Bildungsstätte Bredbeck

What Bildungsstätte Bredbeck does

Bildungsstätte Bredbeck is a Heimvolkshochschule (residential folk high school) operated by the Landkreis Osterholz district in Lower Saxony, Germany, founded in 1975 and celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2025. The institution delivers in-person political education, youth work, international exchange, and continuing professional development through residential seminar programs at its campus in the Teufelsmoor region of Osterholz-Scharmbeck. Core offerings span five thematic areas — international education (German-Polish-Ukrainian-Israeli youth encounters, including the LIKHTAR trilateral network), political education and democracy participation (including the #lautsein Partnerschaft für Demokratie program covering 330 municipalities), vocational and continuing education (professional development for educators, social workers, and palliative care providers), cultural education (STAGEPACK performing arts summer academy, world music camps), and health and personal development (resilience workshops, self-help weekends). It serves a heterogeneous mix of participants including school classes (Grades 3-8), federal volunteer service participants (Bundesfreiwilligendienst U27/Ü27), self-help groups, professional cohorts, and international youth delegations.

The underlying technology layer is minimal: a website (bredbeck.de) with online seminar registration forms, downloadable program brochures, and a newsletter signup, supplemented by an Instagram presence for the #lautsein program. There is no proprietary platform, mobile app, API, or AI capability; program delivery is people-intensive, relying on in-house staff, freelance instructors, and partner organizations (STAGEPACK, dock europe e.V., Detox Identity, Löwenherz-Akademie). The new Haus Xtra3 youth guest area provides 36 beds, six new rooms with shower/WC, four supervisor rooms, a seminar room ('Perspektive'), communal kitchen, fire pit, and recreational facilities including high/low rope courses.

The business model combines per-participant seminar and course fees (ranging from €70 for self-help weekends to €1,280 for week-long STAGEPACK summer academy), full-board accommodation bundled into program pricing, exclusive facility rental at €700 per night for the youth guest area, and substantial public funding from federal programs (Demokratie Leben via Bundesministerium für Familie), state ministries (Nds. Kultusministerium, Nds. Landesamt für Soziales, Jugend und Familie), and the maintaining district (Landkreis Osterholz). The institution is led by Director Kirsten Dallmann and operates as a government-state entity with no external ownership or venture funding; strategic coordination with DPJW as Zentralstelle for German-Polish youth exchange anchors its international programming.

Name

Bildungsstätte Bredbeck

Legal name

Bildungsstätte Bredbeck - Heimvolkshochschule des Landkreises Osterholz

Website

https://bredbeck.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1975

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Bildungsstätte Bredbeck is a public Heimvolkshochschule in Lower Saxony, Germany, operated by Landkreis Osterholz since 1975, delivering residential political education, professional development, and German-Polish-Ukrainian-Israeli youth exchange programs to school classes, federal volunteers, educators, and self-help groups.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Residential Adult Education

NAICS

Educational Services (611), All Other Schools and Instruction (61169), Educational Support Services (61171)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Hotels, Rooming Houses, Camps & Other Lodging Places (7000)

akta.pro primary industry

Community & Adult Education (Municipal/Community Schools) (EDAAAEAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Residential Education, Programming & Community Development (EDALACAC), Hybrid, Multi-Location & Multi-Country Study Abroad Programs (EDAIAAAE), Short-Term Student Housing (Summer/Intensive Programs) (EDAIALAF), Academic Program Housing (Study Abroad, Language Schools, Field Schools) (THAMAGAE)

Keywords

• Adult education services
• Youth exchange programs
• Political education
• Professional development training
• Cultural education programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Osterholz-Scharmbeck

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Seminar and Course Fees: Fees charged for seminars, workshops, and educational programs including professional development courses, youth programs, and cultural offerings. Prices range from €70 for self-help weekends to €1,280 for week-long summer academies.
2. Accommodation and Boarding: Full-board accommodation services included in seminar packages. Separate pricing for youth guest area rental at €700/night for the entire facility.
3. Group Facility Rental: Youth guest area and seminar facilities available for rental to external groups. Combipreis of €700 per night for exclusive use of the youth guest area.
4. Public Funding and Grants: Funding from Bundesministerium für Familie through Demokratie Leben program, Nds. Kultusministerium for professional training programs, and Landkreis Osterholz as the maintaining body.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Bildungsstätte Bredbeck is a residential adult education center (Heimvolkshochschule) operated by Landkreis Osterholz that delivers multi-day residential seminars, workshops, and youth exchange programs across five thematic areas: international education (German-Polish-Ukrainian exchanges), political education (democracy, anti-discrimination), professional development for social workers and educators, cultural education (theater, music, dance), and health/personal development. It packages these offerings with on-site accommodation and full board at the Haus Xtra3 youth guest area, and supplements fee-based services with publicly funded civic programs such as #lautsein Partnerschaft für Demokratie.

