Katharina Ehrenfried’s Post

Celebrating the End of a War Berlin Cosmopolitan School – #Why #This #Generation #Needs #Hope The children in our schools today have been born into a #world #shaped #by #crisis: a #global #pandemic, #climate #emergency, #wars, and a #growing #mental #health #burden on young people. They #hear #more than previous generations ever did—through social media, newsfeeds, and adult conversations around them. And while #they #are #resilient, they are also deeply affected. That is why on 7th May 2025, we took a #conscious #step Berlin Cosmopolitan Natur e School gGmbH to celebrate not the beginning, but the #end #of #a #war. We marked 80 years since the end of World War II. With stories, songs, and ceremonies, we highlighted #peace, #healing, and #global #collaboration. Because for children to #believe #in #the #possibility #of #a #better #world, they must see that #crises #can #and #do #end. That #reconciliation #is #possible. That #societies #can #rebuild, #renew, and #rise #again. In our “Circle of Peace” ceremony, children created a stone as a symbol of hope and remembrance. They learned about #resilience—not just as #something #internal, but as #something #historical. They discovered that their ancestors once faced #unimaginable #hardship and still #created #peace. Children need this kind of #historical #optimism. It strengthens their identity, it supports their mental wellbeing, and it re-frames #adulthood #as a #place of #possibility—not only responsibility. And there’s more to celebrate: #nature #is #healing, too. Once thought to be extinct in the North Sea, grey seals have returned to German coasts. #These #are #signs #of #hope, of #balance #being #restored—not just by chance, but through #conscious #human #action. #Let’s #make #sure #our #children #hear #these #stories #too. 🌏 🌎 🌍 Because in times of crisis, celebration is an act of courage—and our children deserve nothing less. 🌻 🌱 🌻 Yvonne Wende Kathrin Röschel Esther-Marie Merz Heather Newkirk Daniel Vevers Carolina Mojto Rouven Ramon Steinfeld Fotos: Claudia Bernhard Mercy Abang, MBA Ulrike Karbjinski Rainer Spehl Julieta Aranda Jessica Barthel