Project for a cultural education platform (projekt plattform kulturelle bildung) run in brandenburg since 2017


Where
Germany
When
2020
Who
Brandenburg society for culture and history (brandenburgische gesellschaft f眉r kultur und geschichte ggmbh, bgk)
Website of the policy/measure
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Description of the policy/measure

Main aims: enabling children and young people to take part in cultural education regardless of their socio-economic backgrounds; offering opportunities for cultural education during and outside school hours; establishing cooperation between providers of education and/or culture at local and regional levels; triggering social developments and a sense of responsibility among the public; training artists for jobs in education; providing cultural affairs training for the coming generation of specialists and managers; supporting innovation in cultural education target groups: children and young people; schools associated with projects or programmes; multipliers; pupils; teachers; cultural stakeholders; artists; cultural institutions; potential international students with experience in the field who wish to expand their expertise in cultural affairs management expected results: * setting up cultural education measures in and outside schools as opportunities for educationally disadvantaged children and young people * enabling pupils to enjoy better educational prospects and a greater sense of social belonging * identifying project schools in the field of cultural education; providing training and networking opportunities for teaching staff and other art educators * building long-term ties among schools with a focus on culture * investigating the effect of performance art and musical education on pupils' socio-emotional experience and career choices * strengthening actors in amateur culture, particularly clubs, by creating opportunities to attract younger members * enabling creators of cultural content to tackle the challenges posed by digitalisation, demographic change and globalisation * offering programmes on personal development and good cultural leadership for the coming generation of specialists and managers

Results achieved

Major new element in the 2016-2019 reporting period: three project-based jobs created to facilitate communication with widely scattered stakeholders (cf. 2016 periodic report, p. 20ff.)

Financial resources allocated to the policy

Land government; foundation funding: annual budget of approx. eu500,000

Evaluation of the policy/measure

Evidence found of positive effect of musical education on pupils' linguistic development