Winners from Darmstadt and the district receive documents in the orangery - whether Benz honors commitment to a solidarity Europe
At the ceremonial award ceremony of the 72nd European competition 92 students from Darmstadt and the Darmstadt-Dieburg district were on Monday, June 23 for their contributions to the motto "Europe? But safe!" awarded in the orangery. The award -winning works ranged from creative drawings to multimedia projects - with the aim of dealing with questions about security and cohesion in Europe .
The awards went to pupils of the Eleonorschule , Georg-Büchner-Schule , Justus-Liebig-Schule , Ludwig-Georgs-Gymnasium and the Marienhöhe school center in Darmstadt as well as the Albert-Einstein School in Groß-Bieberau , the Max-Planck-Gymnasium Groß-Umstadt , the Justin-Wagner-School Roßdorf and the comprehensive school in the Schuldorf Seeheim-Jugenheim .
Whether Benz: Europe as a lived solidarity
Darmstadt Mayor Hanno Benz congratulated the award winners personally and emphasized the importance of their commitment:
“These remarkable awards are the proof that the basic idea of Europe is lived by the young generation as a place of cohesion and solidarity . My special thanks also go to the teachers who integrated the competition into everyday school life and the students have accompanied. "
This year's competition round highlighted current social and political issues. For the 1st to 4th classes there were contributions on the topic of "Help in Need" , 5 to 7 "Europe - Fantastic" , for classes 8 to 10 "Pop against populism" and for the upper level "All full?" In focus.
About the competition
European competition is the oldest student competition in Germany. It was launched in 1953 as part of the European youth campaign and is now supported by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research , the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs , the Conference of Ministers of Education and the Federal President .
More than 74,000 pupils of all ages and school forms took part in 2024 nationwide, including over 5200 in Hesse . 224 children and adolescents submitted contributions for the Darmstadt and South Hesse
(Darmstadt - Red/PSD/DK)
