Vison:
“The true
business of the school is not to chain the pupil to preconceived ideas, but to
set him free to discover his own ideas and help to bring his powers upon the
problem of learning”
Helen Parkhurst, Founder of the
Dalton School
1. The original Dalton Laboratory Plan
from theory to practice on the example of ‘The Dalton School’ in New York and ‘Ascham’
in Sydney: historical outline, main pillars of the Dalton Plan as education for
the future that stimulates child’s holistic development.
2. The main pillars of the Dalton Plan
in theory and praxis on the examples of secondary schools worldwide.
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The
principle of freedom: how does it stimulate independence
and awaken creativity? How to differentiate secondary students’ interests?
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How to nurture students’ motivation
and learning attitudes?
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The
principle of cooperation: how to awaken and shape social and
emotional skills? How to shape the attitudes of perseverance? The analysis of
different learning styles and multiple intelligences theory and praxis
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How
to develop Independence and students’ taking responsibility
for their learning experience? How to awaken and instill the independence while
working with secondary school students?
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The
principle of effectiveness
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The
innovative dimension of “reflection”
(theory and praxis)
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The
innovative dimension of “embedding”
(theory and praxis)
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