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coACTION Coaching Page 3/8 June 2025 Coaching in the "Year of Democracy" For the successful implementation of the "Year of Democracy (YoD)," coaching plays a central role. Each of our five project partners serves as a permanent point of contact for participating schools. The goal is to effectively guide and support you and your school on your journey to strengthen democratic processes. What We Mean by Coaching For us, coaching is a dialogue-driven process that aims to support schools, school management, teachers, and administrators in achieving their goals. We believe that every school already possesses the right and important solutions for its unique needs, and the coach merely helps to identify and activate these potentials. Of course, this always involves the personal development of everyone involved, as it is crucial to form a team and collectively take responsibility for the set goal. Our Coaching Principles:  Empowerment for self-help: As coaches, we don't provide ready-made solutions, but rather support schools in developing their own problem-solving strategies.  Resource orientation: The focus is on the school's strengths and existing resources.  Goal orientation: The coaching is geared towards achieving the project goal of "Democratic Empowerment for Primary Schools."  Confidentiality and trust: A trusting relationship between the school and us as the coaching team is the basis for successful collaboration.  Process facilitation: We guide you through the process without controlling the content. We ask questions, listen actively, provide feedback, and encourage reflection. This is how we aim to help you understand, implement, and live democratic processes without dictating specific content or influencing your autonomous decisions. Role and Responsibilities of the Coaches The main task of the coaches is to provide support, advice, and facilitation. It's important for us to emphasize that coaches do not interfere with the content-related work of your school. Rather, the goal is to support your school in developing its own solutions and independently achieving the project goals.