EU and the European Union, Brussels 2024 and 2025 (in Danish)

Formålet med kurset er at give kursisterne en bred viden om EU’s institutioner, det daglige arbejde i Bruxelles samt nuværende og fremtidige problemstillinger indenfor det europæiske fællesskab.

Program: Three day program: European Parliament, European Commission, Council of Ministers, The Danish Embassy, European school of Brussels, and the House of European History

Where:  EU institutions in Brussels

When: 
March 2024 and November 2025

Participants:
Teachers from European lower secondary schools (students age 15-17)

Course fee: 
240 Euro
Transport, meals and hotel is not included in the price - participants must book hotel and transport themselves.

Registration: send an e-mail to jcj@efterskolerne.dk

Organizer:
The Danish Efterskole Association
Jakob Clausager Jensen, Head of international relations
jcj@efterskolerne.dk, +45 22361153
Farvergade 27 H, 2., 1463 Copenhagen K, Denmark

The activity is partly financed by Erasmus+

German language course in Berlin 21-24th May 2024 (in German)

Kurs für Fremdsprachenlehrer in Deutsch als Fremdsprache

Inhalt:              Weiterbildung für Deutschlehrer an dänischen Internatsschulen. Der Schwerpunkt liegt auf der deutschen Sprache und der Fremdsprachendidaktik und sekundär auf der
deutschen Kultur und der Gesellschaft.  Zusätzlich gibt es auch Kulturaktivitäten und einen Schulbesuch in Berlin.
Zeitpunkt 21.05.24 - 24.05.24 + An- und Abreise
Ort:  Felleshus der Nordischen Botschaften, Rauchstrasse 1, D-10787 Berlin
Hotel: 20.05.24 – 24.05.2 - Sorat Hotel Berlin, Bayreuther Str. 44, D-10787 
Zielgruppe:    Hauptsächlich dänische Lehrer und Lehrerinnen, aber Lehrer und Lehrerinnen aus ganz Europa werden auch eingeladen.
Sprache:        Deutsch
Teilnehmer: 30
Dozent und Kursleiter: Bent Hansen: cand.mag in Pädagogik, Master in Fremdsprachendidaktik und ausgebildeter Lehrer für Deutsch als Fremdsprache. 22 Jahre Unterrichtserfahrung an den Freien Schulen. Unterrichtet seit drei Jahren als Dozent für Deutsch als Fremdsprache bei Der freien Lehrerschule.

Programm:
Diensttag 21.05.24
09.00-10.30 Begrüßung durch Kursleiter Bent Hansen und die dänische Botschafterin in Deutschland, Susanne Hyldelund
Stell dich ein – Kennenlernen durch Spiele und Partnerarbeit Fokus auf Chunks & Gambits
11.00-12.30 Kurze Präsentation: Was ist strategische Kompetenz?
Verschiedene Übungen, mit deren Hilfe wir mit der Kompetenz arbeiten.
Vorbereitung für den U-Bahn Orientierungslauf
13.30-15.30 U-Bahn Orientierungslauf
Fokus auf die Zusammenarbeit und das Kennenlernen des U-Bahnnetzes.
Wir brauchen Chunks & die strategische Kompetenz.
18.00-20.00 Abendessen im Kiez (Kreuzberg)

Mittwoch 22.05.24
9.00-10.30 Was ist eTwinning? 
Kai-Uwe Gösicke, Lehrer und eTwinning Botschafter amn einer Berliner Schule.
11.00-12.30 Wortschatz im Fremdsprachenunterricht
Thema: Deutsche Musik im Unterricht
Fokus auf Wortschatz, strategischer Kompetenz & interkultureller Kulturvermittlung
13.30-15.30 Deutschlands Rechtsruck in einem Superwahljahr 
v/Tobias Stern Johansen, Journalist, Kristeligt Dagblad
18.00 Abendessen
20.00 Simon Dach Straße – wir gehen einen trinken!

