Schools have reached their capacity, warns Piwarz - no new enrollments permitted
In a recent parliamentary questioning, the Minister of Education in Saxony, Piwarz (CDU), highlighted the challenges faced in integrating refugees into the region's school system, primarily due to a lack of personnel and space.
Piwarz believes that e-learning may offer some assistance in addressing these issues, particularly in secondary schools. He proposed a dual use of school buildings, with regular school in the mornings and DaZ (German as a second language) classes in the afternoons.
However, the minister acknowledged that close coordination is necessary for implementing this dual use, especially considering the need for daycare in primary schools, which often use their afternoons for this purpose. As a result, Piwarz's proposal is only feasible for secondary schools.
Despite the challenges, Piwarz emphasized the importance of ensuring that necessary DaZ classes are held. He stated that integration, especially language learning, works effectively when mediated through personnel.
Saxony is proactively supporting refugee integration through specialized projects, increased funding for integration courses, and community support systems. While personnel support and family assistance are part of this, explicit details on school space expansion or dedicated staffing remain unspecified in the available sources.
Piwarz is open to discussions with school authorities who indicate a need for DaZ classes. He acknowledged that close coordination is crucial for implementing the dual use of school buildings, which he believes could help alleviate the problem of spatial capacity.
[1] "Integra Mittelsachsen" project launched in Mittelsachsen, Saxony, to improve local integration and tackle skilled worker shortages. [3] Support for integrating skilled foreign workers and their families includes flexible working conditions and personal contact persons to help with practical challenges like finding school or kindergarten places.
[Note: This article is based on the provided bullet points and does not include all available information about Saxony's integration efforts.]
Education and self-development play a crucial role in this discussion, as the Minister of Education in Saxony, Piwarz, seeks innovative solutions for integrating refugees into the region's school system. Learning opportunities, such as e-learning and German as a second language (DaZ) classes, are being proposed to address the challenges of insufficient personnel and space.
