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Member Presentations

Dance School “Source of inspiration” – Velikiy Novgorod, Russia

FHS (Folk High School) from V.Novgorod - start in 1999 – November

Dance School - start in 1999 – February, since 2000 together with FHS

The organizer and leader – Morozova Galina (she is also the leader of general and cultural lines in FHS)

Inside the dances groups there are more then 100 participants from 18 to 75 years old: students, teachers, economists, workers of different professions, many pensioners and soldiers.

The program of the education in Dance School include a lot of different dances: ball room dance, belly dance, flamenco, latin dance, retro dance, bollywood and etc.

THE DANCE IS THE MOVING, THE MOVING IS THE LIFE!!!!

THE DANCE IS NOT ONLY THE BEAUTIFUL BODY, THE DANCE IS THE POETICAL SOUL!!!

THE MUSIK PLUS THE MAN ARE THE DANCE!!!

THE DANCE IS THE LOGICAL THINKING, THE EXCELENT MOOD, THE WISHING TO LIVE AND THE FREEDOM FEELING!!!

The participants of DANCE SCHOOL “SOURCE OF INSPIRATION” and GALINA MOROZOVA hope to find the partners in this field of activity.

OUR CONTACTS e-mail : cudepje@rambler.ru Galina Morozova

Rite Folkschool

Rite Folkschool is a private, self-governing institution, which has its domicile in Rites pagasts, Jekabpils rajons, Latvia. The school buildings must provide for board and lodging as well as education for the students.

The objective of the institution is to support a new system of adult education in Latvia by running a folkschool inspired by the Danish tradition for Grundtvigian Folk High Schools. This means, that the superior objective of the school must always be human enlightenment thus giving the students the possibility of developing authoritativeness, frankness, energy and a strong commitment to democratic government and values.

This objective must be pursued by means of:
- offering residential courses for adults, who during the courses are learning and living together with their teachers;

- a pedagogical and general atmosphere of equal worthiness, openness and broadmindedness, which always respects the personal integrity of the students. The effect of the teaching must never be measured by means of exams or grades;

- a curriculum with no political or religious bindings;

- a teaching practice which always gives room for an open dialogue;

- offering general subjects which make the students appreciate the history, language and society of Latvia and which at the same time promote respect of democratic principles and cultural rights of other peoples;

- offering general subjects which support personal, creative, social and professional growth within the students.

The running of the school is financed by means of voluntary contributions from members of the school association in Latvia and Denmark, fees from the students and subsidies from national, regional and/or local Latvian/Nordic government.

Interfolk, Institute for liberal Education and voluntary Associations

The name of our Association is "Interfolk, Institute for liberal Education and voluntary Associations". The Danish name is "Interfolk, institut for folkeoplysning og foreningsarbejde".

Interfolks objective is to contribute to popular enlightenment and active citizenship in the context of liberal adult education, voluntary associations and cultural activities in the civic society.

Interfolks activities may include research, surveys and development projects, seminars and debate activities, and other cultural activities, - in a Danish, Nordic, European and a broader international context.

Interfolk is a non-profit organisation based on individuals sharing the same fundamental ideas and objectives. The Association celebrated its founding meeting in January 2008.

www.interfolk.dk

Norden's Biskops-Arnö

Culture, tradition, international outlook

General course; prose, poetry and drama writing; ecology and global solidarity; historical studies; natural medicine and health promotion; documentary films; photo journalism

Nordens Biskops-Arnö has a 50-year tradition of internordic education. This has developed into an international outlook, founded on ideas on solidarity and democracy.

Our participants will be found all over the globe:
-a one-year media course in Chile
-ecology and global solidarity in India
-”participatory video” courses in Latin America
-shorter studie trips to Iceland, Norway, Denmark and Finland
-language immersion courses for Finnish students
-Swedish culture and pedagogics for future Danish teachers

The center though, is the island of Biskops-Arnö, 60 kilometers west of Stockholm, where 100 students live and study for shorter or longer periods. We have a highly skilled staff with great renown in their respective fields.
The library is our special pride with an abundancy of books from the Nordic countries
Biskops-Arnö is a school and a training organisation well founded in the local society with a living interest in the world as a whole. From local to national to Nordic, to global.

We are always eager to find new fields of interests and new partners in our efforts for furthering culture, solidarity, democracy and health promotion.

www.biskops-arn.se

Center of Education, Kaliningrad - The Folk High school Kaliningrad

The Center of Education in Kaliningrad is general educational establishment for pupils of all age.
The main objective of the centre is moral, spiritual and physical training of pupils.
Solving of social problems, democratization of society, world on the Earth, patriotism and extension of international contacts are the basic directions of work of the Educational Center.

