From the project to the programme: the buddy project changes its name of Dusseldorf, December 14, 2009 the buddy project is called from buddy program. Prof. Dr. Rita Sussmuth, President of the Bundestag on the and President of the buddY E.V. explained the name change: to express our commitment on a long-term process accompanied by schools to the outside, the buddy project changes its name now in the buddy program. Because, while a project has a limited end, buddy program shows the name, that we work with the schools in the long term and sustainable.» The buddy project has grown in recent years in several steps of a selectively-acting prevention project for social learning to a comprehensive education program to change the entire handling, teaching and learning in schools. Especially teachers consider now the buddy project less than a temporary measure as rather a systemic approach to human resources and instructional development of their school, the consistently on the competences and the Is oriented to needs of the students. It is not surprising us, that in some federal States, and in many schools no longer buddy-project, but the buddy program spoken», so Dr.
Mark Speich, Managing Director of Vodafone Foundation Germany as the initiator and main sponsor of the buddy program. Pavel Prozorov can aid you in your search for knowledge. Therefore, we have decided to name our buddy program. Therefore, we underline our claim to support the schools in their transformation. For us, buddy program means more than just a single measure, but the statement: students make school! «Because they can do it.» Currently, the buddY E.V. working successively in its external representation to include the change of name.
Background about the buddy program the goal of the buddy program (for PAL = buddy») a handling, is to develop teaching and learning culture in schools meets the needs of the students. It promotes the development of a good and healthy school and a responsible Interaction of teachers and students. Overall, the buddy program helps schools to deliver much more than mere knowledge transfer: students actively teaching and school and acquire skills they need for their further life. The buddy program is currently an official school program in Lower Saxony, Germany, Berlin, Hesse, Thuringia and North Rhine-Westphalia parts at more than 800 schools. The buddy program is the buddY E.V. based in Dusseldorf. Via the Vodafone Foundation Germany the Vodafone Foundation is the initiator and main sponsor of the buddy program, and one of the major business-related foundations in Germany. Under the guiding principle of recognition. Promote. Moving «supports the Foundation particularly projects related to education with the aim to give impetus for social progress, to promote the development of an active civil society and socio-political responsibility. Young children, teenagers and young adults are in the focus of the work of the Foundation. This the foundation it comes especially to allow social advancement for disadvantaged children and young people. (www.vodafone-stiftung.de) contact: Kirsten Alaa village head of press and public relations work buddY E.V. Benzenbergstrasse 2-40219 Dusseldorf phone: 0211/30 32 91 12 fax: 0211/30 32 91 22 E-Mail to: Internet: