Cultural Heritage: Bremen

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.

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.

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

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.