Three short documentaries report on various aspects of the educational system, including youth media, daycare, and schools.
Three short reports show young people training for their future professional careers.
1. Job Training: young adults are guaranteed an apprenticeship through vocational training programs like the one at the Zschopau motorcycle factory.
Three short documentaries show how television shows, books and summer camps contribute to children's development outside of school.
Even the youngest citizens are encouraged to take part regularly in recreational and competitive sports. Every two years, after making it past the qualification rounds in their home districts and counties, young people come together at the Children and Youth Spartakiad Games.
The education system in the GDR offers young people a chance to study a variety of careers, as shown in four brief documentary segments.
This documentary on Johann Sebastian Bach was made to commemorate the 225th anniversary of his death.
Four short segments feature young people and their involvement in national and international socialist youth organizations.
1. Delegates from 35 countries meet in Berlin for the 10th Free German Youth Congress in 1976.
East German education encompassed a variety of facets, including social, vocational, and artistic development, as exemplified in three short documentary segments.
The 6th Children and Youth Spartakiad Games was held in the Leipzig with the best young athletes from the whole country.
Katharina Jens is accustomed to success as a competitive high diving champion. She steps in for her teammate Claudia during an international competition but fails to complete the difficult one-and-a-half somersault with a double twist, costing her team the victory.