Annual Networking Conference in Frankfurt, 14-15 March 2025

We are looking forward to your registrations. You can register until mid-February using the contact form under Dates.

Host school: Anna-Schmidt-Schule, Gärtnerstr. 29, 60322 Frankfurt am Main (many thanks!)

Preliminary programme:

Thursday evening, 13.3.25, from 7:30 p.m.: Get-together for those who have already arrived (Restaurant Lokalbahnhof in Sachsenhausen)

Friday, 14.3.25, from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.: Workshops & sessions in the forum of the Anna-Schmidt-Schule

Friday evening, 14.3.25, 7:30 p.m.: Dinner together at the ‘Zum gemalten Haus’ apple wine restaurant (Sachsenhausen)

Key topics:

• Our participants: a matter of chance or the result of (un)conscious communication?
• How can we successfully support larger (and more diverse) groups of participants?
• How can we motivate more young people to embark on the Award adventure?
• How can we motivate more young people to successfully complete their Award?
• How can we motivate more young people to move on to the next level?
• How can we succeed in winning over and inspiring the entire school community with the Award as a means of personal development?
• How can we strengthen cross-provider action and build networks?
• Integration of the Award into elective subjects, project and/or seminar courses – pros and cons, examples of implementation
• Efficient work with the ORB (no more Excel lists?)
• Which course modules do we, as Award Operators, need most urgently?

Saturday, 15.3.25, 9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.: Intensive expedition planning for an urban expedition through Frankfurt’s old town (parallel in the morning ORB support)

Saturday, 15 March 2025, 10:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.: city expedition in small teams (walk and talk), lunch on the way

Saturday, 15.3.25, 1 p.m.: official end

Saturday, 15.3.25, 2 p.m. – 6 p.m.: Optional Gold assessor course module (trainer: Eugen Balzer)

Possible accommodations:

• Jugendherberge Frankfurt Ost (ca. 25 min. walk to Anna-Schmidt-Schule)
• Avani Frankfurt City Hotel (ca. 15 min. walk to Anna-Schmidt-Schule)
• Motel One Römer (ca. 15 min. walk to Anna-Schmidt-Schule)
• B&B My Place (ca. 15 min. walk to Anna-Schmidt-Schule)
• There are many more guesthouses between the youth hostel and the Anna-Schmidt-Schule or in Sachsenhausen…

Participation in the network meeting is free of charge. Unfortunately, we cannot cover travel and accommodation costs. Please feel free to bring topic suggestions to the planning. We look forward to an inspiring exchange of experiences!

Impressions from former Networking Conferences

Video of the 2023 network meeting: ‘https://youtu.be/MeTd5V7RdOo’