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................................................................................................International Conference PThU Kampen The Netherlands

April 4th

– 7th

/ 2011

Powerful Learning Environments and Theologizing & Philosophizing with Children

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Programme

Monday April 4th: Arrival Journey to the Netherlands / Arrival at Kampen 18.00 Dinner- Theological University (PThU) Kampen 19.00 Official welcome & practical information Introduction of participants 20.00 Agenda of the second International Conference on Theologizing and Philosophizing with Children 21.00 Social meeting

Tuesday April 5th: Expert meeting 9.00 Morning Prayer 09.30 Opening at the Theological University (PThU). 09.45 - 17.00 Presentations / Lectures o Evert Jonker: Educational transformation / powerful learning environments & RE. o Brian Gates: Crucial moments: religious development across the life span. o Elisabeth Haakedal: Good RE? Pleasant memories of a youngster. A Nordic perspective. o Elzbieta Osewska: What about powerful learning environments? A perspective from

Poland. 18.00 Dinner 19.45 Round table sessions Social meeting

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Wednesday April 6th: Expert meeting 9.00 Morning Prayer 09.45 – 12.30 Presentations / Lectures o Guy Rainotte: Theological workshops at school. A new trend for religious education in

the Belgian school education context. o Joke Maex: The challenge of powerful learning environments in primary education and

teacher training. 14.00 – 15.30 Presentations / Lectures o Dana Hanesova: What about powerful learning environments? A Slovakian perspective. o Sturla Sagberg: Powerful concepts and practices in the Norwegian context. 15.45 – 17.00 Sightseeing: City of Kampen 18.00 Dinner 20.00 First conclusions & Perspectives Social meeting

Thursday April 7th: Open Conference 10.00 – 12.30 Contributions on elementary aspects of Theologizing and Philosophizing with Children [Official languages: English and Dutch]

o Katharina Kammeyer & Elisabeth Schwarz: State of the Art: FMK and TMK o Gerhard Büttner: Narratives as powerful learning environment. 12.45 - 13.15 Dinner 13.15 - 16.00 Workshops / Parallel Sessions 1. Guy Rainotte: God ? Leave the word to the children. New developmental pedagogy to children's spirituality. A Meromedia DVD. 2. Henk Kuindersma: Poems and songs & Theologizing with children. Examples and practices. 3. Helene Miklas-Overeem: How to learn Philosophizing and Theologizing with children? Good practices from Austria. 4. Hanna Roose & Friedhelm Kraft: Adventure Christology. Children and young people discover Jesus as Christ. 5. Anton van Deursen: Learning for life. Best Practices in doing Philosophy with Children. 6. Johan Valstar: ‘As if by magic’: The fascination of incentives in RE. 7. Pieter Vos: Discovering the Virtues. Examples of Moral Education and Philosophizing with Children.

16.00 – 17.00 Social meeting

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International Conference PThU Kampen The Netherlands

April 4th

– 7th

/ 2011

Presenters:

Dr. Gerhard Büttner, Professor Religionspädagogik at Technische Universität, Dortmund, Germany. • Dr. Brian Gates, Professor of Religious & Moral Education at the University of Cumbria & Chair of the RE Council of England & Wales, England. • Dr. Elisabet Haakedal, Associate Professor of Religious Education at Agde College in Kristiansand, Norway. • Dr. Dana Hanesova, Associate Professor at University of Matej Bel in Banská Bystrica, Slovak Republic. • Dr. Evert R. Jonker, Professor Practical Theology at PThU Kampen, The Netherlands. • Dr. Katharina Kammeyer, Lecturer Religionspädagogik at Technische Universität, Dortmund, Germany. • Prof. Dr. Friedhelm Kraft, Rektor Religionspädagogisches Institut Loccum, Germany. • Dr. Henk Kuindersma, Lecturer Religious Education at PThU Kampen, The Netherlands. • Dr. Helene Miklas - Overeem, Vizerektorin der Kirchlichen Pädagogischen Hochschule Wien/Krems Austria. • Dr. Joke Maex, Lecturer Religious Education at Katholieke Hogeschool Kempen, Vorselaar, Belgium. • Dr. Elzbieta Osewska, Professor of Pastoral Theology and Catechetics at Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University in Warsaw, Poland.

Guy Rainotte, Lic. Théologie/MA, Inspector Protestant Religious Education in the French Community of Belgium and Educational Film-maker, Belgium.

• Dr. Hanna Roose, Professor of New Testament Studies at the Leuphana University of Lüneburg, Germany. • Drs. Anton van Deursen, Senior Lecturer Pabo Arnhem-Nijmegen / Centrum Kinderfilosofie Nederland, The Netherlands. • Dr. Sturla Sagberg, Associate Professor at Queen Maud University College Trondheim, Norway.

Dr. Elisabeth E. Schwarz, Professorin für Humanwissenschaften an der Kirchlichen Pädagogischen Hochschule in Wien, Austria.

• Drs. Johan Valstar, former Senior Lecturer Religious Education at School of Education Windesheim / promovendus at Free University Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Dr. Pieter Vos, Lecturer Theology and Philosophy at PThU Kampen, The Netherlands.

___________________________________________________________________________ The International Conference ‘Powerful Learning Environments and Theologizing & Philosophizing with

Children’ is facilitated by the Protestant Theological University (PThU) Kampen. The regular Conference fee amounts 100, - hotel and meals included.

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Appendix

Timetable Presentations / Lectures Tuesday April 5th: Expert meeting o 09.45 - 10.45: Evert Jonker o 10.15 - 12.30: Brian Gates o 14.00 - 15.00: Elisabeth Haakedal o 15.30 - 16.30: Elzbieta Osewska

Wednesday April 6th: Expert meeting o 09.45 - 10.45: Guy Rainotte o 11.15 - 12.15: Joke Maex o 14.00 - 14.45: Dana Hanesova o 14.15 - 15.30: Sturla Sagberg

Thursday April 7th: Open Conference o 10.15 - 11.00: Katharina Kammeyer & Elisabeth Schwarz o 11.15 - 12.30: Gerhard Büttner Workshops / Parallel Sessions o 13.15 - 14.30: first session o 14.45 - 16.00: second session

Workshop 1. Guy Rainotte Workshop 2. Henk Kuindersma Workshop 3. Helene Miklas-Overeem Workshop 4. Hanna Roose & Friedhelm Kraft Workshop 5. Anton van Deursen Workshop 6. Johan Valstar Workshop 7. Pieter Vos

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International Conference Powerful Learning Environments and Theologizing & Philosophizing with Children

PThU Kampen / The Netherlands / April 4th – 7th / 2011