Product overview

Bildungsstätte Bredbeck is a Heimvolkshochschule (folk high school / residential adult education center) operated by Landkreis Osterholz in Germany. It operates as a single, unified educational facility rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. The institution offers a comprehensive portfolio of programs organized across five core thematic areas: Internationale Bildung (International Education) for youth exchanges between Germany, Poland, Ukraine and Israel; Politische Bildung (Political Education) focused on democratic participation and anti-discrimination; Berufliche Bildung (Vocational/Professional Education) including the 'Die Welt des Kindes' program for early childhood educators and palliative care training; Kulturelle Bildung (Cultural Education) spanning theater, Taiko drumming, and world music; and Gesundheits- und Persönlichkeitsbildung (Health and Personal Development) including yoga, archery, and stress management. The facility also operates a youth guest area (Jugendgästeareal / Haus Xtra3) for school trips and a dedicated seminar program for Bundesfreiwilligendienst (Federal Voluntary Service) participants under the 'We Care' brand. Programs are delivered through various formats including multi-day seminars, workshops, international youth encounters, and continuing education courses. The organization also coordinates the '#lautsein – Partnerschaft für Demokratie' program as a federal-state partnership for democracy education.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• STAGEPACK: Cultural project format offering summer academy and Schnupperkurs for music, theater, and dance education
• Haus Xtra3 / Jugendgästeareal
• LIKHTAR
• #lautsein - Partnerschaft für Demokratie

Products and services

• Klassenfahrten (Class Trip Packages) Residential school trip packages for grades 3-8 featuring high/low rope courses, campfires, disco nights, sports facilities, and nature experiences. Includes accommodation in the youth guest area and full board. Designed for school classes seeking immersive off-site learning experiences.
• We Care - Seminare für Bundesfreiwillige (BFD Seminars)

Named customers5 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Deutsch-Polnisches Jugendwerk (DPJW)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 June 2025Long-standing cooperation with DPJW for German-Polish youth exchange. Bredbeck serves as Zentralstelle for Deutsch-Polnischer Jugendaustausch. Joint projects include LIKHTAR trilateral program with Polish and Ukrainian partners. DPJW awarded Bredbeck the Deutsch-Polnischer Preis 2025 for excellence in youth exchange.
• Landkreis OsterholzcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMaintaining body (Träger) of Bildungsstätte Bredbeck as Heimvolkshochschule des Landkreises Osterholz. Partnership with Landkreis Kwidzyn (Poland) for bilateral youth exchange. Landkreis serves as federführendes Amt for #lautsein Partnerschaft für Demokratie.
• Bundesministerium für Familie, Senior*innen, Frauen und JugendcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFederal ministry program partner for 'Demokratie Leben' - Partnerschaft für Demokratie in Landkreis Osterholz. Bredbeck serves as Fach- und Koordinierungsstelle. Program funds youth participation and anti-discrimination initiatives with 330 municipalities participating nationwide.
• Nds. Landesamt für Soziales, Jugend und FamiliecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation for professional development of social workers in youth welfare/youth work. Co-organizes seminars including 'Let's keep talking!' and 'Democracy! Mach mit!' with registration handled through the Landesamt.
• Nds. KultusministeriumcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation for the continuing education program 'Die Welt des Kindes' for daycare center professionals offered through the ministry.
• Löwenherz-AkademieminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for children's hospice education. Bredbeck hosts preparation courses for voluntary children's hospice companions. Organizational leadership by Tanja van Almsick from Löwenherz-Akademie. Cooperation for palliative care training module.
• Detox IdentityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation for workshop on 'Tiktoksische Männlichkeit' (toxic masculinity on social media). Partner organization for media and gender competence in educational work. Maike Stemmler serves as co-founder and workshop facilitator.
• dock europe e.V.minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation for democracy education. Suna J. Voß from dock europe e.V. Hamburg serves as seminar instructor for youth participation and activation programs. Focus on participatory formats and discrimination-critical perspectives.
• STAGEPACK-BühnentrainingminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing cultural project format cooperation with Claudia Schill's STAGEPACK team. Offers summer academy and trial courses in singing, acting, dance, piano accompaniment, and ukulele. Professional artists serve as instructors.
• Landkreis KwidzyncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPolish partner county in bilateral youth exchange partnership with Landkreis Osterholz. Foundation for German-Polish-Ukrainian trilateral youth exchange programs including LIKHTAR network.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Heimvolkshochschule Seddiner See: Residential folk high school in Brandenburg offering political education, international encounters, and adult continuing education. Directly comparable Heimvolkshochschule model operating under similar public funding structures.
• ConAct - Koordinierungszentrum Deutsch-Israelischer Jugendaustausch: Coordinates German-Israeli youth exchange and is a comparable specialized cross-border youth exchange coordinator. Bredbeck's German-Israeli programs and ConAct's mission align as national coordinators for international youth encounters.
• AFS Interkulturelle Begegnungen e.V. One of Germany's largest international youth exchange organizations running student exchanges and intercultural programs. Directly comparable to Bredbeck for cross-border youth exchanges including Germany-Poland-Ukraine programs.
• Akademie Waldschlösschen: German residential education center specializing in political education, democratic participation, LGBTQ+ rights, and anti-discrimination work. Closely comparable to Bredbeck as a residential folk high school model with a political and social education focus.
• Experiment e.V. German organization coordinating international youth exchanges and homestay programs with global partners. Comparable as a German-based exchange provider with similar trilateral program capabilities and youth mobility focus.
• ijab - Fachstelle für internationale Jugendarbeit der Bundesrepublik Deutschland: Germany's central coordination office for international youth work and a competence network for youth mobility programs. Comparable as a national-level coordinator for international youth exchanges and policy advocate.

Broad incumbents

• Deutsch-Polnisches Jugendwerk (DPJW): Federal German-Polish youth exchange body that funds and oversees bilateral programs including Bredbeck's Zentralstelle role. Larger umbrella organization operating in the same exchange space with overlapping mandate.
• Deutsches Jugendherbergswerk (DJH): Germany's main youth hostel organization providing youth group accommodation across the country. Comparable for the youth accommodation component of Bredbeck's Haus Xtra3 and class trip offerings.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/demokratieleben_bredbeck
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/bredbeck

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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