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Transformative education

Through our educational work, we support people in finding answers to pressing questions together. We research, reflect on, and discuss our economic system, the causes of social injustice, and ecological crises.

Projects

Transformative education

Since January 2026

Growing together – ESD in times of crisis

A one-year training series

For educators in education for sustainable development and global learning. We practice creating spaces that are accessible and enable critical reflection, where there is room for emotions and self-awareness, and where positive visions of the future are strengthened.

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Transformative education

Since December 2025

Brassica

Transformative education – a future beyond growth

Brassica is our European degrowth project, in which we develop transformative educational methods.

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Transformative education

Since August 2025

What holds the world together?

Online event series on solidarity in times of crisis

Impulses and discussions from people from political movements and power-critical organizations

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Transformative education

Since January 2025

Academy for Children's and Youth Parliaments

Strengthening democracy through political education

With a variety of event formats, we support young people in getting involved in local politics and provide them with a space to network, discuss, question, and plan.

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Transformative education

November 2023 - June 2024 (completed)

ESD and post-migrant society

a relationship clarification

In our digital exchange series, we invited experts to discuss the intersections of ESD and post-migrant negotiation processes.

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Transformative education

Since October 2023

ESD for future teachers

Seminars on Sustainable Development Education at the University

What is ESD? How can the crises of our time be discussed with students? Which inspiring examples and educational formats encourage and support socio-ecological change?

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Transformative education

March 2023 - September 2023 (completed)

DARE to dream, DARE to act

Utopias for a social and ecological future

Over three workshop weekends, we explored possibilities for a desirable, profound social change. Here you'll find a review, methods, and recommended materials.

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Transformative education

January 2023 - December 2024 (completed)

Finally Growth – The Update

for power-critical and transformative education

We've updated our materials on power-critical and transformative education. With current debates and critical analyses, we offer multipliers the opportunity to integrate socio-ecological perspectives into their educational work.

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Transformative education

January 2021 - December 2022 (completed)

Together_ Fair_ Global_

Worrying, learning and acting in post-migrant alliances.

In an alliance of diverse stakeholders from Saxony and Berlin, we create spaces for encounters. We bring people's perspectives and needs into contact to make global learning more critical and diverse, and to move closer to the goal of a post-migrant society.

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Publications

Transformative education

April 2026 / Post

Astrid Carrapatoso, Steve Kenner, Claudia Bergmüller-Hauptmann, Nilda Inkermann, Volker Reinhardt, Christoph Sanders

Handbook Education for Sustainable Development

Education in transformation processes

What does Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) stand for? What do the discourses on this topic look like in various related disciplines? This handbook provides an overview of the current state of ESD and is designed as a reference work for research and educational practice.

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Transformative education

October 2024 / Website

Sulca Ariza, Nora Peulen, Maló Wawerda, arratz Stammen, Carolina Hoffmann

Finally growth

Socio-ecological transformation in the classroom

The innovative educational platform offers power-critical and interactive methods for socio-ecological transformation. The collection of methods is aimed at anyone working with adolescents and young adults in an educational context.

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Transformative education

March 2023 / Post

Ramla Abukar, Nora Peulen, Sulca Ariza, Christoph Sanders

Learning, caring and acting in post-migrant alliances

Together_ Fair_ Global_

This anthology presents various care initiatives with their diverse motives and approaches. They are part of a creative search for viable ways to overcome the massive structural devaluation of vital care work.

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Transformative education

January 2022 / Book

Konzeptwerk Neue Ökonomie

Words of Global Learning

With head, heart and hand

The climate crisis and many social problems around the world are closely linked to discrimination. This glossary explains terms that describe the disadvantages faced by groups of people and helps us better understand global contexts.

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Transformative education

May 2021 / Book

Jona Blum, Mareike Fritz, Janina Taigel, Mandy Singer-Brodowski, Martina Schmitt, Matthias Wanner

Transformative learning through engagement

A handbook for cooperation projects

Theoretical background knowledge, practical recommendations, methods, and materials for conducting learning workshops in the context of Education for Sustainable Development. For multipliers in school and extracurricular educational work, as well as practitioners.

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Transformative education

January 2020 / Book

Jannis Eicker, Andreas Eis, Anne-Katrin Holfelder, Sebastian Jacobs, Sophie Yume, Konzeptwerk Neue Ökonomie

Education Creates the Future

Learning for socio-ecological transformation?

Possibilities and limitations of critical transformative education from the perspectives of educational practice, science and social movements.

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Appointments

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Transformative education

Further education

May 20, 2026, 9:30 AM - 5:00 PM (Recklinghausen)

ESD in practice: Sustainable growth

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Workshop

October 21, 2025, 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. (online)

How do we want to have lived?

Utopias in educational work

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Posts

Transformative education

March 12, 2026 / Omar Cobox

The Global North must change now!

The North must stop giving instructions to the Global South.

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December 8, 2025 / Omar Cobox

The war that never ends

Talking about LGBT+ rights and gender in Guatemala

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August 19, 2025 / Sulca Ariza

ESD, but power-critical and emancipatory

Educational work with teachers and multipliers

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December 1, 2021 / Christoph Sanders

Critical-emancipatory global learning

Contributions to a solidarity-based and sustainable lifestyle

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January 20, 2021 / Christoph Sanders

Who will shape the school of the future?

How does socio-ecological transformation of educational institutions work?

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November 23, 2020 / Nadine Kaufmann

Letting others learn is something that needs to be learned

Let’s shape teacher training for a good future for all.

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Nora Peulen

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Anja Höfner

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Maló Wawerda

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