Good day,
Attached you will find a press release from the city of St. Ingbert with a request for publication.
Hands-on digital education: Südschule becomes a digital future workshop at DigiCamp
How does an idea become a film? How do you program your own game? What is behind artificial intelligence, 3D printing, robotics, or digital books? At the "DigiCamp" of the Südschule St. Ingbert, the students had the opportunity to try exactly that – not theoretically, but very practically.
From May 26 to 29, 2026, the elementary school transformed into a versatile future workshop. In numerous workshops, the children worked creatively, investigatively, and hands-on with digital and technical tools. They developed stop-motion films and their own feature films, programmed games with Scratch, created digital books, built and controlled robots, experimented with electrical circuits, designed models for 3D printing, and explored the possibilities and limitations of artificial intelligence.
The focus was not solely on technology. The goal of the DigiCamp was to make digital education accessible and age-appropriate.
“DigiCamp 2026 is a digital learning project that provides our children with the space to acquire key competencies for the future. Through the active and creative use of digital tools, they develop skills that will accompany them throughout their lives: critical thinking, independent creativity, and confident media literacy. In doing so, we not only prepare our students for a digital world but also empower them to actively shape it,” explains Nadine Klimbingat, principal of Südschule.
In 2026, DigiCamp picked up on an idea that first emerged in 2022 during the Corona period from the collaboration of dedicated parents and the school. This year, the project was newly realized and further developed with numerous partners.
“The DigiCamp shows what is possible when schools, businesses, universities, clubs, and dedicated parents all pull together. More than 15 external partners gave the children insights into digital technologies this week that go far beyond regular lessons. Particularly impressive was the enthusiasm of the children, who worked on the projects with great curiosity, creativity, and perseverance. This joy of discovering and creating makes the DigiCamp something very special for us every time,” says Lukas Böing, who coordinated the DigiCamp at Südschule with a team.
On May 30th, the school festival took place as the finale. On this day, parents and families were able to visit the children's projects in the school premises and the voluntary all-day school program.
For the city of St. Ingbert, DigiCamp is also a good example of how modern education can succeed locally. The Südschule demonstrates that digital skills can already be meaningfully promoted in primary school – playfully, creatively, and with a clear educational goal. The children are not only users of digital technology. They can understand it, question it, and create it themselves – if they are given the space, tools, and support to do so.
BU2627: Students program their own video game.
BU2696: A student chooses a project she wants to participate in.
BU2552: Two students filming their self-created stop-motion movie.
Photos: Carsten Simon
Best regards
Andrea Segura
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City of St. Ingbert
Staff Unit Communication and Associations
Am Markt 12 | 66386 St. Ingbert | Tel. +49 6894 13-247
