This building in Bad Blankenburg, Germany, held the first kindergarten in the world. Now called the Friedrich Fröbel Museum, it celebrates the vision of the founder of kindergarten. When it was founded in 1837, it marked the inception of a revolutionary education concept that would go on to be replicated around the globe Fröbel’s kindergarten was established with the vision of providing a nurturing environment for young children to live and grow He believed that children should be allowed to explore and engage in play-based activities to develop their physical This philosophy laid the groundwork for the modern kindergarten system that is widely practiced today Fröbel’s principles influenced many educational reformers including Maria Montessori and Rudolf Steiner who further expanded upon his ideas and developed their own educational methodologies the kindergarten model served as a foundation for worldwide early childhood initiatives that emphasize the significance of early learning A 4-minute walk south of the museum stands the still-active Fröbelhaus kindergarten where the original kindergarten moved in 1908 this one-room rural schoolhouse welcomes visitors to travel back to 1904 school day This 1802 building is the last remaining octagonal schoolhouse in Bucks County Preserving the story of an early 20th-century orphanage This high-desert oasis spotlights some of Colorado’s most sacred native plants All that remains of a 16th-century Jesuit school is this carved In the aftermath of the murder of six educators at Sandy Hook Elementary School a memorial was constructed to remember all the teachers administrators and staff who lost their lives This museum showcases the lives of Hungarian school children and their vintage toys This small village museum contains the schoolboy scratchings of William Wordsworth In our press portal you can find current press releases information about fairs and events as well as studies and other publications Overview Press Contacts Find out what drives our employees and what exactly makes Continental a great employer Job Portal Application Process Contact & FAQ On these pages we present our investor related news and information Overview Contact About us Services Here you find more information about sustainability at Continental Overview Contact On these pages we present information about our products and innovations Overview Contact Since 1871 we develop pioneering technologies and services for sustainable and connected mobility of people and their goods Find out more about our company on these pages Overview Contact ContiTech specializes in development and materials expertise for products and systems made from rubber, plastic, metal and textiles. The group sector has been operating in a new organizational structure since the beginning of 2024, creating a basis for it to focus on expanding the industrial business. The planned measures will help to streamline this focus, create locations that are more economically resilient and adapt the product portfolio to shifting demand. The aim is to structure the planned measures in a way that is as socially responsible as possible. Continental will make use of established tools for this purpose. For employees at the locations, Continental will strive to find individual solutions on the internal and external job market in collaboration with employee representatives. ContiTech employs around 39,000 staff worldwide in 37 countries and markets. In Germany, ContiTech has 22 locations with a total of around 11,000 employees. EmailMoers locationMoers: The Moers location is to be closed. All 47 jobs will be affected by the planned closure. The location is suffering from the ongoing decline in the special conveyor belt business. These special conveyor belts are a niche product, meaning production cannot be taken over by another location or region. For this reason, ContiTech has made the decision to remove this product from its portfolio. EmailFrohburg locationGeithain and Frohburg: Both locations have for several years been experiencing a decline in demand for blow mold tools, with no prospect of significant improvement. Extensive efforts were made to restructure the portfolio, but ultimately these were not economically viable. Consequently, the plants in Geithain and Frohburg are to be closed. All 58 jobs at these locations will be affected by the planned closure. EmailHamburg locationHamburg: The activities of the future independent business area Original Equipment Solutions (OESL) are to be scaled back at the Hamburg location TechCenter activities such as prototyping and testing will be relocated to Hann the location of the main laboratory for the future independent OESL in order to exploit synergies arising from the structures that are already in place or will be housed there in the future 53 of the 107 jobs at OESL in Hamburg will be affected The move will affect approximately 580 employees German automotive supplier Continental has announced the closure of four plants and the downsizing of two others within its ContiTech division The decision comes in response to “persistent” drop in demand in customer sectors such as the automotive industry and lignite mining Last week, Reuters reported that Continental plans to cut over 7,000 jobs as part of