Generally, we aimed to: -Develop an understanding of the relevance of critical thinking at a personal level and share ideas and experiences of critical thinking methodologies in the classroom. -Work with values to prepare students for life and work in an interdependent global society. -Introduce considerations about the process of self-awareness and personal development that is part of moving from a ‘local’ to a ‘global’ citizen, through development of knowledge, skills, and values. Specifically, we aimed to: -Gain insights into globalization and gain inspiration for working on our core values (mainly ‘respect’ and ‘responsibility’). -Deal with greater diversity among our students. -Feed ourselves as facilitators of various projects and activities at school with insights from outside, also internationally, and then translate them to our colleagues. -Stimulate critical thinking as a professional ‘self-reflection’ attitude for the teacher. -Develop methods to stimulate ‘critical thinking’ in the classroom
Within the context of the European Union, we want to introduce Europe into the daily lives of our students, teachers, parents, administration, and so on. The ultimate goal is to develop everyone into true European citizens. For this, a multi-year vision is indispensable. Our needs are situated within three action points: 1. LED learning: LIfelong, contemporary and sustainable learning 2. Subject-specific professionalization 3. Care policy