Reports
Education on the Dalton plan in China (pdf file)
Oktober 2005
Vladimír Moskvan
visited the Dalton schools in Japan.
More information and report soon.
May 3th 2005
On May 3th the International Dalton Conference took place in Brno.
Representatives from different countries participated in this
conference.
See : Gallery
April 2005
The third book about Dalton education written by
Roel Röhner and Hans Wenke, will be introduced
during the International Dalton Conference in Brno
on 3th May 2005 by the publisher Wim Kooyman.
May 5th 2005
The Altalános Iskolá in Györszemere
celebrated during an official meeting their membership of Dalton
International. The Mayor of Györszemere unveiled the plaque.
Teachers and students are happy with their new status.
First
official Dalton conference for Hungary (18th March 2005)
by Roel Röhner
On Friday 18th
March 2005 the first official Dalton conference for Hungary took place in
the Altalánis Iskolá Györszemere.
25 October 2004
During a Dalton seminar in Brno the Millington Primary School from
Portadown got the membership of Dalton International. The principal
Derek Holden and two of his teachers, Wendy and Steven, proudly received
the official plaque.
A group of teachers and
officials from Brno visited the city of Leeds / UK
by Roel Röhner
September 2004
Ildefon Winter takes her
official leave as the headmistress of Dalton school 'de Klipper' on
Wednesday 29 September 2004. Ildefon participated several times in the
international conferences in Brno. During the last conference week an
international group visited the Általános Iskola in Györ / Hungary.
September 2004
Ilse Mayer from Vienna and Zsuzsa Gömöry (with her daughter Marta from
Györ/Hungary) visited Dalton schools in the Netherlands. The first visit
was to Dalton school 'de Twijn' in Utrecht and the next days they
visited the 'Brederode Dalton school' in Santpoort-Zuid,
the Dalton secondary school in The Hague and the 'Dalton College'in
Zutphen.
July 2004
Hans Wenke and Roel Röhner are writing a third book about Dalton
education.
New innovative elements will be worked out and a lot of practical idea's
will be added.
Some topics : quality development - Dalton and multiple intelligences -
new inspiration
from other Reform movements.
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17. June 2004
Hans Versnel, former coordinator in Utrecht for the City link with Brno,
was appointed as 'Member of Honour' for his support to the Dalton
project between Brno and Utrecht. Hans Versnel couldn't be present at
the Dalton conference in May but today Roel Röhner gave him the plaque
during an informal meeting.
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New T-shirts of Dalton International available.
Different colours : blue -
yellow - red - black
Frontside logo Dalton International, backside different languages
For information :
vmoskvan@chalabalova.cz
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June 2004
Dalton School 'Chalabalova',
Brno/CZ and Dalton School 'de Twijn', Utrecht/NL
got a European reward for a Comenius project. Together the pupils of
the schools produced several years an international newsletter Çomenius
Times'.
Coordinator of this project was the 'Millington Primary School' in
Portadown/N-I.
see REPORTS in MAGAZINE
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Official delegation from Brno and Utrecht in Northern Ireland by Roel Röhner
Visit to Nothern Ireland
by Roel Röhner
Roel Röhner and
Hans Wenke visited the "Millington Primary School'
in Portadown / Northern Ireland from 19 - 23 May 2004.
Derek Holden, principal of the school, invited the two Dalton
consultants
for a first contact with the school.
Visit Általános Iskola, Györszemere (Hungary) by Richard van den Berg
International group participated in dutch dalton conference by Roel Röhner
MAY 2004
During the opening of the 8th international Dalton conference
in Brno the board of the Czech Dalton Association pronounced
the honourable membership for :
Rowena Danziger Sydney
Roel Röhner
Houten
Pavel Vlach
Boskovice
Hans Wenke Meppel
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3-7 April 2004
An official delegation from the
city of Brno visited Utrecht from 3-7 April 2004.
One of the results of this
'citylink' is the founding of Dalton International.
Vladimir Adam (head of the youth
and sports departement in Brno) ,
Jana Sancova (head of the
international department) and Vladimir Moskvan
(headmaster of the Chalabalova
Dalton school and president of the Czech Dalton Association)
visited several officials in
Utrecht.
Vladimir Moskvan could proudly
present the first copy of the Magazine of Dalton International
to the deputy Mayor of Utrecht
René Verhulst.
In the evening of 6 April the
delegation, together with Roel Röhner, gave a presentation of the
'Dalton project Utrecht - Brno' for the deputy committee for
international relations of the city of Utrecht.
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First Dalton seminar in Slovakia
by
Roel Röhner
Dalton Austria by Edeltraut Mattes
Schoolvisit students Akademie der Diözese Linz / Austria
Students of the
Pädagogische Akademie in Linz
December 2003
Vladimir Moskvan was honoured as one
of the major representatives
of innovative schools in Czech Republic.
The Dalton development in Brno has a spinn-off effect all
over the
country. Reason for the Ambassador of the United States
of America,
Mr. Craig Stapleton, to show his gratitude for the
implementation of
an educational concept proceeded from the
U.S.A.
Picture from left to right : Vladimir Moskvan - Mrs. Dorothy Stapleton - Mr. Craig Stapleton
November / December 2003
These months
several activities will take place
on the occasion of the parting of Rowena Danziger
as the headmistress of Ascham,
that fabulous girl’s school in Sydney.
