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The “Schools: Partners for the Future” initiative
Global education partnerships
“Responsibility, partnership, dialogue – these are the pillars of Germany’s value-based foreign policy. Education is a key resource in our globalized world. This is why the Federal Foreign Office and its partner organizations have established sustainable education partnerships with a global network of 1500 partner schools. We want to inspire young people at these schools to learn the German language and open doors to German culture, science and business. The sooner we realize we are an international learning community, the more success-ful we will be in utilizing future opportunities.
We want to remain open to the diversity of different cultures and demonstrate tolerance for other ways of life. In order to achieve this, we more than ever need places where young people can meet and get to know one another, where they can be creative together and learn alongside one another. Our partner schools abroad serve as such places. I invite you to get to know these schools.”
Dr. Guido WesterwelleFederal Minister for Foreign Affairs
In February 2008 the Federal Foreign Office launched the “Schools: Partners for the Future” (PASCH) initiative. The aim of PASCH is to create and strengthen a global network of some 1500 partner schools with special links to Germany. This is designed to arouse and sustain young people’s interest in and enthusiasm for modern-day Germany and the German language – especially in the priority regions of Asia, the Middle East and Central and Eastern Europe.
The Federal Foreign Office is responsible for coordinating the PASCH initiative, which is being implemented in cooperation with the Central Agency for Schools Abroad, the Goethe-Institut, the Educational Exchange Service of the Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs of the Länder in the Federal Republic of Germany and the German Academic Exchange Service. From the very beginning the Bundestag supported the initiative and underlined its significance for educational work abroad with its resolution on “strengthening and developing German schools abroad”.
PASCH is linked to other cultural relations and education policy initiatives, such as the “kulturweit” (Bridging Cultures) volunteer programme, the Research and Academic Relations initiative, and “German – Language of Ideas”.
Partners “Schools: Partners for the Future” is an initiative co-organized by the Federal Foreign Office and …
The Central Agency for Schools Abroad (ZfA)The ZfA, in close coordination with the Federal Foreign Office and the German Länder, promotes 135 German schools abroad as well as 825 schools within the national education systems which offer the German Language Certificate of the Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs (DSD).
www.auslandsschulwesen.de
Goethe-Institut Through its branches and its assistance to over 500 partner schools, the German cultural institute, which is active world-wide, promotes the German language abroad, engages in international cultural cooperation and seeks to provide a wide ranging view of Germany and German culture.
www.goethe.de
The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)The DAAD is an association of German higher education institutions and acts as a cultural relations, higher-education, academic policy and relevant development cooperation organization. Within the PASCH context, the DAAD serves as the interface with Germany as a study location.
www.daad.de
The Educational Exchange Service of the Standing Con-ference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs of the Länder in the Federal Republic of Germany (PAD)Since 1952 the PAD has been the only state organization responsible for international school exchange and cooperation on behalf of the Länder.
www.kmk-pad.org
For the sake of greater clarity and readability, not all formulations are gender neutral.
Contact information
Federal Foreign OfficeDirectorate-General for Culture and CommunicationWerderscher Markt 110117 BerlinGermany
Tel.: +49 30 5000-0e-mail: [email protected]
www.pasch-net.de www.diplo.de/awp www.kulturweit.de www.diplo.de/sprache-der-ideen
The “Schools: Partners for the Future” initiative
Global education partnerships
“Responsibility, partnership, dialogue – these are the pillars of Germany’s value-based foreign policy. Education is a key resource in our globalized world. This is why the Federal Foreign Office and its partner organizations have established sustainable education partnerships with a global network of 1500 partner schools. We want to inspire young people at these schools to learn the German language and open doors to German culture, science and business. The sooner we realize we are an international learning community, the more success-ful we will be in utilizing future opportunities.
We want to remain open to the diversity of different cultures and demonstrate tolerance for other ways of life. In order to achieve this, we more than ever need places where young people can meet and get to know one another, where they can be creative together and learn alongside one another. Our partner schools abroad serve as such places. I invite you to get to know these schools.”
Dr. Guido WesterwelleFederal Minister for Foreign Affairs
In February 2008 the Federal Foreign Office launched the “Schools: Partners for the Future” (PASCH) initiative. The aim of PASCH is to create and strengthen a global network of some 1500 partner schools with special links to Germany. This is designed to arouse and sustain young people’s interest in and enthusiasm for modern-day Germany and the German language – especially in the priority regions of Asia, the Middle East and Central and Eastern Europe.
The Federal Foreign Office is responsible for coordinating the PASCH initiative, which is being implemented in cooperation with the Central Agency for Schools Abroad, the Goethe-Institut, the Educational Exchange Service of the Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs of the Länder in the Federal Republic of Germany and the German Academic Exchange Service. From the very beginning the Bundestag supported the initiative and underlined its significance for educational work abroad with its resolution on “strengthening and developing German schools abroad”.
