Cities for Children
The European Network Cities for Children was initiated by the City of Stuttgart with the support of the Robert Bosch Stiftung in 2007. The Network offers European cities the possibility to exchange and to develop progressive concepts across national borders on how to promote the well-being of children, young persons and parents in the urban environment. It has been created in the view of the demographic situation in Europe which constitutes an enormous challenge for the long-term viability of our cities.
The Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe, the Council of European Municipalities and Regions and The Committee of the Regions support the Network as patrons. Over 65 cities from 31 European countries take part actively in the Network activities.
Award "City for Children" 2011 on the topic of "Media Education"
The application period of the European Award of Excellence "City of Children" 2011 on the topic of "Media Education" started on September 1st 2010.
All major European cities are invited to enter the international competition and apply with their best practice projects in the area of media education and media competence of children and young people. For further information on the call for submission, selection criteria and application procedure, please follow this link.
2010 Documentation European Award of Excellence
The Documentation of all projects that applied for the 2nd European Award of Excellence "City for Children" 2010 is now available online and can be downloaded as a PDF. A limited number of printed copies are still available upon request at the Coordination Office. For further information on the Award 2010, please follow this link.
Working Period 2010 / 2011
The Working Group meetings will commence with the meeting of WG 2 "Education" in Salzgitter, Germany on September 8th until 10th 2010. For more information on the meeting, further Working Groups and Moderators, please see "Activities".
2010 Winners of the European Award of Excellence "City for Children":
City of Gelsenkirchen and City of Cádiz!
The European Award of Excellence "City for Children" was presented to the Cities of Cádiz and Gelsenkirchen in a festive Award Ceremony in the Mercedes-Benz Museum on 10th May 2010. Both cities developed and realised integrative and comprehensive programmes for the education of the children in their cities. More Information
2010 Annual Conference Cities for Children
The 4th Annual Conference Cities for Children on 10th and 11th May 2010 in Stuttgart focused on the meaning and spectrum of informal education for children and youth’s development. Departing from a theoretical standpoint, this was demonstrated by successful practical examples on the municipal level. To view the documentation, as well as further presentations and information, please follow this link.
