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Boeing Corporate Citizenshipin Germany

November 2016

Copyright © 2010 Boeing. All rights reserved.

11 year history of community investment in Germany Focus on STEM education, teacher training, integration Regional focus on Berlin, Brandenburg, North Rhine-Westphalia

Germany Grant Making Guidelines

Germany - Corporate Citizenship

12/8/2016

Dr. Matthew GanzPresident, Germany &

Northern EuropeVP European Technology Strategy

Alysia TofflemireBI / GCC Focal - EU/NATO, Germany & Northern Europe

Béatrice BrackloCommunications Director

Germany, Austria & Switzerland

http://www.boeing.com/resources/boeingdotcom/principles/community-engagement/pdf/Germany_local_guidelines.pdf


Germany: 2015/2016 Project Overview Flight Simulator at the German Technology Museum Berlin

– STEM education for all ages Project launched by Boeing and FIRST Scandinavia in 2015, opened in May 2016 In partnership with the Deutsches Technikmuseum Berlin All visitors have the opportunity to experience flight first-hand Ultimate goal is to align with the Berlin curriculum of science education for school children

Visitors to the museum have free access to the simulator and related educational content (photo by Boeing)

The flight simulator in place at the museum(photo by Christian Kruppa for Boeing)

Impact: Strong co-operation of cross-European partners enabled this project to attract over 1,500 students and 75 teachers and inspire them to take to the skies and continue the pursuit of STEM topics.


Deutsche Kinder- und Jugendstiftung - German Children and Youth Foundation “Learning to Fly”, Hohenlimburg and Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia

Working with preschools and elementary schools, this program establishes Science Learning Labs and supports teachers’ professional development in science education

From 2006 – 2013, Learning Labs were initiated in Berlin and in Frankfurt; in 2015 a Learning Lab was established in Hohenlimburg

In 2016 best practices were developed and will be disseminated in 2017 by trained local teachers to other areas in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia

Left: Opening of Hohenlimburg Learning Lab in October 2015 Above: The Learning Labs encourage an open and inclusive learning environment(photos by Enrique Leopardi for Boeing)

Impact: Since 2006, this project has impacted and improved the science education received by 8,250 students in Germany and has assisted with the professional development of over 350 primary and elementary school teachers.


Bürgerstiftung Berlin - Citizenship Foundation Berlin

Zauberhafte Physik - Magical Physics Berlin teachers & retired science professionals/engineers teach children physics

experiments using recycled household objects

Above: Boeing volunteers at a family science event in October 2015(Boeing photo)

Left: Instruction cards developed for each physics experiment so that they may be replicated at home (Bürgerstiftung photo)

Impact: Boeing has supported this project since 2014; the project has grown from 500 children to over 1,500 this year, with the addedprofessional development of over 150 teachers in the Berlin area.


Bürgerstiftung Berlin - Citizenship Foundation Berlin

Umwelt-Detektive – Environmental Detectives Berlin volunteers take school children, especially from disadvantaged neighborhoods, on

outdoor excursions to learn about the natural world and the importance of the ecosystem The 2017 project will expand to extracurricular hours, to provide even more educational

opportunities to participants and their families, particularly for refugees in Germany

Above: A young student demonstrates his findings in a classroom(Bürgerstiftung photo)

Left: A girl examines insects under a microscope during a field trip in Berlin (Bürgerstiftung photo)

Impact: Previous years of support for this project have seen results of over 350 pupils per year. In 2017, the project will target families as well, encouraging environmental values and education at home.


Family Festival Berlin 2015: Boeing volunteers teach children about the physics of flight

Volunteering in the Community

Boeing volunteers used Centennial Educational resources to inspire children

Boeing photos

Boeing employees fuel our ability to bring positive change to communities worldwide


Partners and Projects supported since 2006:

– “Bilingual Picture Book Cinema” of the Citizenship Foundation Berlin - in Berlin

– „Learning To Fly“ of the German Children and Youth Foundation in Berlin, Brandenburg, Hesse, NRW

– “Environmental Detectives” of the Citizenship Berlin - in Berlin– “Greener Schoolyards” in Berlin– House of Little Scientists in Berlin, Hesse, NRW– „Audioguide-Project“ at Berlin‘s America-Memorial Library and City-

Library, Berlin– “Mobile Youth Support” in Neu-Isenburg, Hesse– step21, die Initiative für Toleranz und Verantwortung in Berlin and

Brandenburg– „Re-integration of students” in Neu-Isenburg, Hesse

Historic Community Engagement in Germany


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