Mock elections at Kaufmannsschule II

More than 400 pupils have been called to vote in their own mock European elections at school. We took part in a project called Juniorwahl which provided us with polling booths, a ballot box and ballot papers. Before voting pupils looked at our European board where we had put up some information about the six most important parties of the 40 parties on the ballot paper.

After that they went to cast their votes. Pupils working on this project acted as the election board explaining students how to vote.

Now we are waiting for the results of the elections which we are not allowed to publish before Sunday, 26 May, 6 pm when the German election closes. So stay tuned.

Information complete

The German students have completed their information wall today. Now students can read about the programmes of the six most important political parties. Our votes will be cast on Thursday, 2 May. 

 We will share some photos of our election after the Easter holidays.

Kaufmannsschule II from Hagen, Germany

I think it's time to introduce the participating schools. The German school is situated in Western Germany in the Ruhr area. The city is called Hagen - you can see more in this film: 

 
Kaufmannsschule II is a vocational school with a focus on business and administration. There are full-time and part-time courses. The class taking part in this project is part of the international business class. The students are taking a two-year course which will allow them to study at universities of applied sciences. Subjects include Business Administration, English, German, Maths, Spanish, Politics, IT, Economics, Religous Education.