Having Hausen's students triumph at the language festival in Schwerin!

Having Hausen's students triumph at the language festival in Schwerin!

Schwerin, Deutschland - On June 30, 2025, the 34th language festival, the federal final of the federal competition, took place in Schwerin. Over 1,900 teams with more than 10,000 participants from all over Germany and German foreign schools competed against each other in various categories, including the Habenhausen high school from Bremen, which was able to move into the final with their Spanish contribution "Somos Amigos". Under the direction of Ibrahim Ekim, the team took the respectable 3rd federal prize. As the Senate press office Bremen , the article was appreciated by its urgent topic and overcoming exclusion.

The award ceremony took place on June 25th in the festive framework of the Golden Saal in the Neustadt Palais. On this occasion, the successful students received support from a prominent side: Karina Fricke (DSV), Christine Kirchner (State Commissioner MV), Michael Junker (chairman of the federal jury) and Dr. Uwe Vioole (Ministry of Education MV) congratulated the team for their excellent performance. Senator for children and education, Sascha Karolin Aulepp, joined the congratulations and emphasized the importance of such competitions for the linguistic and social development of young people.

exemplary projects in everyday school life

The competition is not just a performance show for the best language students: inside. It also acts as a platform to promote intercultural skills and language skills beyond regular teaching. This is in accordance with the goals of the intercultural school projects, as described on the website of School BW These projects are designed to not only form students: not only to form linguistically, but also to strengthen their social skills. Intercultural learning is firmly anchored in everyday school life, which enables long -term change of perspective.

The diverse range of contributions in Schwerin included plays, films and radio plays in different languages ​​- including English, French, Spanish, Italian, Latin and ancient Greek. In addition to the team from Bremen, the St. Johannis School also noticed with its contribution "Letters in the War", which made the Bremen participants twice, after all, both teams were winners of their state decisions under 111 articles from Bremen.

look into the future

Another highlight of the language festival is the announcement of the next competition. After all, registrations for the new round of the federal competition foreign languages ​​will be opened from July 2025. For those who want to remain informed about the possibilities of intercultural learning and the variety of languages ​​in the school system, the Initiative also offers numerous resources and programs such as Erasmus+ that strengthen intercultural school partnerships.

The importance of language learning was impressed in the greetings from Simone Oldenburg, the President of the Education Ministers' Conference. She sees it as a key to cultural understanding and personal development. In this regard, the language festival is not just a competition, but an important step towards a more diverse and open society.