Tag: Denmark
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Climate action & effective governance
Whilst some governments are busy denying the need for climate action, the Danish government has achieved a far-reaching landmark agreement to pro-actively reduce greenhouse gases by focusing on agriculture. There cannot be many in Denmark who are not aware of the tripartite green agreement, den grønne trepartsaftale, in Danish. However, apart from a vague idea…
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Presenting the diversophy migrant edition
Delegates at the IATEFL conference in Liverpool in April had the chance to try out the diversophy migrant game. It certainly led to conversation and dialogue, the prime intention of the game, when I heard comments such as the following during the game: Well I would never call my teacher by their first name so…
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Sustainable mindset teacher training curriculum
Could showing a curriculum in graphic format reach a wider audience? In the Prof E Sus project we have been developing and piloting a course, Discovering a Sustainable Mindset, for home economics teachers and trainers to help them promote sustainable ways of working in their learners. Our second major product was a curriculum document designed…
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Meet your neighbour
It is a cultural feature in Denmark that it is difficult to become part of the existing social networks. On the other hand, there is a great deal of goodwill from many Danes to help, especially refugees. The problem when you are a foreigner (including refugee) is that it is difficult to get in touch…
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Built on values
It was a pleasure to watch an accomplished, knowledgeable and honest politician at work yesterday when I went to hear Connie Hedegaard talking about climate change and what needs to be done on a political level. Hedegaard is no longer a politician but has been an MP in the Danish parliament, Denmark’s Minister for the Environment…
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Taking sides
Invited as a guest to Franklin Yartey’s intercultural class in Dubuque, we agreed on the topic of the refugee crisis as manifest in Denmark.