From September 15th to 19th, 2025, the seminar "Participation in Schools" on the overarching theme of respect took place at the wannseeFORUM. Students from the Fritz-Reuter-Oberschule, the Friedrich-Ebert-Gymnasium , and the Robert-Jungk-Oberschule explored respect in school and everyday life in artistic workshops.
On the first day, all participants had the opportunity to get to know each other and present their schools. The presentations focused primarily on current topics, problems, projects, and opportunities for participation at their schools. During the Gallery Walk, all students also had the chance to ask questions during the presentations and take away valuable information for their own schools.
The seminar week focused on questions such as: How do we treat each other respectfully? What does respect mean to me? Why is respect important to me?
In the dance theatre , the participants put together a piece in which the dancers set their own boundaries and demanded that these be respected: “No means no!”
The rap group explored how to gain respect within the school and how to behave respectfully towards others. The participants wrote lyrics and produced a music video.
in the photography workshop . Each series explores different aspects of respect: What gestures are respectful? Are people in power respectful? What happens when you're not on equal footing?
Here you can find the different photo series:
"Power Figure: Respectful or Disrespectful?"
"Respect"
Untitled photo series
"Respect"
"On Equal Footing with:"
"Respectful Gestures"
"Respect Begins with a Gesture"
The comic group created part 6 of the Amir series, which has been running for years in this school setting. In this episode, titled "Ice Cold Sprayed," Leonora, Amir's daughter, transforms the legendary student council papyrus into a code of respect.
In graphic design, various exercises on fonts and graphics were conducted in connection with school-related topics and problems. Through initial exercises, students ultimately created appealing posters to address these problems.
On Friday, the last day of the week, all participants were able to admire and appreciate the results from the other workshops during the final presentation and reflection session. During the reflection, the students were able to exchange their experiences, what they had learned, and their ideas within their school groups and take these back to school.
We wish all participants every success in their continued commitment and hope that new motivation has been awakened to take on responsible tasks for themselves, the school and society.
Seminar impressions
