Cultural Heritage: Bremen

Name: Cultural Heritage: Bremen
Price: 400 EUR

Why this is Erasmus+ eligible

Structured, multi-day programme (5 days) with a pre-defined schedule and learning outcomes — not a passive lecture format.

Built around interaction: participants engage directly with the trainer and with peers from other countries throughout the course.

Transnational by design — open to participants travelling from outside the host country, a core requirement of Erasmus+ mobility funding.

Aligned with the Erasmus+ horizontal priority: Common Values, Civic Engagement & Cultural Heritage.

This mobility supports the Erasmus+ Key Action 1 School Education objective of "promoting knowledge about shared European heritage and diversity", and the horizontal priority on participation in democratic life, common values and civic engagement, which highlights participants' understanding of "European social, cultural and historical heritage". Through structured sessions and guided visits to Bremen's UNESCO World Heritage Town Hall and Roland statue — which UNESCO itself describes as "outstanding representations of civic autonomy and sovereignty" and of the medieval market rights and freedoms won by the city — alongside Bremen Cathedral, the Böttcherstraße and the Schnoor quarter, participants gain first-hand material to bring intercultural dialogue, civic history and Europe's layered cultural identity into their own classroom.

Source: Erasmus+ Programme Guide 2026, Key Action 1 — School Education Mobility.

Overview

This course helps teachers build a deep appreciation of Europe’s shared cultural heritage — and turn that into practical teaching strategies for their own classroom, using digital tools and interactive learning. In Bremen, participants explore real historical sites — from the UNESCO-listed Town Hall and Roland statue on the Marktplatz to the artistic Böttcherstraße and the medieval Schnoor quarter — experiencing first-hand the history, art and architecture they’ll bring back to their students.

Bremen’s heritage is not a single story but three layers built into one compact old town: a medieval city-state that fought for and literally carved its self-governance into stone (the Roland statue, a UNESCO World Heritage symbol of civic autonomy and market rights since 2004), an everyday merchant and craftsmen’s quarter that nearly disappeared under 1950s demolition plans before Bremen’s own citizens campaigned to save it (the Schnoor), and a 1920s artistic reinvention of that same “free Hanseatic city” identity in one of Germany’s most distinctive streets (the Böttcherstraße). Across the five days, participants move from a general framework on European cultural heritage and identity (Days 1–2) into direct fieldwork among Bremen’s own layered old town (Days 3–4), then spend Day 5 turning what they’ve seen into a digital, classroom-ready resource. Because Bremen’s core heritage sites sit within a genuinely short walk of each other, the course also works as a practical case study in civic history and heritage preservation — useful for teachers of history, citizenship, art and languages who want a concrete European example rather than an abstract discussion of “heritage” in general.

Methodology

Civic Freedom to Artistic Vision, Through Field-Based Learning

Days 3–4 trace three layers of Bremen's own identity built into one compact walk — medieval civic autonomy at the Marktplatz, centred on the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Town Hall and Roland statue (with Bremen Cathedral standing on the same square, though it is not itself part of the UNESCO inscription), everyday medieval trade and craft life in the Schnoor quarter, and a 1920s artistic reinvention of that same "free Hanseatic city" identity along the Böttcherstraße — so participants can teach how one city's self-image was built, nearly lost, and rebuilt, not a single frozen period.

Digital Tools Workshop, Built From What You've Seen

a hands-on session where participants turn photos and notes from Days 3–4 into a real digital output — a short digital storytelling piece, a simple interactive quiz, or a mini virtual exhibit — using straightforward tools they can realistically use with their own students.

Direct Classroom Transfer

strategies for teaching civic history and self-governance through a real, UNESCO-listed monument, ready to adapt to participants' own students and curriculum.

Heritage in Context, Not Just in the Past

Sessions connect what participants experience with the responsibility of preserving heritage that has genuinely been at risk — Bremen Cathedral was damaged by WWII bombing and its vault had to be rebuilt, and the Schnoor quarter itself faced demolition plans in the 1950s before citizen action and a decade-long restoration (1959–1970) saved it. Preservation becomes something participants can observe and reflect on — not simply a concept explained in theory.

What you'll take home

Explain how Bremen's Marktplatz ensemble, Schnoor quarter and Böttcherstraße reflect different layers of civic and cultural identity within a single European city.

Integrate cultural heritage and civic-education topics into lesson plans, using digital tools and interactive resources built from a real case study.

Design classroom activities that build students' understanding of civic autonomy, self-governance and democratic participation, using a concrete historical monument as the entry point.

