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Why supporting a project on education in South-BSR ? ... because our world is changing. We need to cope with challenges that are quite existential for all of us on a global scale. We need to learn how to create holistic and sustainable solutions – first of all in the region we live in. ... most of all our kids ‘cause they shall create the future of a dynamic South Baltic Sea Region... CreatLearn: Creative Learning Environments schools building competences to lead & learn in a rapidly changing world Why is this project nessessary? Sir Ken Robinson / Prof. emeritus, Author, former Education Commissioner of UK Government argues that: our educations systems are still based on the needs of a 19th century industrial society. We need to change our education paradigms for 21st century. See: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDZFcDGpL4U&feature=player_detailpage Background Our education systems need to develop cross-border thinking, creative, connected & active lifelong learners who can respond effectively to the unpredictable needs of 21 century. ... This requires fundamental changes in the way we teach our children and a change of mind-sets in a lot of institutions & people ... Partnership Institutions & people... who are partners & target groups of CreatLearn! UBC Commission on Education Teacher education at university Students Municipalities / Education departments / School administrations Politicians & decision makers Civil servants Change of MIND-SETS Teachers & school managements & Art & culture NGOs Partnership – Who is who? support CreatLearn Culthus / DK Byteater / SE Reaktor Sydost / SE Red Pavillion / DE Education Centre / LV etc. Hanseatic City of Rostock / DE Klaipeda District / LV school school County Council Bad Doberan / DE LEAD PARTNER City of Kalmar /SE Guldborgsund Municipality / DK school school school school school Riksteater / SE UBC Commission on Education / BSR Linnaeus University creative expertise dissemination research Institut for European Initiatives Gdynia / PL decision making school test & best practice Education system stakeholders in South-BSR dissemination & continuation Activities CreatLearn aims to initiate the needed change of mind-set by developing teachers’ skills & resources on cross-border level by joint teacher trainings lead by experts on creative techniques: artists & culture NGOs setting up show-case classroom projects on creative learning around the South-Baltic Area involving decision makers into project activities disseminating the know-how, resources & best practice examples to promote the mind-set change setting up an open-access & dynamic discourse on this education reform in institutions and key actors How shall we do this? South Baltic Creative Education Resource Centre Guldborgsund / DK methods: street dance, art, percussion scientific research & guidelines Kalmar / SE methods: theatre, film south bsr creative expert pool Classroom projects on „Civil Courage in South BSR society“ interactive online exchange platform for south bsr teachers Rostock / DE methods: music & instrumental verified arguments project on education reform for decision makers Klaipeda District / LV methods: theatre, interior works crossborder teacher trainings Bad Doberan / DE methods: contemporary art, photography crossborder stakeholder network meetings education conferences Results Cross-border cooperation networks between education departments, school managements, teachers and art & culture NGOs, university for exchange of experience, knowledge, innovative teaching methods, teaching resources, material & best practices, research results Open access online Resource Centre as durable interactive platform for knowledge sharing & multiplication of creative education approach South-baltic teacher trainings & multiplication of creative education methods beyond partnership Pilot classroom projects as show cases & best practices on creative education Inspirations and newly developed tools & method spread via teacher trainings, education conferences, online resource centre, school arena workshops, inspiration book, UBC network, etc. Verified arguments to promote education reform among decision makers All being initials to change mind-sets of students, teachers, school managements, NGOs, decision makers & South-BSR communities Impact CreatLearn will set an impact by connecting education administrations, institutions & people, providing resources & know-how and let the seeds grow in minds ... far beyond the project’s partnership & lifetime ... What do you get? … a cross-border co-operation project connecting 5 cities / regions of South-BSR, creative expertise, dissemination / multiplication task force and scientific research aspiring the improvement of education as key resource to future wealth, competitiveness & common identity in line with: Growth & Job Strategy Lisbon & Gothenburg Strategies EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region / Action 12: To maintain the attractiveness of the BSR for it‘s citizens National & regional education strategies