Brussels, Belgium October 24th – 26th

2018

an initiative of

with the support of

FORUM IX on Intercultural Learning and ExchangeIntercultural Learning: a Whole School Approach

final conference of the project ‘Intercultural Learning for Pupils and Teachers’

What are the elements of a whole school approach to Intercultural Learning (ICL)?What are some examples?Who are the various stakeholders involved and what are their roles?What preparation is needed for teachers and school heads?What is the role of an exchange programme?What assessment system can be used for a whole school approach to ICL?

What is FILE?

The annual Forum on Intercultural Learning and Exchange includes some sixty experts, policy makers, researchers and practitioners in the field of international youth exchanges and intercultural learning. It is an opportunity for academics to meet and discuss with professionals and volunteers who work in the field of intercultural education and for practitioners to learn about theories and researches in this field. For more information on the previous editions visit http://www.fondazioneintercultura.org/en/Conferences/Forum-on-intercultural-learning-and-exchange.

Theme:Intercultural Learning: a Whole School Approach

• A survey of existing examples and models of a whole school approach to ICL.• Recommendations for various stakeholders to engage in and implement a whole school approach to ICL.

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Desired outcomes

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Accreditation to the European Economic and Social Committee building, rue de Tréves 74Opening speech - Tatjana Babrauskiene, representative of the European Economic and Social CommitteeA teacher training on intercultural competences the Toolbox of intercultural learning class-room activities - Marie Dossogne, AFS Programmes Interculturels and Flaminia Bizzarri, Fondazione InterculturaCoffee Break (ground floor)Intercultural learning in teacher training and in secondary school curricula and recognition of the learning experience abroad as part of the school path - Elisa Briga, European Feder-ation for Intercultural Learning (EFIL)Lunch (ground floor)Presentation of case studies from projects related to Intercultural learning and the

whole school approach in Europe and beyond. Two rounds of three parallel presentations:• Hand in Hand project: Social and Emotional Skills for Tolerant and Non-discriminative Societies (A Whole School Approach) - Ana Kozina, Pedagoški inštitut, Ljubljana• Open Schools – two European projects on the whole school approach Fred Verboon, European School Heads Association and Eszter Salamon, International Parents Association• AFS Global Competence Readiness Index for Schools - Ana Carolina Cassiano, AFS Intercultural ProgramsCoffee Break (ground floor)

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AGENDA

Wednesday, 24th October

Thursday, 25th October European Economic and Social Committee, room TRE 7701, Trèves Building, 7th floor, 74 rue de Trèves

Registration of participants at the hotelsAccreditation at the House of European History, rue Belliard 135Dinner reception• Presentation of the previous Fora - Roberto Ruffino, Fondazione Intercultura• Introduction of the Erasmus+ project ‘Intercultural Learning for Pupils and Teachers’ - Elisa Briga, European Federation for Intercultural Learning (EFIL)• Keynote speech - Francisco Marmolejo, Tertiary Education Global Coordinator and Lead Tertiary Education Specialist of the World BankVisit of the House of European History

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The project ‘Intercultural Learning for Pupils and Teachers’: tools and policy recommendationsfor promoting intercultural learning with a whole school approach

Chair: Uffe Gravers Pedersen - Former Director of Secondary Education, Danish Ministry of Education

Accreditation to the European Economic and Social Committee building, rue Maerlant 2Current international policy developments• European Commission: the EU key competence framework – Petra Goran• Council of Europe: Competences for democratic culture - Martyn Barrett• OECD: Global competence within PISA - Natalie FosterCoffee Break (same floor)Testimonials from national level (part 1)• The Spanish approach to PISA Global competence - Lis Cercadillo, Ministry of Education of Spain• United in diversity: the European school approach - Kari Kivinen, former Secretary General of the European Schools Lunch Testimonials from national level (part 2)• Pascale Genot, Ministry of Education – Belgium, Federation Wallonia-Brussels, Belgium• Hye-Won Lee, Korea Institute for Curriculum and Evaluation Discussion and questions in PlenaryCoffee BreakConclusions - Darla Deardorff, Duke UniversityEnd of worksDeparture from the hotels for dinner (on foot)Dinner in the European quarter at Schievelavabo, Belgian restaurant, Chaussée de Wavre 344, 1040 Etterbeek

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Friday, 26th OctoberEuropean Economic and Social Committee, room VMA3, 2nd floor, rue Van Maerlant 2

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International and national policies promoting a whole school approach to Intercultural LearningChair: Melissa Liles, AFS Intercultural Programs

Thursday, 25th October European Economic and Social Committee, room TRE 7701, Trèves Building, 7th floor, 74 rue de Trèves

Second round of parallel presentationsEnd of worksDeparture from the hotels for a guided tour of the city centre (on foot)Dinner in the city centre at Kokob, Ethiopian restaurant, Rue des Grands Carmes 10, 1000 Bruxelles

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Participants

Preparatory Team

Briga Elisa - European Federation for Intercultural LearningDeardoff Darla - Duke UniversityGravers Pedersen Uffe - Former director of Secondary Education - Danish Ministry of EducationLiles Melissa - AFS Intercultual ProgramsRuffino Roberto - Fondazione Intercultura

