{"id":43817,"date":"2018-11-22T11:06:32","date_gmt":"2018-11-22T10:06:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test.steinmuehle.de\/blog\/2018\/11\/22\/commitment-to-stem-subjects-leads-to-an-official-award\/"},"modified":"2026-06-18T15:39:24","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T13:39:24","slug":"commitment-to-stem-subjects-leads-to-an-official-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/steinmuehle.de\/en\/blog\/2018\/11\/22\/commitment-to-stem-subjects-leads-to-an-official-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Commitment to STEM subjects leads to an official award"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Steinm\u00fchle has now been recognized as a \u201cSTEM-friendly school\u201d by the Hessian State Parliament in Wiesbaden. This official recognition honors the school\u2019s focus on mathematics<\/strong>, computer science<\/strong>, natural sciences<\/strong>, and technology<\/strong>. <\/p>\n

The award, which was accepted by Steinm\u00fchlen teachers Dr. Jutta T\u00f6hl-Borsdorf (STEM coordinator) and Constanze Oestreicher-Gold (department head), took place during a joint celebration organized by \u201cMINT Zukunft Schaffen!\u201d and the Center for Chemistry, at the invitation of Dr. Thomas Schneidermeier, at the Hessian State Parliament in Wiesbaden. The award for schools in Hesse is held under the patronage of Minister of Education Prof. Dr. Alexander Lorz and the Conference of Ministers of Education (KMK). <\/p>\n

In addition to a 20-page application, Steinm\u00fchle\u2019s various self-imposed standards led to the award, explained Dr. Jutta T\u00f6hl-Borsdorf. These include, among other things, the introduction of computer science as an exam subject, the subject \u201cNatural Science Education\u201d (NaUnt) as an additional course offering, competitions in STEM subjects as part of elective courses (WU), participation in \u201cJugend Forscht,\u201d career counseling in related fields, and partnerships with businesses and universities. <\/p>\n

Steinm\u00fchlen School principals Bj\u00f6rn Gemmer and Bernd Holly, along with Dirk Konnertz, executive director of the school association, are pleased that another key area of development has now become official and visible.<\/p>\n

The \u201cSTEM-Friendly Schools\u201d initiative raises awareness among students, parents, businesses, and the general public through this recognition, and these schools are not only acknowledged by the business community but also receive special support from it. Nationwide partners of the \u201cMINT Zukunft schaffen\u201d initiative, in coordination with state employers\u2019 associations and business-affiliated educational organizations, recognize those schools that consciously prioritize STEM subjects. The schools are evaluated based on a rigorous, standardized set of criteria and undergo a nationally uniform application process. <\/p>\n

Among the partners\u2014and thus those who honor the schools\u2014are, in addition to other associations and companies, the Kassel-Marburg Chamber of Commerce and Industry.<\/p>\n

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The Steinm\u00fchle has now been recognized as a \u201cSTEM-friendly school\u201d by the Hessian State Parliament in Wiesbaden. This official recognition honors the school\u2019s focus on mathematics, computer science, natural sciences, and technology. The award, which was accepted by Steinm\u00fchlen teachers Dr. Jutta T\u00f6hl-Borsdorf (STEM coordinator) and Constanze Oestreicher-Gold (department head), took place during a joint […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":43821,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"give_campaign_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[86,85],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-43817","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-archive","category-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/steinmuehle.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43817","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/steinmuehle.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/steinmuehle.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/steinmuehle.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/steinmuehle.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=43817"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/steinmuehle.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43817\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":48919,"href":"https:\/\/steinmuehle.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43817\/revisions\/48919"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/steinmuehle.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/43821"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/steinmuehle.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43817"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/steinmuehle.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=43817"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/steinmuehle.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=43817"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}