D.I. Congress 2023 "Dalton as a way of life for today and for tomorrow".

Thank you to all our Dalton International Congress 2023 participants and speakers. Your performances have impressed and inspired the audience. Thank you for your meaningful speeches and enthusiastic participation. Your taking part in our Congress “Dalton as a way of life for today and for tomorrow” ensured the grand success of the event.

 Thank you to our special guests: İbrahim Hakki Kocatas from the Ministry of Education, Serdar Aktepe the head teacher of Seyrek primary school, our partner government school, Doğan Ahmet Otay, project manager and consultant from the city government.

Special gratitude to Dalton College Izmir for sharing their wonderful space and being the most courteous hosts. An enormous gratitude to participants from Ministry of Education as well as city councils from Turkey, thank you for being our honorable guests. 

We hope to see you all in the coming year as well!

D.I. 2023 Forum "Reflect on the past, unfold the future" has come to an end.

Photo commemorating Dalton International event "Reflect on the Past, unfold the future". In the picture: speakers, hosts, and guests of the Forum. 

Thank you for a meaningful and valuable time, see you next year.

The new Dalton International School to be in Wenzhou.

 The new challenge. The new Dalton International School to be in Wenzhou, in which I am honored to be a part of a school board. We are looking forward to the official opening of the school combined with Dalton International Congress in September 2024. 

The school is planned to have 3,500 students.

Dalton International is proud to guide the Dalton process in that school.

Pictured here: a plan of the school, photos from the construction, our visit to city government.

Dalton International Forum 2023.

During the Forum, our director Agata Röhner delivered a speech on happiness and well-being. An insight into the structure and organization of well-being in International Dalton Schools across the world was analysed.
A speech was delivered to academics, Wenzhou city authorities, parents and teachers of Wenzhou Dalton Elementary School.
The main aspects discussed concerned:
How to adopt a whole school approach?
How to establish a dedicated leadership team to drive implementation?
How to prepare the school and staff?
How to provide meaningful engagement with families?
How to create valuable opportunities for student voice and engagement?
What is the review of research on whole-school approaches to wellbeing?
What are the limitations?

Dalton International Symposium in Wenzhou 2023.

An interesting panel discussion with Zhou Wenye, Professor, from Institute of Curriculum and Teaching, East China Normal University and Wang Hongman, Vice President of Wenzhou Education and Teaching Research Institute, Liz Zhang, a directore of Shenzhen Xinhua Dalton School and Agata Rohner on a future focused education.

Main aspects of the discussion were among others:

1. In the meantime, the social environment is challenging to educational works. We all face a lot of anxiety and confusion. Why in these circumstances, we need to give more space and trust to schools and teachers? And how can we all contribute to this task?

2. Under the International background, what are the familiar challenges to all the schools, teachers, and educators in the world nowadays? What could we do to deal with it?

3. Educationists started to talk about future-focused education thirty or forty years ago, but although we use many new words, our education systems have not changed very much. In what sense, Dalton education is more actual nowadays than before?

4. How can we all balance “4Cs”: creativity, critical thinking, collaboration and communication together with ‘soft’ skills— for example, innovation, agility, entrepreneurship, digital literacy, and design thinking?

5. How can we make a Dalton school, a school rather than test and exam training center full of bureaucracy and administrative work? How to balance parents' expectations with what is possible for each and every child?

D.I. Symposium in Wenzhou 2nd of July 2023.

Dalton International would like to cordially invite educators and parents for a Dalton International Symposium that will take place on 2^nd of July from 1p.m. till 6 p.m. in Wenzhou. The event will take place in Wenzhou Elementary Dalton School. The main theme of the symposium is “Reflect on the past, unfold the future”.

Join us for the discussion concerning the modern vision of Dalton education. The guests from Northeast Normal University, educational department of city Wenzhou, management of the school and board members of Dalton International will speak about how to raise independent, responsible, emotionally, and socially intelligent child of XXI century.

The discussion and lectures will also concern how to give the child a chance to express themselves and develop their character and personality in today's reality. On the other hand, the demands on learners and thus education systems are evolving fast. Therefore, the discussion will concern how to balance the demands of the parents and increase teacher’s autonomy. In the past, education was about teaching people something. Nowadays, it is about making sure that individuals develop a reliable compass and the navigation skills to find their own way through an increasingly uncertain and fast changing world.

It is necessary to examine what impact Dalton education currently has in the third decade of the 21^st Century.

Hope to see you there!

Below is the program of the symposium.

The D.I. VII Forum in Shenzhen "Seven years' journey on Determination and Diligence"

 The D.I. VII Forum in Shenzhen "Seven years' journey on Determination and Diligence" has come to an end.

During the VII D.I. Forum our Dalton community from China had a unique opportunity to listen to the keynote speakers from Shenzhen and Wenzhou city government, Beijing Normal University and board members from Dalton International as they speak about the modern vision on Dalton Learning Culture and modern education paradigm.

The VII Dalton International Forum was certainly an unforgettable and enjoyable experience for all Dalton participants. This wonderful event was hosted by Shenzhen Dalton Xinhua School in cooperation with Dalton International, Nanshan District Educational Bureau and Beijing Normal University.

For those, who couldn’t be present during the Forum, don't miss this amazing opportunity to network with top Dalton leaders and innovators during Dalton International Symposium in Wenzhou 30th of June 2023 on "Supporting whole school well-being approaches in International Dalton Schools.”

Panel discussion during VII D.I. Forum in Shenzhen.