a year-long restructuring effort The closures will occur at the sites in Bad Blankenburg and the dual location in Frohburg and Geithain the company will scale back activities at the Hamburg location and relocate a production line from Hanover-Vahrenwald to an automotive site Don’t let policy changes catch you off guard Stay proactive with real-time data and expert analysis has undergone a reorganisation since early 2024 to better focus on industrial business expansion The planned closures aim to streamline operations and adjust the product portfolio to evolving market demands Continental said it has informed employees at the impacted locations and will soon initiate discussions with local employee representatives ContiTech employs about 39,000 staff across 37 countries with 22 locations and roughly 11,000 employees in Germany alone which produces conveyor belts mainly for South American markets the Stolzenau facility will also shut down due to a lack of recovery in the market and a reliance on a limited customer base all 47 jobs will be impacted with the closure of the plant which has seen a decline in the special conveyor belt business The Geithain and Frohburg locations are closing due to a persistent decrease in demand for blow mold tools the Hanover-Vahrenwald plant will transfer production of passenger-car air springs to the Czech Republic by the first half of 2026 53 of the 107 jobs at the Original Equipment Solutions (OESL) will be impacted as activities are relocated to Hann ContiTech group sector head and Continental executive board member Philip Nelles said: “With these planned measures we are responding to market changes in individual customer sectors – particularly the severe “Developments in the automotive industry and lignite mining in Europe are posing particular challenges for us The painful steps we are initiating are necessary to reposition the company for sustained economic growth.” Nominations are now open for the prestigious Just Auto Excellence Awards - one of the industry's most recognised programmes celebrating innovation This is your chance to showcase your achievements Don't miss the opportunity to be honoured among the best - submit your nomination today Give your business an edge with our leading industry insights View all newsletters from across the GlobalData Media network By clicking here, you agree to our Terms and Conditions and consent to us collection your details for the purposes of your enquiry The European Evangelical Alliance (EEA) has relocated its legal seat from Switzerland to Germany to strengthen its political engagement within the European Union (EU) and has appointed a new representative in Brussels The move was publicized last month (February 2025) by two German-speaking evangelical alliances (EAs) in Germany and Austria The EEA's decision to move its legal location from Zurich to Bad Blankenburg in Thuringia Germany was driven by a preference to be based within an EU member state noting that the EEA headquarters had been based in Bonn for years already "The main reason for moving the EEA’s legal seat from Switzerland to Germany (within the European Union) was administrative efficiency," EEA Co-General Secretary Rev Jan Wessels told Christian Daily International "Bad Blankenburg was a natural choice for the legal seat since the German Evangelical Alliance is also located there and we are very grateful for their support in facilitating the move." He added that the EEA maintains strong relationships with the German EA as they also do with the Swiss EA and seek to do with national evangelical alliances across Europe "Strengthening these connections is central to our mission: fostering fellowship among European evangelicals by connecting them for a common purpose and representing them with a united voice," Wessels said The Evangelische Allianz Deutschland (German Evangelical Alliance EAD) has held its annual Allianzkonferenz (Alliance Conference) in Bad Blankenburg since the 19th century The conference was first launched in 1886 by writer Anna von Weling as a Bible and faith event The EAD's office is based at the Allianzhaus which also serves as a Christian guesthouse "I am delighted that the European Evangelical Alliance has chosen Bad Blankenburg as its home,” said Dr “The geographical proximity is also an expression of our inner connection,” added Schink “Bad Blankenburg is a place with a rich history of spiritual blessing many positive impulses will radiate from here to Europe." The news coincided with the appointment of Georgian national Tatiana Kopaleishvili last month (February 2025) as the new EEA representative to the EU in Brussels She follows in the footsteps of Christel Lamère Ngnambi and Arie de Pater A former general secretary of the International Fellowship of Evangelical Students in Georgia alongside EEA socio-political representative Julia Doxat-Purser with championing a positive evangelical presence in European political spheres while keeping 30 national alliances informed about events at the EU Kopaleishvili is also a board member of the Fellowship of European Evangelical Theologians and a guest assistant professor at the Evangelische Theologische Faculteit (ETF) in Leuven where she coordinates the Institute for the Study of Freedom of Religion or Belief In an interview with Evangelical Focus she outlined her vision for evangelical engagement at the European Union commenting that "Europe has a lot to navigate." 