Munich Education Center

The office of the Münchner Bildungswerk is located at Dachauer Straße 5.

The Münchner Bildungswerk - Catholic Adult Education in the City and District of Munich eV (MBW) is a non-profit institution for adult education in the City of Munich and in the District of Munich . The purpose of the registered association is to “promote open and non-profit Catholic adult education”.

program

There are six subject areas: theology and ethics (e.g. pilgrimage days), families and parents (Eltern-Aktiv, etc.), integration and migration (German courses, etc.), volunteer work (senior citizens, etc.), senior citizens (Munich storytelling café, etc.), art and Culture (e.g. city and church tours). The special facilities include the Munich Seniors Academy and the Painting Academy with its own studio.

The offers are geared towards lifelong learning.

history

The association was founded on December 19, 1972. Members are the Catholic parishes and associations in the city and district of Munich. In 1973 around 20,000 adults took part in 246 educational events. In 2011, 102,546 women and men attended 4,818 seminars. In 2012 the Bildungswerk celebrated its 40th anniversary. Up to this point, more than 3.5 million participants had been counted. The number of courses was 132,000. 30 full-time employees are employed at the head office. The offers on site are carried out by more than 250 voluntary training officers.

Works

• Mark Achilles, Markus Roth (ed.): Theological adult education between pastoral and catechesis. Basics - fields of work - perspectives. 2nd Edition. Matthias Grünewald, Ostfildern 2015, ISBN 978-3-7867-3030-9 . (Documentation of a symposium of the Münchner Bildungswerk)
• Hubert Brosseder (ed.): Thinker in faith. Theological trailblazers for the 21st century. Don Bosco, Munich 2001, ISBN 3-7867-8391-8 . (Book for the series of talks "Theology in passing - Thursday talks in the cathedral bookstore")
• Münchner Bildungswerk (Ed.): Klaubauf, Klöpfeln, Kletzenbrot: The Munich Advent Calendar . Volk, Munich 2012, ISBN 978-3-86222-049-6 . (Book for the series of events of the same name)
• Münchner Bildungswerk (publisher): Annual reports 2010-2014. Munich 2011–2015.

See also

• Catholic adult education
• Catholic educational organization

Web links

• Homepage Münchner Bildungswerk eV
• Homepage Munich Seniors Academy
• Homepage Painting Academy of the Münchner Bildungswerk
• The Münchner Bildungswerk on the citizen journalism portal Weissblau

supporting documents

1. ^ Wochenanzeiger: New program brochure “Theology in the Center”. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
2. ↑ Bavarian State Ministry for Education and Culture, Science and Art: Program for cooperation between parents and teachers. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
3. ↑ Münchner Kirchennachrichten: Münchner Bildungswerk presents annual report. ( Memento of the original from June 27, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved June 27, 2016. 
4. ↑ Evening newspaper: Voluntary senior companions wanted. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
5. ^ Radio Arabella: New guided tours through the city and churches. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
6. ^ Archbishop's Ordinariate Munich Press Office (ed.): Münchner Bildungswerk celebrates its 40th anniversary. Retrieved June 27, 2016.