Youth education in society and science
Youth Education in Society and Science eV (JGW eV) is an association founded in 1999 to promote the gifted .
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The association has set itself the task of promoting capable, motivated and committed young people. To this end, student academies are organized in cooperation with the Education and Talent Initiative . A UN project is also offered. The registered office of the non-profit association is Berlin . This was founded in 1999 by members of the Alumni Club (CdE) . JGW has been sending delegates to the UN simulations every year since 2001. The first JGW student academy took place in 2004 and has been offered annually since then. Since 2009 it has been supplemented by the Sustainability Academy. In 2010 the Math Academy was also introduced. Participants in the student academies automatically become members of the alumni club for six months .
The SchülerAkademien are 10-day events during the summer holidays, where young people get an insight into various scientific topics. In one of six available courses, 15 students each deal intensively with scientific issues at university level . The course-free time is organized by the participants, with a dedicated music director available for the orchestra and choir. In addition, excursions, discussions and evening lectures are offered. The participants are proposed for the event by their schools. The concept corresponds to the German student academies . The JGW SchoolchildrenAcademy is carried out on a voluntary basis by students, young professionals and academics in cooperation with education and talent .
Sustainability Academy
The Sustainability Academy is a student academy where all courses are related to the main topic of climate change . The aim is a scientifically sound and critical examination of various aspects of the topic of climate change.
Math Academy
The MatheAkademie , introduced in 2010, addresses mathematically particularly gifted young people in grades 9 and 10 at grammar schools and, like the other student academies, has set itself the goal of providing insight into scientific work and the opportunity to deal with challenging mathematical topics.
UN project (National Model United Nations)
JGW enabled around 40 schoolchildren and students to take part in UN simulations every year . The participants took on the role of diplomats and represented the politics of a foreign country in one of the UN bodies.