Mössi-Bees

Introduction to Beekeeping at BG/BRG Mössinger

The goal of this project is to spark students’ interest in bees and beekeeping. By providing flexibility, the concept enables students to develop their own projects through a co-creative process at school.

With the «Mössi-Bees» project, the school beekeepers at BG/BRG Mössinger aim to promote bee-related topics within the educational system. The course «Introduction to Beekeeping» is offered as part of the semester-based upper school program at BG/BRG Mössinger. In this course, students will acquire basic knowledge about bees and beekeeping. Furthermore, they will develop (either individually or in small groups) a project that expands the school’s beekeeping program in some way. Possibilities and ideas for projects will be presented, but students can and should also contribute their own ideas. Potential projects could come from the following areas: beekeeping products, wax processing, nature conservation and biodiversity, sustainability, marketing, science, and computer science.

A «buddy system» could also be established, in which participants in the module teach lower-grade and/or elementary school students about a specific aspect of beekeeping. Interdisciplinary collaboration with various subjects is also being considered, such as when building a hive scale.

Students who begin projects in the lower grades can and should continue to develop them in the upper grades. We are also considering collaborations with commercial beekeepers, the beekeeping school, the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, and similar organizations.

The plan also includes inviting external experts to the school in order to bridge the gap between the school and the professional world.

Another important aspect is providing guidance to students as they work on their pre-research projects.

Using the GECKO platform, the competency model outlines the skills that teachers can acquire as part of the project.