ENSWaP Conference 2017
Building Bridges
5-7th May 2017
Ādaži, Latvia
Programme
5th May - Friday
| 15:00 | Arrival and registration of participants at the Ādaži Waldorf School |
| 16:00 | Welcome and opening of the conference Small concert from the Latvian Waldorf Chorus of parents & friends |
| 16:30 | Presentation about Waldorf Education in Latvia The status of Waldorf education in Latvia, parents’ work in supporting teachers/school. |
| 17:15 | Coffee break, snacks |
| 17:30 | Lecture Presented by Christopher Clouder - Educator, lecturer, writer, founder of ECSWE |
| 18:00 | Being on a par with each other Presented by Ellen Niemann - representative of Waldorf parents The challenge of approaching cooperation in education The challenge of cooperation between parents and teachers in Waldorf schools Presented by Ahmed Abdel-Karim - former Waldorf parent (Germany) |
| 19:30 | Dinner |
6th May - Saturday
| 09:00 | Morning welcome Tour of the school, including the new buildings, followed by singing/eurythmy. |
| 10:00 | Report on outcomes of the meeting with ECSWE in January, 2017. Presented by Hilde Lengali (Norway) and Márti Domokos (Hungary) |
| 11:00 | Coffee, snacks |
| 11:30 | Sharing information about the cooperation experience among the school Parent Association, the National Parent Federation and the Waldorf Education Federation in Norway Presented by Hilde Lengali (Norway) Building Teacher-Parent realtionships Presented by Márti Domokos (Hungary) and Mariam Francq (France) |
| 13:30 | Lunch |
| 14:30 | Transfer to Riga Waldorf School via Riga |
| 16:00 | Tour in Riga Waldorf School |
| 17:00 | The importance of teachers and parents ”being on the same wave length” Presented by Māra Svilāne - Director of Riga Waldorf School Sharing and supporting the same values and life principles, building bridges between the school and the families. |
| 18:00 | Discussion, questions Coffee, snacks |
| 18:30 | Transfer back to Ādaži If time limit permits, we can visit the newest Waldorf School in Riga, which is in its 2nd year of operation. |
| 20:00 | Dinner |
7th May - Sunday
| 09:00 | Morning welcome Singing/eurythmy. |
| 10:00 | Building bridges into society after life in a Waldorf school Presented by Latvian Waldorf schoolchildren and alumni |
| 11:00 | Coffee, snacks |
| 11:30 | How we build bridges Presentation from the participating countries on the specific topic: "How we build bridges". Each representative is allocated 8-10 minutes. Each country should be ready to talk about specific ways they are building bridges between the school, community, parents, students and society. |
| 13:00 | Discussion, questions |
| 13:30 | Lunch |
| 14:30 | Summary of conference, comments |
| 15:30 | Closing of the conference, next year conference. |
Programme last updated on 2nd February 2017.
Venues
Ādaži Free Waldorf School
Riga Waldorf School