Unite for a Sustainable Future Conference to be Held at Goethe Institute
Goethe Institute is holding a conference ‘Unite for a Sustainable Future’ (Vernetzt für Nachhaltigkeit) on September 10, addressing the issue of methodologies for sustainable education in schools, in the process of German language learning.
The conference will be attended by Director of Goethe Institute in Georgia, Stephan Wackwitz; Minister of Education and Science of Georgia, Alexander Jejelava; Deputy to the Ambassador of the German Federal Republic in Georgia, Monika Lenhard, and other distinguished guests.
The conference and the project’s concept aims for the implementation of new learning methods in German language schools- the incorporation of themes like environment protection, green pedagogics and sustainable development.
The CLIL (Content and Language Integrated Learning) method goes beyond the traditional language learning experience. With the help of German specialists, Georgian teachers will learn how to realize new projects and how to incorporate environment protection themes into the German language curriculum.
100 teachers from 32 schools of Georgia will be attending and participating in the conference at which they will receive a free copy of a manual published by Goethe Institute and Vienna Agrarian and Environment Protection University. The methodological manual was made according to the concepts of CLIL and offers both theoretical and practical information and, more importantly, shares the experience of other schools involved in ‘Unite for a Sustainable Future’ project. The project was awarded a Sustainability Award this summer.
‘Unite for a Sustainable Future’ is regarded as one of the most successful projects both in the educational and environment protection spheres, strengthening partnerships between schools and universities while making the public debate on the theme more active and dynamic.
Aside from a conference in Tbilisi, seminars and workshops for teachers will be held in Borjomi and Kutaisi.
Nino Gugunishvili