Journée Internationale pour la Liberté de l'Instruction (JIPLI)
International Freedom in Education Day (IFED)
September 15th, 2007
Dear Home-educating Friends and Supporters of Freedom in Education,
An International Freedom in Education Day (IFED), an idea originating this
year in France, is proposed for Saturday, September 15th, 2007.
The aim is to promote the idea of the importance of free choice in
education, and to spread information about the alternative ways of learning
that are available, or are being fought for in various countries.
The focus will be on Home Education, but we also welcome alternative and
free schools to take part in this global event.
The interest ist gathering in Europe and internationally. Events related to
the IFED may take place throughout the month September, but on the 15th, we
plan to have many events in different countries all over the world,
celebrating Freedom in Education.
One idea is to launch hundreds of balloons, carrying postcards with slogans
promoting Freedom in Education. A logo and posters are being prepared and
will soon be available.
In Paris, a giant picnic on the theme of home education is planned, preceded
by a press conference on September 10th.
In London, a Home Education Fair is planned. For more details please
contact: homeeducationfair@hotmail.com
In Vienna, an evening event on September 7th, will be dedicated for a
discussion of Freedom in Education, and the practice of home education and
unschooling.
During the week preceding or following September 15th, there will be a
gathering in front of the European Parliament in Strasbourg. This gives a
possibility to highlight the topic "Human Rights and Home Education".
French home educators are creating a website for the Freedom in Education
Day. There we will publish all information and/or links to events on or
around the 15th of September (conferences, gatherings, education fairs,
etc.), where ever they may take place and in whatever language, so please
send us your projected events.
We will also post links to other websites and announcements in other
countries. If your native language is not English, French, German, Italian
or Spanish, please send us a short English description and in your native
language, of your event that you would like placed on the website.
So please tell us about your planned events, no matter how small it may
seem! We'll be great in numbers!
Please note the following addresses:
Website (in construction): http://jipli.free.fr
Contact: jipli@free.fr
Participating or interested organisations to date:
Les Enfants d’Abord (France) - www.lesenfantsdabord.org
Learning Unlimited (European Network, UK based) - www.learning-unlimited.org
Choice in Education (UK)
Netzwerk Bildungsfreiheit (Germany) - www.netzwerk-bildungsfreiheit.de
Institut für Wertewirtschaft
(Austria) - http://wertewirtschaft.org/club
Aero (US) - www.educationrevolution.org
Please do not hesitate to spread the information about the IFED as far as
possible.We want to reach all corners of the earth!
Sincerely yours,
IFED preparation team:
Leslie Barson
Jennifer Fandard
Aldona Guenter
Elisabeth Kuhnle
Klemens Lichter
Agnès Ohlenbusch
Claudia Renau
Valérie Vincent
P. S.:
Please tell us how you call "Freedom in Education Day" in your native
language! We will add on our website all the translations that you send to
us.
In French it is called:
Journée Internationale pour la Liberté de l'Instruction (JIPLI)
In German it is called:
Internationaler Tag der Bildungs-Freiheit (ITBF)
In Italian it is called:
Giornata Internazionale per la Libertà di Istruzione (GILI)
In Spanish it is called:
Día Internacional de la Libertad de Educación (DILE)
How do you call it in your language?
Wednesday, 25 July 2007
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Monday, 21 May 2007
MEDIA INFORMATION FROM ACTION FOR HOME EDUCATION
PRESS RELEASE
MEDIA INFORMATION FROM ACTION FOR HOME EDUCATION: For immediate release, Tuesday 22nd May 2007
For further information please contact ( ) tel: ( )
email:enquiries@ahed.org.uk
PROPOSALS WERE “UNWORKABLE AND UNACCEPTABLE” SAYS ACTION FOR HOME EDUCATION AS CONSULTATION REPORT COMES IN.
