In Germany, Civil Protection will be taught in schools in Baden-Württemberg from the school year 2023/2024, and an annual action day will be dedicated to it. In order to raise the awareness of children and young people in dealing with crises, an annual action day is now planned.
Teachers also have access to in-depth teaching topics on how to behave in the event of a disaster.During the annual action day, schoolchildren are to learn about the practice of the emergency services in the fire brigade and civil defence. The Minister of the Interior of Baden-Württemberg, Thomas Strobl, emphasises that helping people to help themselves is more important than ever.
This is a summary of an article published by Emergency Live: https://www.emergency-live.com/civil-protection/germany-civil-protection-will-be-taught-to-children-in-schools/
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