Media Weekend at Steinmühle Boarding School - Steinmühle

A weekend dedicated to media: from data protection to mobile games and digital photo editing to robot programming. The second themed weekend offered a wide variety of activities related to media content in a successful blend of information and fun.

The event kicked off on Saturday morning with a presentation by three representatives from the Chaos Computer Club (CCC). Afterward, the students at Steinmühle Boarding School had the opportunity to participate in three activities under the expert guidance of a CCC representative.

In this way, some students learned to program in a way that initially sounded very abstract: Through the interlacing points in the traditional weaving of a small rug, the students were taught the basic concept of programming as binary code. In another program, students took a close look at their data security online.

One of the highlights of the weekend was definitely building small robots that the students could program on their own.

The teaching staff also shared their experiences and insights on selected media topics with the students.

For example, students were able to try their hand at taking photos with digital cameras, or explore effective presentation techniques in a course offered by the Learning Center. This weekend made it clear that mobile games don’t always have to be played alone—they can also offer a welcome change of pace through social interaction in multiplayer mode—just as the experience of recording and editing their own rap track did.

In addition to all the fun the media weekend offered, it also provided a space to address serious topics. Students discussed sexuality and how we perceive ourselves and others on social media, as well as current and pressing issues surrounding radicalization and hate speech online.

We started together, and we finished together: At the closing dinner on Sunday evening, individual project groups presented their results and had the chance to look back on the weekend together over the classic Sunday meal of schnitzel and fries.