
"European-Islamic Intercultural Dialogue – anglophone teacher-programme 2008", by Pedagogical Exchange Service (PAD VE) on behalf of Federal Foreign Office (Auswärtiges Amt), Federal Republic of Germany.
2008 August 17 Sunday (Bonn)
Guided walk through the city of Bonn, meeting point: entrance “museum König”
2008 August 18 Monday (Bonn)
(1) Visit to and reception at the Secretariat of the Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs (KMK): "Introduction to the Education System in the Federal Republic of Germany and the objectives and structure of the PAD"
(2) Reception at the historical town hall in Bonn, mayor Mr. Hauschild
2008 August 19 Tuesday (Bonn)
(1) State and Society in the Federal Republic of Germany; Bundeszentrale für Politische Bildung (BPB)
(2) Guided visit through the “Museum of German History after 1945“
(3) Individual walks down “Museumsmeile” (museum row, individual visits)
2008 August 20 Wednesday (Bonn)
(1) Teaching religion in the Federal Republic of Germany (examples from its different Laender); Experience in minority language teaching: Arabic and Turkish classes (example North Rhine-Westphalia); “Islamkunde auf Deutsch” (Islam lessons in German): History and current situation of a new field of teaching
(2) Presentation of the different countries by the participants2008 August 21 Thursday (Bonn)Introduction: „Human rights and pedagogics in class“, “German Institution for Human Rights” (“Deutsches Indstitut für Menschenrechte e.V.”), referees: Mrs. Dr. Lohrenscheidt, Mrs. Thiemann, and Mrs. Martina Sabra.
2008 August 22 Friday
(1) Cologne: School excursions, if possible including examples from lessons dealing with human rights an pedagogics
(2) Bonn: Evaluation: human rights2008 August 23 Saturday (Cologne)Guided walk through the city of Cologne: “Religion and history from the “holy” Cologne up to today”, meeting point: Am Römerbogen, Domplatte
2008 August 24 Sunday (Koblenz - Bonn)
Excursion to Köln (Cologne), Koblenz / Unesco-world heritage Rhine-Valley, visit to the monastery Maria Laach, opportunity to present the different nations
2008 August 25 Monday (Bonn)
(1) School excursions, if possible including examples from lessons dealing with human rights an pedagogics
(2) Round table with local teachers and headmasters: school excursions (GSI) Farewell-Dinner “Bonn-visit” with German teachers and headmasters
2008 August 26 Tuesday (Bonn - Berlin)
(1) Round table: final discussion: “Bonn-visit”
(2) Departure to Berlin (DB-train from Hbf. Bonn to Berlin, transfer to Hotel in Berlin by bus, check-in, reception
2008 August 27 (Berlin)
(1) Guided tour through the city of Berlin, guide Mr. Rost, meeting point: Löwentor am Hardenbergplatz
(2) Lecture: “Global Ethic”, Dr. Bauschke, Global Ethic Foundation (“Stiftung Weltethos”)
2008 August 28 (Berlin)
(1) Reception at the Federal Foreign Office
(2) Lecture and discussion: „Human rights theories concerning school and education in European and Islamic cultures“; Prof. Dr. Bielefeldt, head of “German Institution for Human Rights” (“Deutsches Indstitut für Menschenrechte e.V.”)
2008 August 29 (Berlin)
(1) Lecture: “A capital and its minorities”, Mrs. Pohl
(2) Sightseeing in small groups (f.e. walk in small groups, visiting a mosque)
(3) Farewell-party