“Character Building, Equality & Wellbeing”
London, 30 September – 1 October 2016
Park Plaza Westminster Bridge
200 Westminster Bridge
Rd, London SE1 7UT
In a time of great cultural and social change, in which trends and technological advances are developing so rapidly, EASSE aims to ensure that the focal point of its 5th Conference is a forum of experts debating on educational proposals and experiences which will contribute to creating innovative societies devoted to understanding shared values and their contribution to the future.
Character formation, equality among men and women, and wellbeing, are just some of the educational challenges that experts from the United Kingdom, Spain, Poland, Germany, France, Portugal and the United States of America will try to find answers to in this conference. Among those taking part in the forum are Francis Campbell, Vice-Chancellor of St Mary's University, Twickenham, London and Elizabeth Schiltz, Professor of Law University of St.Thomas School of Law, Minneapolis and Daniel Moulin, Associate Fellow at University of Warwick, Coventry.
The 5th Conference will also offer a panel of experts composed of the executive directors of the main world-wide educational organizations of single-sex schools, such as the International Boys’ Schools Coalition, IBSC, the National Coalition of Girls’ Schools, NCGS, the Girls’ Schools Association, GSA and the European Association of Single-Sex Education, EASSE.
EASSE, is a not-for-profit association that is present in 16 European countries and has previously organized four conferences: Barcelona (2007), Rome (2009), Warsaw (2011) and Lisbon (2013).
PLANNED SCHEDULE
Friday 30 September 2016
14:30 |
Registration Open |
15:00 |
Conference Welcome |
Linda Sanders, Headmistress The Laurel School, UK |
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Ricardo Gay, General Manager of Easse |
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15:15 |
Character Building As Identity Formation
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Daniel Moulin, Associate Fellow University of Warwick, UK + info |
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Introduces Janet Dean, Headmistress Rosemont School, Ireland |
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16:00 |
Workshops Day1 |
The Culture Of A Girls’ School – A Case Study Monika Jakubowska +info |
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Building Equality From An Early Age Gemma Codina Efrén Bastida Josep Lluis Quirant +info |
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On the Influence of Career Choice Decisions of High School Students: An Exploratory Study Rejina Mary Selvam & Roser Farrús & Tom Hill +info |
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iGRO, Character building helping tools Ana Ferrer & Jean Mark Dennel +info |
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16:45 |
Break |
17:15 |
Character Building in Single-Sex Schools Panel with the Executive Directors of the Girls' Schools Association (GSA), International Boys' Schools Coalition (IBSC), National Coalition Girls' Schools (NCGS) & European Association Single Sex Education (EASSE) |
18:00 |
Closing Remarks |
18:30 |
EASSE Global Alumni Meeting |
Teresa Martínez, Vice-President of EASSE |
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Agustín Velázquez, Fomento Alumni, Spain |
Saturday 1 October 2016
9:15 |
Virtues And Education |
Francis Campbell, Vice Chancellor at St Mary's University, UK +info |
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Introduces David Nolan, Chairman Rockbrook International |
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10:00 |
Workshops Day 2 |
Coaching as a tool for character building +info |
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Maths And Science Cary Pérez Calavera |
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The Bi-Edukation model of the St. Hildegardis – Gymnasium Duisburg Simone Wolf-Hein + info |
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10:45 |
Break |
11:15 |
The Duel with Cartesian Dualism: The Importance of Embodiment in Character Formation |
Elizabeth Schiltz, Professor of Law at University of St.Thomas School of Law, USA +info |
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Introduces Jaume Camps, associate Professor of Sociology and Psychosociology at Universitat Internacional de Catalunya (UIC) |
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12:00 |
Closing Plenary Session Featuring |
Joan Curcó, President, EASSE |
REGISTRATION
Registration fee: 100 €
