EUROCITIES Working Group Education Amsterdam, 7 – 9 ...

EUROCITIES Working Group Education Amsterdam, 7 ? 9 November 2018

Theme: Equal opportunities

EUROCITIES WG Education Amsterdam 2018

AGENDA

November 7th 10:30 ? 11:30

Activity

Meeting Steering Committee (closed session)

Location

De Bazel Vijzelstraat 32 1017 HL Amsterdam

12:00 ? 13:00 13:00 ? 14:30

Arrival of participants and lunch

De Bazel Vijzelstraat 32 1017 HL Amsterdam

Words of welcome

Jean-Jacques Derrien, chair EUROCITIES

Ron Zandvliet, manager of the department of Education, City

of Amsterdam.

Amsterdam: facts & figures Ralph Rusconi, research advisor and coordination for the department of Education, City of Amsterdam.

Presentation Iliass El Hadioui, lecturer at Erasmus University Rotterdam, studies the relationship between street and school culture. Theme: Equality in a super diverse classroom

14:30? 15:00 15:00 ? 16:30

Coffee Break

Explanation study visits, preparation of questions, interviews and Critical Friend Review (in groups)

16:30

Break

17:45 ? 19:00 Guided tour through Amsterdam (stops at restaurant)

Starting point: In front of De Bazel Vijzelstraat 32 1017 HL Amsterdam

19:00

Dinner (offered by the City of Amsterdam)

Restaurant: Tolhuistuin (THT) Tolhuisweg 5 1031 CL Amsterdam

November 8th 08:20 - 08:30

Critical Friend Review (Study Visits)

Location

Meeting of all groups:

Meetingpoint:

From Vijzelstraat 68 we will travel in groups to the different locations of the study visits. Make sure you are on time at the

In front of SPACES Vijzelstraat 68 1017 HL Amsterdam

meeting point (no later than 8:30).

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09:00 ? 15:00

STUDY VISITS:

(A) Pre-school education & primary education Theme: Early childhood education Locations (route): Parent & Child team Pre-school IJsterk Early primary school Montessori De Eilanden

Starting point: Parent & Child Team Lindengracht 204 1015 KL Amsterdam

(B) Primary education Theme: New ways of teaching Location: Alan Turing School

Starting point: Alan Turing School Poolstraat 2 1018 LR Amsterdam

(C) Secondary education Theme: Superdiversity Locations (route): Mundus College MBO College West

Starting point: Mundus College Burgemeester Hogguerstraat 2 1064 EB Amsterdam

(D) Programme

Starting point:

Theme: Getting multi-problem schools to a higher level (focus Schools)

Flevoparkschool Soembawastraat 61 1095 VX Amsterdam

Location:

Flevoparkschool

15:00 15:00 ? 15:45 15:45 ? 17:00 17:00 19:30

Returning at De Bazel Preparation Critical Friend Review conclusions (groups) Presentation of conclusions (plenary session) Break Dinner (at own expense) De Prael - Oudezijds Voorburgwal 30

De Bazel Vijzelstraat 32 1017 HL

Restaurant: De Prael Oudezijds Voorburgwal 30 1012 GD Amsterdam

November 9th 09:00 ? 10:30

Working Group Meeting

General meeting ? EU policy and projects update ? Bianca Faragau ? Presentation Chair / Vice Chair ? Presentation Ralph Rusconi ? Updates from members (3-4 bullet points per city)

Location

De Bazel Vijzelstraat 32 1017 HL Amsterdam

10:30 - 10:45 Coffee Break

10:45 ? 11:30

Business meeting: part I ? Follow-up done by cities based on the learnings from the previous meeting in Tallinn

11:30 -12:00 Marjolein Moorman, Deputy Mayor, City of Amsterdam

EUROCITIES WG Education Amsterdam 2018

12:00 ? 13:00

Business meeting: part II

? WG workplan for 2019: priorities & objectives ? Elections of chair/vice-chair (as per vademecum) ? Next meetings 2019: themes and host cities ? CFR Handbook ? Evaluation

13:00 13.00 ? 14:00

End of working group meeting Lunch (optional)

Questions? If you have any practical questions or problems during your stay you can contact:

Marije Ligthart / 0031 642533081

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STUDY VISITS

A. Preschool and early primary education

Theme: Early childhood education in Amsterdam

Contact person: Annemarie Apeldoorn / 0031 6 8384 7700

Site visits at: ? Parent & Child team (OKT). Age: 0-12 ? Pre-school IJsterk Westerdok. Age: 0-4 ? Early primary school Montessori De Eilanden. 250 pupils. Age: 4-12.

Schedule:

09:00 ? Meeting at Parent & Child team 09:15 ? Walk to Pre-school IJsterk Westerdok 09:30 ? Visit Pre-school IJsterk Westerdok 10:45 ? Visit early primary school Montessori De Eilanden 12:00 ? Lunch + evaluation 13:30 ? Feedback round 14:00 ? End of study visit

Information:

Preschool is intended to prepare children for primary school by giving them a chance for a good start. Children aged 2 and half to 4 can attend a preschool. The purpose and motto of preschools is `learn while playing'. Lots of time and effort is spent playing language games, reading to children, listening, drawing, singing and doing exercises (physical exercises or practicing by doing tasks).

Key aspects of early childhood education in Amsterdam:

? Aims to enable children to start primary school with sufficient language skills, which is the key for school success.

? Approximately 30% of children at the age of 2,5 ? 4 years are at risk of developing truancy in Dutch language skills (they are the target group).

? Parents' income should not determine whether or not a child can attend a preschool. ? Amsterdam wants every parent to support their child in their development and education.

Target group:

Each toddler in Amsterdam is entitled to 15 hours of preschool a week. Sometimes the Parent and Child Counselling Team (OKT) recommends that a toddler should attend preschool (identifying target group). The OKT assesses the development of each child. If there is a risk of underdevelopment in Dutch language, the OKT advises that the child attends preschool. At the age of 4 children switch to primary school. Compulsory education starts at 5. Early primary education continues in the first two grades of primary school. The focus is on `playful learning'. All early primary schools collaborate with a preschool (for programme and themes for teacher exchange).

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