Donnerstag 23.05.24
9.00-11.00 Schulbesuch der Deutsch-Skandinavischen Gemeinschaftsschule

11.30-12.30 Wie können wir mit Geschichte im Fremdsprachenunterricht arbeiten?
Fokus auf Schüleraktivität, Textarbeit und Wortschatz. 
13.30-14.30 „Deutschland. So nah und groß. Und doch so fern und klein“
Kultur- und Kommunikationschef der Kgl. Dänischen Botschaft, 30-40 Minuten 
Präsentation auf Deutsch und danach Fragen, 20-30 Minuten.  
15.00-16.30 Schriftlich mit Berlin arbeiten
Wie können die Schüler lernen einfache Texte zu schreiben, ohne Wörterbücher oder ChatGPT zu gebrauchen? Fokus auf Wortschatz, Hauptsätze und Paararbeit.
16.30-18.00 Auf eigene Faust in Berlin
19.00-22.00 Abschiedsessen

Freitag 24.05.24
9.00-11.00 Alternative Kultur in Berlin: Street Art Tour
11.00-12.30 Die Teilnehmer werden in kleinen Gruppen aufgeteilt und finden kulinarische Spezialitäten in Berlins multikulturellen Geschäften.
12.30-14.00 Essen im Grünen 
14.00-15.00 Auswertung & Auf Wiedersehen

Vormittagspause: 10.30-11.00
Mittagspause: 12.30-13.30 Mittagsessen in der Botschaft.
Abendessen: 18.00-19.00

Course fee: 320 Euro - includes course fee and meals described in the program.

Transport and hotel is not included in the price - participants must book hotel and transport themselves.

Registration: send an e-mail to jcj@efterskolerne.dk

Organizer:
The Danish Efterskole Association
Jakob Clausager Jensen, Head of international relations
jcj@efterskolerne.dk, +45 22361153
Farvergade 27 H, 2., 1463 Copenhagen K, Denmark

The activity is partly financed by Erasmus+

Course and contact seminar in Berlin 7.-9th October 2024 (in English)

Three days course and contact seminar focusing on international cooperation, class/student exchanges, and Erasmus+ within lower secondary school education – pupils age 15-17.

Program:

Monday October 7th, 2024
Full day program with lunch at the Embassy plus dinner Monday evening 

9.00 Introduction of participants and specific interests
9.45 Official welcome to The Danish Embassy in Berlin

10.00  Keynote: EU – what now? 
Lykke Friis,director of Think Tank EUROPA and Co-Chair of the European Council on Foreign Relations
The EU is facing its greatest crisis since World  II – with conflicts in Europe and the Middle East, inflation, low growth, and growing polarization. Unlike previous crises, this one is characterized by Germany also being in crisis and being led by a government that has long lost its majority in the polls. While the EU must maintain internal unity, it is increasingly challenged externally, notably by China but also by a United States where Donald Trump looms in the background again. On top of external challenges, the EU is also grappling with members such as Poland and Hungary, which suddenly question a cornerstone of Western democracies, the separation of powers. And with European Parliament elections ahead, which could turn the power dynamics in the EU upside down. Drawing on her role as a leading EU and Germany expert, Lykke Friis provides perspective on the latest developments and offers her insights into where Europe is heading – all with anecdotes from her many encounters – including as climate, energy, and equality minister – with top politicians and international figures.

11.00 Break 
11.30  Workshop: How do you work with European identity, citizenship, and values at your school?

12.00 Workshop: Best practices of class exchanges/pupil mobility

12.30 Lunch
13.30 Workshop: Best practices of job-shadowing or online coorperation

13.50 Workshop in smaller groups - find partners for:
1. Erasmus+ pupil mobilities
2. job-shadowing opportunities
3. Online cooperation

14.50 Break
15.20 Workshop in smaller groups - find partners for:
1. Erasmus+ pupil mobilities
2. job-shadowing opportunities
3. Online cooperation

16.30 Walk n' talk
17.00 Cultural event
19.00 Dinner

Tuesday October 8th, 2024 
Full day program with lunch at the Embassy

9.00 How to work with sustainability in schools?
Michael Thagaard, principal at Langelands Efterskole and sustainability coordinator the Danish Efterskole Association

