"Balu und Du" - mentoring project with TU Dresden students and children

The mentoring project "Balu und Du" takes place in cooperation between Diakonie Dresden as the project sponsor and TU Dresden. In the project, students take on responsibility for a primary school child with special support needs for a year and support and strengthen them outside of school by stimulating informal learning processes. In this way, "Balu und Du" is a preventative form of intervention to reduce social inequality.

The students receive professional and supervisory training and support through accompanying seminars. In addition to the regular meetings with the child and the weekly accompanying seminars, the third component, the continuous keeping of an online diary, offers the possibility of individual support for the child. The cross-semester project can be credited in the supplementary area (teacher training course) and in the Studium Generale and starts every winter semester.

If you are interested, you can find more information on Balu und Du or contact the coordinators at or .

Contact person at the Chair:
Martin Behrisch M.A.