The basic courses are:
• The Social economic course (2 years),
• Ecological-local lore course (the Baltic European region) (2 years)
• Information-technological (mathematics in computer science) (2 years)
• The Chemical-biological course (2 years)

The center carries out the following:
1. Initial professional education for the following professions:
1. Operator electronic machines and computers (2 years)
2. Secretary-typist (2 years)
3. Car Repair Mechanic (2 years)
4. Carpenter-Cabinet Maker (2 years)
5. Plant-growing (2 years)

Additional education:
1. Bases of accounting and manufacture planning (2 years)
2. Accountant of small and average business with PC skills (2 years)
3. Accounting (2 years)
4. Personnel Manager (9 weeks)
5. Small Business Organizer (9 weeks)
6. Commercial Work (2 years)
7. PC User (3 mon)
8. Internet for beginners “The World of Computer” (2 mon)
9. Court Secretary (2 years)
10. Bases of designing, modelling and sewing (2 mon)
11. Younger nurse on taking care of patients (2 years)
12. Photo Course (1 year), “Golden age” Course (PC User)

Additional paid educational services:
• “Intensive”, course of additional educational services, preparation of external students for intermediate attestation (tutoring).
• “Intensive +”, a rate of additional educational services, on preparation of students for Uniform Graduation Examination (tutoring).
• “Internet services”, providing Internet services for interested persons.
• "Polyglot", learning foreign languages.
• “Accountant of small and average business”
• “PC Operator”
• “Personal Computer Design”
• “PC User”

As a whole educational process should be directed:
1. To development of conditions for psychological support of youth, help to reveal professional interests, inclinations, defining of real opportunities of mastering of this or that profession.
2. To development of educational system for adults and continuous professional training, reeducating of retired and unoccupied population.

Kaliningrad College of economy and law

Kaliningrad College of economy and law is a modern educational institute of secondary vocational education and places in Kaliningrad.
The peculiarity of college is its participation in the social program directed to raising of prestige of education among population/
The main aim of the college is the solution of social problems of population with middle income and the realization by them their constitutional right on education.
A motto of the college: “Education – available for everyone!”

The specialty of the college:
• Jurisprudence
• Economy and accountancy
• Management
• Hotel service
• Automated systems of treatment of the information and management
• Pre-school education

Additional education:
• Human resources management
• Ethics of the business cooperation
• Russian language and speech culture
• Accountant
• Office work
• Information technologies
• Landscape design
• The Ecology of Baltic Sea

The College of economy and law makes getting professional education accessible for schoolchildren and for older people. Unfortunately, now it is difficult to get professional education for those, who does not have basic education for some reason or other. The forms of studying at our college give a good opportunity for these people to get an education without leaving their job.
One of perspective directions of College development is cooperation with different social organizations and Teenagers social organization, the Rehabilitation centers, attracting disabled person, service men to education etc.

Kant University

Federal State organization of high professional education of I. Kant State University of Russia is an educational institute in the Kaliningrad region. A principle of continuous education (pre high institute training, Bologna system of high education, after graduate training – post-graduate studies, doctor studies) are being realized successfully at our University.

Besides the classical education the system of vocational education is developed at the university. During 15 years the Department of vocational education development has been realizing the methods of effective adult training. The basic competences of the Department are education, vocational training and vocational retraining of different categories of people to professions and specialities which are following the demands of a modern labour market and, also, to adaptation to a constantly changing conditions of a working population. A special attention is given to such socially meaningful directions as a work with temporally unemployed people, military people and disabled people, socially adverse groups of population .
Kaliningrad College of economy and law is a modern educational institute of secondary vocational education and places in Kaliningrad.
The peculiarity of college is its participation in the social program directed to raising of prestige of education among population/
The main aim of the college is the solution of social problems of population with middle income and the realization by them their constitutional right on education.
A motto of the college: “Education – available for everyone!”

