Ambos Foundation Award for Innovative Teaching and Learning

The Ambos Foundation for Innovative Teaching and Learning annually awards the Foundation Prize to schools, educational projects, and teachers in Germany who introduce fresh impulses into the education system through novel teaching and learning formats. Recognized are initiatives from educational institutions and private individuals that particularly emphasize inclusion, lifelong learning, and cooperation. Projects from all types of schools that already effect meaningful changes in everyday school life and sustainably shape the learning process are supported. The prize honors both established institutions and individuals who strengthen the common good through creative approaches and further develop the understanding of teaching methodology.

To apply, the project must be anchored in a German school or educational institution and demonstrate the application of innovative teaching methods. Evaluation focuses especially on the degree of innovation, practical feasibility, and documented added value for students and teachers. Inclusive concepts and cooperative partnerships that bring together various stakeholders in the education sector receive special consideration. The potential for lifelong learning also factors into the decision. In addition to public recognition, awardees benefit from media visibility that contributes to the wider dissemination of successful approaches. This award creates space for exchange, networking, and continuous development to jointly steer the German education system toward a future-oriented and equitable direction.