return were also on site to actively participate in the activities of the students. "That was a heart project from the start," said Gaál about the commitment.

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In the course of the workshop, among other things, with the children of 3b, it turned out that some students were interested in taking over an office. They also have great respect for the professions of the two ambassadors of the project, the singer Virginia Ernst and the actor Faris Rahoma. Virginia Ernst said: "I would have liked such projects in my school days 20 years ago."

Rahoma referred to the political developments at the time of the workshop, namely Donald Trump's election victory. He found that the things that separate us often put more in the foreground than the common values. "It is important to find similarities and we saw today that it can work very well," added Rahoma.

Ten schools in the city will take part in the project this year. Since his introduction, 13,752 students and 1,165 teachers have participated in workshops or further training. For example, methods for a non -violent, prejudice -free and integrative school should also be integrated into everyday school life beyond the workshops.

Return, which also attended a workshop, was impressed by the diversity in the class and noted the strengths and interests of the students on a poster. In this way, it was made clear what the diversity means for togetherness. "The school should be a fear -free space in which the students can develop," emphasized return.

At the end of the workshop, there was a special highlight: the students together with Virginia Ernst started a song. The Vice Mayor Gaál and Return also did not miss the opportunity to sing along. "Music creates connections and joy," said Ernst, who has been active for the project as an ambassador for two years. This commitment shows how important it is to promote values such as respect and community in a democratic society.

The initiative "Respect: stronger together" therefore remains an important and worthy of support for the Viennese schools. Interested parties receive a deeper insight into the project in a detailed report on kurier.at .