Invited Speakers and Experts

Adriaenssen Kristien - Ecole Internationale Le Verseau ELCE, Wavre, BelgiumAlessi Maria Calogerina - Istituto di Istruzione Superiore G. Car-dano, Milano, ItalyBaiutti Mattia - University of UdineBarrett Martyn - University of Surrey and Council of EuropeBaumann Ina - Lower Saxony Ministry of EducationBeeckmans Marion - Ministry of Education - Federation Wallo-nia, BrusselsBet’kova Liana - Gymnázium mezinárodních a veřejných vztahů Praha s. r. o., Czech republicBizzarri Flaminia - Fondazione InterculturaBoix Mansilla Veronica - Harvard UniversityBöttcher Bernd - Austausch Macht SchuleBottner Kai - AFS Interkulturelle Begegnungen e.V.Bracegirdle-Brown Helen - Ecole Internationale Le Verseau ELCE, Wavre, BelgiumBrunetti Sabrina - Fondazione InterculturaCassiano Ana Carolina - AFS Intercultural ProgramsCenteno Mediavilla Isabel Clara - Joint Research Center Europe-an CommissionCercadillo Lis - Ministry of Education of SpainChatelier Marie-Catherine - Lycee Gabriel Faure, Tournon sur RhôneDarmas Magdalena - Ecole Internationale Le Verseau ELCE, Wavre, BelgiumDe Lange Catharina - Ecole Internationale Le Verseau ELCE, Wavre, BelgiumDieryck Hanne - AFS Interculterele Programma’s vzw, Belgium Flemish communityDossogne Marie - AFS Programmes Interculturels, Belgium French communityDrake Jane - International Baccalaureate

Dvořák Bohuslav - Gymnázium, Praha 8, U Libeňského zám-ku 1, Czech republicFerrero Roberto - AFS Intercultura Onlus, ItalyFletcher Mitalene - Harvard Graduate School of EducationFoster Natalie - OECDFranzoi Andrea - AFS Intercultura Onlus, ItalyGellens Sven - GO! School network, Belgium Flemish com-munityGenot Pascale - Ministry of Education, Federation Wallonia - Brussels, BelgiumGeorgi Julia - AFS Interculterele Programma’s vzw, Belgium Flemish communityGilles Carine - Non confessional school network (FELSI), Bel-gium French communityGonzales Mary Paz - AFS Intercultura EspañaGoran Petra - European CommissionGranoux Dominique - French-German Youth OfficeGrofova Sarka - Organising Bureau of European School Stu-dents Unions (OBESSU)Haque Aisha - Western University of CanadaHelmchen Jürgen - University of LeipzigHolmes Prue - Durham UniversityHunziker Andrea - Alte Kantonsschule Aarau, SwitzerlandJanssen Hellen - European Association of History Educators (EUROCLIO)Jurczik-Arnold Brian - AFS Programmes Interculturels, Bel-gium French communityJurczik-Arnold Izabela - European Federation for Intercultural LearningKivinen Kari - Lycée Franco-FinlandaisKozina Ana - Pedagoški inštitut LjubljanaLachina Adriana - Istituto di Istruzione Secondaria Superiore Luigi Russo, Caltanisetta, ItalyLainé Nathalie - Délégués Académiques aux Relations Eu-ropéennes et Internationales et à la Cooperation (DAREIC), Grenoble, FranceLantai Judit - Organising Bureau of European School Stu-dents Unions (OBESSU)Làzar Ildikò - Eotvos Lorand UniversityLeclere Sophie - AEF Europe - National Agency Erasmus+, Belgium French communityLee Hye-Won - Korea Institute for Curriculum and EvaluationLesceux Tiffany - Annoncer la CouleurLöfflerová Michaela - AFS Mezikulturni Programy, o.p.s.

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Participants

Invited Speakers and Experts

Marmolejo Francisco - World BankMorrisroe Alison - European Trade Union Committee for Educa-tion - ETUCEMurzi Andrea - UNESCO Brussels Liaison OfficeNada Cosmin - European CommissionNafti Héla - Tunisian Education and Resource NetworkNerincx Magali - AFS Programmes Interculturels, Belgium French communityPolain Isabelle - Programme d’Ouverture aux Langues et aux Cultures, Belgium- French communityRomea Anne - Lycee Gabriel Faure, Tournon sur RhôneRutten-Sülz Melanie - Youth for Understanding (YFU)Salamon Eszter - International Parents Association (IPA)Tood Andrew - Lifelong Learning PlatformVabuolas Edvardas - Organising Bureau of European School Students Unions (OBESSU)Van Driel Barry - International Association of Intercultural Educa-tion (IAIE)Vandervlies Martine - Institut St Jean-Baptiste Wavre, BelgiumVerboon Fred - European School Heads Association (ESHA)Wang Yi’an - Hangzhou Dianzi UniversityWastjin Bert - Erasmus HogescholWiedmann Bettina - Experiment in International Living e.V.Zeutschel Uli - OSB International Systemic Consulting