Last month Hans Wenke and I were invited to promote Dalton education during 5 conferences in different cities. Our latest book is translated into Polish language and it seems to be a great success, because the first edition is sold out already.
Last week the 15th International Dalton Conference took place. Participants from Czech Republic and Slovakia, but also from Austria, Germany, Holland, Poland and Spain. The delegation from Senegal couldn't get a connected flight in Amsterdam and stayed with friends in Holland. Their conference presentation is in the website of Dalton International. See this website also for photo reportage and the new magazine.
Last week I was in Germany to visited the first Dalton primary school: Dalton Grundschule Unstruttal. Director Claudia Krause and Thomas Beck were in the Netherlands last year and I could support them during the visit of some Dalton schools. The result of collecting ideas in Holland and many creative initiatives I could observe. And there is only one conclusion : this is an excellent Dalton school. The inspired team of teachers and a group of parents created a Dalton school to be proud of. Dalton International is proud to have this new member.
Today I visited 'Productief bv'. This firm produces great material for pupils with talents. And in my opinion all children have talents as long as they are motivated and challenged. The focuss on talented children is very actual nowadays and I saw challenging material in many categories of the multiple intelligences. Stijn Eelvelt of this company gave me many of these brilliant 'free-choice assignments' to show in schools during my seminars.
Find this Dalton site with new initiatives and examples of material. A strong Dalton development takes place in Poland, supported by Dalton International.
The new Magazine of Dalton International came out this week. The articles: Dalton has influenced our school policy by Vera Buresova and Vladimir Moskvan Dalton in Poland by Katarzyna Dryjas How your students learn more when you teach less by Roel Röhner Leadership and innovation at school Nerea Begona / Bilbao The elements of Dalton education in Polish preschool by Anna Wróbel History must not be old fashioned by Roel Röhner Policy of quality in education and class consultation by peers by Hans Wenke Wie eine Dalton-Schule in Ungarn entsteht by Ildiko Tar Dalton education in Senegal by Nestor Diatta