Dalton International is greatly indepted to her
for the support she gave to the
international
development of Dalton education.
(
see DALTON LINKS : History of Dalton
at Ascham)
November 2003
One of the most important
newspapers in Norway payed attention to the new Dalton
development in Bergen. Mona Skjonhaus was interviewed.
It’s even
on the newspapers net website.
Click
here
for the interview:
http://www.bt.no/utdanning/article206802
Dalton seminar 21 and 22
Oktober 2003 in Brno/CZ
Under auspices of the CERNEDA project, the Czech Dalton
Association, Dalton International and the City of Brno an international
Dalton seminar took place in the 'Husova Dalton School' in Brno. On Tuesday
21. Oktober more than 130 participants from different countries could listen
to lectures of Prof. Vladimir Smekal (Mazaryk University Brno) , Roel
Rohner (Dalton consultant / the Netherlands) and Hans Wenke (Dalton
consultant / the Netherlands).
In the afternoon two rounds of 13 workshops inspired the
participants to use ideas in their own practice. One special workshop was
given by Derek Holden, director of a primary school in Portadown /
N.Ireland. After these workshops several schools exchanged material in a
'Dalton Market'.
The next day four Dalton schools in Brno opened their doors for
groups of collegues. Intensive contact between collegues was the result of
this school visit.
At the end of this seminar every participant received an
official Dalton Certificat
from Vladimir Adam (head of the educational department of the
City of Brno).
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September 2003
Mona Skjonhaug / Norwegian Dalton Association organized a first
Dalton conference in Bergen. A representation from Dalton International took
part in this conference with several lectures. Next schoolyear there will
start a new secondary Dalton school in Bergen
and probably a Dalton nursery school.
September 2003
From the 1th of January 2004 Susan Preedy will be
the new headmistress of Ascham / Sydney.
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After her visit to the International Dalton Conference
in Brno (May 2003) , she visited several Dalton schools in the
Netherlands.
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June 2003
On
the 13th of June the Art school "ZUS Veveri" from Brno/CZ
will give a performance of the musical "The Path" in the opening
of a festival in Utrecht/NL.
This musical is an original product of the school and is written
by Ales Kucera and Leos Kuba.
March 2003
This article was published in the
magazine of our pedagogical faculty.
It describes the visit of an official delegation from Brno and the
interest
in the Dalton training in this institute.
May 2003
On May 6th the International
Dalton Conference took place in Brno. Representatives from different
countries participated in this conference. See picture of a workshop.
More under MAGAZINE and GALLERIES
February 2003
Programme of the International Dalton
Conference
available in this website. Registration for this conference is already
is possible :
or later by using the formularin this website under CONFERENCES.
18 - 25 January 2003
Roel Röhner and Hans Wenke will visit the
Dalton schools in Brno. They have a meeting with representatives of the
Pedagogical Faculty of the Mazaryk University, and make a visit together
with Vladimir Moskvan and Alexandr Polak (both directors of Dalton
schools) to the "Europaschule" in Vienna. The "Europaschule" is one of
the nominated members of Dalton International. The next International
Dalton Conference ( 6 and 7 May 2003) will be prepared together with the
board of the Czech Dalton Association. See report of this visit later.
6 - 11 January 2003
Johanna Raeburn, head of the mathematics
department of the Ascham School in Sydney, makes a visit to some Dalton
schools in Holland. On the 6th of January she will visit Dalton school
"de Twijn" in Utrecht, 7 and 8 January she is the guest of the
"Stedelijk Dalton College" in Zutphen and from 9 till 11 Johanna Raeburn
will visit the Dalton secondary school in Vught.
December 2002.
The Art school in Brno (ZUS Veverï)
made contact with the Art Institute (UCK) in Utrecht.
A new aspect of the international development and Dalton contacts.
Oktober 2002
A delegation from the Dalton schools
in Brno visited the Dalton school in Moscow.
See MAGAZINE for a report.
Oktober 2002
Roel Röhner visited for the second time
the Ascham school in Sydney.
This famous Dalton school is strongly involved in the development of
Dalton International.
April 2002
In the Netherlands
the two Dalton specialists Roel Röhner and Hans Wenke wrote another book
about Dalton education. After their first book , published in 1999 (second
edition in 2001). Czech edition in 2000 under the title :"At' Žije Škola"
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Both authors wrote "Dalton Education, a lasting
inspiration". A manual for teachers and students, with a lot of practical
tips and advices. Inspired by the ideas of Helen Parkhurst, the
authors based their publication on her most important conclusions in
Education on the Dalton Plan, to show the actual value of the Dalton
concept.
The book came out in April 2002.
Roel Röhner and Hans Wenke.
February 2002
Vladimir Moskvan gave a lecture
during a conference in Poznan.
January 2002
Hans Wenke and Roel Röhner gave a workshop in the Chalabalova Dalton
school in Brno.
30 teachers from this school and the Dalton school Kridlovicka participated.
Innovational Management of the Basic School through the example of the
Dalton Plan
by Vladimír
Moškvan (2001)
Dalton abroad
by Judith Sheridan / The Dalton School New York
Visit delegation from Dalton Brno to Dalton Moscow by Vladimír Moskvan
The Ascham School Sydney by Roel Röhner
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An article in the Moravské
newspaper about
the Daltonconference in Brno 2001.