2025: CDI received comments from Jan Wessels that have been added The article previously incorrectly stated that the EEA headquarters moved to Bad Blankenburg Help keep The Christian Daily free for everyone By making a recurring donation or a one-time donation of any amount you're helping to keep CDI's articles free and accessible for everyone Hope you’ll give us another try and check out some other articles. 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Already new life can be seen returning to the scarred LA landscape It is a reminder that in the face of overwhelming devastation and destruction we can retain hope in new creation through Jesus and work now in our environments to testify to that hope Continental is closing or scaling back activities at several ContiTech locations in Germany later this year It intends to discontinue production at its Bad Blankenburg cease toolmaking operations at the dual Frohburg and Geithain sites and scale back the activities of the future independent business area Original Equipment Solutions (OESL) And as part of the planned Automotive spin-off the company will relocate a production line from the ContiTech facility in Hanover-Vahrenwald to an Automotive site These combined measures will affect an estimated 580 employees Tyrepress and Tyres & Accessories subscribers can log in below to read the full article If you are not yet a Tyrepress or Tyres & Accessories subscriber If you would like the latest news from the Chinese tyre industry in Chinese, visit our partner site TyrepressChina.com German-based supplier notes “persistent decline in demand” in customer sectors such as automotive Germany – ContiTech has announced a major restructuring programme which involves the closure of four manufacturing sites in Germany and changes across other locations persistent declines in demand” in key market sectors,” Philip Nelles head of ContiTech, explained in a 31 Jan statement developments in the automotive industry and lignite mining in Europe were posing “particular challenges for us." ContiTech is discontinuing production at its locations in Bad Blankenburg (Thuringia) Stolzenau (Lower Saxony) and Moers (North Rhine-Westphalia) Continental’s industrial and materials arm will halt toolmaking at the dual location in Frohburg and Geithain (Saxony) The restructuring also involves ‘scaling back’ activities of the future independent business area Original Equipment Solutions (OESL) in Hamburg As part of the planned spin-off of Continental’s ‘automotive group sector’ a production line is also to be relocated from the ContiTech site in Hanover-Vahrenwald to an ‘automotive site’ The restructuring is expected to impact a total of 580 jobs the “painful measures are necessary to reposition the company for sustained economic growth.” “Given the current economic headwinds and accelerating pace of technological transformation we must take action now to safeguard our future,” he added ContiTech specialises in the development of rubber- plastics- and other material-based products and systems The Continental group sector has been operating in a new organisational structure since the start of 2024 with a focus on expanding its industrial business will help “streamline this focus” and create locations that are “more economically resilient and adapt the product portfolio to shifting demand.” ContiTech will discontinue the production of conveyor belts with the planned closure affecting 185 jobs at the location The move is in response to the “sustained change in demand” due to the phase-out of lignite in Europe Conveyor belts from Bad Blankenburg are predominantly used in South America (among others) where ContiTech already operates a facility in Ponta Grossa (Brazil) The plant in Stolzenau only produces cargo compartment covers and is “dependent” on the economic development of the automotive industry The plant closure in Stolzenau will affect all 110 jobs at the location the market for cargo compartment covers “has not recovered as anticipated “The location is no longer running at sufficient capacity to sustain its operations and no improvement to the situation is in sight,” said ContiTech the company said it explored the possibility of selling the site or transferring production to other sites where ContiTech produces “special conveyor belts for niche products” all 47 jobs will be impacted by plant closure the company will be removing the product from its portfolio The dual Geithain and Frohburg locations have been experiencing a decline in demand for blow mould tools in recent years “with no prospect of significant improvement,” ContiTech explained “Extensive efforts were made to restructure the portfolio but ultimately these were not economically viable,” it said All 58 jobs at these locations will be affected by the planned closure The restructuring also includes the transfer of air bellows passenger car air springs production to the ‘Continental automotive group’ which is currently being carved out as an independent business the ‘automotive’ business will be producing passenger car air springs independently from Continental Production at the Hanover-Vahrenwald plant is therefore expected to be discontinued in the first half of 2026 and will be transferred to the Automotive plant in Jicin stressed that the Vahrenwald plant would remain “a key location as part of ContiTech’s overall operating strategy.” the activities of the future independent business area OESL are to be scaled back and ‘tech centre’ activities such as prototyping and testing will be relocated to Hann The process will impact 53 of the 107 jobs at the Hamburg location A subscription to European Rubber Journal includes: Already a subscriber? 