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IOSFS CONVENTION 2022

The annual convention of the International Orff-Schulwerk Forum took place online

18-21 July, 2022

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CELEBRATING NATURE IN TEACHING AND LEARNING

WITH ORFF-SCHULWERK

The artistic and educational potential of our natural and human-made environments

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ABOUT THE EVENT

The Convention presented a range of perspectives: investigating ideas and questions, sharing innovative practices,

and exploring the intersections of the arts with other fields of  knowledge and practice. 

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The Convention has finished, but registration is still open.

Registration includes access to 40 presentations from over 20 countries until 30 September, 2022.

Fees:

Guests 80€

Members of an Orff Schulwerk Association / Associated School or Institution / IOSFS Individual members 60€

Students 40€

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Through practical and research-based presentations we aim to: 

  • Explore ways to emphasise the importance of music and dance education in fostering love, understanding and responsibility for the natural world 

  • Share creative responses to and reflections on both natural and human-made environments 

  • Promote sustainability through our practices 

  • Inspire the development of a more encompassing relationship between nature and our well-being

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Keynote Speakers:

  • Krongtong Boonprakong (Thailand) -Children are the beauty of nature that have been born into this world

  • Ioanna Etmektsoglou (Greece) - Listening to nature, naturalising the listener and sound-maker: An acoustic ecology approach to music and environmental education.

  • Duncan Chapmann (United Kingdom) - Acoustic communities, children and young people becoming collaborative creators

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Presenters:

  • Olympia Agalianou (Greece)

  • Iliana Aljure (Colombia)

  • Franziska Böhm (Germany)

  • Andrea Donahoe (USA)

  • Pam Hetrick (Canada)

  • Julianna Ho (Hong Kong)

  • Nadja Kraft (Austria / UK)

  • Jessika Lampi (Finland)

  • Michelle Leonard (Australia)

  • Wakako Nagaoka and Ryota Kitamoto (Japan) 

  • Kilta Rainprechter and Renate Kühnel (Germany)

  • Riikka Rauhala (Finland)

  • Sherryl Sewepagaham (Canada)

  • Peter Sparkes (Scotland)

  • Ezgi Tatar, Ilkay NiÅŸancı, and Sencer Özbay (Turkey)

  • Anna Töller and Chris Wang (Austria)

  • Doris Valtiner and Antje Blome-Müller (Austria)

  • David Wheway (UK)

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Come Togethers from:​

  • Argentina 

  • Bulgaria

  • Canada 

  • Iran 

  • Italy

  • Mentorship Program: South Africa and Finland 

  • New Zealand

  • Russia

  • South Africa

  • Turkey (OrffDer)

  • Ukraine

  • United States

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Associated Schools and Institutions:

  • Alev School, Istanbul, Turkey

  • Moraitis School, Athens, Greece

  • San Francisco School, San Francisco, USA

  • Schule der Deutsch-Tschechischen Verständigung, Prague, Czech Republic

  • Jittamett Kindergarten, Bangkok, Thailand

  • Notre Dame Kindergarten, Osan, South Korea

  • IMMEA, Further Education Centre, Shenzhen, China

  • International School Bergamo, Bergamo, Italy

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Discussion Groups:

  • Beyond the 'sound walk': beginning strategies for stimulating visual, kinaesthetic, and sonic responses to nature; moving from awareness to creation.

  • Supporting the well-being of pupils and teachers in our work.

  • Bringing the outside in: sustainability in the hands and hearts of children. Furthering children’s awareness of and responsibility for nature through arts education.

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