| The Caritas project “Starthilfe” helps make the transition from kindergarten to primary school easier for children and parents from disadvantaged backgrounds. With this, Caritas wants to clearly improve the educational opportunities for the children of the regions Heilbronn-Hohenlohe, Ludwigsburg-Waiblingen-Enz, Ost-Württemberg and Schwarzwald-Gäu. For two years mentors help the children with reading and in general educational aspects. At the same time parenting skills are also advanced in courses offered or in individual counselling. Full-time social education workers cooperate with the pre-school and primary school teachers in optimising the transition from kindergarten to school. |
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From this project the Caritas of the Diocese Rottenburg-Stuttgart can gain a profound knowledge base to help in their efforts for equal educational opportunities for children from disadvantaged families. The findings and experience made here can also be applied in other geographic and thematic areas of the work of Caritas. With a networking of other “support points”, such as in religious communities, the help can be integrative and cross-community from the word go. The Auerbach Foundation’s help makes it possible to provide the personnel required. |