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Dear Colleagues,
The Academy of Humanities and Economics in Lodz (Poland) is looking for partners for a Culture 2000 project.
You may find brief description of the project below.
If anybody is interested in cooperation within this proposal please contact me as soon as possible.
IMPORTANT: Due to hectic period caused by various deadlines I will contact only those who will be accepted by the project's board.
Kind regards,
Michael Karp
International Projects Coordinator
The Academy of Humanities and Economics in Lodz
ul. Rewolucji 1905 r. 64
90-213 Lodz, Poland
T: + 48 42 631 58 32
F: + 48 42 631 50 32
E: mkarp@wshe.lodz.pl
I: www.wshe.lodz.pl

New DIALOG
International Educational Project
Duration - 12 months

What is DIALOG?
Today – do we deal with dialog at all, where and when if so?

Nowadays we often notice the dominating role of a dialog philosophy. However, there is a lack of dialog and talk in everyday life. However, today words, words, words are ubiquitous.

We are attacked with stream of words. We are overwhelmed with information. But is it a dialog?

It seems that an attention should be paid on dialog especially now, after 2000 and in new European situation or even new world situation. Now, when Europe is being integrated, when there are more and more European Union countries it is important to discuss the situation of a dialog “now and here” as well as for the future.

Why „New DIALOG”?
New, because it is related to new world situation, philosophy, education and art.

New, because it is related to artistic and educational achievements of the former project called “DIALOG wordless DIALOG” (see: www.dialog.wshe.lodz.pl )

In the Educational project „New DIALOG” we intend to discuss different types of DIALOGS: a DIALOG with myself, a DIALOG with other person – with the world, a DIALOG with technology. We want to deal with a dialog in terms of presence and future of the world; a dialog in the field of science and technology; art, faith, religion, politics.

In the project New DIALOG we want to refer to Danish educator’s- Grundtvig idea, to the idea of Higher People’s Schools that was created at the beginning of XX century based on Scandinavian patterns. We intend to relate to the idea of “Home Garden – Nysa/Nowizna” from the twenties of XX century. So we want to refer to the idea of permanent learning. Our idea is to create “places for dialog” (in the literal and metaphorical sense), for education related to development of creativity and motivation, permanent self-development, acceptance and tolerance towards others.

Project Objects:

The main object of the project is scientific and creative penetration of a dialog in its wide meaning. Dialog analysis in terms of philosophical, psychological and educational meaning in relation with health in holistic depiction, ecology, art.

Dialog oriented discussion in four grounds: ME-ME (internal dialog with myself), PERSON-PERSON (a dialog with other person), PERSON-NATURE (between people, nature and all creatures), PERSON – TECHNOLOGY (person in relation with multimedia)

The project idea is to establish creative situations related to subject man.

What will we deal with?

Permanent education in the field of:
a. health (in holistic terms)
b. creativity (creative self-development)
c. art (so called humble attitudes – ecological activities)
d. multimedia (using modern computer technology and information about projects, idea popularisation and interactive communication)

Target Groups:
- trainers, teachers, art-therapists
- animators, multiplicators
- to some extend also students, youths and children (experimental groups)

How do we want to work?
- to create a platform for scientific and creative discussion
- to arrange workshops on creativity for above mentioned groups
- to create new educational projects
- to implement new projects
- to disseminate ideas

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