press release of the German National Foundation: http://www.nationalstiftung.de/
The Herbert Hoover Realschule Berlin National Award 2006
"shall recognize the identity-creating effect of common language"
Hamburg, 25. May 2006 - The German National Prize for 2006 is the Herbert Hoover school in Berlin-Wedding was granted. This gave the German National Foundation announced on Thursday. The Foundation honors the talk of students, teachers and parents own decision, taken in the playground and in the whole school German.
The Senate President of the German National Foundation, former Prime Minister Professor Dr. Kurt Biedenkopf erläuerte, then the decision: "Pupils, parents and teachers of the Herbert Hoover School, the identity-creating effect of common language recognized, not on government regulations maintained and filled the notion of the nation by their pragmatic behavior with life and raised in the public consciousness.
In awarding the National Prize Foundation wants to celebrate this example of an active civil society and encourage all to follow the thinking of many ways in the context of its own action. "According to The Foundation has led the initiative, the school also resulted in increasing conflict with the importance of the "language" and set new standards. She is convinced that the German National Foundation for an example on its own responsibility to address pragmatic language problems that arise from the growing number of people with non-native German language.
immigration and the acquisition of nationality must have the prerequisite and the consequence to involve the citizens of foreign origin as possible from kindergarten in the linguistic and cultural life of their new home. This would at the same time reducing their life in Germany counteracted to a limited and only economic function, it said in the notice.
The Chairman of the Board, Professor Dr. Richard Schroeder went to the importance of language: "Language is the entry requirement for emancipation and participation in our society. . It is about the future prospects of young people with immigrant backgrounds and ultimately about the common future of us all "
The Executive Board Member, Dirk Reimers, said the daily work done in school integration efforts:" With the National Prize of our Foundation recognizes symbolic of the selfless work those who daily Schools and day care centers provide practical integration work in difficult conditions for our nation, without waiting for special attention or recognition. We are grateful to all those have in politics and media, which supports the initiative of the Herbert Hoover high school and supported the fundamental importance of this case into the public consciousness. "
The prize money of 75,000 € is the educational concept of the Herbert Hoover high school supported: The focus is on restoring the school hall to expand language skills with role play, to awaken joy in language and to enable social learning. In addition, the school can stronger with the new center in cooperation with the district management as open before the neighborhood and involve parents in the life of the school and the language programs.
The prize money will be used as a complementary means for further efforts by the Senate Administration for Education, Youth and Sports and the district office center of Berlin. With these measures is the Herbert Hoover high school the goal of a neighborhood school and full-day school is a big step closer.
The awards ceremony is on 27 June at 11 clock in the French Cathedral, the Friedrichstadt Church in Berlin taking place. The eulogy will hold the President of the German Bundestag, Mr. Dr. Norbert Lammert.
inquiries: German National Foundation, Dr. Philipp-Christian wax, 0172 6945 664
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