The Institute for Participation and Education is a federal ack­now­led­ged but non-gover­men­tal , non-pro­fit asso­cia­ti­on and a reco­gni­zed pro­vi­der of child and youth wel­fa­re services.

Our objec­ti­ve is to pro­mo­te and expand the scope of par­ti­ci­pa­ti­on wit­hin child and youth wel­fa­re ser­vices, but also in schools and municipalities.

We deve­lop, sam­ple, stu­dy, com­mu­ni­ca­te, and pro­pa­ga­te appro­pria­te methods of pro­mo­ting demo­cra­tic par­ti­ci­pa­ti­on among child­ren and young people.

The Nursery of Democracy

The “nur­s­e­ry of demo­cra­cy“ initia­ted in 2002 in clo­se col­la­bo­ra­ti­on with nume­rous day­ca­re faci­li­ties, is a com­pre­hen­si­ve con­cept con­cer­ning par­ti­ci­pa­to­ry demo­cra­tic prac­ti­ce in ear­ly child­hood edu­ca­ti­on and day­ca­re centers.

Co-deter­mi­na­ti­on and par­ti­ci­pa­ti­on in day care facilities

„Co-deter­mi­na­ti­on and par­ti­ci­pa­ti­on in day care faci­li­ties“ is a con­cept to pro­mo­te social enga­ge­ment among child­ren as part of the pro­ject „Young and Involved“ deve­lo­ped by the Bertelsmann Stiftung.

Democracy as part of resi­den­ti­al care

„Democracy as part of resi­den­ti­al care“ is a pilot pro­ject in the sta­te of Schleswig-Holstein dealing with the topic of child and youth par­ti­ci­pa­ti­on in ful­ly- and semi-resi­den­ti­al care settings.