Webinar with Wenzhou Dalton Elementary School

Upcoming Dalton International activities: online audit of Wenzhou Dalton Elementary School. In response to Covid -19, we have decided to conduct an online audit in the school. The meeting concerning the matter took place today. The board members of Dalton International together with headmaster of the school Mrs. Bai Lili, director of Likeda Education Group Caroline Zhang and two Dalton coordinators Sophie Pan and Marcy Yu discussed today the ways of planning and organizing an online audit in the school. Together we were planning the online and live upcoming activities for the year 2022. We can soon finally plan so much in person and online. Sharing our work, vision and common achievements for the upcoming period. Luckily, we still found the ways to connect across the world.

JUBILEE CONFERENCE OF THE DUTCH DALTON ASSOCIATION

 

New book about Dalton education

 With pleasure we are presenting the cover of our book “Dalton Plan: a child’s lifetime experience” written by me and Agata Röhner. The cover was designed by children from Wenzhou Dalton Elementary School. The book has a theoretical and practical character. Our goal is to show the importance  of the Dalton Plan worldwide, taking into account cultural background as well as different policies and potentials of the Dalton schools across the world.  Moreover, we seek to examine the significance of using the Dalton Plan in everyday school life, so that the main goal would be to focus on mutual learning, socialization and experience as the basis of a social school life.

The book will be published in the publishing house of Northeast Normal University in China in Chinese language.

The premiere of the book will take place during the official International Dalton Conference in China in November 2022.

WENZHOU DALTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

 Children in Wenzhou Dalton Elementary School took part in an astronomy project in cooperation with academic centres. The project aimed mainly at giving students a "real life experience" and encourage them to feel like a professional astronaut.

The Likeda Education Satellite starts its expedition towards the JiuQuan launch site, and the 'Space STEAM Organization' receiving an award "Members of the Dalton STEAM Space Organization" researching and studying "Cubic Star" knowledge at Nanjing Science and Engineering University. They also successfully assembled a cubic star of their own. All students gazing in anticipation at the 'satellite revealing' ceremony for the launch of the satellite towards the Jiuquan launch site. All the students in the school theatre were listening to a speech by the deputy team leader of the overall design team of the first generation of contributors to the "Oriental Red Number 1" Chinese Space project. He was specially engaged by Wenzhou Dalton Elementary School as a consultant expert for the  "Space STEAM Organization".

Dalton International is proud and honoured to stimulate all initiatives aimed at giving children real life experience and learn the world on their own way.

Sternschule Deutschlandsberg Austria

Sternschule Deutschlandsberg has once again re-opened its doors after the summer break for its excited students and growing team! Among many known happy faces we have many new fresh ones having joined us this year. We now have 89 children attending our school and this including ten new first graders. One has to say there is truly something special about starting a new school year. There is always that expectation and vital energy that makes everyone feel the positive vibrations in the air. After a seemingly disruptive and in many ways not easy last school year, due to covid restrictions and several lockdowns, we are now looking positively and hopefully that this year will bless us with health and staying strong. We are aware of the continued restrictions that are present all over the world, such as wearing masks outside the classroom for instance, however as long as we can attend school, continue learning and have normality settle back in, that is all we wish for. That is all the children wish too, to see their teachers and friends and to be able to communicate, play and learn together.

 

It is wonderful to be back inside the walls of our school, such joy for the children to see their friends and greet their teachers. We were finally able to start our Erasmus project with a school from Slovenia. The name of the project is Promote Your Neighbour! Our kids will travel to Slovenia where they will connect with their peers through several activities aimed at improving their IT, language and social skills.

 

Many new faces among our team too, which is also exhilarating for everyone! Children have already settled in after the first few weeks and are ready for their Dalton education plans, organised and productive and very noticeably full of motivation! We have new subjects rooms set up for the children and this has brought much satisfaction, curiosity and motivation! To see the children learning self-organisation, responsibility and consideration as the progress of their work is rewarding and moving. Here is to a successful new school year!

 

DALTON SCHOOL IN AMMERN IS GROWING

Dalton International is wishing a brilliant team from International Dalton School in Thuringen, Germany a healthy  and delightful New Dalton Year. It is wonderful to see smiling staff and children coming back to school. The energy among the team and children is always amazing. The children seem very happy to be back at school, playing with friends, organizing their own time in Dalton agendas. Seeing new  children coming for the first time to school  hungry for learning has been inspiring for us. We are confident that a Dalton education is perfectly implemented in your school. Self-motivation, confidence, responsibility and reflection are a base for lifelong love of learning.

We are looking forward to seeing you all again soon….

Claudia Zanker, Director of the school wrote:

The school year starts with 183 children and a lot of fun with our 43 freshmen. The team has continued to expand - now learning 9 classes at our school and learning is supervised by NIKE - our school dog.

The pleasure of regular lessons according to the schedule is very nice for everyone after the past year! 

 

What an incredible year is in front of us. The year of new opportunities, new initiatives. In front of us the year of sharing our work, our passion, our vision and our achievements.  Thanks to the Dalton Plan we still find ways to connect across the world, we are grateful to all International Dalton Schools for their commitment, engagement, sharing their Dalton experience and expertise. Thanks to you, we can continue Parkhurst legacy. Undoubtedly, we  have recently met some challenges because of a global pandemic, which has forced us to adapt the online way we train and teach. Although the pandemic period, we are providing continuous support for the schools and parents. Our focus is to ensure the Dalton education accessible for every child in every corner of the world. Dalton education remains the inclusive, accepting education for children and adults of all abilities, and all cultures. To achieve this, we remain open to learning, listening and understanding the needs of all communities that are struggling to implement Dalton education.

We are honoured to spread the legacy of Helen Parkhurst across the world. At the same time, we bear in mind that thanks to her strong character and will she was able to achieve a huge success as just one individual, spreading her ideas and ground breaking work in universal education on a global scale. We are pleased to continue to support her work and demonstrate the amazing impact of Dalton education.

Every human being has the power to make a difference and if we can do it together – cooperating, sharing, supporting, learning from each other, listening to each other, the difference and impact may be enormous.

As a Dalton International community, it is our solemn duty to  cooperate, share and spread the legacy of Helen Parkhurst. Today, we are pleased to wish all the International Dalton Schools across the world a meaningful school year, full of hope and good initiatives. May this year be for you special and full of inspiration. We wish you all, a healthy and successful school year with the same motto as always: Go forth unafraid!

Roel Röhner,

President Dalton International