Graphic recording der Abschlussveranstaltung der Jugend-Ideenlabore 2023 © Aleksandra Schreiber / tellinary
Contact Persons
Emilie Mansfeld M.E.S., Dipl. oec. Research Associate / Project Coordinator "German-Polish House"
Phone: +49 6151-4202-27
mansfeld@dpi-da.de
Anna Jankowska, MA Research Associate "Youth Idea Labs"
Phone: +49 6151-4202-28
jankowska@dpi-da.de
Instagram: @jugendideenlabore_dpi
Project proposals from 2023
The following ideas were developed as part of the 2023 'Youth Idea Labs for the German-Polish House.
German-Polish Street
Young people create models comparing German and Polish shopping streets.
German-Polish Restaurant
Students from Kielce design a restaurant featuring typical Polish and German dishes.
Local Remembrance
Young people commemorate the fate of Polish female forced laborers and their children.
Thematic Rooms on History and Culture
Young people from Chorzów demonstrate the entanglements in German-Polish history and culture.
»Grandma, we need to talk...«
A group of students encourages intergenerational dialogue on the German-Polish relationship.
»Leave a trace«
Students aim to collect visitors' personal stories in the German-Polish House through interactive methods.
Podcast about Jadwiga Ankiewicz
Young people are producing a podcast episode about the history of a Polish concentration camp survivor.
Hometown Lublin
Young people from Lublin want to introduce visitors to their hometown.
»Handshake of Reconciliation«
Young people from Poland are creating a creative project on German-Polish reconciliation.
City Scavenger Hunt
Students from Berlin are designing a city scavenger hunt to Polish sites in Berlin.
Project proposals from 2024
The following educational projects were designed and prototypically tested in 2024.
German-Polish Magazine
A German-Polish youth magazine connects personal experiences with intercultural perspectives.
Excursions to the German-Polish border region
Joint excursions sensitize students from Germany and Poland to the protection of the border region.
Interactive exhibition
An interactive exhibition networks German-Polish experiences and personal stories.
Discovery space
The discovery space promotes German-Polish understanding in a playful and interactive way.
About the project
As part of the "Youth Idea Labs" in 2023, young people from Poland and Germany engaged intensively with the history of German-Polish relations and its relevance in the past and present. Through a series of workshops, they developed their own concepts for educational projects designed to make the history and culture of remembrance of both countries tangible and accessible. The young participants tested eleven formats for the educational work of the German-Polish House. In November 2023, the groups traveled to Berlin to present their ideas at the official closing event.
I was pleasantly surprised by how easily the language barrier was overcome and how diverse the project participants' ideas were.
Participant
In 2024, a group of 14 young people from Poland and Germany is continuing the work on the educational projects. In April, the group took part in an intensive program of guided tours, historical workshops, and brainstorming sessions at the Krzyżowa (Kreisau) International Youth Meeting Centre. Inspired by the results of the previous year's group, the participants are developing four educational offerings for the German-Polish House in online workshops. These will be presented to the public at the end of the year.
Impressions from the kick-off meeting in Krzyżowa in April 2024 and the online workshop in July 2024