© FEMNET Training on educational methods and diversity-friendliness Our educational work should combine content-related expertise with a methodically demanding implementation. We regularly train both aspects. While last year we mainly dealt with content developments in our subject area, this year's training focused on the How implementation. Details Published: 12 November 2024 Read more …
© Nicole Hoffmann Humboldt-Gymnasium Gifhorn Four schools – one topic: Why is our clothes so dirty? The Fairtrade Town Steering Group of the City of Gifhorn annually takes the Sustainability Days as an opportunity to present sustainability issues in the city – and also in schools. This year, four lectures on ‘Dirty Clothes’ took place at the Sibylla-Merian-Gymnasium in Meinersen, as well as at the Humboldt-Gymnasium, Otto-Hahn-Gymnasium and the Vocational Schools 2 in Gifhorn. Details Published: 16 September 2024 Read more …
© FEMNET Swapping is the new shopping! Clothing swap events are more popular than ever and have been a central topic in the FEMNET education sector in recent weeks and months. We look back on many successful events and a variety of exchanged garments! Details Published: 15 May 2024 Read more …
© Realschule Bobingen SWAP DON’T SHOP – an educational project at the Bobingen secondary school On 17 April 2024, the first clothes exchange took place at the Realschule Bobingen (RSB). More and more people are interested in sustainable consumption. Clothes exchanges offer an environmentally friendly and cost-effective alternative to shopping. One student reported. Details Published: 19 April 2024 Read more …
© Elena Schmidt 2. SDG Youth Summit in Heilbronn: And FEMNET in the middle More than 1,000 students gathered at the Education Campus in Heilbronn on 19 and 20 July 2023 to address the many aspects of the SDGs. It was danced, discussed and worked – always with the aim of awakening pupils’ commitment to their future. Details Published: 28 July 2023 Read more …
© FEMNET Stimulation for creative solution ideas: A FEMNET speaker reports from practice Fast Fashion isn’t free. Someone, somewhere is paying. (Lucy Siegle) Under this motto, a day workshop was held on 22 April 2023 for the confirmands of the Evangelical Church Congregation Bonn-Beuel. Self-critical reflections on fast fashion consumption and creative solutions are the results of this day. Details Published: 28 April 2023 Read more …
Klima & Klamotten in Augsburg - Testimony of a schoolgirl On 27 and 28 March 2023, FEMNET organised two project days in the 8th grade of the Bobinger Realschule. A student reports from practice. Details Published: 31 March 2023 Read more …
Active for human rights in fashion - Action manual for schools Commitment to a sustainable fashion industry in schools: With an action manual, FEMNET offers a practical guide for teachers and students to become active themselves and to help shape their own future. Details Published: 12 December 2022 Read more …
© FEMNET ‘Diverse and very specific’ – the Klima & Klamotten city tour in Cologne-Ehrenfeld On the 9th In December, FEMNET conducted the first city tour on the subject of climate & clothing. 27 students from Hildegard-von-Bingen-Gymnasium walked through Ehrenfeld and got insights into a fair fashion shop, a second hand boutique and the exhibition ‘What You Wear Matters’ in small groups. Details Published: 12 December 2022 Read more …
© FEMNET Klima & Klamotte education workshops also in the new school year! In recent months, we have already been able to implement a number of workshops on climate and clothing in schools: From Bonn to Koblenz, from grades 7 to 11, we were active in AGs, project groups and in the class association. In the new school year, too, we are pleased to hold numerous educational workshops with students, to raise their awareness of the climate impact of the textile industry and to hold inspiring discussions with them on the importance and future of clothing and fashion. Details Published: 10 August 2022 Read more …
