Children's research day: Exciting environmental experiments at the University of Hanover!
Children's research day: Exciting environmental experiments at the University of Hanover!
On Wednesday, June 11, 2025, the children's research day takes place at Leibniz Universität Hannover. Between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m., school classes of the 3rd and 4th grade are invited to actively participate in a program in the atrium of the University, Welfengarten 1, 30167 Hannover, which deals with important questions about climate, environment and sustainability. The event is organized by students of the Bachelor's degree in special education in the department and including didactics department and is open to the participants and free of charge, such as Uni-hannover.de reported
The children's research day pursues the goal of sharpening children's awareness of climate change and promoting sustainable handling of the environment. The event is supported by the Institute for Meteorology and Climateology, which will give professional impulses. The activities designed with various hands-on stations aim to enable the children to discover and research independently.
sustainability as a leitmotif
The Leibniz community, which includes the university, sees sustainability as a central orientation size. Their commitment includes the areas of research, transfer, administration and operation. The 17 UN targets for sustainable development (SDG) are an essential frame of reference, as explained in detail. In order to promote a culture of sustainability, the Leibniz community has launched a steering group that develops a comprehensive sustainability concept and supports pilot projects to promote a climate-neutral research company.
These measures show that active commitment to sustainability is required, not only in research, but also in the training of young people. Children and adolescents should be actively involved in educational projects, since participation is the key to sustainable social transformation. In particular, recommendations for environmental education and sustainable development are advised that the methodology of environmental education offers in dialogue with young people, as in the report of Erhalten Sie täglich die neuesten Artikel aus der Kategorie Deutschland.
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