Connect teaching to the EU's cultural-heritage priorities using a concrete European example rather than an abstract one.

Reflect on how Bremen's own experience of nearly losing and then saving part of its heritage can build students' intercultural awareness and active citizenship, and plan how to transfer it into their own school context.

Daily programme

Ice-breaking and trust-building activities
Introducing participants' schools
The EU's role in cultural heritage
Europe's cultural diversity and shared identity
Educational strategies: integrating heritage into lesson plans
Interactive learning strategies using digital tools

Warm-up team-building
The role of art in cultural heritage and European identity
How art supports communication between cultures
Workshop: interactive learning with digital tools, virtual tours and online resources
Building sensitivity and responsibility around cultural heritage

Bremen Marktplatz: the UNESCO World Heritage Town Hall and Roland statue — civic autonomy and medieval market rights
Bremen Cathedral (St. Petri Dom): Romanesque and Gothic architecture, twin towers
The Bremen Town Musicians statue: Brothers Grimm folklore and civic symbolism
Field reflection: connecting the Marktplatz's civic-freedom symbolism to classroom citizenship education

Böttcherstraße: Brick Expressionism and Art Nouveau architecture, and a 1920s reinvention of Bremen's Hanseatic identity
The Schnoor quarter: medieval fishermen's and craftsmen's houses, and the 1950s citizen campaign that saved it from demolition
Field-based exploration of Bremen's compact historic core
Field reflection: collecting material for a heritage-based lesson idea

Designing a digital heritage-based classroom activity — a digital trail, quiz or mini virtual exhibit — using material gathered during the Bremen site visits
Peer feedback and discussion
Course evaluation and reflection
Sharing course documents and records
Awarding the Certificate

Please note: the course fee covers all training sessions and the guided visits to heritage sites in the daily programme. Entrance tickets to museums, archaeological sites and monuments — where a site charges admission — are not included and are paid directly by each participant, based on what they choose to visit. Ask us for an estimated on-site budget when you apply.

Please note: sessions run from 09:30 to 15:00, Monday to Friday, with a break for lunch. Timings can shift a little to suit the venue and the group. If you'd like a specific topic covered, let us know when you apply — the confirmed day-by-day schedule is sent to registered participants ahead of the course.

Certificate: we issue the Certificate of Attendance to everyone who's present for at least 80% of the course — tracked with the daily sign-in sheet (see Certificate & assessment).

Equipment: a few of our courses ask participants to bring a laptop — check the day-by-day programme above, or ask us if you're not sure.

Need a formal invoice or proforma for your school's records? Ask us — we issue official invoices with the participant's name and course details.

Materials & tools

Virtual-tour and interactive-map tools for exploring the Bremen Town Hall, Roland statue and Bremen's other heritage sites beyond a single visit

Digital image and archive resources for building heritage-based lesson materials

A printed and digital course pack covering Bremen's UNESCO heritage and Hanseatic history

A simple template for turning a heritage-site visit into a classroom-ready lesson plan

A heritage-based classroom activity template, completed using material gathered during the Bremen site visits and finalised on Day 5

Certificate & assessment

This is a Certificate of Attendance, not an exam-based qualification — recognition comes from completing the structured programme, not from passing a test. The real, lasting value is in the competencies listed above under What you'll take home.

Erasmus Mobility Academy

Certificate of Attendance

Cultural Heritage: Bremen · 5 days · 25 hrs

+ Europass Mobility document

Type your name above — clearly marked "SAMPLE" in the PDF, not an official document.

The real certificate is signed by your trainer and EMA's authorised signatory. Your own signature isn't on this document — it's captured separately, on the Europass Mobility document.

Need to verify a real certificate? Check it online using the serial number and participant's full name, or contact us directly — [email protected], OID E10304561.

Attendance

Tracked using a sign-in sheet with one signature per participant per day (paper or digital). This record is used to issue your Certificate of Attendance and Europass Mobility document. View sign-in sheet (PDF)

Output

Every participant leaves with a completed Dissemination & School Impact Plan — a step-by-step template for applying the course back at your school (see below).

Feedback

An end-of-course evaluation form is sent to every participant after the course ends — a chance to reflect on what you've learned and how you'll apply it, and it helps us keep improving the course for future participants.

Your paperwork

Keep your travel tickets, boarding passes and (if you used green travel) any related receipts — your school or National Agency may ask for these for their own Erasmus+ reporting.

How to prepare

Bremen's Altstadt is compact and walkable, but comfortable walking shoes are recommended — the historic core has cobblestones throughout.

