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New construction of the Waldorf school in Schwerin: An educational dream becomes reality!
The Schwerin Waldorf School is planning to build a new building on an area in Neu Zippendorf in order to cope with increasing student numbers.
New construction of the Waldorf school in Schwerin: An educational dream becomes reality!
The school community in Schwerin can breathe a sigh of relief: on July 14, 2025, the city council finally decided to build a new Waldorf school. The school will be built on a spacious area of 24,500 square meters at Pecser Straße 1-3 and Perleberger Straße 16 in Neu Zippendorf. This not only takes into account the existing space problems, but also the growing need for school places in the region. How Schwerin.news reports, the Waldorf school expects the number of students to increase to around 600 by the 2033/34 school year.
Most recently, 412 children were enrolled at the school, but the spatial conditions at the current location no longer allow for optimal inclusion. After all, the Free Waldorf School on Schloßgartenallee is already full and can no longer meet demand. The situation was also taken up by the DIE LINKE faction, which informed itself about Waldorf education and its challenges. Gerd Böttger, deputy parliamentary group leader, was positive about the idea of planning a new school in addition to affordable apartments and supports the move to the new location Schwerin-lokal.de.
Advantages of the new location
The new property not only offers first-class public transport connections, but is also close to a forest area as well as sports and leisure areas, which significantly improve the quality of life in the district. In addition to modern school buildings, the school management plans to integrate an after-school care center and a daycare center in order to create a wide range of educational and care offerings. How Schwerin.news quoted, this project is intended not only to cover educational needs, but also to achieve a social upgrading of the district.
An annual ground rent of 1.5 percent of the market value is due for the leasehold of 60 years and the possibility of two extensions. Investments must also be made within the first five years, otherwise the leasehold building right could be revoked. The question of the daycare building on the site, which was empty in 2011, is also relevant for future planning: it is being examined whether this can be demolished to make space for the new school.
A look into the future
The Schwerin Waldorf Association has set itself the goal of implementing contemporary Waldorf education with this new building. This could be an important step in the context of the nationwide education debate. Education stakeholders are engaging in dialogue to reform the education system. In March 2023, the #NeustartBildungnow alliance was founded to develop concrete solutions to the challenges in the education system. The Association of Free Waldorf Schools (BdFWS) plays a central role in initiating joint change processes and improving communication between different educational providers. Loud waldorfschule.de Participation in processes should be promoted through educational dialogue and thus a real new start in education.
Overall, it is clear that there is movement in Schwerin not only in school policy, but also in the entire educational landscape. The new Waldorf school building is just one piece of the mosaic in a larger process of change that is being driven forward by the active participation of everyone involved.