Cultural Education

What is cultural education?

For us, cultural education means learning to use one's creative potential through learning and doing in the arts.  This means much more than going to the theatre, reading the classics or developing technical know-how in the arts. Rather, it’s about developing artistic and creative competences that make it easier to think outside the box, develop new and unconventional approaches to problem-solving and actively shape one’s life.  

What we do

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    Learning by doing

    We believe that cultural education should be an integral part of both everyday and lifelong learning. Our goal is therefore to give young people opportunities to develop their artistic and creative potential. To this end, we support a range of cultural initiatives in schools and universities, as well as those that bring them together with cultural institutions to deliver hands-on instruction and experience.  

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    Supporting early career artists

    Our goal is to promote the creative development of young artists and help them gain wider recognition as role models and idea generators. We believe that they should be given the freedom and tools to explore and hone their abilities and therefore support institutions and initiatives that nurture artistic talent and creative competence.

     

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Our goal

Good leadership needs creativity; above all, it must generate ideas and solve problems.

Our foundation’s vision is to help people develop both their artistic potential and their personal qualities and to nurture creative approaches to addressing the economic and social challenges of our time. We are therefore committed to the cultural education of schoolchildren, students and the next generation of artists, as well as enhancing cultural competence in the business world.  

We support cultural education projects in Baden-Württemberg and Berlin. 

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    KunstProfis

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    Das Projekt „Kunstprofis“ fördert das gemeinsame Erleben und Gestalten von Kunst bei Kindern: Schüler von Gemeinschaftsschulen der achten bzw.  neunten Klasse besuchen Galerien und erweitern durch Workshops ihre kreative Kompetenz. Ihre Erfahrungen geben die 25 neuen „Kunstprofis“ als Mentoren an ihre Mitschüler weiter und organisieren Kunstprojekte an ihren Schulen, um bei jüngeren Schülern die Lust an Kreativität und Kunst zu wecken.

    Mentorenprogramm von Schülern für Schüler: Vermittlung von künstlerischer Kompetenz in der Schule

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    Opernkinderorchester

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    Die Staatsoper Unter den Linden hat zusammen mit 15 Berliner Musikschulen das Opernkinderorchester etabliert. Das Orchester bietet Kindern zwischen 7 und 12 Jahren, die zuvor unter musikalischen und pädagogischen Gesichtspunkten von ihren Musikschullehrern ausgewählt wurden, die Möglichkeit, erste Opernluft zu schnuppern.

    Musikalische Nachwuchsförderung

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    Stegreif Orchester - The Improvising Symphony Orchestra

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    Kein Dirigent und keine Noten – dafür eine große Portion Kreativität und Improvisation: Das 2015 gegründete STEGREIF.orchester hinterfragt mit seinem Konzept musikalische Konventionen und überrascht immer wieder mit ungewöhnlichen Inszenierungen.

    Förderung des musikalischen Nachwuchs

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    Bronnbacher Stipendium

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    Das „Bronnbacher Stipendium" ist ein Programm zur kulturellen Bildung angehender Führungskräfte. Es wurde 2004 vom Kulturkreis der deutschen Wirtschaft im BDI e.V. initiiert.

    Angeboten wird das Stipendium an der Universität Mannheim und am Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT). Es richtet sich an Master- und Promotionsstudenten kulturfernerer Fächer wie Jura, Wirtschaftswissenschaften oder der MINT-Fächer.

    Stärkung kultureller Bildung in der Wirtschaft

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    PODIUM Esslingen

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    Das „PODIUM Esslingen“ ist eine Plattform für junge Nachwuchsmusiker, die mit alternativen Konzertformen experimentieren wollen. Sie entwickeln erlebnisnahe Formate und genreübergreifende Programme, die schließlich beim jährlichen „PODIUM Festival“ präsentiert werden.

    Förderung des musikalischen Nachwuchs

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Why is cultural education important?

Interview with Katrin Schlecht

Why does a good leader need to be creative?

Good leadership requires mental agility, people who can think outside the box and find diverse solutions. I therefore consider human creativity to be an indispensable core competence - especially in this era of digitalisation: machines can’t think creatively. Only through creative people can the economy and society remain agile; only through creative people can others be motivated and carried forward.  

© Picture: Kulturschule Lise Meitner Gymnasium, Böblingen

And this is where cultural education helps?

Art and culture are so diverse. Anyone who engages with it will encounter inspiring approaches that can enhance their own. Furthermore, the field is so broad that it's not uncommon to come across things you don't understand right away. Dealing with such things is a valuable experience. It makes you more conscious of your own abilities and limitations. But you also begin to think your way into it, ask questions, look deeper, and grow in the process. This strengthens self-reflection and empathy, broadens your perspective and thereby promotes personal development. That's precisely why we support these kinds of encounters through our projects.

 

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But creative work also plays a role in leadership?

Of course, it's indispensable. Through creative work, children, teenagers and young adults learn to use their own skills creatively and generate new ideas. These are also central tasks of good leadership. 

  • "For me, cultural education means approaching new questions with an open mind, thinking associatively and being able to solve problems creatively." 

    Dr. Katrin Schlecht
    CEO, Karl Schlecht Foundation

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    Do you have a project that provides cultural education for young people and promotes our vision of good leadership? Learn more about getting it funded.

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