PASCH is linked to other cultural relations and education policy initiatives, such as the “kulturweit” (Bridging Cultures) volunteer programme, the Research and Academic Relations initiative, and “German – Language of Ideas”.
Partners “Schools: Partners for the Future” is an initiative co-organized by the Federal Foreign Office and …
The Central Agency for Schools Abroad (ZfA)The ZfA, in close coordination with the Federal Foreign Office and the German Länder, promotes 135 German schools abroad as well as 825 schools within the national education systems which offer the German Language Certificate of the Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs (DSD).
www.auslandsschulwesen.de
Goethe-Institut Through its branches and its assistance to over 500 partner schools, the German cultural institute, which is active world-wide, promotes the German language abroad, engages in international cultural cooperation and seeks to provide a wide ranging view of Germany and German culture.
www.goethe.de
The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)The DAAD is an association of German higher education institutions and acts as a cultural relations, higher-education, academic policy and relevant development cooperation organization. Within the PASCH context, the DAAD serves as the interface with Germany as a study location.
www.daad.de
The Educational Exchange Service of the Standing Con-ference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs of the Länder in the Federal Republic of Germany (PAD)Since 1952 the PAD has been the only state organization responsible for international school exchange and cooperation on behalf of the Länder.
www.kmk-pad.org
For the sake of greater clarity and readability, not all formulations are gender neutral.
Contact information
Federal Foreign OfficeDirectorate-General for Culture and CommunicationWerderscher Markt 110117 BerlinGermany
Tel.: +49 30 5000-0e-mail: [email protected]
www.pasch-net.de www.diplo.de/awp www.kulturweit.de www.diplo.de/sprache-der-ideen
The “Schools: Partners for the Future” initiative
Global education partnerships
“Responsibility, partnership, dialogue – these are the pillars of Germany’s value-based foreign policy. Education is a key resource in our globalized world. This is why the Federal Foreign Office and its partner organizations have established sustainable education partnerships with a global network of 1500 partner schools. We want to inspire young people at these schools to learn the German language and open doors to German culture, science and business. The sooner we realize we are an international learning community, the more success-ful we will be in utilizing future opportunities.
We want to remain open to the diversity of different cultures and demonstrate tolerance for other ways of life. In order to achieve this, we more than ever need places where young people can meet and get to know one another, where they can be creative together and learn alongside one another. Our partner schools abroad serve as such places. I invite you to get to know these schools.”
Dr. Guido WesterwelleFederal Minister for Foreign Affairs
In February 2008 the Federal Foreign Office launched the “Schools: Partners for the Future” (PASCH) initiative. The aim of PASCH is to create and strengthen a global network of some 1500 partner schools with special links to Germany. This is designed to arouse and sustain young people’s interest in and enthusiasm for modern-day Germany and the German language – especially in the priority regions of Asia, the Middle East and Central and Eastern Europe.
The Federal Foreign Office is responsible for coordinating the PASCH initiative, which is being implemented in cooperation with the Central Agency for Schools Abroad, the Goethe-Institut, the Educational Exchange Service of the Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs of the Länder in the Federal Republic of Germany and the German Academic Exchange Service. From the very beginning the Bundestag supported the initiative and underlined its significance for educational work abroad with its resolution on “strengthening and developing German schools abroad”.
PASCH is linked to other cultural relations and education policy initiatives, such as the “kulturweit” (Bridging Cultures) volunteer programme, the Research and Academic Relations initiative, and “German – Language of Ideas”.
Partners “Schools: Partners for the Future” is an initiative co-organized by the Federal Foreign Office and …
The Central Agency for Schools Abroad (ZfA)The ZfA, in close coordination with the Federal Foreign Office and the German Länder, promotes 135 German schools abroad as well as 825 schools within the national education systems which offer the German Language Certificate of the Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs (DSD).
www.auslandsschulwesen.de
Goethe-Institut Through its branches and its assistance to over 500 partner schools, the German cultural institute, which is active world-wide, promotes the German language abroad, engages in international cultural cooperation and seeks to provide a wide ranging view of Germany and German culture.
www.goethe.de
The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)The DAAD is an association of German higher education institutions and acts as a cultural relations, higher-education, academic policy and relevant development cooperation organization. Within the PASCH context, the DAAD serves as the interface with Germany as a study location.
www.daad.de
The Educational Exchange Service of the Standing Con-ference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs of the Länder in the Federal Republic of Germany (PAD)Since 1952 the PAD has been the only state organization responsible for international school exchange and cooperation on behalf of the Länder.
www.kmk-pad.org
For the sake of greater clarity and readability, not all formulations are gender neutral.