Practical information

Registration & documents

Not sure how registering works or what paperwork is involved? See our full Registration & Documents guide — from applying to your Certificate of Attendance, in one place.

Invitation letter

Need a formal invitation letter for your school or embassy? Request one — we send it within 2 business days. See a sample (PDF).

Learning Agreement

Prepared by our staff and sent to you and your school once your registration form is submitted — see what it looks like. See a sample (PDF).

Billing & invoicing

We issue official invoices/proformas with the participant's name and course details — ask us. Payment is due in full by bank transfer before the course start date. See a sample (PDF).

Airport transfer

Guidance on getting from the nearest airport to the venue is included in your welcome information.

Accommodation

We can recommend partner hotels close to the venue in the host city — ask us when you apply.

For your school / proposal

School impact

After completing this Cultural Heritage course, the participating staff member can transfer outcomes directly to their school: a short briefing for colleagues sharing the key takeaways, applying relevant tools or strategies from the programme in their own role, and inclusion of the course materials in the school's professional development resources — turning one person's mobility into a wider institutional gain that supports the school's European Development Plan. Use the Dissemination & School Impact Plan below to fill in your own — it saves as you go and can generate a one-page summary for your coordinator too.

Prefer a blank, course-independent version of this template? Get it here →

After the course

Participants will receive their certificates (Certificate of Attendance + Europass).

Participants will complete a general course evaluation and event survey.

Participants will receive course materials, videos, photos, and PDF documents in both digital and print formats.

Follow-up support: an email group is created for idea exchange, self-evaluation materials are provided, and participants receive a follow-up check-in after 3 months to discuss progress on bringing Bremen's cultural heritage into their teaching.

Use the classroom activity developed on Day 5 as the basis for a short staff-room briefing, sharing how Bremen's own civic-heritage story — a medieval city that won self-governance, nearly lost part of its heritage, and saved it through citizen action — can support cross-curricular teaching in history, civics and art, and provide a concrete input for the school's European Development Plan.

Frequently asked

This course is an eligible training activity under Erasmus+ Key Action 1 (School Education Mobility) — the course fee, travel and subsistence fall within the eligible cost categories. Whether it is covered depends on your own project's approved grant agreement and your National Agency's rules; we provide all the invoices, attendance records and certificates your National Agency requires for reporting.

B1 is enough — you do not need to be fluent. Trainers speak slowly and plainly, every session is built around doing something rather than sitting and listening, and groups are mixed by nationality so people help each other out. A rough test: if you could follow a staff meeting held in English and ask a question in it, you will be fine here.

Absolutely — group bookings of 3+ from one school receive priority placement, and we can schedule a dedicated session for groups of 12 or more.

This course runs only in Bremen — the daily programme is built around that city, so it is not offered in our other centres.

Tuition, all course materials, both certificates (attendance + Europass Mobility) and the trainer-led field days across the host city — the site visits are the course itself, not an add-on. Admission tickets are not part of the group programme: it is built around sites that are free to enter, and ticketed sites are studied from the outside. If you would like to go inside one, tell us beforehand — we buy the ticket in advance so you do not have to queue or book, and you pay us what it cost; we try to leave room in the programme for that. Flights, accommodation and travel insurance are booked separately — we send a vetted hotel list.

You can move to any later session free of charge. Cancellations made 30+ days before the start date receive a full refund; a reduced refund applies closer to the date — see our full Cancellation & Refund Policy for the exact schedule.

This mobility supports the Erasmus+ Key Action 1 School Education objective of "promoting knowledge about shared European heritage and diversity", and the horizontal priority on participation in democratic life, common values and civic engagement, which highlights participants' understanding of "European social, cultural and historical heritage". Through structured sessions and guided visits to Bremen's UNESCO World Heritage Town Hall and Roland statue — which UNESCO itself describes as "outstanding representations of civic autonomy and sovereignty" and of the medieval market rights and freedoms won by the city — alongside Bremen Cathedral, the Böttcherstraße and the Schnoor quarter, participants gain first-hand material to bring intercultural dialogue, civic history and Europe's layered cultural identity into their own classroom. Frame it in your own project's terms — your National Agency's current call will confirm exactly how it applies.

Bremen's Altstadt is compact and walkable — Böttcherstraße is only around 100 metres from the Marktplatz, and the Schnoor quarter a further 5–10 minute walk — but the historic core has cobblestones throughout. The pace and stops can be adjusted to your group's needs, so please let us know in advance if any participants have mobility considerations.