Dalton International Cafe 2022.

We are delighted to present the brochure from the last Dalton International Cafe, November 2022. The brochure includes articles on Dalton education in both in theory and practice from different international perspectives. The authors of the brochure make an attempt to answer the question "Does Education mirror culture, and if yes, to what extent? The answer is in the paper below.

Special gratitude to the academic environments from Wenzhou, Teacher Training Center, Educational Bureau, and Wenzhou International Dalton School for their enormous support in publishing that brochure.

http://www.wzdalton.com/art/2023/3/1/art_8532_463524.html

Just released. "Helen Parkhurst, the founder of the Dalton Plan".

 We are excited to announce that the book of Rene Berends “Helen Parkhurst, the founder of the Dalton Plan” has just been published in English and is now ready to order on:

Helen Parkhurst | Leonon Media Publishers

https://leonon.nl/.../CUST9789492618788-helen-parkhurst.html

Helen Parkhurst commenced a worldwide revolution in the classroom. Her holistic approach to education inspired a movement that carried it into every part of the world. This is the story of the woman behind the public figure—her accomplishments, her mission and vision, and her love for education.

Don’t miss the chance to take part in a Dalton Café on 8 March. This day, Rene will give a lecture about Helen Parkhurst, her life and passion.

He will also speak about the essence of “the revitalization of education”.

See you on 8 March!

XXVI DI Conference

The registration for XXVI Dalton International Congress is now open.

Don’t miss the chance to register and meet with the whole Dalton International community. The program of the congress is based on the current educational needs of the innovative Dalton school.

Join us on 30 April for this conference where our colleagues from around the globe will share their Dalton experiences. All the workshops and speeches will be connected to this year’s main theme “Dalton as a way of life, for today and tomorrow”.

Learn more about the XXVI Dalton International Congress and register here:

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New member of Dalton International.

 Congratulations to Openbare Daltonschool 't Gijmink for becoming a new Member of Dalton International.

The school maintains the high standards of quality of Dalton education and takes an active part in Dalton International activities.

Dalton International accreditation is a highly visible indicator of the school’s quality and provides schools with a partnership with internationally leading global organization. We are here to support your school with personal service you need to ensure that you are meeting your goals.

Welcome to the family of Dalton International global network!

Director of the school Bernardien van der Vorm-Nijhof and Dalton Coordinator Marsika Linde will tell more about the daily Dalton practice in their school during their workshop on XXVI Dalton International Congress in Izmir Turkey, on 30 of April.

Dalton International Cafe 8th March.

On the occasion of Helen Parkhurst birthday, we are delighted to announce the Dalton International Café, which will take place on 8th March 2023 on Zoom Platform. This day the whole Dalton community will celebrate the 137th birthday of Helen Parkhurst.

Our board member, Rene Berends will speak about his book titled “Helen Parkhurst, the founder of the Dalton Plan”, which will be very soon published in English.

The speech of Rene will shed a light on the vision on Dalton education in a contemporary American society as well as the image of contemporary Dalton Plan implementation in The Netherlands.

Rene will examine the life of a legendary educator Helen Parkhurst, who has figured prominently in American education at the beginning of XX century, in the era of a progressive school. She pioneered child centered vision on education and revolutionized the classroom, by breaking up with lockstep teaching.

During the webinar, the guests will also have the opportunity to listen to our President, Roel Röhner speaking about the modern vision of Helen Parkhurst in International Dalton Schools across the world.

Don’t miss the chance!

To register, send an email to:

info@daltoninternational.org

International Dalton Congress 2023.

 More information about Dalton International Congress 2023:

We are incredibly pleased to inform that the Dalton International Congress will take place in Izmir, Turkey between 30.04.-2.05.2023.
The main theme of the conference is “Dalton as a way of life for today and tomorrow”.
The main theme:
The theme will focus on historical background, mission, and vision of Helen Parkhurst across the globe one hundred years ago and contemporary development. The main subjects will concern global skills, intercultural competence, wellbeing, and future focused practical projects developed by teachers that prepare children for a sustainable and harmonious future. All participants will have the opportunity to exchange knowledge and experience with the Dalton global community across the world.
Venues:
Our conference will take place in one venue. That is the assembly hall of Izmir Katip Celebi University, which is not far away (about 5-minute drive) from our International Dalton School- Dalton College Izmir.
Izmir is a picturesque city, located in the western extremity of Anatolia. It is the third most populous city in Turkey. In the past, the city was known as Smyrna. Izmir emerged as a national port in the 17th century and one of the biggest trade centres. Today we are overly excited to hold the 2023 DI global event in this beautiful city. 
Program:
In the program the 30th of April is the conference day with workshops and seminars from DI board members, consultants, and researchers. After the keynote speeches, the program will be divided into breakout sessions. Every participant may decide in which session they would like to participate.
On the 1st of May, the organizers prepared for all participants a marvelous attraction. A one-day trip to Pamukkale, meaning “cotton castle” in Turkish, in southwestern Turkey. The area is famous for carbonate mineral left by the flowing thermal spring water.
On the 2nd of May participants will have the opportunity to make a study visit to Dalton College Izmir, International Dalton School.
 Organization:
We recommend booking your flights on Monday, 29 of April to Izmir as the conference will start early in the morning. All participants will be accommodated in the same hotel (we will soon publish the information which one with the exact address). The organizers will book the hotel for the participants.
In the evening, the dinner will be arranged in one place for all participants.
DI President Roel Röhner will open the conference and provide the opportunity to meet him and greet personally.
Registration:
Registration will be opened from the 1st of March 2023. Therefore, we would like to ask you to follow our news on our social media and website of D.I.

