Class 5 in dialogue with the mayor

They listed this in a letter to Mayor Michael Gerdhenrich and asked him for a personal dialogue. The entire fifth grade promptly received an invitation to the Neubeckum leisure centre, where the mayor did not fail to answer them.

The children had a whole bouquet of questions with them: How do you become mayor? How does the interaction between politics and administration work? When will which street be renovated? How much does it cost to build a new school? How many people work for the town of Beckum? This and much more was discussed in a lesson that was exciting for everyone involved. But the schoolchildren weren't just curious. As in every town, there are also a few things in Beckum that they don't like so much.

Graffiti has as little place in their town as dog faeces, according to the children, and earned the mayor's unreserved approval. The children also complained that too much rubbish ends up next to the frequently empty rubbish bins. And so, together with the mayor, they appeal to their fellow human beings to be mindful of a few basic rules so that everyone can live well.

Mayor Gerdhenrich was delighted with the appointment. "Local politics regulates coexistence in our cities and is therefore the cornerstone of our democracy. This is where decisions are made about what happens right on our doorstep. There will always be a need for committed and altruistic people to get involved. That's why it's great to see that even children in the fifth grade show such a broad interest in local political issues and what's going on in their city."

After a vivid lesson in local politics, Level 5 now has a lot more on their minds, especially this: for a beautiful and liveable city, everyone must ultimately pull together.