Knowledge
Class council
The class council (Klassenrat) is a regular, democratic assembly in which a class discusses and decides on its own concerns together.
In the class council, pupils discuss on their own responsibility what concerns them: getting along, joint projects or conflicts. Fixed roles such as chair and minutes and a clear procedure give structure and make the format predictable.
The class council is one of the most effective methods for making democracy tangible early: children and young people experience that their voice counts and that joint decisions hold. Digital tools help to gather topics in advance and record decisions.
Features of the class council
- Regular and fixed in the timetable
- Clear roles and a set procedure
- Topics come from the class
- Joint, binding decisions
With MyIdeas, a class gathers topics for the class council in advance, prioritises them by voting and records decisions transparently.
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