The new edition of Dalton Visie

In the newest edition of Dalton Visie, the magazine of Dutch Dalton Association the article about history and genesis as well as current development of Dalton International. The article was written by René Berends and Roel Röhner.

The 5th anniversary of Shenzhen Xinhua International Dalton School

Message of Dalton International to Shenzhen Dalton Xinhua School on the occasion of their 5th Anniversary: Our warmest greetings to the Shenzhen Dalton Xinhua School as you celebrate your 5th Anniversary as an International Dalton School. The development of education is vital to Dalton education mission and vision. As an educational institution, it is your responsibility to ensure that your children become self-reliant, cooperative and reflective human beings. May this event reaffirm your commitment to implement in our children a thirst for knowledge and a culture of innovation that will drive their ambitions and set their path to success and fulfillment, as well as empower them to become more dynamic, responsible citizens of 21st century. We in Dalton International are proud to create the community of innovative, progressive Dalton education for all. May you instill the values of hard work, excellence, responsibility and cooperativeness of the school in your children and allow them to express themselves in the way they would like to be. We wish you a happy and meaningful celebration. Dalton International

Teacher Training in Shenzhen Dalton Xinhua School

International Dalton Consultants and all educators of all Dalton International Foundation believe that developing ownership is one of the most important issues in the Dalton model of education. The Dalton philosophy is all about developing holistic approach to every child. We strongly believe that much of the children´s question can be answered by children themselves. Dalton children should be filled with a love for learning, should be thoughtful, with a creative and inquisitive mind. Following this, engaging children in a real life discovery raises the interests, intrinsic motivation by self-discovering for the answers and sharing their work with others. That type of learning is also making the learning process more effective. Children are encouraged to take up their own initiatives and investigate the topic. Consequently, children become owners of their own learning process, they move from being receivers of information to becoming active participants in their own learning. However, we should remember as teachers, how important it is to differentiate the levels of support and providing guidance adjusted to the needs of every child. Dalton teacher is so much more than only a gardener, they are inspirators and artists of education. Dalton education is based on a strong belief that whenever children are given responsibility for their learning they instinctively search for the best way to achieve it. In the photo, teachers in Shenzhen are creating their own vision on independent learning on the basis of twenty agreements developed by Dalton International. The school is guided regularly by Dalton International.

International Dalton Conference

Upcoming Event: 2021 International Dalton Conference. DI's 2021 Conference will be held online on 13-14th of May. In the program among others presentations of the International Dalton Schools from Czech Republic as well as International Dalton Consultants.

The 12th Wenzhou Primary School Spot Meeting on Curriculum Reform was held in Wenzhou Dalton Elementary School on Tuesday the 20th April, 2021. Curriculum reform is always a challenge and research project to all Wenzhou educators. In the meeting, Wenzhou Dalton Elementary School demonstrated the localized implementation of Dalton Plan. The study labs, assignments, contracts and independent learning enlightened all participants so that they obtained and developed more thoughts on teaching and Dalton Education. Mr.Roel Rohner, the president of Dalton International took part in the meeting online and gave an inspiring speech in the opening ceremony.

