A NEW STANDARD FOR SCHOOLS – How One Educator is Revolutionizing Education

A groundbreaking book for the future of education that calls for a complete rethinking of our societal mindset.
With a positive approach to education by focusing on practical, solution-oriented alternatives rather than critiquing the current system.

Stefan Ruppaner has developed the school of the future: an innovative space concept without traditional classrooms, assessments only when students are ready, a learning environment built on trust, no frontal teaching, mutual support and respect, iPads as standard tools, and a stress-free, fear-free school experience. What sounds like a utopia is already a successful reality in Ruppaner’s school and is highly appreciated by students.

In his book, Stefan Ruppaner shares how he conceived and implemented this new school concept, what makes his school unique today, and what is needed to modernize education everywhere. He aims to lay the groundwork for a revolution in education, contributing significantly to the ongoing debate about a system that is creaking and groaning at every corner, offering an enlightening and engaging read.

Publisher: Rowohlt Polaris
Release: 18.02.2025
ISBN: 978-3-499-01639-4
240 Pages
Authors: Stefan RuppanerAnke Willers

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Stefan Ruppaner Anke Willers A NEW STANDARD FOR SCHOOLS – How One Educator is Revolutionizing Education

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Stefan Ruppaner

Since 2005, Stefan Ruppaner has been the principal of Alemannenschule Wutöschingen, one of the most innovative schools globally. The school won the German School Prize in 2019 and 2021. Under his leadership, the concept of learning detached from time and space has been largely implemented. Ruppaner is a co-founder of Butterfly Pedagogy, which supports "self-organized learning" through digital tools, freeing up time for experiential learning. Since 2017, he has been the chairman of the non-profit cooperative Materialnetzwerk eG, which provides high-quality OER learning materials for self-organized learning, free of charge for everyone.

Anke Willers

Anke Willers is a journalist and author. She was a senior editor at Eltern family , where she wrote a column about her family life. She now also writes for Brigitte . In 2019, she published the book Geht's dir gut oder hast du Kinder in der Schule? , which recounts her experience as an unwitting volunteer teacher. Willers is married, has two adult daughters, and lives in Munich.