Working Group Extracurricular Learning Locations
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The working group "Extracurricular Learning Sites in the Educational Network Oberberg" consists of the following actors:
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BAK
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Educational Office of the Oberberg District
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:metabolon
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Schloss Homburg
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zdi-Student Laboratory investMINT Oberberg
The goal is to develop measures for better networking between non-formal and formal education sectors.
BipaMap.NRW – interactive map with school-related offers
BipaMap.NRW is an interactive map that displays partners who optimally combine school-related offers with teaching and extracurricular learning. The map is provided by Bildungspartner NRW and makes it easier for teachers to find suitable extracurricular learning locations from now on.
The working group "Extracurricular Learning Locations in the Education Network Oberberg" recommends that extracurricular learning locations in the Oberberg district present themselves on this platform. If a location is not yet included, it can easily register itself, or users can simply suggest it.
Poster for daycare centers and schools
As part of the working group "Extracurricular Learning Locations," two posters were developed for schools and daycare centers, which showcase several extracurricular learning locations and refer to a variety of other learning locations in the Oberberg district.
Networking meetings of extracurricular learning sites in the Oberberg District
During networking meetings, actors from the field of extracurricular education come together and take the opportunity to exchange ideas and work together on key topics such as mobility, marketing, personnel, and financing.
Questions discussed include: How do I reach the target group? How are bus trips for children organized? How are projects financed? And how can voluntary and full-time staff be recruited and retained?
On March 26, 2026, the second network meeting of stakeholders in extracurricular learning locations in the Oberberg district took place at the teaching and learning site :metabolon in Lindlar. Building on the results of the first network event, cooperation was further deepened, and joint efforts were made to address the question of how extracurricular educational offerings can become even more visible to schools, daycare centers, and other educational partners.
The focus of the event was a keynote speech by Nicole Breidenbach (Economic Development, Oberberg District) on the importance of social media for the visibility of extracurricular learning locations. In interactive working sessions, including a speed dating session in an elevator pitch format, participants exchanged ideas about their educational offerings, developed ideas for target group-oriented communication, and established new contacts.
Another focus was the presentation of digital tools and statewide networking opportunities. Among other things, the BipaMap.NRW was presented as an interactive map of extracurricular learning locations, the digital learning tool BIPARCOURS, as well as the possibilities of collaboration with Education Partners NRW. Additionally, a specialist lecture provided information on funding opportunities for projects in the field of extracurricular education.
The second network meeting once again demonstrated the diversity of extracurricular educational offerings in the Oberberg district and the added value of close collaboration for all participants.
The networking process initiated will be further pursued jointly with the partners in the Oberberg education network. The development of joint measures to strengthen the Oberberg educational location will also continue to be supported by the working group in the future.
The working group "Extracurricular Learning Locations" recently held a networking exchange. Participants from the Bergische Agency for Cultural Landscape BAK, the Education Office Oberberg, :metabolon, and the Museum and Forum Schloss Homburg connected with the Regional Management LEADER Region Oberberg to strengthen collaboration and jointly enhance the quality of the educational landscape.
The lively exchange took place in the learning arena of the Technical University Campus Gummersbach. Around 30 representatives from the field of extracurricular education used the meeting to get to know each other and work together on key topics such as mobility, marketing, personnel, and financing. Discussions included successful outreach to target groups, funding of educational projects, and measures to recruit and retain both volunteer and full-time staff.
Actors of the working group Extracurricular Learning Sites
