On 14 and 21 March 2024, the joint addiction awareness days of the Schulzentrum West for all Year 7 pupils took place again this school year. On these days, the pupils were able to choose workshops from a varied programme on the topic of addiction.
In the workshop “Yoga – Chillen statt Stress” (Yoga – Relax Instead of Stress), for example, the aim was to prevent stress in advance through physical exercises and breathing techniques. Kristin Hiller, a yoga teacher at the Turn- und Sportverein Braunsbach and a teacher at the Johannes-Brenz-Gemeinschaftsschule, was especially pleased that the pupils got involved in the physical exercises. Anil Öztürk, also a teacher at the Johannes-Brenz-Gemeinschaftsschule, addressed the problem of sugar in his workshop “Back dich glücklich” (Bake Yourself Happy). Delicious waffles were of course still baked, and these were in fact completely free of refined sugar, with the sweetness coming from the bananas that were used.
Tim Cornelius, school social worker at the Johannes-Brenz-Gemeinschaftsschule and co-organiser, concluded that both days were very successful overall, and he hopes that every pupil takes away whatever it is that they need at the moment. He adds that the workshops with a high level of self-experience are likely to be the most memorable.
