WERA-IRN EXTENDED EDUCATION

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If you have any information about the research field of extended education, such as informative links, publications, upcoming events or research projects, we would appreciate if you shared them with us.

Coordination of the network

Claudia Schnellbögl, B.A.
Professorship of Primary Education
Freie Universität Berlin
Habelschwerdter Allee 45
14195 Berlin, Germany
extended-education(at)fu-berlin.de

Chairs

Prof. Dr. Marianne Schüpbach
Professorship of Primary Education
Freie Universität Berlin
Habelschwerdter Allee 45
14195 Berlin, Germany
marianne.schuepbach(at)fu-berlin.de

Prof. Dr. Gil Noam
Founder and director of the PEAR Institute -
Partnerships in Education and Resilience
Harvard Medical School
Cambridge/Boston/Belmont, MA., USA
gil_noam(at)harvard.edu

Statement of the WERA-IRN Extended Education Concerning the Situation of Children and Youth Worldwide During the COVID-19 Crisis

Under the conditions of COVID-19, it is our sense that extended education is being pushed aside and forgotten in the midst of of virtual teaching and learning.

This statement intends to bring attention to the great needs that young people have in extended education. The fact that so many students do not have these enriching environments, even virtually, is a very serious matter. Parents understand this issue and want schools to open not only for reasons of academic success, but also for students to be able to socialize and to have safe places to go while parents work.

Please distribute this statement to your national constituencies, policy-makers and practitioners to make the case with us for whole school days, afterschool, extended education programs, summer programs, and more as well as to gain some traction internationally. Please feel free to contact us with any questions.

Warm wishes during a difficult time,

Gil Noam and Marianne Schuepbach

Statement of the WERA-IRN Extended Education During COVID-19

3rd WERA-IRN Conference Extended Education

Extended Education in Thriving Communities: Toward a Sustainable Future

The third WERA-IRN Extended Education Conference at the University of Iceland in Reykjavik will be held 23-25 September 2021.

In light of developments of the COVID-19 worldwide pandemic, the Icelandic conference committee, along with the network chairs, has come to the conclusion that the only option is to postpone the Reykjavik Conference, originally scheduled for September 2020, for one year.

All accepted submissions to the conference will be valid and welcomed in the Reykjavík Conference in September 2021. There will also be an additional call for abstracts at the end of this year.

The aim of the conference is to explore the multiple ways in which extended education programs, research and theories help communities and individuals prepare for a sustainable future — a future that involves educating responsible and active citizens.

Organizing committee: Prof. Dr. Kolbrún Þ. Pálsdóttir, Árni Guðmundsson, Eygló Rúnarsdóttir, Katrín Johnson and Ruth Jörgensdóttir Rauterberg

Conference coordinator: Dr. Kolbrún Pálsdóttir, kolbrunp@hi.is