10.00 Workshop: How do you work with sustainability at your school?

10.30 Break
11.00 Keynote: The Future of Europe in the Mirror of Five Crises: Climate, Migration, Economy, Covid, and Russia’s War in Ukraine
Ivan Krastev, chairman of the Centre for Liberal Strategies and permanent fellow at the Institute for Human Sciences, IWM Vienna.
Over the past 15 years, Europe has confronted five major crises. The climate crisis forced Europeans to imagine a world without them. The global financial crisis made Europeans doubt that their children would live better lives than their own generation. The migration crisis triggered an identity panic that called into doubt the benefits of multiculturalism. The pandemic demonstrated the speed and scale of change in our everyday lives. And the war in Ukraine shattered the illusion that a major war was no longer possible on the European continent and that military power no longer mattered. Which of the five crises has been most critical in shaping Europeans views of the future? How does the crises shape European politics? 

12.00 Lunch
13.00 Workshop in smaller groups - find partners for:
1. Erasmus+ pupil mobilities
2. job-shadowing opportunities
3. Online cooperation

14.00 Break
14.30 Agree on your future cooperation with your new partners
16.30 End of program

Wednesday October 9th, 2024 - School visits:
In smaller groups we visit different lower secondary schools in Berlin.

09.30 School visit to a secondary school 

12.00 Lunch
13.00 School visit to a secondary school

15.30 End of today’s program

Practical information

Where:  The Danish Embassy in Berlin

When: 
October 7th-9th, 2024

Participants: 
European lower secondary school teachers and leaders (students age 15-17)

Course fee:
200 Euro - includes course fee and meals described in the program.
Transport and hotel is not included in the price - participants must book hotel and transport themselves.

Registration: https://podio.com/webforms/29176781/2379337 (MAXIMUM TWO PERSONS PER SCHOOL)

Organizer:
The Danish Efterskole Association
Jakob Clausager Jensen, Head of international relations
jcj@efterskolerne.dk, +45 22361153
Farvergade 27 H, 2., 1463 Copenhagen K, Denmark

The activity is partly financed by Erasmus+

Course positive education in Helsinki 28 – 30th October 2024 (in English)
Three day’s course about positive education. For teachers within lower secondary school education – pupils aged 14-17.
 
Program 
 
Monday Oct 28, 2024
Teacher training from 9-12, lunch 12-13, teacher training 13-15. 
 
Tuesday Oct 29, 2024
Teacher training from 9-12, lunch 12-13, teacher training 13-15. 
 
I cooperation with See the Good! we will look into:
Positive education – Learning the fundamentals of positive pedagogy and positive psychology. Identify your own strengths and expertise and learn to promote positive atmosphere and collaboration in the teacher community.
Individual strenghts and socio-emotional skills – Deepening knowledge and skills of positive pedagogy and character education. The focus is on discovering students’ individual strengths and practicing socio-emotional skills at individual/group level. Also offering insights for educators to strengthen positive cooperation with parents. 
How to build a positive operational culture – Discovering approaches and research-based information for developing a strength-based, compassionate operational culture. Teachers learn to apply the Positive School Model in their own organization in order to achieve a permanent change.
 
Lead trainer: Head of training, Elina Paatsila
 
Training venue for the course:
Maria 01, Lapinlahdenkatu 16, 00180 Helsinki
 
Wednesday Oct 30, 2024
School visit from 9-12:30 at Itäkeskus Comprehensive School. The school visit will include: a quick tour at the school, visit classes, a lecture with the school principal on how they have been working with See the Good! and positive pedagogy in general. 
A Q&A session will be during the lecture too.
 
When
October 28 – 30th 2024
 
Participants
European lower secondary school teachers and leaders (students aged 14-17)

Course fee
€ 340 – includes course fee, lunch at the course and dinner Monday and Tuesday night.
€ 250 – includes course fee and lunch at the course.
Transport and hotel are not included in the price – participants must book hotel and transport themselves.
 
Registration
Send an e-mail to jcj@efterskolerne.dk 
 
Organizer
The Danish Efterskole Association
Jakob Clausager Jensen, Head of international relations
jcj@efterskolerne.dk, +45 2236 1153
Farvergade 27H, 2., 1463 Copenhagen K., Denmark
 
This activity is partly financed by Erasmus+