If you have questions, please contact our Congress Education Committee:
info@daltoninternational.org
 

International Dalton Conference 2023 in Turkey.

We are excited to announce that XXVI Dalton International Conference will take place on 30th of April 2023 in Izmir, Turkey at Katip Çelebi University.

Keep an eye out to learn about dates, speakers, registration, and more. We are looking forward to reconnecting with old friends and to seeing new faces, and we are extremely excited to gather with our global Dalton community. During the conference you will have the opportunity to discover the heights of Helen Parkhurst global influence and connect with educators from numerous institutions across the world. This year’s theme “Dalton as a way of life, for today and tomorrow” will be the main motto of the conference.
See you there!

My lecture for Senior Staff of Ascham School in Sydney.

My afternoon seminar for teachers and management of Ascham School in Sydney concerned practical and theoretical dimensions of three Dalton components: Study, Lab, and Assignment. I analyzed the implementation of these three elements in Dalton International Schools in China, with the special emphasis on using Social Constructivism theory and Timperley's Spiral of Inquiry to stimulate active and reflective learning. Such constructed implementation of evidence- based learning is undoubtedly increasing the effectiveness of students' own learning process.

Happy New Year from D.I.

 Happy New Year from all of us at Dalton International team and board! Happy Holidays to all! Wishing everyone peace in the New Year. We are grateful for your support and commitment, and we look forward to welcoming you to one of our courses or to our International Dalton Conference and Congress in 2023.

This marvelous Dalton Calendar drawing was done at Shenzhen Dalton Xinhua School by grades teachers to set the goals for 2023.

Dao, Li and Dalton Education in China published in Culture Impact Journal.

 I would like to share with you my article concerning the vision on Dalton Education published in Culture Impact Journal in a special edition on Culture and Education. The cultural and historical vision of the Dalton Plan in China

Full article in the link:

https://culture-impact.net/dao-li-and-dalton-education-in-china/

Pictured here John Dewey with Hu Shi, the President of Pekin University and a student of John Dewey in 1922.
Source: Weixin W., Chinese Dalton Guide, Dalton Education, Beijing 2022. John Dewey and Hu Shi.

Dalton Symposium in Sydney, 2022.

 The main theme for the Dalton Symposium in Sydney will be “Education without limits: Exploring Journeys into Dalton World”. The symposium is organized by Ascham Dalton School in Sydney on the occasion of 120 years of a school existence and 100 years of the Dalton Plan. The meeting will take place between 15-25^th of October 2022 and it will feature the experts and board members from Dalton International. In the event program among others:

·         Welcome from Dr. Joanne Manning (school management of Ascham School in Sydney) and Andrew Powell, the headmaster of Ascham School in Sydney;

·         Roel Röhner (President, Dalton International) A journey into Dalton education in 21^st Century;

·         Rene Berends (Consultant, Researcher Dalton International) Dalton a Future Proof Education

·         Dr. Agata Röhner (Executive Director, Dalton International) Dalton, happiness and global skills- drawing on the wisdom of Helen Parkhurst.

·         Q&A session with the Senior School’s Staff concerning Dalton Strategies in Senior Schools across the world, embedding Dalton principles and rationale for Dalton in the 21^st century and climate of learning, Dalton and social, communication skills in a modern society.

 

 

The introduction of the assignment contract in Wenzhou International Dalton School.

 From the start the Dalton team of Wenzhou Dalton Elementary School have been learning, exploring and practicing “Contract Assignment”. Until this day, the practice of “Contract” has become truly a daily routine of the teachers, students and parents at our school. Every week, students get a piece of “Assignment Contract” in a digital form, on which they could read over all the assignments from every subject and make an assignment schedule of their own. Students are provided with opportunities to discuss and set their own goals, tasks and expected results of learning with their class teachers, until an agreement is reached upon the assignment for that week and the “contract” is ready to be signed by both. For different age groups of children, teachers designed diverse models of the “contract”, in order to realize the goals for the developmental stages of independency, responsibility and self-reliance of the students. Thanks to the usage of contract and assignment, learning has become an effective and well-organized Dalton process. Recently, Wenzhou Dalton team has been handing handing a concluding report of a provincial level research subject titled “Contract Assignment: The Original Assignment Model of Raising Independent Learners”. We are so proud that this great assignment tradition of Dalton is now also enlightening the new assignment culture in China with approval and acknowledgement from students, teachers, parents, managers and governors. The research on quality and effectiveness of contract in Chinese Dalton Schools is going to be started this year.

Congratulations to Izmir International Dalton School!

 It is our immense pleasure to congratulate the wonderful team of Dalton College Izmir on obtaining the certificate International Dalton School. It is for us, Dalton International a meaningful and special occasion. The whole team of Dalton College Izmir under the management of Sarah Louise Money have been working hard on an implementation of Dalton Plan in kindergarten, middle and secondary section of the school, also during the Covid period. Following the series of trainings since 2018 from the trainees and consultants of Dalton International, the school is now joining the family of other International Dalton Schools.

Dalton College Izmir creates an innovative, Dalton International community that fosters holistic development of each child. In 1999, the idea of opening a school that offered each child the opportunity to reach their own potential without limits through Dalton education was a dream. Today, we observed that this child-centered vision to education created by Helen Parkhurst more than one hundred years ago provide the children with all necessary social and communication skills so that they can survive their own future. It is a joy to witness an advanced organized Dalton learning environment, class management as well as carefully selected learning materials. The idea of enterprising living and working, freedom and interaction of a group life and providing children with real life experience are main principles of the school team.