The VEBS supports all those who wish to found a (free) Protestant school that employs only believers.<\/p>\n\n
We regularly offer free start-up seminars and webinars(information and registration here<\/a>) – this page provides an initial overview!<\/p>\n\n As soon as the supporting association has been founded and registered as an e.V., founding initiatives are also invited to become members of the VEBS<\/a> – membership of an umbrella organization often helps a lot with the authorities.<\/p>\n\n Suggestions for the procedure for founding an independent Christian school<\/p>\n Requirements for the approval of an independent Christian school as a substitute school*<\/p>\n (1) The entire school system shall be under the supervision of the state. The following two points do not apply to all alternative schools. They are a restriction of the establishment guarantee for elementary school, i.e. today primarily for primary and lower secondary schools. Only for them do they apply in addition to Art 7 IV: <\/p>\n * Note:<\/strong><\/strong> Recognition” as an alternative school is different from “approval”. Recognition – which must be applied for separately – is associated with the transfer of so-called sovereign tasks, e.g. the independent taking of examinations, issuing of certificates. Recognition is usually granted after a few years if the school supervisory authority is convinced of the educational quality of the school and its consistency. It is not linked to the state financial aid, which generally (with the exception of North Rhine-Westphalia) starts independently from the fourth year after foundation. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div> The F\u00f6rderverein f\u00fcr christliche Schulen e.V. offers support to initiative groups seeking to establish Christian denominational schools:<\/p>\n Speakers on the following topics, among others, are arranged for public relations and parental work in schools and communities:<\/p>\n Christian schools have the opportunity to book closed seminars for internal school training from the subject area of the training program of the Association of Protestant Denominational Schools.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div> The state covers almost 100% of the funding required for parents’ initiatives – this is what makes founding and running a Christian daycare center so easy. However, the situation is slightly different in each federal state. <\/p>\n\n Basically, the formula applies:<\/p>\n A daycare center requires an operating license (in most federal states from the state youth welfare office or comparable state authorities). This is granted if a suitable pedagogical concept is available, the rooms meet the special conditions for childcare (room height, area corresponding to the number of children, number of toilets, etc.) and the provider can provide evidence of sufficient pedagogically qualified staff. <\/p>\n The rooms must first be approved by the building authority, among others. To start a daycare center in an old building, a change of use application must be submitted via an architect, and depending on the conversion, even a building application. In the case of a new building, a building application is essential. <\/p>\nWhere can I find information on the current legal situation? It is important that you can credibly demonstrate that there is a need for your planned offer of a cr\u00e8che with this form of care – preferably a corresponding list of parents, better still corresponding written statements from parents, even better an association (parents’ initiative) with many members and written statements from parents that they want their children to be looked after by you – namely: <\/p>\nProcedure<\/a><\/h4><\/div>
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– Sustainable prayer service
– Pedagogical and spiritual concept
– Public relations (spiritual, idealistic, structural and financial supporters; later student recruitment)
– Information, coordination and communication with authorities, schools, churches, committees, groups, key persons
– Further legal issues
– Fundraising
– Building and construction issues
– Furniture procurement
– Structural issues (committee, meeting and conference planning, further regulation of leadership and competencies)
– Recruitment, application procedure
– Student recruitment, admission procedure m. Supporting services (administration, student transportation, cleaning, etc.)<\/li>\n Prerequisites<\/a><\/h4><\/div>
Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany<\/h2>\n
Article 7<\/h3>\n
(4) The right to establish private schools shall be guaranteed. Private schools replacing public schools shall require the approval of the state and shall be subject to the laws of the L\u00e4nder. Approval shall be granted if the private schools are not inferior to public schools in their teaching objectives and facilities and in the academic training of their teaching staff and if they do not promote the segregation of pupils according to the property status of their parents. Approval is to be refused if the economic and legal position of the teaching staff is not sufficiently secure. \n
(5) A private elementary school shall only be approved if…, at the request of legal guardians, if it is to be established as a community school, a denominational school… is to be established…<\/p>\n\nResulting requirements<\/h3>\n
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(either adoption of the public school curriculum or submission of an equivalent, detailed and substantiated curriculum of their own)<\/em>
– the “institution”
This is primarily about school buildings and their furnishings and the teaching and visual aids. The concept of facilities is not limited to material aspects. It also includes, for example, the organization, such as sufficient parental involvement). <\/em>
– the “scientific training of teachers”
(1st and 2nd state examinations or comparable training, i.e. university education that qualifies you to teach a subject and proof of pedagogical qualification through so-called “free services; the latter is handled differently in the federal states and usually only applies to the secondary levels”)<\/em><\/li>\n
(only moderate school fees possible, possibly with social grading)<\/em><\/li>\n
(employment contracts, remuneration either the same as teachers at public schools, e.g. in NRW and RP, or only slightly lower, max. 10-20%)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
(proof of need, participation of parents in the founding work, e.g. through club membership)<\/em><\/li>\n
(the concept is based on a confession of faith – since a ruling by the Federal Administrative Court, non-church confessions must also be accepted. The confession of faith must be shared by all those involved in the school’s activities, sponsors, parents, teachers and, to a limited extent, pupils; exceptions are only possible to a limited extent. A “confessional school” can therefore not be designed as a missionary school).<\/em><\/li>\n
(If a publicly run denominational school of the same or similar denomination already exists in a municipality, no further schools may be approved. In some large cities, however, the law only applies to school districts. It can be assumed that the local denominational schools maintained by the public sector have a Protestant denomination – regardless of how this is organized. In this case, it is important that the school’s own concept deviates from this if there are to be any chances of approval. Otherwise, the location of the school must be planned in a municipality or district in the neighborhood).<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Pupils can complete compulsory schooling at “alternative schools”. They are subject to approval and supervision by the state. Other schools are “supplementary schools” and do not require approval (e.g. music or religious schools). <\/p>\nSupport<\/a><\/h4><\/div>
School initiatives<\/h2>\n
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Public relations work by schools and municipalities<\/h2>\n
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Internal school training<\/h2>\n
Spiritual background<\/a><\/h4><\/div>
Schedule<\/a><\/h4><\/div>
Is there any financial support from the state? <\/a><\/h4><\/div>
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What authorization is required?<\/a><\/h4><\/div>
You will soon find all state laws and ordinances in our download area.<\/div><\/div><\/div>How do I convince those responsible of the need?<\/a><\/h4><\/div>
The powerful lever of \u00a7 5 of SGB VIII<\/a><\/h4><\/div>