Educational mission

What is the educational mission?

The educational mandate is a demand and obligation on the state and on parents to support the development of children and adolescents and to educate them to become self-responsible and socially competent personalities and to make them responsible citizens. The educational mandate is anchored in German law and described in detail. State areas of the educational mandate are, for example, schools, daycare centers, etc.

What is the educational mission of the kindergarten?

The educational mission of the kindergarten and the school are similar in their principles. The aim is to promote the development of the children so that they grow up to be self-reliant and community-oriented personalities. This refers to the areas of upbringing, education and care of the child and is written down in the Child and Youth Services Act.

According to this, the educators have the task of supporting the children, whereby the support is always oriented to the age, developmental stage, life situation, special abilities and skills, interests and needs of the child. In addition, ethnic origin is taken into account. For this reason, intercultural education in the kindergarten plays a very important role in intercultural education.

The educators should help the child to become independent and self-active. In addition, the educational mission describes that the child should be encouraged to enjoy learning and creative activities. The child’s basic knowledge of the body should be expanded and physical development should be promoted, taking into account personal strengths and weaknesses. In addition, the educational mission of the day care center includes the promotion of the child’s mental development and interests, through opportunities to experience other children or nature, for example. This topic could also be interesting for you: Mobbing in the elementary school

What is the educational mission at school?

Schools are state institutions, which is why the educational mandate under German law applies there. It requires that children and young people be supported in their development, and that they be formed into independent and socially responsible personalities. Accordingly, the schools teach and educate the children on the basis of the Basic Law and the respective state constitution.

In addition, it is anchored in the educational mission of the school that the teachers should teach the students respect for God and human dignity, in order to awaken the willingness of social action in people. Respect and esteem for fellow human beings, animals and nature, as well as love for the homeland and a positive attitude towards democracy, the Basic Law, the national constitution and freedom are also part of the educational mission. Furthermore, the school respects the education of the parents and complements this in partnership.

An essential part of the educational mission of schools in Germany is the imparting of abilities, skills, knowledge and values that meet the personal requirements of the students and thus promote the development of their personality. The children are to be formed into persons who take responsibility for themselves and make decisions that serve the common good, nature and the environment. At the same time, the students should learn to shape their own lives in a group so that they can participate in social, cultural and political events.

Furthermore, an educational goal is that the students learn to learn at school, to develop joy in learning and to perform, to express their own opinions, while at the same time respecting the ideas and visions of others, to make independent decisions on life issues and to respect those of others. Furthermore, the students should encounter other cultures respectfully and without prejudice, in order to promote a peaceful coexistence of people from different backgrounds and to spread the idea of tolerance, openness and equality. In addition, the educational mission determines that the artistic and musical development of a person, the desire for sports activities and a healthy lifestyle should be encouraged. An important point is the impartiality of the teachers in the school, so that the students are not manipulated one-sidedly.In addition, pupils who are particularly gifted, pupils without German roots and inclusion pupils are to be given special and individual support. Further general information may also be of interest to you: Child rearing or punishment in education