Contact Seminar Berlin 2024

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.

When: Autumn 2024 – October 28th-30th.
Where: Held at the Common house of the Nordic embassies, 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.