Thursday EFTRE ConferenceJärvenpää 2004
The 9th EFTRE conference
• Welcome• Bienvenue• Willkommen• Velkommen• Välkommen• Isten hozott
• Bine ati venit• Benvenuti• G’day• Tervetuloa• Teretulemast• Welkom• Laipni ludzam
Thursday EFTRE European ConferenceJärvenpää 2004
Järvenpää - 2004
Thursday EFTRE ConferenceJärvenpää 2004
RE: Educating the whole person
Jeremy Taylor
Chair of EFTRE
Juha Luodeslampi
Conference Organiser
Thursday EFTRE ConferenceJärvenpää 2004
Welcome to Järvenpää
• Travel
• Meals
• Accommodation
• Payments
• Sauna
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Travel
Trains to Helsinki:
Järvenpää ~3km
Kyrölä ~1km
Buses on main road outside centre
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Meals
Breakfast 08:00
Lunch 13:00
Dinner 19:30
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Accommodation
Block CBlock A
Block B
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Payments
At the cashier’s office in Block C which will be open on Friday between 08:15 and 15:00
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Sauna
In accommodation blocks open between 17:00 and 24:00
In woods:
Thursday - Men
Friday - Women
Saturday - Mixed
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The Conference Team
Eeva Uutela Kirsi Mattila
Kaarina Lyhykäinen
Paul Hopkins
Sari Nevalainen
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What is EFTRE?
• An association of RE teachers’ organisations and
support networks
• 49 member organisations in 16 nations with
contacts in 10 others
• Provides conferences, a web site, teacher
exchanges
• Part of the CoGREE alliance
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The EFTRE Executive
Hans
Fijn van Draat
Carin Laudrup Geneviève Locqueville
Marit
Svare
Sonja Danner Marianna Szabó
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The story of the conference
• Questioning the materialistic and mechanistic curriculum
• Educating the whole person
• An holistic or integrated approach
• RE’s contribution: beyond the cognitive
• spirit, emotions, community, mind
• Living with diversity, walking with strangers
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The shape of the conference
Thursday RE and the spirit
Friday RE and the emotions
SaturdayRE and the community
RE and the mind
Sunday From conference to classroom
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Thursday - Programme
13:00 Reception / Arrival
15:30 Welcome and Introduction
16:30 Tea / Coffee
17:15 Keynote lecture 1: RE and the Spirit
Dr. Julian Stern - University of Hull
17:45 Discussion groups (in home languages)
18:30 Questions to the speaker
19:30 Dinner
20:30 Sauna Option (Men)
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Friday – Programme (morning)
08:00 Breakfast
09:00 Classroom Practice: two 10 minute presentations
09:30 Keynote lecture 2: RE and the emotions
Prof. Dr. Roger Burggrave - University of Leuven
10:15 Discussion groups
10:45 Tea / Coffee
11:15 Questions to the speaker
11:45 Workshop 1
13:00 Lunch
Thursday EFTRE ConferenceJärvenpää 2004
Friday – Programme (afternoon)
14:00 Coach to Helsinki
Reception with the principal of the University
Free time in Helsinki
18:30 Coaches leave for Järvenpää
19:30 Dinner
20:30 Sauna Option (Women)
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Saturday – Programme (morning)
08:00 Breakfast
09:00 Classroom Practice: two 10 minute presentations
09:30 Keynote lecture 3: RE and the community
Prof. Dr. Gordon Mitchell - University of Hamburg
10:15 Discussion groups
10:45 Tea / Coffee
11:15 Questions to the speaker
11:45 Workshop 2
13:00 Lunch
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Saturday – Programme (afternoon)
14:00 EFTRE General Assembly
15:00 Tea / Coffee
15:15 Classroom Activity Session: RE and the mind
Jane Brooke - Senior Advisor, Cheshire, England
19:30 Conference Dinner and Social Evening
Folk Group
22:00 Sauna Option (Everyone)
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Sunday - Programme
08:00 Breakfast
09:00 Classroom Practice: two 10 minute presentations
09:30 Putting the conference into practice:
Francis Loftus, Carin Laudrup & others
10:30 Tea / Coffee
11:00 Discussion groups
11:45 Final plenary and evaluation
12:30 Lunch and depart
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Workshops
Title Leader Room
Vision Marit Svare and Hans Fijn van Draat LS1
Listening Jane Brooke and Christoph Örling LS4
Drama Katri Vappula LS3
Taste Genevieve Locqueville RT5
Reading Kalevi and Päivi Kasala Lounge SC2
Creativity Sonja Danner LS2
ICT Paul Hopkins and Joe Fleming Auditorium
Training Teachers Pille Valk and Hugo Verkest Lounge SA2
Other People’s shoes James Nelson and Carin Laudrup RT3
Resolving conflict Cath Sinclair Lounge SC1
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Group discussions - home languages
Language Animateur Room
English 1 Lesley Prior LS2
English 2 John WIlson LS4
English 2nd lang Pille Valk LS1
Finnish Markku Holma LS3
Scandinavian Marit Svere Lounge SC2
German Renate Röthlein Lounge SC1
Flemish Hugo Verkest Auditorium
Staff Juha Luodeslampi Lounge SA 2
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Religious Education in practice
Each morning at 09:00 a chance to hear
about the way Religious Education is taught
in different countries across Europe….
… and some surprise guests !
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Networking and sharing
• Value of a European conference
• Different does not mean wrong
• And now a message for native English speakers!
• Speak slowly
• Avoid colloquialisms and irony
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Before you leave …
• Check your e-mail details - these will be distributed at the end of the
conference
• Remember the website address www.eftre.org
• National reports for 2004 to Paul Hopkins
• Complete evaluation form in final session
Thursday EFTRE European ConferenceJärvenpää 2004
Järvenpää - 2004