International Erasmus+ Contact Seminar
October 28th-30th 2024 at the Danish Embassy, Rauchstrasse 1, Berlin.
Participation from international schools and Danish independent schools.
Working with hope, meaning, and belief in the future in times of crisis
Children today are growing up in a world largely marked by crises. Wars in Europe and the climate crisis dominate the media agenda. One of the most important tasks as a teacher is to inspire students the belief that they can actually change the world for the better.
How do we work with hope, meaning, and belief in the future in times of crisis?
This contact seminar and conference in Berlin aim to provide participants with new perspectives on teaching and tools for working with hope during a crisis. There will be a special focus on peace education, sustainable development, and concrete initiatives that can create connections among students in Europe.
OBJECTIVES
- Focus on schools' teaching in the tension between hope and crises.
- Foster connections between Danish independent schools and international schools.
- Highlight schools' work with democracy and linguistic and cultural identity.
- Provide schools with tools for cross-country projects in Europe.
- Involve students from schools before and after the seminar.
CONTENT
The contact seminar will include presentations, workshops, and networking activities. The themes for presentations/workshops will be:
- Peace education.
- Cultural identity – language and communities.
- Locally rooted democratic communities as a resource in sustainable development.
- Diversity - peaceful coexistence despite differences.
PROGRAMME
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Monday, October 28th, 2024: Conference on peace education and sustainability
09:00 Welcome
09:30 Keynote: Fighting against distrust and polarization of society
Presentation and workshop
Ebbe Bertelsen, Project manager
The Bridge Builders Association - Centre for Dialogue Coffee10:30 Break
11:00 Workshop:
How do you work with hope in a time of crisis in your school?12:00 Lunch
13:00 Keynote: Intercultural Competence and peace education:
Götz Nordbruch, Berghof Foundation.14:00. Break
14:30 Workshop:
How do you work with intercultural competences and hope in your school?15:30 Break
16:00 Cultural event
17:00 End of programme
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Tuesday, October 29th, 2024: Contact seminar – find your future partners
09:00 Official welcome - introduction of participants and specific interests
09:45 Workshop:
Best practices of class exchanges/pupil mobility10:15 Break
10:45 Workshop:
Best practices of job-shadowing12:00 Lunch
13:00 Workshop:
eTwinning and best practices of online cooperation13:30 Workshop in smaller groups
Erasmus+ pupil mobilities
Job-shadowing opportunities
Online cooperation16:00 Hand out of seminar certificates and end of seminar
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Wednesday, October 30th, 2024 – School visits
10:00 School visit to a primary (and secondary) school in Berlin
-12:00
Programme may be subject to change.
For more on keynote speakers:
PRACTICAL INFORMATION
When: Autumn 2024 – October 28th-30th.
Where: Held at the Danish Embassy, Rauchstrasse 1, Berlin.
Participants: 12 Danish independent schools (2 participants per school) and 12-20 international schools. 50 in total. Participants arrange their own accommodation.
The Nordic Embassies in Berlin
