From 29 April to 8 May, numerous school classes took the opportunity to playfully test their knowledge of Council of Europe topics in an escape game on Peter-Kaiser-Platz and in the town of Vaduz.
Over the past few days, 21 school classes with around 400 pupils have once again taken the opportunity to put their knowledge of Liechtenstein's chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe to the test. In the escape game "The Lost Star" in the town of Vaduz, the aim was to answer questions about democracy, human rights and the Council of Europe in order to find "the lost star". Equipped with a brochure, stencil and pen, the groups set off to find the five hidden boxes. The pupils had to guess the way from box to box using aids such as a UV lamp or red light foil and also open the locks on the boxes. To do this, they had to answer questions, with the correct answers resulting in a letter or a number to pick the locks. In this way, the star from the Liechtenstein Council of Europe logo could be collected point by point.
The groups gave their best with enthusiasm and enjoyment, learnt a lot about the Council of Europe and worked together as a team. The escape game format was a successful conclusion to the school-based Council of Europe activities. "Since the beginning of the presidency, it has been important to familiarise pupils with the Council of Europe and Liechtenstein's role. We have achieved this with various measures. These ranged from documents and information material, which were made available to teachers, to a competition and an escape game," said Head of the School Board Rachel Guerra.
