Methodos e.V. - independent learning for active citizens

When students care about their own education... they create their own school ?!

10 young people, 12th grade students, decided to go to their own school, during the last year before their "Reifeprüfung" and submit an external final examination.

The idea is to create a last Abitur-year, which gives them the possibility for independence and autonomy, where they learn to take responsibility, for them self, for the others and for their goal - a pure "Reifeprüfung". (= maturity examination).

How?
First they create a program, which fits with the schedule of the employed teachers and fulfills the requirements for a longer period. A learning session lasts for 4 hours, but the end corresponds to the end of the content and not to a strict timetable. Furthermore a big importance is given to the combination of the learning contents for long time periods. One day contains also some rhythmic elements, like theater, music, exercises and time for individual work, consolidation and coaching between students.
Every day, one student is responsible for the course of the activities, this means that he/ she prepared him-/ herself in advance for the topic of the certain day.
An internal evaluation should take place from time to time, in form of colloquia, to test the effectiveness of this way of learning and the methods they use.

"For an education, which guides to independence and individual responsibility...beyond this year."

This is a short overview about the power of education, about initiatives which could be seen as utopian, but I think this is the "Vision generation", as Bogdan called it in one of his posts and gives me more trust in creating the "Students' University"!

For further information take a look on the Website or get in contact with the Methodos group.

We change education!

Karaoke Evening a la Higher Education Specialists :)

Ioi, ce emotii am avut, dar lumea zice ca am cantat frumos "When I was young", ma inchipuiam cantand pe scena din ... habar n-am cum se numea clubul ala de Karaoke din Sibiu, mai jos de liceul pedagogic... anyway, acolo mergeam si cantam piesele pe care le invatam la scoala (de la Beatles, Rod Stewart si tot felul de oldies dinastea).
Data urmatoare m-am surprins in Bucuresti, in Downstairs, cantand cu Radu "I am sailing"... tooot frumos!
Ieri, un coleg de servici ne-a invitat pe toti, studenti si cercetatori in HE, sa ne aratam talentele pe scena din Irish Pub.

Pana ajung eu pe YouTube cantand piesa asta, va urez vizionare si ascultare placuta! Ma gandesc ca atunci cand o sa ma pensionez si o sa locuiesc in Alpi, o sa-mi incep cariera de cantareata



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Sa cantati frumos!

De ce a durat vacanta atat de mult?

... ca sa ma plimb cu trenul 12 ore!
... ca sa ma joc cu zapada!
... ca sa dorm si sa shad linistita!
... ca sa simt din nou cum e sa fi soferita!
... ca sa fiu model
... ca sa mananc Germknödel
... ca sa invat saseshte
... ca sa ma gandesc mult la BI
... ca sa petrec cu Marius, Sergiu, Alina si Franz
... ca sa fac trasee de creasta in Alpi, pe zapada...
... ca sa beau muult ceai!
... ca sa ne jucam mau-mau
... ca sa ma dantzaluiesc pana in zori!
... ca sa merg la Museum , sa vizitez cetati si castele...
... ca sa ma conving ca raul care trece prin Salzburg, nu e Dunarea, ci mai degraba Salzfluss
... ca sa merg in vizita la Mozart!
... ca sa aflu care sunt urmatoarele capitale culturale europene
... ca sa ma fac cercetator
... ca sa am timp sa ma fac un adevarat procrastinator!
... ca sa... am despre ce sa scriu blog

An nou fericit!

Photos by Marius