The “School for Earth” Working Group is looking for people interested in getting involved

Resource scarcity, global warming, the climate crisis, and more: The Future is Now—the future has already begun! That’s why Ines Vielhaben, an art teacher at Steinmühle, is leading a new student group dedicated to activities that could slow this trend or highlight alternative ways for each of us to act. What’s actually happening? How can we take countermeasures? And how can this topic be addressed at Steinmühle across the various subject departments? Ines Vielhaben presented the project to the faculty meeting this past spring, outlining these questions along with the goals and responsibilities of the new club. The plan is to address the topic ideally through smaller lesson units or larger projects. Those present spontaneously contributed ideas and expressed their willingness to participate. Annett Miller expressed a desire to integrate a project using the iPad, particularly with regard to the necessary resources. Lisa Braun offered the assistance of the Geography department, which already had a wealth of materials on the subject.

“We hope to see even more interest from students, parents, and faculty, and we hope that over the summer break, some of them will decide to join our club,” says Ines Vielhaben, who is happy to serve as the contact person (ines.vielhaben@steinmuehle.net). As part of her advanced art class, high school senior Talea Funk designed a logo for the club to help people quickly recognize its posts and activities.