Celebrating 20 years of Dalton International

Today Dalton International is twenty years old. We would like to thank all the people who supported us for so many years. Here is the speech of the President: “Respect the child, respect him to the end, but also respect yourself. Be the companion of his thought, the friend of his friendship, the lover of his virtue…” Helen Parkhurst, Education on the Dalton Plan It has been already twenty years ago, on 30. March 2001, when the official notary act of Dalton International was signed. It was the concrete result of an intensive cooperation between my Dalton school in the center of Utrecht/NL with four innovative primary schools in Brno/CZ. Together we started to search for more international Dalton contacts, and organized visits to the Dalton schools in New York and Sydney. We have built our Dalton International community from trust and respect. It is from this perspective I would like to share with all Dalton community a vision and mission of Dalton International. From where we stand, we can firmly state that the Dalton International community worldwide, after twenty years, is stronger than ever. Owing to trust and respect, but also hard work we achieved a success. The core of Dalton International’s mission is to preserve the legacy of Helen Parkhurst. We have been doing our best to protect that legacy consequently. We are proud today of the high quality of our implementation processes and high standards in certification of schools and teachers. In taking care of the high standards, we became protective. Our protection came from love, respect, devotion and trust. During our work we have also became critical and judgmental for those who benefit from our organization for own profit, or who add the name ‘Dalton International’ illegally to their school name. Over time, more than forty schools worldwide are `Member of Dalton International` and we supported and trained even more ‘International Dalton Schools’ worldwide in: Australia, Austria, Czech Republic, China, Hungary, Germany, Poland, Turkey and The Netherlands. During the twenty years of our activities we have managed to: Initiate and guide the development of ‘International Dalton Schools’ Initiate and support the Austrian, Czech and Polish Dalton Association Initiate and support yearly Dalton conferences in several countries Contribute actively to local Dalton magazines Initiate the research in connection with ‘NENU University’ in China and ‘Adam Mickiewicz University’ in Poland on quality and effectiveness of Dalton education in International Dalton Schools Cooperate with universities providing students the option to receive the certificate of ‘International Dalton teacher’ Cooperate with the Chinese embassy in The Netherlands Cooperate with the Ministry of Education and local Educational Bureaus in China Initiate the Chinese and Turkish Departments of Dalton International in cooperation with academic environment and ministry of education in China and Turkey. Currently, we are constantly open to the new initiatives and we look forward to work hard on the future of Dalton education worldwide. We continue to open our hearts and our minds to the future united in the service of the children. We must speak on behalf of them. That is our legacy and our mission. We are focused on building bridges between the countries, we want all to speak one voice and look in one direction. That is the way to honor our legacy and ensuring our future. Today we thank all of our friends and educators with great vision and creative minds to support our activities and effort in building a world where the voice of the children can be heard. Roel Röhner, President Dalton International

Teacher Training Series in Wenzhou Dalton Elementary School

During an online seminar we spoke about practice and the organization process in Wenzhou Dalton Elementary School. During the second part of the session we have presented practical, authorial materials from the teacher´s Dalton handbook. The content of this session concerned the ways of providing an environment that serves the particular needs of each child´s stage development. Through the implementation of holistic approach of Helen Parkhurst , we help teachers in practical implementation of Dalton education at each stage of child´s development in order to shape their moral, emotional, behavioral and intellectual growth.

Webinar in Izmir Dalton College

Today we had a webinar with the ‘DALTON COLLEGE’ in Izmir- Turkey. We could meet the group of new teachers and spoke about several aspects of being a new teacher in

a school which is already some time in the Dalton progress.

Research Project in Izmir Dalton International School

In the social sciences in Izmir, teachers made a research project together with children from grade 6th. They concreteized Central Asian culture and Turkish first settlements and lifestyles with machine work. Project is a perfect idea for all children, espacially for kinesthetic learners.

Chinese New Year, the Year of the Ox 2021

We wish all Dalton International Schools in China a Happy New Ox Year.

Reflection and evaluation of the school semester in Wenzhou Dalton International School

In Wenzhou and Shenzhen Dalton International Schools we have finished summarizing our work in this semester. Teachers were implementing learning process where learners have ownership and control of their learning – they learn by their own actions and direct, regulate, and assess their own learning. Children slowly start learning how to set their own goals and organize their own work. The process of implementing twenty agreements of Independent Learning was successfully implemented in the classroom. Good luck in the new school semester! Below one of the ideas of teachers in Wenzhou Dalton Elementary School on giving the children certain roles while doing the mini research project.

Yesterday in Wenzhou International Dalton School the team of teachers had a chance to listen to an inspiring lecture of Ms. Bai Lili, the headmaster of the school on the way the Dalton teacher should be. After the lecture we made a summary of our activities in the previous semester and set the Dalton goals for the upcoming school term. Below the photo of Ms. Bai Lili, the headmaster of the school giving a speech.

How inspiring that in this difficult period we can be in constant contact with International Dalton Schools worldwide. Today we had a chance to inspire each other during my lecture on Mission and Vision of a contemporary International Dalton School. After the lecture we had an opportunity to discuss such issues as: how to raise a fearless child, why is it important to be a fearless teacher, how to enlarge intrinsic motivation? After the discussion we have reflected on what we worked in this semester and we could set the goals for our work for the next semester. Below the short reportage from our meeting. https://lnkd.in/ehtmjH8