Workshop series “Language-sensitive social and emotional learning” with the SchlaU workshop

Social-emotional learning is particularly important for newly immigrated pupils in order to feel safe, build relationships and settle into their new school life. In practice, however, support is often hampered by language barriers, as many programs are heavily language-based and do not reach all learners equally.

Therefore we invite Teachers at secondary schools and vocational colleges in Cologne, who work with newly immigrated children and young people are cordially invited to our series of workshops on language-sensitive social-emotional learning. Together we will try out practical methods and materials that can be used regardless of language requirements.

In cooperation with SchlaU-Werkstatt, an experienced partner in working with new immigrant learners, we are offering this two-part workshop series. We look forward to your participation and to exchanging ideas with you!

The Part I “Making feelings discussable” takes place on Wednesday, 15.04.2026 from 14:30 to 17:30 will take place. We will use specific materials and methods to discuss how you can integrate the topic of “feelings” into (German as a foreign language) lessons.

The Part II “Negotiating conflicts” takes place on Thursday, 28.05.2026 from 14:30 to 17:30 takes place. In this workshop, we will work on ways to strengthen conflict competence, also using specific methods and materials.

Target group: Teachers at Cologne secondary schools with German support groups and vocational colleges with international support classes

Speaker: Laura Resaei, education officer in the “SchlaU: Strengths” project”

Moderation: Nilai Wilken and Johanna Niederwettberg

Registration: Please write an informal e-mail by 03.04.2026, stating your school and also your function, to nilai.wilken@stadt-koeln.de