Religion and Culture

Council of Europe 2009 Exchange on the

Religious dimension of intercultural dialogue

Strasbourg, Palais de l’Europe – Meeting rooms 1, 2 and 3

Monday 29 – Tuesday 30 June 2009

Strasbourg, Palais de l’Europe – Meeting rooms 1, 2 and 3

Monday 29 – Tuesday 30 June 2009

“Teaching religious and convictional facts – a tool for acquiring knowledge about religions  and beliefs in education; A contribution to education for democratic citizenship, human rights and intercultural dialogue”

First day: Monday 29 June – morning session

 

	Room 1
08.00 – 09.00	Welcome and registration of participants
09.00 – 09.30	Plenary session   Introductory statement by the Co-Chairs of the Exchange
	Room 2	Room 3
	First session: What kind of training to take account of knowledge about religions and non-religious convictions in intercultural education: challenges, action and shared responsibility?
09.30 – 11.00	Working group A   Educational policies:   Recommendation CM/Rec(2008)12 of the Committee of Ministers to member states on the dimension of religions and non-religious convictions within intercultural education: from principles to implementation.   -          Keynote speech by Mr Cesar Birzea -          Debate	Working group B   Educational institutions:     Recommendation CM/Rec(2008)12 of the Committee of Ministers to member states on the dimension of religions and non-religious convictions within intercultural education: from principles to implementation.   -          Keynote speech by Ms Micheline Rey -          Debate
11.00 – 11.15	BREAK
11.15 – 12.45	Working group A   Educational institutions:     Recommendation CM/Rec(2008)12 of the Committee of Ministers to member states on the dimension of religions and non-religious convictions within intercultural education: from principles to implementation.   -          Keynote speech by Ms Micheline Rey -          Debate	Working group B   Educational policies:   Recommendation CM/Rec(2008)12 of the Committee of Ministers to member states on the dimension of religions and non-religious convictions within intercultural education: from principles to implementation.   -          Keynote speech by Mr Cesar Birzea -          Debate
12.45 – 14.30	LUNCH

                         

 

 

First day: Monday 29 June – afternoon session

 

 

	Room 2	Room 3
	First session (cont.): What kind of training to take account of knowledge about religions and non-religious convictions in intercultural education: challenges, action and shared responsibility?   Second session: Education for understanding religions and non-religious convictions: bases and pointers for living together as citizens.
14.30 – 16.00	Working group A   Policies and practices for teaching socio cultural diversity:   Initial and in-service training of educational staff: organisation, content and methods     -          Keynote speech by Mr Angelos Vallianatos -          Debate	Working group B   Religious diversity and intercultural education :   Towards a school and out-of-school environment which is democratic and respectful of diversity of religious and non-religious convictions   -          Keynote speech by Mr John Keast -          Debate
16.00 – 16.15	BREAK
16.15 – 17.45	Working group A   Religious diversity and intercultural education :   Towards a school and out-of-school environment which is democratic and respectful of diversity of religious and non-religious convictions   -          Keynote speech by Mr John Keast -          Debate	Working group B   Policies and practices for teaching socio cultural diversity:   Initial and in-service training of educational staff: organisation, content and methods     -          Keynote speech by Mr Angelos Vallianatos -          Debate
	Room 1
17.45 – 18.30	Plenary session   -          Report from Group A by Mr John Keast -          Report from Group B by Mr Peter Schreiner -          Debate
20.30 – 22.30	DINNER

 

 

 

 

 

Second day: Tuesday 30 June – morning session

 

	Room 1
	Second session (cont.): Education for understanding religions and non-religious convictions: bases and pointers for living together as citizens.
09.00 – 10.30	Plenary session   Teaching about religions and non-religious convictions in diverse socio-cultural contexts: tools and practices as contributions to a mutually supportive society.   -          Keynote speech by Mr John Keast -          Debate
10.30 – 10.45	BREAK
10.45 – 12.15	Plenary session   Teaching about religions and non-religious convictions in diverse socio-cultural contexts: tools and practices as contributions to a mutually supportive society.   -          General Debate
	Third session : conclusions of the Exchange
12.15 – 12.45	Closing session   Conclusions by the Co-Chairs of the Exchange
12.45 – 13.00	Departure of participants