One of our DREAMM Lead Mentors organised a field trip to the „Schillerwiesen“ in Göttingen for BUPNET language course participants as part of the DREAMM project’s „Familiarising with the Place“ module. The main goal of the trip was to show participants a part of Göttingen that they were not familiar with and give them the chance to try out a new sport—Disc Golf.
The Discgolf Club Göttingen attended the Weststadtfest after being invited by DREAMM Lead Mentors to show attendees their sport and give them information about how sports clubs work in Germany. A wide variety of residents of the western city and visitors tried out the sport and spoke with club members and DREAMM volunteers about sports in Germany.
As part of a DREAMM workshop designed to bring Germans and non-Germans together for field trips to historically and culturally relevant places in and around Hannover, an international and multicultural group set out for the “Sprengelmuseum” on August 27th to view and discuss a photography exhibition called “zu Hause” (home), which features the photographic work of a variety of artists largely focused on the phenomenon of forced migration.
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Introducing eDialogue’s Inaugural Newsletter: Addressing Social Inclusion in European School Education We are thrilled to announce the launch of our first newsletter as part of the groundbreaking eDialogue project. This initiative aims to tackle the challenges and needs identified in European societies, with a specific focus on school education. With the collaborative efforts of seven partners from Spain, Poland, Greece, Cyprus, Serbia, and Germany, we have developed concrete actions to support and empower teachers and educators in utilizing digital tools…
The GSD project finally had its kick-off meeting in Göttingen The GSD project officially kicked off with its first face-to-face meeting in Göttingen at the end of June 2022. All six partners from five European countries – Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Slovakia and Sweden as well as Germany as host – came together to focus on the common goal: Raising awareness and empowering adult learners to change their behaviour and actively engage in sustainability and create sustainable development projects. The partnership…
Another DREAMM intercultural field trip, part of the DREAMM project component “Familiarising with the Place”, took place on 18.06.2022. This time, our DREAMM project mentors chose the “Heilpflanzengarten” in Celle, a botanical garden specialising in plants with medicinal benefits according to traditional and modern medicine. 14 people joined the field trip, including both Germans and people from Iran, Iraq, Guatemala and Columbia. The group took the train to Celle using Germany’s popular “9-euro-ticket”. Despite 30 degree heat, participants thoroughly enjoyed…
PPS Training Course in Lecce A joint training course for PPS staff took place in Lecce from 22 to 27 May. At the invitation of the University of Salento, around 30 participants came together in the monastery of Olivetani. The historic venue, now used by the University of Salento, provided the right setting for a course on building a heritage community. A full and very varied programme awaited the participants. Experts gave input on relevant topics such as values, adult…
Preparing the DALFYS training course for secondary school teachers in Poland in September ‘22 After more than one year of online meetings, collaborations and pair work, partners are now ready to meet each other in presence! It will happen in September in Gdańsk, Poland, for the Short-term joint staff training event. This event will be held in the headquarters of the Polish partner “DC Edukacja”, that is organizing the meeting under the guidance of the project coordinator ITET Girolamo Caruso.…
The SASSI LLC project kick-off meeting was held in Göttingen, both in-person and online. This project builds on the foundations of SASSI and SASSI-Working On, and welcomes a new partner, CATRO Bulgaria, an HR company bringing valuable expertise in entrepreneurship. Partners discussed their connection to the concept of Olderpreneurship and its significance: Some have direct experience through courses they organize for older individuals. Active elderly people benefit society and themselves by feeling valued, purposeful, and important. The science of aging…