 We would like to invite all educators to the seventh Dalton International Forum, on 26^th of May in Shenzhen. Participants will have the unique opportunity to listen to keynote speeches concerning building a school’s Dalton culture. After the keynote speeches a panel discussion will take place. The discussion will be led by the host Amy Lu, the director of learning and curriculum from Shenzhen Dalton School and me.

The panel discussion will concern  intentional action, reflection along with principals that can shape the shared values of their school. We will try to discuss such issues as what makes a good school culture, how can  principals, teachers and parents have a unique power to shape their school’s culture.

We hope to see you there!

 

Our book in Chinese was published at Northeast Normal University.

  

We are thrilled to announce that the book of Roel Rohner and mine will be available to order during VII Dalton international Forum in Shenzhen on 26. May 2023. 

From the authors:

The book attempts to answer the questions such as:

What kind of education is needed for holistic development of the child? How can education respond to the challenges that current society faces?

This unprecedented Dalton book contains both theory and practice of the most important ideas, issues and thinkers within Dalton education. Its thirteen chapters are written by Dalton experts for both researchers and practitioners in a modern education. The book addresses both historical roots and philosophical foundations of Dalton education, but also engages with contemporary practical and innovative ideas to implement in the modern Dalton school, such as Learning with the use of “Spiral of Inquiry” model of Shirley Timperley along with the guide on how to design school’s efficient and sustainable Dalton culture. The book seeks to analyse such issues as:

  What is a nature of Dalton learning culture and why is it worth to create a common one? How to do it with the whole school community and why is it worth it? What kind of tools do we need to look in one direction?

Nowadays, scholars and educators need to rethink what kind of education it takes to bring forth a Dalton influence. This book presents the most profound reflections on Dalton philosophy.

 

VII Dalton International Forum, Shenzhen 26 May, 2023

Program of 7^th Forum “Building a World Dalton Culture”

Roel Rohner

President of Dalton International, “Dalton Education: a child’s lifetime experience”.

Dr Agata Rohner Executive Director, Dalton International “Building a world Dalton Culture”,

Hang Jiali Professor and doctoral supervisor at the Teacher Education Research Center of Beijing Normal University: “Project Based Learning Report”

Ms. Yang Jun, the Director of the Education Bureau of Nanshan District; "Dalton education in Primary and Secondary Schools in Shenzhen".

Zhang Li Principal of Shenzhen Dalton International School in Nanshan District, Shenzhen “Dalton as a way of a school life”.

Pan Yishu International Dalton Coordinator and Vice Principal of Wenzhou Dalton Elementary School, “Dalton education without limits”. 

Lu Jing International Dalton Coordinator, Assistant Principal of Daoxin School in Nanshan District, Shenzhen, and Director of Curriculum Development Center: “Dalton and PBL in theory and practice”.

Li Jinlong Director of the Teaching Management Center of Daoxin School in Nanshan District, Shenzhen: “The structure of Dalton Education in our school”

Yuan Huiying Leader of the Primary School Mathematics Teaching Group of Shenzhen Dalton International School in Nanshan District, Shenzhen “Combining Chinese Characters with Dalton influence”

Li Fuman STEM-PBL Teaching Group of Daoxin School in Nanshan District, Shenzhen “STEM and Assignment in our Dalton School”

 

 

 

 

D.I. Congress 2023 in Izmir, Turkey.

 I am delighted to announce the new dates for the D.I. Congress 2023, in which I will have a key speech. 

We are incredibly pleased to invite you to join us the XXVI Dalton International Congress “Dalton as a way of life for today and tomorrow” will take place in Izmir, Turkey between 2.10.2023- 4.10.2023.

The 2023 annual D.I. Congress will explore various approaches to Dalton education and the successes and challenges in implementing Dalton philosophy in your school.

Our plenary session will demonstrate the importance of Dalton mission and vision as a foundation for successful schoolwork. Breakout sessions will showcase current practices from Dutch, Chinese, Turkish Dalton schools on topics related to the effective design and implementation of Dalton philosophy. All will highlight students’ first-hand experiences engaging with the learning and teaching environment.

We would be delighted to share with you our experience and knowledge. Keep an eye out to learn about dates, speakers, and more.

Don’t miss the chance to meet with Dalton community across the world. We hope to see you there.

Registration for the conference will be opened soon. 

Forum in Shenzhen, May 2023.

This year’s Dalton International Forum will be held at D.I. Xinhua Dalton School in Shenzhen, China from 22-27 of May with guests from academic environment of Shenzhen University, Beijing Normal University along with city and educational authorities from Shenzhen city government, the management of D.I. school and board members from Dalton International.

The main theme of this year’s forum is “Building a world Dalton Culture”. All participants will share experiences and ideas on how to reshape Dalton practices in education to ensure sustainable development of every child. The congress will be dedicated to the advancement of Dalton theory and practices. The Forum will promote collaborative excellence between academicians and professionals in Dalton education. The main targets of the D.I. Forum in Shenzhen is to provide opportunity for professionals to promote the evolution of Dalton education in China.

 

 

Dalton International Global Meeting on Helen Parkhurst birthday.

 Thank you to all the Dalton delegations from across the world for today’s beautiful online meeting. Thank you to our schools, members, and departments for your presence today.

This day we are celebrating the birthday of a woman who inspired many to make a change in education. We will all remember this remarkable woman with gratitude, and respect. She was an outstanding educator, who always pushed forward to ensure justice, peace, and education for all. Her enthusiasm, passion and love for education is living with us until today. Parkhurst was a woman of a great principle and strength. She spread Dalton education globally, reaching among others China, England, Japan, and many other countries.

The photograph here shows Parkhurst with her visit in Japan.