UN Children’s Workshop
The United Nations (UN) is celebrating its 80th anniversary this year—marking eight decades of working for peace, security, and equality for all people, regardless of origin, skin color, religion, or gender. To mark this occasion, the Bamberg World Heritage Center has launched a special educational project: In an interactive workshop with a grade-school class from the Bamberg Cathedral School, topics such as community, international cooperation, and peace took center stage.
Since the founding of the United Nations in 1945, 193 countries have committed to working together for a better world. Yet especially in times of global crises and uncertainty, the organization’s values are more relevant than ever. With the “UN Children’s Workshop,” the Bamberg World Heritage Center aims to take up this idea and, above all, connect with the youngest members of society who will shape our world in the future.
On October 29, 2025, the students of the Domschule, accompanied by their dedicated teachers, visited the Bamberg World Heritage Center, where the fundamental principles of the UN were explained in a playful manner. The children participated with great enthusiasm in social experiments, team exercises, and discussion groups, impressing everyone with their prior knowledge and their willingness to share their own experiences. Using examples from their own lives, they learned what human rights and children’s rights mean, what specific goals the United Nations pursues, and how its specialized agencies, such as UNESCO or UNICEF, support these goals—whether on issues like hunger and poverty, education, climate change, or cultural preservation. It became clear that many problems can only be solved together.
The workshop concluded with the children creating their own vision of the future, in which they could creatively demonstrate how they imagine a better world and what each individual can contribute to it. After all, peace begins with each of us, whether big or small.
“It is not only important to convey to children that communication and compromise are the foundation of community and peace,” emphasizes Dr. Simona von Eyb, director of the Bamberg World Heritage Center. “It is crucial that children recognize that we cannot stop at just talking—each of us must take action and stand up for one another so that change can happen.”
The Bamberg World Heritage Center would like to extend its heartfelt thanks to the Bamberg Cathedral School and its teachers for their wonderful support and the class’s exceptional dedication. The project has demonstrated just how effective such learning formats are and that they should be continued in the future.
Photo: Magdalena Dittrich / Bamberg World Heritage Center
