The printed program is available in the district's town halls, bookshops and many banks. Registration is now open: by telephone, online at www.schiller-vhs.de or by email to info@schiller-vhs.de.
The focus of the semester is on the highly topical subject of "Sustainability". The semester focus event with Ranga Yogeshwar will take place online on October 20. The topic is "Emil's world: How will we live in the 22nd century?".
The new semester with more than 1,600 courses, lectures and excursions starts on September 27. Registration is now open.
In the fall/winter semester 2021/2022, the Schiller-vhs is once again focusing on the topic of "Sustainability". Exciting lectures and discussions (both on site and online) will examine topics such as energy policy and global trade. Excursions, visits and practical courses provide background knowledge and give impulses for a sustainable lifestyle, conscious consumption and resource-conserving behavior.
The Schiller-vhs is a partner of the "Education for Sustainable Development" initiative. This refers to education that enables people to think and act in a sustainable way: How do my decisions affect people of future generations or in other parts of the world? What impact does it have, for example, how I consume, which means of transportation I use or which and how much energy I consume? What global mechanisms lead to conflicts, terror and displacement? Education for sustainable development enables each individual to understand the impact of their own actions on the world and to make responsible decisions. Education for sustainable development goes beyond traditional environmental education and combines various dimensions of sustainability - namely the ecological, economic and social dimensions.
The program for the semester focus "Sustainability" includes over 50 lectures, courses and excursions on the various dimensions of sustainability, including a natural history tour of "almost forgotten tree species on Lemberg", a workshop on the "Crispr/Cas9 gene scissors" method, whose discoverers were awarded the Nobel Prize in 2020, guided tours of the new unpackaged store "heimathafen" in Benningen, creative courses on "upcycling", driver safety training for electric cars and city tours on the topic of "Future Fashion" in Ludwigsburg.
The question of how sustainably we will live in the 22nd century will be the focus of the semester event on October 20. In his lecture
"Emil's World", Ranga Yogeshwar will present what our future could look like with a very personal touch: "My grandson Emil was born in January 2020 and there is a good chance that he will live to see the 22nd century. This is the future in concrete terms. What kind of world will Emil live in? His generation will grow up with all kinds of new things that we take for granted: talking devices, artificial intelligence, new medicine, but also changes in social interaction. But there are also special challenges: Climate change, species extinction, sustainability and global instability. His world will be different from the "business as usual" of my generation. Emil's world is the result of a global transformation and, I hope, his world will be a better one in the end!"
After the semester focus event with Ranga Yogeshwar had to be canceled in 2020 due to the coronavirus, the lecture is planned this time as a "pandemic-proof" online event via livestream. This top-class event is being made possible with the support of the climate protection management of the Ludwigsburg district office and in cooperation with the adult education centers in Gerlingen, Herrenberg, Leonberg and Korntal-Münchingen.
After being canceled last year due to the pandemic, the Academy Days are to be held in Bietigheim-Bissingen again this semester. The kick-off event for the Academy Days is on October 18. Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Julian Nida-Rümelin will give a lecture on the topic of "The reality of risk: dealing with dangers sensibly".
On November 3 and 5, experts from various fields will shed light on the question "The great upheaval - what kind of society do we want to/will we live in?". The presentations on the topics of the education system, digitalization, the future of work, economic growth, populism and extremism, social security and coping with the future with courage, moderation and composure will be followed by discussion rounds between speakers and participants.
The courses planned for the fall and winter are currently scheduled to take place in person. The hygiene concepts of the vhs are continuously adapted to the requirements. Due to the limited capacity of the respective rooms, it is still necessary to limit the number of participants per course in some courses, especially in the areas of exercise, relaxation and dance. Parallel to the face-to-face courses, the online offering is being further expanded and comprises over 230 courses this semester.
In addition, numerous courses are designed in such a way that they can be converted from a face-to-face to an online format if necessary. Positive experiences were made with this concept last semester.
Online lectures on travel law and food labeling as well as legal lectures on "Wills for patchwork families" and "Marriage contracts" are new to the digital offering in cooperation with the Baden-Württemberg consumer advice center. The "gesundaltern@bw" project aims to support citizens in the digitalization of health, medicine and care and empower them to act in a self-determined manner. As part of the project, several free digital lectures and practical workshops are offered, for example on "health apps" and "online video consultations". A new addition to the music department is the online course for percussion. The IT and New Media department offers 47 online courses alone, including office applications, image editing, SAP and business courses as well as the new course "Smart Surfer: Navigating the wide range of information and entertainment on the Internet".
The courses at the Sommer-vhs take place both online and on site in Marbach and Bietigheim-Bissingen: The wide range of courses on offer during the summer vacations is aimed at adults as well as children, young people and schoolchildren with courses on 10-finger typing, "PC for Kids", "Office Communication with Outlook", courses for Word and Excel at various levels, "SAP in Business Practice" and workshops on the image editing programs Adobe Photoshop and CorelDraw.
The diverse effects of the coronavirus crisis, both on a personal and social level, are reflected in an expanded offering in the health department: in addition to several new courses on meditation, there are lectures on the topics of depression, sleep disorders and "First aid for everyday stress". As part of the digital lecture series vhs.wissen live, Karl Lauterbach and Prof. Dr. Thomas Pogge will discuss the controversial question: "How can our healthcare system be made fairer and more efficient?" in an interactive livestream.
Study trips are now also planned again for fall 2021 and January 2022: The educational trips "Uzbekistan - Along the Historic Silk Road", "Peloponnese & Athens - Contemporary and Ancient" and "Jordan - Cradle of Humankind" will be organized in cooperation with unique Reisen.
Information on all vhs events can be obtained from the Schiller-vhs staff on 07141 144-2666. Registration is now possible: by telephone, online at www.schiller-vhs.de or by email to info@schiller-vhs.de.
