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We are happy about a new team member: Patrick Peinhopf will implement projects with the young people in the Fliegerwerkstatt as a social pedagogue from 15 February 2021! He is a trained production mechanic and has studied social work. He brings various experiences from workshop projects with young people as well as from the care of unaccompanied minor refugees.

After Mathias Link’s leaving, Patrick Peinhopf will  take over the crafts pedagogical tasks in cooperation with Dirk Dreissen and our volunteers.

Unfortunately, in the wake of the current lockdown, we too must let the youth work at the Fliegerwerkstatt rest.

The homemade biscuits are packed in CARE boxes and given away at Christmas.

Hertha BSC fulfils many small and large wishes every year with the ‘Herthaner helfen’ campaign. A lamella cutter and more screw clamps had long been on the wish list of the Fliegerwerkstatt.

In addition to the tools, the Herthans also brought a goal wall, chocolate Santas and sweatshirts for the youngsters! THANK YOU VERY MUCH!

The joy is huge: we have won this year’s Roman Herzog Prize!

MANY THANKS to the Board of Trustees of the Brandenburg Gate Foundation, the Berliner Sparkasse and the Chairman of the Board Dr. Evers for this prize! Many thanks to Mrs Senff of Quinoa Bildung for the laudatory speech.

Roman Herzog Preis 2020: Fliegerwerkstatt – Our Finalist Film!

Click here to go to the Berliner Sparkasse website for the Roman Herzog Prize and the videos of all finalists.

Berliner Sparkasse Roman Herzog Preis

We are extremely excited to have made it to the three finalists of the Berliner Sparkasse`s Roman Herzog Prize! Now we have to wait until the award ceremony on 2 November.

The prize honours Berlin projects or initiatives that combine social commitment and entrepreneurship through their particular innovative strength and thus contribute to the further development of society and its cohesion. The projects should have the potential to make an impact throughout Germany because of their exemplary character.

Within the cooperation with Arbeit und Bildung e.V. and the Institute for Productive Learning we are in the second year running the project “Practical testing for young people refugees”. This programme is funded by the Senate Department for Education, Youth and Family.
The first 70 participants* from 5 different schools each completed a week of orientation in the Fliegerwerkstatt.

In this first phase they have time to arrive, get to know and appreciate each other better in their group and develop their first manual skills.

Language support related to practical learning is an essential part of the concept.

Some of these young people will remain in the Temporary Learning Group throughout the school year and will implement further projects in the Fliegerwerkstatt three times a week.

Working together, cooking, eating and experiencing each other are our approach to a trustful cooperation and personal development of the young people.