Global Learning

Solar Net International

Solar Net International

• Founded in 2005 by teachers, students and former students at Schillergymnasium Münster

• Emerged from a Schoolexchangeproject with Namibia and Poland

• Aim: Promote a sustainable intercultural exchange beyond scholar projects and connect young people all over the world

Association Solar Net International

Solar Net International

• Education: Support of intercultural learning processes in local groups and international student meetings.

• Environment: Raising attention for environmental themes through local and international activities and campaigns.

• Social Responsibility: Encouraging the social responsibility and supporting a sustainable development in local projects worldwide.

Pillars

• Opened in summer 2005

• initiated as a platform for project partners of Solar Net

• difficulties to find new partners in foreign countries through the internet

• new development since 2007:

Language courses rise attention for Solar Net

Internetforum Solar Net International

Online Video Sprachkurse

• >3000 registered members from 130 nations

• 300 – 800 posts per day

• about 100 members online each day

• 15.000 page views per day

• new members join daily

• learn languages

• interested in other cultures

• like to report about their life

• want to deliver a positive

Image of their country

• Like to make friends

• Ages: 13 - 55

2 Target groups motivate another:

1) People active in projects of global learning and sustainable development

2) Everyone interested in cultures and languages

Members

• texts, pictures, videos

• public and private messages

• avoid anonymity

• respectful communication

Communication in the Forum

Contents

Reports from our everyday life

Reports

Day of the Dead in Mexico

Reports from our everyday life

Reports

Ramadan

in Egypt

Reports from our everyday life

Streetkidsproject

In Vietnam

Reports from our everyday life

Reports

• develops from the community

• members motivate each other

• reports from the everyday life

• getting to know other cultures & languages

• developing common projectideas

• working together in local projects

• making a difference together

• combination of learning & fun

Educational concept

Cultural learning

Breaking stereotypes

Change perspectives

Inclusive thinking (everyone is involved: nationalities,

ages etc.)

Enabling sustainable learning processes

Motivation to work and achieve something together

Effects

Forum Solar Net

- Entwicklung des Forums im Jahr 2007

Local groups

Germany

Poland

Vietnam

Belgium

Mexico

Namibia

Forum Solar Net

- Entwicklung des Forums im Jahr 2007

International school projects

Solar Net Youth Seminar

Common living, working and learning

Forum Solar Net

- Entwicklung des Forums im Jahr 2007

Social projects

Renovations in the farmschool of Baumgartsbrunn (Namibia)

Streetkidsproject Thao Dan in Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam)