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New children's home in Rappelsdorf: renovation is progressing!
On the outskirts of Rappelsdorf, a new children's home is being built from a former kindergarten; Completion planned in approximately nine months.
New children's home in Rappelsdorf: renovation is progressing!
In the picturesque Rappelsdorf, a new children's home is currently being worked on, which will open its doors to children in the not too distant future. The renovation of the former kindergarten, which was later converted into the Linden School, has long been in full swing and is being looked after by the Thuringian Forest Rehabilitation Center Foundation. The construction site currently presents itself with large, bright rooms in which a lot of space can be gained for redesign. Shell construction work is currently underway on the ground floor and upper floor, with steel beams being used to ensure the stability of the 1950s building. The renovated children's home is scheduled to be completed in around nine months, so that the first children will soon be able to set up a new home and there are even plans to move in in a year, according to reports insuedthueringen.de.
The building was originally planned as a kindergarten and most recently housed the Lindenschule, a support center with a focus on intellectual development. But since there was a lack of space here, the school moved to neighboring Schleusingen. Now the idea of integrating a children's home there is largely initiated by the youth welfare office, not least because the foundation already has experience in running residential homes for people with disabilities. MDR.de reports that the children's home will offer two living areas on two floors, each for six children aged two and over. Space will be created for siblings in single and double rooms, and two emergency places for people to be taken into care will also be set up.
Renovation work and challenges
It is clear that the conversion is not an easy undertaking. The requirements of a children's home differ greatly from those of a school, as site manager Torsten Groß emphasizes. The central shower and laundry room as well as the former classrooms must be converted into a small-scale structure. Some additions that are described as “adventurous” have made it even more difficult to make the necessary adjustments. Load-bearing walls must be removed and steel beams installed to create a safe and child-friendly environment.
The idea behind the establishment of such a children's home is clearly defined: with help in education, which takes place in accordance with Section 34 SGB VIII, children in emergency situations should be offered a perspective. The aim is to create opportunities to return to the family of origin, to enable upbringing in another family or to offer long-term life prospects. This is always done with the well-being of the children in mind kinder-jugendhilfe.info explained in detail.
The project in Rappelsdorf shows how important it is to develop plans to improve the educational conditions in families, especially in an environment in which many children are affected by difficult living conditions. Over 50% of families are dependent on state transfer payments, and many children have a migrant background. The planned children's home could represent a valuable offer in this regard and thus make a contribution to social participation.