Sustainability at ZELTWANGER

ZELTWANGER has been an official education partner of the Firstwald Gymnasium school in Mössingen/Kusterdingen since the start of the 2017/18 school year. The first joint project as part of the Schüler-Ingenieur-Akademie – SIA (Student-Engineer Academy) is the construction of a vending machine. Ten students at level J1 attend the optional seminar course as an additional school subject.

At ZELTWANGER, the project is supported by trainers Mr. Kurz (mechatronics engineer) and Mr. Kärcher (industrial mechanic) as well as our trainees.

What is milling? And how does a lathe work? Technology fascinates us and we want to pass on this passion: For two hours a week, ZELTWANGER works together with the technology subject teacher to run the technology study group at the Geschwister-Scholl school. And the seventh graders love it.

The Technik-Akademie (Technical Academy) is part of the support program for particularly gifted students which was launched by the Baden-Württemberg Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport.

It gives students in lower grades the opportunity to deal with a variety of topics from the world of science and technology, as well as media topics. Under the guidance of specialists, the participants experience how theoretical knowledge is applied directly at companies.

ZELTWANGER is one of these specialists and is constructing a unique connect four game with the students, for example.

ZELTWANGER has been a partner of the Berufswahlkompass Metall (Metal Career Choice Compass) since 2015.

The educational project takes place annually at the initiative of Südwestmetall – Verband der Metall- und Elektroindustrie Baden-Württemberg e.V. (Baden-Württemberg Association of the Metal and Electrical Industry) and is organized by BBQ Tübingen (Tübingen Association for Education and Professional Qualification).

Students have been able to get a taste of ZELTWANGER and lend a hand over the last three years: A small product was made together with the students at various stations. 

“Learn from one another – help each other”: This is the motto of the ZELTWANGER trainees who run an Internet café for senior citizens at the Derendingen local meeting place (Samaritan foundation in the Mühlenviertel).

Senior citizens from the region come here twice a month to learn tips and tricks from our trainees on how to use computers and the Internet – all taught in a way that they can understand.

The support of ZELTWANGER has enabled the school consultation hour of the visually impaired outpatient clinic at the university clinic to continue.

The visually impaired outpatient clinic brings medical and educational diagnosis and advice together in one place. This means that the parents of visually impaired children can be given a recommendation as to which school is best suited for their child within one day.

ZELTWANGER and the d.a.i. (German-American Institute) cooperate in many areas. The d.a.i. offers language and intercultural training courses which have successfully helped with ZELTWANGER’s involvement in the US.

ZELTWANGER has supported the work of the d.a.i. by donating new chairs for the event hall and contributing to the renovation of the Ann Arbor conference room.

ZELTWANGER tries to help wherever assistance is urgently required with lots of other large and small individual commitments. Reports on this can be found in our press area.

Teaching in tune with the times – at the Learning Factory 4.0, the future is on the lesson plan.

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