Pioneers Palace

The pioneer house (or " house of [Boys ] Pioneers " ) is a term from the GDR. The pioneer houses were present in many cities, children's leisure centers of Socialist Pioneer Organization " Ernst Thalmann ", with most pioneer homes nickname of representatives of the Communist movement contributed and some also had extensive outdoor facilities available with the so-called pioneer park.

The largest center of its kind was in Berlin. By the end of the 1970s it was the Central House of Young Pioneers " German Titov " in Berlin- Lichtenberg. With the opening of pioneer palace " Ernst Thalmann " in Pioneer Park in Wuhlheide 1979 this then acted as the largest center. Local pioneer centers were also in all district capitals, where the pioneer cities of Leipzig and Dresden ( Pioneer Palace " Walter Ulbricht " in Albrecht Berg Castle ) were the largest and also how the could have at the Berlin Wuhlheide own pioneer railway.

The most important difference to today's recreational facilities for children ( many former pioneer homes today are normal kids houses or youth clubs ) was the low proportion of " Open Door projects ": A large proportion of child labor took place in courses that were free namely, to which one, however, had to register in advance. The range of courses or study groups was there some entirely non-political, such as painting, crafts, pottery or sewing, sometimes more or less tinged politically, such as Young cosmonauts, Young Firefighters and young geographers. The relatively many attractions of the pioneer houses set for the school children of the GDR is an important factor in the leisure and included with educational work, so also was always a certain liability, they, if you had logged in once, even perceive.