ESCAPE ROOM
The educational escape room at the ZLSB
*The Escape Room is currently being renovated. Please do not contact us again with game requests until February 2025. Thank you for your understanding!
Objective
Since 2021, an educational escape room has been developed and tested at the ZLSB together with student teachers in line with the gamification approach. Based on the 17 Global Goals for Sustainable Development, the Escape Room addresses the topic of migration and flight.
The players embody employees of a government office who are required to reconstruct important personal files that have been damaged in 60 minutes. The aim is to sensitize players to various causes of flight and to work through fictitious flight biographies. The Escape Room forms the basis for reflective interdisciplinary further work on current topics such as educational inequality, climate change, gender and diversity, etc. The Escape Room uses both web-based digital platforms and tools available in the room to connect the real and digital spaces. These include the digital board and iPads as operable end devices, virtual reality glasses that can be used to view 360° images, an Anybook reader for acoustic playback of instructions, etc., as well as QR codes and other elements.
Usage scenarios
Playing the escape room with students or pupils (8th to 12th grade) with a subsequent reflection discussion
Outlook
We are currently planning a joint project with various educational stakeholders to digitally prepare the puzzle strand on "Persecution based on sexual orientation". The aim is to jointly design a free digital platform for reflective further work on the topic of "sexual orientation" in school lessons. Further information will follow.
Further information
In 2023, we were delighted to receive the award for the seminar "Escape from your classroom! Thinking inclusion and digitalization together" with the "Prize for outstanding digital teaching in Saxon teacher training" by the PraxisdigitaliS joint project. The prize money will be used to further develop the escape room.
The escape room is located at Ludwig-Ermold-Straße 3.
Trigger warning
The Escape Room is about migration, persecution and flight. This is the reality of life for many people around the world and is caused by various factors. The Escape Room addresses the climate crisis, unequal educational opportunities and poverty, persecution based on sexual orientation, political persecution and religious affiliation. The content can be emotionally overwhelming, especially for learners who have experienced displacement. If you are unsure whether the game is suitable for your learning group, we are always available for a discussion.
The plots and all personal biographies described in the escape room are fictitious. The room is sometimes dark and cramped.
Bildungs-Escape-Room am ZLSB
Contact us
If you have any questions, suggestions and/or feedback on the project, please contact