Väddö Folk High School

Väddö Folk High School, which is governed by The Foundation Folk High Schools of Väddö and Södertörn, is located on a scenic island, belonging to the province of Roslagen and connected with the mainland by a bridge over The Väddö Channel. The campus is located on the outskirts of the village of Älmsta, offering a fair level of local public services, such as bank, cash dispenser, postal services, operated by the local ICA-supermarket, and various shops. The position of the campus is 30 kms. to the north of Norrtälje and 100 km. to the north of Stockholm, the capital of Sweden. The S.L. coaches depart for Älmsta, by way of Norrtälje, from Tekniska Högskolan, Stockholm. The S.L.:’s monthly season tickets and punch tickets are valid on the coaches.
What curricula are offered?
College, 1 year
Health Pedagogy, 2 years
Textile, Handicraft, Design, 2 years.
General Curriculum, 1-3 years, Haninge.
Life Style Course, intended for those, who are overweight, one year
Outdoor life, 1 + 1 term

What is the basic pedagogical outlook?

The Folk High School combines the best parts of adult education, the Open University and the academic world. The main characteristic of folk high school studies, irrespective of curriculum chosen, is the shared responsibility for both the individual academic achievement and that of the entire study group.
The education is religiously and politically unattached. It is not governed by any national plan of instruction. It is based on an overall view on human nature, which is why it emphasises cooperation and shared efforts, in stead of competition.
Väddö Folk High School ?760 40 Väddö? phone +46 0176-528 00 ?fax +46 0176-528 28 ?E-mail info@Vaddo.fhsk.se

The Norden Association

The Norden Association is a politically independent organization (NGO) with approximately 70 000 members throughout the nordic countries. The Federation of the Norden Associations is the umbrella organization for the Norden Associations. The aim of the Norden Association is to stimulate and improve Nordic co-operation at all levels, especially in the fields of education, culture, the labour market, industry, mass media, international aid and environmental care.

The Norden Association in Sweden has about 18 000 members. Private persons, organizations, companies, schools and libraries are members

The Norden Association works with a broad variety of issues. Policy-making, information, friendship-towns systems, publications and mobilityprojects are important issues to the association.
www.norden.se

Welcome to ABF in Kalmar county.

ABF Östra Småland/Öland is a regional organisation of Workers Educational Association in Sweden. This section of ABF cover Kalmar county in the south east of Sweden.

The main activity is study circles, cultur program and short courses togehter with a lot of popular organisations connected to the Swedish labor movement, i.e. trade union, cooprative organisations, organisations for disable peoples, pensioners and immigrants.

Every year our section engaged about 25.000 persons in study circles and 100.000 in different culture activities.

During a lot of year our section has worked with international project in Latin-america and in the Baltic states, especially Lithuania.

The head official person is Tomas Johansson
The chairman is Georg Karlsson

Address: ABF Östra Småland/Öland
Verkstadsgatan 13, S 571 35 Oskarshamn; Sweden
e-post: tomas.johansson@abf.se

Löftadalens Folk High School (Residential College)

On the site of a rock at the West Coast of Sweden, viewing the sea in the province of Halland, Löftadalens Folk High School is situated. The premises inhibiting the School (Residential College) was bought by the County Council of Halland 1965; earlier the premises were built as a seaside resort hotel. Nowadays the premises have been enlarged in the same functionalistic style they once were erected in the early thirties. Closest cities are Gothenburg (45 kilometres north) and Varberg (40 kilometres south). Today the Region Halland is responsible for the School.

One of the first courses in dyslexia for adults in Sweden was developed here during the seventies. Very early courses in Art and Craft, both shorter and longer courses in Fine Art, Textile and Ceramics were developed, with emphasis from the traditions of the province of Halland. Many art students advance further to higher education after completed studies. Also much from once being a seaside hotel, a course in tourism was generated during the eighties.

The general course in social and natural sciences gives qualification to apply for higher studies. We also give a more basic course with a pace accommodated to the participant’s abilities. The College also offers a higher dance course in collaboration with a study organisation in Varberg.

We are often working in smaller groups with the ambition, the participants will develop an ability to develop a skill for the methodology of project working as well as to stimulate to grow as an individual..

Also a large variety of shorter summer courses are offered, particularly during the summers and we also inhibit seminars and conferences of different kinds. A special network has been worked out for both young and elderly unemployed in order to give “empowerment” for rehabilitation and to find proper solutions for the needs of the participants. We are as much a junction for people of different ages and backgrounds as a geographical junction, as we are close both to Denmark and Norway – we are also interested in building international networks and we have participated in different international projects.
www.loftadalen.fhsk.se

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Member Presentations

Culture, tradition, international outlook

Kant University

ABF Östra Småland/Öland is a regional organisation of Workers Educational Association in Sweden. This section of ABF cover Kalmar county in the south east of Sweden.