Taxes, Finance, and More: Filling the Gaps That Schools Can't Cover - Steinmühle

For the second time, a so-called “Future Day” was held at Steinmühle for the 13th-grade class. Behind this initiative is a nonprofit limited liability company that has made it its mission to take a closer look at topics that are often neglected during a student’s school career: taxes, finance, housing, and health insurance.

When young people rent their first apartment and have to file their first tax return, they often realize: I have no idea how to do this. The same is true when it comes to health insurance and everything related to finances. Investing, pension insurance, retirement planning—there’s simply a lack of knowledge in these areas. “Steinmühle aims to fill these gaps, and we see the activities of ‘Future Day’ as an important contribution,” explains Constanze Oestreicher-Gold, head of the upper school.

Following a joint introductory session, experts from the respective industries led various workshops to provide foundational knowledge in the areas of finance, taxes, and health insurance. Participants were able to ask and clarify any questions they had, starting with basic know-how on the relevant topics. Hans-Hubertus Wahlen (Bellinger Group), Joachim Schüler (IKK Classic), and Melanie Hofmann (tax consultant, Kanzlei am Obertor) were on hand to answer questions. Due to the speaker’s illness that day, no workshop on housing could take place.

The “Future Day” project is sponsored by companies, foundations, and the Hessian Ministry of Education and Cultural Affairs, which also serves as its patron.