Mini Lenster is one oft he biggest educational projects in Luxembourg. Mini Lenster was first established by SEA Paiperlek in 2009. Time passed by fast and we are proud to say that Mini Lenster developed into a fantastic sustainable project. In 2023 Mini Lenster will open their doors again. This will be the 7th time where we can give our new generation the great opportunity to join this adventure
But what exactly is Mini Lenster?
Just imagine that you explore a new city – built in a gym. In a gym?Yes! Let me explain how that works: Imagine colorful little houses made out of wood. These houses represent the normal institutions of a real city. 400 Kids work hand in hand. All these kids are focused on their role. It doesn’t matter which role. Why? Because so many possibilities exist. It feels like a walk through a charming city which is growing, interacting and developing more and more on every single day.
From an educational point of view, this kind of a city offers huge opportunities of activities fort he kids. Mini Lenster is a model of a city, which is created and organised by adults. Kids will find their places & institutions where they have never been before in their age. They become a part of it and learn how everything is connected. The kids will be able to make a difference with their own decisions. They will find popular Institutions, a great choice of different jobs, a university, politics, administration, culture and leisure activities in Mini Lenster.
This unique diversity turns Mini Lenster from a simple place to play into a really good understandable model for `how our democracy works`. Kids can make their own experience in topics which are usually hard to explain and even more difficult to show. Topics like voting municipal elections, democracy or economy problems like inflation or unemployment.
Mini Lenster got established to give kids the chance to collect their first experience to deal with new rights but also new problems.
Mini Lenster wasn´t created to show them that the world is unfair and life is difficult. As adults we are role models. Adults represent the typical images of jobs and function as good role models fort he kids. The diffrence between a real city and Mini Lenster will be the dynamic in topics like social justice compared to the cities we know.
Mini Lenster is a big role play for kids where life, work, freetime activities, reality and fiction, politics and culture come together.
One of the main features will be the partizipation for the children´s first democracy experience.
More further they can share their own ideas, learn to use arguments or to find solutions to solve problems together.
They can cast their votes as a citizen or to run for an political position.
All in all, Mini Lenster is definitely an inspiring place to be.
