EUROPEAN IDENTITY What defines us as European?

 

EUROPEAN IDENTITY

What defines us as European?

During the project meeting in Babenhausen, we, as students from three countries, discussed what it means to be European. We compiled the following points. We then extracted key ideas from texts written by influential European thinkers that are important to the fundamental concept of “Europe” and attempted to categorize our ideas.

 

1.       EQUALITY - John Locke: He demanded freedom and equality of every single person with a social contract

·         Free choice of religion

·         Access to education for all

 

2.       REPUBLICAN - Immanuel Kant: You have to get an on opinion and not only follow what you are told. Government has to be separated from Legislative (Separation of powers). Pure reason revolution!

·         Different cultures coexist

·         Living in a European country and also having different cultures

·         Many languages and cultures and a lot of history to be explored

·         Everyone has their own language, culture and traditions that we can learn about

 

3.       REFORMATIION – Martin Luther: In 1517, when he published his thesis, he outlined he importance of personal rights, especially peace, freedom and help from people around you

 

4.       DEMOCRACY – Pericles: Pericles is considered the father of democracy. His ideas have influenced politics throughout Europe. Ancient Greek democracy serves as a model for modern systems in democratic countries. More and more countries want democracy.

·         Democracy

·         Free opinions

·         Different opinions about politics

·         Freedom of speech

·         Free healthcare, less poverty

·         Peace

·         Open borders

·         Being European means that you have the freedom to express your opinion

5.       UNITY – Jean Jacques Rousseau: He wanted to unite countries by religion, federal government and knowledge. He wanted to get rid of different religions and cultures to prevent wars. He wanted everyone to be equal and all powers to unite as one.

·         You are free to live where you want

·         No borders

·         Connected community

 

6.       FREEDOM – Salvador d. Madrigada: Individual freedom is one of the most important things in our life. Freedom allows you to mentally feel better and to give you good values.

·         You can travel to other countries easily

·         A lot of history to be explored

·         To have access to education and to learn about cultures

·         Liberty – to live on a continent

·         Freedom

·         Being European means that I am free

·         Everyone owns a unique cultural background and a lot of history

·         Free opinion

·         Being European means for me to have the freedom to travel to other countries

·         It’s the feel you have when you are in the country and the communication is awesome

 

7.       CURIOUSITY – Plato:  He thinks that there is so much more in the world,  but we do not know everything and we are only a small part of the world.

·         Learning about different cultures

·         I can study in another country

 

8.       HUMANTIY OVERCOMES NATIONALISM – Erasmus of Rotterdam: We should treat each other as humans and not hate one another because of believes, nation or religion: live –love – laugh

·         Each country has different traditions, food, costumes (customs?), dances

·         We are open for every religion and culture

·         Being able to celebrate differences and similarities in each culture

Bilder einer Ausstellung - Pictures of an exhibiton

Dass zum Frühlingskonzert zahlreiche Gäste kamen haben wir genutzt, um unsere Arbeitsergebnisse einer breiten Öffentlichkeit vorzustellen. 

The high numbers of visitors due to the spring concert was used to present results of our work to a wider audience.

 

 

Action bound

Schon im Herbst 2023 haben wir uns auf den Weg gemacht und angesehen, wie Action bound aufgebaut sind bzw. sein können. Dazu haben wir verschiedene Bounds in Seligenstadt getestet, da Babenhausen zu diesem Zeitpunkt noch nicht gut versorgt damit war. Wir haben dann Kriterien entwickelt für aus unserer Sicht gute Bounds und schließlich selbst welche erstellt. 

Erkundet doch mal unseren Schulbound

Action bound für neue Schüler und ihre Eltern 

oder unseren englischsprachigen Bound durch die Stadt Babenhausen

 Discover Babenhausen

 

Es geht los...

 

Carry on the Flame – Was wollen wir für die Zukunft bewahren?

Unser vorletztes Erasmus-Projekt trug einen ähnlichen Titel und das Thema liegt uns so sehr am Herzen, dass wir es mit einem etwas anderen Fokus erneut aufgreifen möchten. Mit dabei sind Partnerschulen aus Lissabon (Portugal), Buncrana (Irland) und Thessaloniki (Griechenland) – und wer weiß, wer noch dazukommt. Wir freuen uns besonders darüber, dass wir über die Europäische Kommission im Rahmen von Erasmus+ offiziell gefördert werden.

Carry on the Flame – What do we want to preserve for the future?

One of our previous Erasmus projects had a similar title, and the topic is so close to our hearts that we would like to revisit it with a slightly different focus. Partner schools from Lisbon (Portugal), Buncrana (Ireland) and Thessaloniki (Greece) are participating – and who knows who else will join us. We are particularly pleased that we are officially funded by the European Commission through Erasmus+.

 

 

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