The DfES has published a summary of responses to the consultation on defining full-time education in independent schools. [1] The consultation drew damning comments from AHEd [2] in February as "fundamentally flawed, highly misleading and risks adversely affecting home educators by inadvertently or intentionally redefining a school". [3]
AHEd's consultation response [4] declared that AHEd members and the wider home education community would powerfully challenge any efforts by government to threaten the traditional rights and freedoms of all parents to choose the where, when and how of their children's education. The summary of responses from the DfES shows stiff opposition with at least ninety four percent of respondents not able to agree to any part of the government's proposals.
AHEd members are glad to see that the proposals received overwhelming rejection and claim that this result highlights the strength of feeling against over-regulation of provision where parents have elected to take full responsibility for their children's education. However, the DfES overview states that they are now exploring the best way to proceed to achieve the Government’s objective of ensuring clarity as to what kind of provision should be regulated. Home educators, including those who use tutorial services or meet to share educational activities, hope this means the DfES will now stop trying to regulate their private arrangements.
AHEd Chair Mrs Barbara Stark, said, "Home education is very different from school education and it is simply not fitting to try to impose school regulation upon home educating families. Home educating parents are well informed about their responsibilities and are already well regulated by the requirements of the Education Act 1996 which provides for local authorities to challenge them where a child is at risk of not receiving a suitable education. The consultation has born out what our members knew all along, that the proposals are unworkable and unacceptable, and we hope the Department now also recognises this "
ENDS
Notes for Editors.
[1]http://www.dfes.gov.uk/consultations/conResults.cfm?consultationId=1442
[2] www.ahed.org.uk
[3]http://ahed.pbwiki.com/AHEd%20Press%20Releases#F/Teducationanotherflawedconsultation
[4] http://ahed.pbwiki.com/Consultation-on-Def-of-full-time-education
MEDIA INFORMATION FROM ACTION FOR HOME EDUCATION: For immediate release, Tuesday 22nd May 2007
For further information please contact ( ) tel: ( )
email:enquiries@ahed.org.uk
PROPOSALS WERE “UNWORKABLE AND UNACCEPTABLE” SAYS ACTION FOR HOME EDUCATION AS CONSULTATION REPORT COMES IN.
The DfES has published a summary of responses to the consultation on defining full-time education in independent schools. [1] The consultation drew damning comments from AHEd [2] in February as "fundamentally flawed, highly misleading and risks adversely affecting home educators by inadvertently or intentionally redefining a school". [3]
AHEd's consultation response [4] declared that AHEd members and the wider home education community would powerfully challenge any efforts by government to threaten the traditional rights and freedoms of all parents to choose the where, when and how of their children's education. The summary of responses from the DfES shows stiff opposition with at least ninety four percent of respondents not able to agree to any part of the government's proposals.
AHEd members are glad to see that the proposals received overwhelming rejection and claim that this result highlights the strength of feeling against over-regulation of provision where parents have elected to take full responsibility for their children's education. However, the DfES overview states that they are now exploring the best way to proceed to achieve the Government’s objective of ensuring clarity as to what kind of provision should be regulated. Home educators, including those who use tutorial services or meet to share educational activities, hope this means the DfES will now stop trying to regulate their private arrangements.
AHEd Chair Mrs Barbara Stark, said, "Home education is very different from school education and it is simply not fitting to try to impose school regulation upon home educating families. Home educating parents are well informed about their responsibilities and are already well regulated by the requirements of the Education Act 1996 which provides for local authorities to challenge them where a child is at risk of not receiving a suitable education. The consultation has born out what our members knew all along, that the proposals are unworkable and unacceptable, and we hope the Department now also recognises this "
ENDS
Notes for Editors.
[1]http://www.dfes.gov.uk/consultations/conResults.cfm?consultationId=1442
[2] www.ahed.org.uk
[3]http://ahed.pbwiki.com/AHEd%20Press%20Releases#F/Teducationanotherflawedconsultation
[4] http://ahed.pbwiki.com/Consultation-on-Def-of-full-time-education
Wednesday, 16 May 2007
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