Contact information
Federal Foreign OfficeDirectorate-General for Culture and CommunicationWerderscher Markt 110117 BerlinGermany
Tel.: +49 30 5000-0e-mail: [email protected]
www.pasch-net.de www.diplo.de/awp www.kulturweit.de www.diplo.de/sprache-der-ideen
Networking, qualification and information through www.pasch-net.de
A worldwide network of partner schools with special links to Germany
The network of German schools abroad and schools within the national education systems offering the German Language Certificate and/or qualified teaching in German as a Foreign Language will be strengthened and extended. We want to develop vivid and long-lasting links with Germany and inspire schools, teachers and pupils to enjoy an open exchange of views and engage in cooperation. For this reason the initiative supports these schools with a broad range of services.
What can PASCH do for schools, teachers and pupils?
The “Schools: Partners for the Future” initiative
Global education partnerships
“Responsibility, partnership, dialogue – these are the pillars of Germany’s value-based foreign policy. Education is a key resource in our globalized world. This is why the Federal Foreign Office and its partner organizations have established sustainable education partnerships with a global network of 1500 partner schools. We want to inspire young people at these schools to learn the German language and open doors to German culture, science and business. The sooner we realize we are an international learning community, the more success-ful we will be in utilizing future opportunities.
We want to remain open to the diversity of different cultures and demonstrate tolerance for other ways of life. In order to achieve this, we more than ever need places where young people can meet and get to know one another, where they can be creative together and learn alongside one another. Our partner schools abroad serve as such places. I invite you to get to know these schools.”
Dr. Guido WesterwelleFederal Minister for Foreign Affairs
In February 2008 the Federal Foreign Office launched the “Schools: Partners for the Future” (PASCH) initiative. The aim of PASCH is to create and strengthen a global network of some 1500 partner schools with special links to Germany. This is designed to arouse and sustain young people’s interest in and enthusiasm for modern-day Germany and the German language – especially in the priority regions of Asia, the Middle East and Central and Eastern Europe.
The Federal Foreign Office is responsible for coordinating the PASCH initiative, which is being implemented in cooperation with the Central Agency for Schools Abroad, the Goethe-Institut, the Educational Exchange Service of the Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs of the Länder in the Federal Republic of Germany and the German Academic Exchange Service. From the very beginning the Bundestag supported the initiative and underlined its significance for educational work abroad with its resolution on “strengthening and developing German schools abroad”.
PASCH is linked to other cultural relations and education policy initiatives, such as the “kulturweit” (Bridging Cultures) volunteer programme, the Research and Academic Relations initiative, and “German – Language of Ideas”.
Partners “Schools: Partners for the Future” is an initiative co-organized by the Federal Foreign Office and …
The Central Agency for Schools Abroad (ZfA)The ZfA, in close coordination with the Federal Foreign Office and the German Länder, promotes 135 German schools abroad as well as 825 schools within the national education systems which offer the German Language Certificate of the Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs (DSD).
www.auslandsschulwesen.de
Goethe-Institut Through its branches and its assistance to over 500 partner schools, the German cultural institute, which is active world-wide, promotes the German language abroad, engages in international cultural cooperation and seeks to provide a wide ranging view of Germany and German culture.
www.goethe.de
The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)The DAAD is an association of German higher education institutions and acts as a cultural relations, higher-education, academic policy and relevant development cooperation organization. Within the PASCH context, the DAAD serves as the interface with Germany as a study location.
www.daad.de
The Educational Exchange Service of the Standing Con-ference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs of the Länder in the Federal Republic of Germany (PAD)Since 1952 the PAD has been the only state organization responsible for international school exchange and cooperation on behalf of the Länder.
www.kmk-pad.org
For the sake of greater clarity and readability, not all formulations are gender neutral.
Contact information
Federal Foreign OfficeDirectorate-General for Culture and CommunicationWerderscher Markt 110117 BerlinGermany
Tel.: +49 30 5000-0e-mail: [email protected]
www.pasch-net.de www.diplo.de/awp www.kulturweit.de www.diplo.de/sprache-der-ideen
Networking, qualification and information through www.pasch-net.de
A worldwide network of partner schools with special links to Germany
What can PASCH do for schools, teachers and pupils?
Staff and equipment support
German teachers and experts assist the partner schools•
Schools receive teaching materials and technical equipment•
Advice and qualification
Local German teachers take part in training courses and are •able to spend time in schools in Germany
Pupils participate in cultural projects and competitions, •thus increasing their fluency in German
Education-sector decision-makers are invited to take part in •fact-finding tours to Germany
Ministries are given advice on how to develop modern cur-•ricula for German-language teaching, and schools are ad-vised as to the selection of teaching materials
Networking, qualification and information through www.pasch-net.de
A worldwide network of partner schools with special links to Germany
What can PASCH do for schools, teachers and pupils?