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The aim is to make the planned measures as socially responsible as possible and to enable as many employees as possible to transfer to other parts of the company There was strong criticism of the corporation's plans from the Continental Rubber General Works Council and the chemical trade union IGBCE "We are deeply shocked and dismayed," said Matthias Tote He called for a financially strong safety net for his colleagues some of whom worked in structurally weak regions IGBCE Group representative Michael Linnartz said that Continental had been lurching from one restructuring to the next for years The workforce has had to make concessions time and again "And yet every few months the company comes around the corner with new plans for cuts destructive and demotivating," said Linnartz Continental surprised with a significant increase in profits the bottom line profit rose to 486 million euros in the third quarter almost 63 percent higher than a year earlier The Group was able to make noticeable gains both in the automotive supply sector which was characterized by weakness in the industry Contitech employs around 39,000 people in 37 countries and markets worldwide there are around 11,000 employees at over 22 locations The division focuses on development and material expertise for products and systems made of rubber © 2009 - 2025 DieSachsen.de | Alle Rechte vorbehalten | Entwickelt mit publizer in Sachsen um Ihr unglaubliches Erlebniss auf DieSachsen.de weiter verbessern zu können European Youth Team Chess Championship 2018 which took place from 11th-19th July in Bad Blankenburg The event was played in 2 age categories (open and girls section): Under 12 and Under 18 team of Romania won the Championship with 5 victories and 2 draws Germany 1 and Belarus tied for the second place but according to the tiebreaks Austria took silver medal Final ranking list Open U18 top seeders suffered many upsets in the first rounds of the event Three teams tied for the second and third place among whom the team of Romania had the best tiebreaks to finish the event as second Final ranking list Girls U18 Teams who participated Open section U12 had played 9 rounds according to the Robin round system After harsh struggles Israel triumphed the event with score of 13 match points France lagged behind for only one match point and took the second place with 12 match points while Belarus and Turkey tied for the third place Belarus had slightly better tiebreak points Final ranking list Open U12 Things were more clear in Girls section U12 The first team of Germany won the event with amazing 9 victories and only one match ended in a peaceful manner- draw The team of Hungary secured the second place a long time before the end of the Championship and after 10 played rounds scored 16 match points The third place went to France with 9 match points Final ranking list Girls U12 standings and games are available on the official website of the championship The Closing Ceremony of the event took place yesterday in the evening at the stage placed next to the lake of Bad Blankenburg all participants had the opportunity to enjoy the last day of the event and make friends during the barbeque and party Official Website Sales and Editorial Contact:editorial@motownindia.comPh: 9958125645Registered Office:Motown India4058 Opposite to Fortis hospital New Delhi - 110070 Die IFS-D ist ein gemeinnützig anerkannter die Aktualität der Pädagogik Fröbels für Bildung Wissenschaft und Politik durch breite Diskussion seines Lebenswerkes zu demonstrieren und weiterzutragen Der Verein richtet alle zwei Jahre eine Konferenz mit internationalen Gästen aus die sich mit zentralen Fragen der Fröbel-Pädagogik forschend und bezogen auf ihre praktische Anwendung auseinandersetzen 2025 wird die Konferenz von der Universität Erfurt als Mitveranstalterin ausgerichtet und vom Team der Professur für Inklusive Unterrichtsforschung mit dem Schwerpunkt Lernen und den Mitarbeiter:innen der Fröbelforschungsstelle organisiert Jens Beljan | Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena/GE | Pedagogical understanding: Childhood as a sphere of expressivity and resonanceDr Maria Cooper | University of Auckland/NZ | Ka mua Ka muri (Walking backwards into the future): Nurturing the Whole Child Across Time and PlaceProf Helge Wasmuth | Mercy College New York/US | The past Die Anmeldung zur Konferenz ist ab sofort über ConfTool möglich In der Gebühr für die Konferenz sind reguläre Getränke und Essen während der Konferenz sowie das Dinner am Freitag inklusive Der vergünstigte Preis gilt bei Anmeldung bis 29.03.2025. 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