Status: 15.01.2024, 11:03 a.m.
By: Ulrike Osman
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The students work hard for their big goal. © Mm
Young refugees have to work hard to secure their place on the labour market. At the Fürstenfeldbruck vocational school, they are prepared to do an apprenticeship – or to go to a secondary school.
Fürstenfeldbruck – automotive mechatronics technician, electrician, office clerk – Hussein (17), Rami (18) and Anesa (16) already have their career goals in mind. The two Syrians and the Kosovo Albanian are among the 103 pupils in a total of six integration classes. Depending on their previous education, the young people are divided into two vocational integration classes, two preparatory classes and two German classes. In addition, 45 students in three classes attend a cooperative vocational preparation year.
Language acquisition is a key element
Most of the lessons take place in a container behind the school building. "This has the advantage of being manageable," says school social worker Melike Sungur. However, due to the spatial separation, there is hardly any contact with the German peers in the main building. Sungur comes from the International Federation (IB), an independent provider of youth, social and educational work. As a cooperation partner, he provides the school with freelance teachers of German as a second language in addition to the social pedagogue.
Language learning is a central element of the curriculum for students from all over the world, including Syria, Iraq, Ukraine, Afghanistan, Kosovo, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Brazil, Colombia and Turkey. "The teachers in the integration classes have a lot of experience in dealing with this heterogeneity," says headmistress Andrea Reuß. Rarely are there problems among the students. If so, it was mostly due to misunderstandings due to cultural differences.
In addition to German, maths, ethics, politics and society (formerly social studies) are on the timetable. The subject "Vocational Competence" deals with topics such as self-organization, the application process and career preparation. The subject "Designing Life" teaches everyday skills, "Media Worlds" the use of computers and smartphones. Plenty of material for the young people – in a foreign language that they are learning at the same time.
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To compensate for all the theory, Melike Sungur often offers art projects as part of her school social work or goes on a fitness trail with the classes. After all, physical education is not part of the curriculum.
The motivation to learn is high for most people. However, those who have been involuntarily brought along by their parents, have to deal with traumatic experiences or are threatened with deportation, find it difficult to concentrate on teaching, according to Reuss. Nevertheless, more than 80 percent of integration students received an apprenticeship in the past school year.
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During training, the drudgery begins
But then the drudgery really begins. This is because the young people now have to attend the normal vocational school lessons in the specialist classes. "You need grit, and for the most part they have it," says Anne Wynne, Head of the Department for Vocational Preparation and Vocational Integration. "But they need support."
When young adults fall outside the responsibility of youth welfare services at the age of 18, their lives usually become more difficult – at least if they end up in shared accommodation where there is no quiet place to study. This makes the vocational school all the more pleased about success stories such as that of a young Eritrean who came to school illiterate and completed his training as a retail salesman last year with a good grade.
You can find even more current news from the district of Fürstenfeldbruck on Merkur.de/Fürstenfeldbruck.