Bad Berleburg. Lions Club Wittgenstein has taken over financing of the theater project “My Body Belongs to Me” at the eleven primary schools in Wittgenstein
“Which piece should we play again?” When Inga Blix asked, the children in class 4a’s fingers shot up. There are various scenes in the program of the theater pedagogical workshop, all of which have a common goal: to strengthen the little listeners for life, to make them aware in a playful way that there can be situations in which physical limits are exceeded. Then it’s important to confide in someone and report it.
Inga Blix and her colleague Fabian Gaillery are guests at the Burgfeldschule for three Tuesdays and four hours each with a program that has proven itself for around two decades in Germany, Austria and Switzerland: “My body belongs to me”. Members of the Lions Club board were now informed about the content and objectives on site by the actors and principal Anja Langenbach. As part of its social commitment, the club has covered the costs of the project, in which all Wittgenstein primary schools are taking part. “We couldn’t afford it ourselves,” said Anja Langenbach, grateful for the support, which amounts to a total of around 12,000 euros per year for the schools involved. The Wittgenstein Lions Club reports this in a press release about its social commitment.
“This is about sexual abuse, which can manifest itself in many different forms. Many children open up and share themselves as part of the project because everything happens in a protected environment.”
Anjka Langenbach
Headmistress of the Burgfeld School
The headmistress, who also coordinated with colleagues from the ten other schools in the old district, is convinced of the objectives and results of the theater workshop: “This is about sexual abuse, which can manifest itself in a variety of forms. Many children open up and share themselves as part of the project because everything happens in a protected environment.”
Lions President Rolf Dickel (right) brought some more good news to the meeting at the Burgfeldschule: his club is also releasing funds for the Class 2000 teaching program, which is intended to promote health, prevent violence and prevent addiction in primary and special schools. © Lions Club Wittgenstein | Karl Peter Rasche
“Our goal is to make the children strong, to say where the limits are,” says Inga Blix, making it clear the preventive focus, which has not changed over the years – but the textual content has partly. “The piece was developed 20 years ago,” explains director Fabian Gaillery. “But every year there are new versions of the text that reflect social changes.” These are implemented by over 80 pairs of theater pedagogical workshops in German-speaking countries.
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For the Wittgenstein Lions Club, this is not the only commitment to Wittgenstein schools. The children’s theater play “The Big No-Ton” goes in a similar direction and is intended to encourage children to trust their own feelings. And Lions President Rolf Dickel brought more good news to the meeting at the Burgfeldschule: his club is also releasing funds for the Class 2000 teaching program, which is intended to promote health, prevent violence and prevent addiction in primary and special schools.
Pedagogical theater at the Burgfeldschule: In the “My Body Belongs to Me” program, the children in grade 4 of the primary school playfully learn about the different situations they can encounter in everyday life. © Lions Club Wittgenstein | Karl Peter Rasche