Language and study scholarships
Pupils attend courses in Germany•
Specially gifted pupils are invited to spend a longer period •in Germany
Qualified graduates receive a scholarship to study at •a German university
Networking
Pupils and teachers can make contact and improve their •German and related knowledge with other German learners and speakers through www.pasch-net.de
Schools receive assistance in partnership-building and pupil •exchange with schools in Germany
Partner schools network with German universities with •a view to their graduates’ subsequent studies
Networking, qualification and information through www.pasch-net.de
www.pasch-net.de is the PASCH network’s central interactive communication, learning, working and information platform.
The website is composed of four areas whose content and scope are tailored to their respective user group:
Teachers’ room
Here teachers can find further material for their lessons, improve their language, theoretical and methodological skills, and (in the community area) exchange views with other teachers.
Information
This area provides generally accessible information on the participating institutions and their activities. An interactive world map provides an overview of the partner schools, and there are presentations by schools, as well as competitions and projects.
A worldwide network of partner schools with special links to Germany
What can PASCH do for schools, teachers and pupils?
Classroom
Here interesting articles from Germany on themes such as music, films and literature are presented for pupils of all language-skill levels, as well as information on current events, competitions, project ideas, games and exercises aimed at improving their German skills. In the community area pupils can make contact.
Learning platform
In virtual classrooms projects are carried out between schools and even countries, training courses and seminars held in supervised groups and for individual learning.
Networking, qualification and information through www.pasch-net.de
A worldwide network of partner schools with special links to Germany
What can PASCH do for schools, teachers and pupils?
The “Schools: Partners for the Future” initiative
Global education partnerships
“Responsibility, partnership, dialogue – these are the pillars of Germany’s value-based foreign policy. Education is a key resource in our globalized world. This is why the Federal Foreign Office and its partner organizations have established sustainable education partnerships with a global network of 1500 partner schools. We want to inspire young people at these schools to learn the German language and open doors to German culture, science and business. The sooner we realize we are an international learning community, the more success-ful we will be in utilizing future opportunities.
We want to remain open to the diversity of different cultures and demonstrate tolerance for other ways of life. In order to achieve this, we more than ever need places where young people can meet and get to know one another, where they can be creative together and learn alongside one another. Our partner schools abroad serve as such places. I invite you to get to know these schools.”
Dr. Guido WesterwelleFederal Minister for Foreign Affairs
In February 2008 the Federal Foreign Office launched the “Schools: Partners for the Future” (PASCH) initiative. The aim of PASCH is to create and strengthen a global network of some 1500 partner schools with special links to Germany. This is designed to arouse and sustain young people’s interest in and enthusiasm for modern-day Germany and the German language – especially in the priority regions of Asia, the Middle East and Central and Eastern Europe.
The Federal Foreign Office is responsible for coordinating the PASCH initiative, which is being implemented in cooperation with the Central Agency for Schools Abroad, the Goethe-Institut, the Educational Exchange Service of the Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs of the Länder in the Federal Republic of Germany and the German Academic Exchange Service. From the very beginning the Bundestag supported the initiative and underlined its significance for educational work abroad with its resolution on “strengthening and developing German schools abroad”.
PASCH is linked to other cultural relations and education policy initiatives, such as the “kulturweit” (Bridging Cultures) volunteer programme, the Research and Academic Relations initiative, and “German – Language of Ideas”.
Partners “Schools: Partners for the Future” is an initiative co-organized by the Federal Foreign Office and …
The Central Agency for Schools Abroad (ZfA)The ZfA, in close coordination with the Federal Foreign Office and the German Länder, promotes 135 German schools abroad as well as 825 schools within the national education systems which offer the German Language Certificate of the Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs (DSD).
www.auslandsschulwesen.de
Goethe-Institut Through its branches and its assistance to over 500 partner schools, the German cultural institute, which is active world-wide, promotes the German language abroad, engages in international cultural cooperation and seeks to provide a wide ranging view of Germany and German culture.
www.goethe.de
The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)The DAAD is an association of German higher education institutions and acts as a cultural relations, higher-education, academic policy and relevant development cooperation organization. Within the PASCH context, the DAAD serves as the interface with Germany as a study location.
www.daad.de
The Educational Exchange Service of the Standing Con-ference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs of the Länder in the Federal Republic of Germany (PAD)Since 1952 the PAD has been the only state organization responsible for international school exchange and cooperation on behalf of the Länder.
www.kmk-pad.org
For the sake of greater clarity and readability, not all formulations are gender neutral.
Contact information
Federal Foreign OfficeDirectorate-General for Culture and CommunicationWerderscher Markt 110117 BerlinGermany
Tel.: +49 30 5000-0e-mail: [email protected]
www.pasch-net.de www.diplo.de/awp www.kulturweit.de www.diplo.de/sprache-der-ideen