Jenaplan (or Jena Plan)
school
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s are based on a teaching concept conceived and founded by the
German
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pedagogue
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Peter Petersen from 1923-1927. The term Jenaplan was coined by the
London
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committee for preparing the 4th meeting of the
‘’New Education Fellowship’’ in
Locarno
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in 1927. Petersen developed his concept at the
University of Jena
The University of Jena, officially the Friedrich Schiller University Jena (german: Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, abbreviated FSU, shortened form ''Uni Jena''), is a public research university located in Jena, Thuringia, Germany.
The un ...
(hence the term), where he was the head of the Department of Education since 1923.
The basic ideas are: independent learning by doing,
cooperation and communal life, shared responsibility by school
children and
parent
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s.
The basic forms of education according to the Jenaplan approach are:
* Teaching: (interdisciplinary) core teaching, free work (free choice of discipline), course teaching (in special disciplines)
* Party and celebrations: morning circle, week closure celebrations, birthday parties, enrollment and others
* Discussions: round-tables, reports, talks, clarifying debates etc.
* Play (free play, learning games, pause games, gymnastics games, theatre play): this supports the development of younger children, teaches rules for social behaviour, promotes attention
The Jenaplan schools operate according to 20 basic
principles, e.g.:
* Each human being is unique. Therefore, each child and each adult has an irreplaceable value and a special
dignity
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.
* Each human being has the right to develop their own
identity
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, irrespective of
ethnic origin
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,
nationality
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,
social environment
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,
religion
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,
philosophy or abilities/
disabilities.
* Every person is always recognized in their entirety. They are encountered and treated in this way, wherever possible.
* People should work for a society that respects the irreplaceable value and the dignity of every individual human being.
* People should work for a society that offers the opportunity and incentives for developing the identity of each person.
Schools
Jenaplan schools in
Germany
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are, among others:
* ''Jenaplan-Schule'' in
Jena
Jena () is a German city and the second largest city in Thuringia. Together with the nearby cities of Erfurt and Weimar, it forms the central metropolitan area of Thuringia with approximately 500,000 inhabitants, while the city itself has a po ...
* ''Kaleidoskop Jena - Jenaplanschule'' in Jena (district Lobeda)
* ''Evangelische Schule St. Marien'' in
Neubrandenburg
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The city is famous for its ...
* ''Freie Comenius Schule'' in
Darmstadt
*
Freie Schule LernZeitRäume' in
Dossenheim
Dossenheim () is a municipality in the Rhein-Neckar-Kreis (district) in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
It is located on Bergstraße and Bertha Benz Memorial Route.
Geography
Location
Dossenheim lies 5 kilometers north of Heidelberg along the ...
(near
Heidelberg
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)
* ''Jenaplanschule'' in
Rostock
Rostock (), officially the Hanseatic and University City of Rostock (german: link=no, Hanse- und Universitätsstadt Rostock), is the largest city in the German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and lies in the Mecklenburgian part of the state, ...
* ''Jenaplanschule'' in
Hungen
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* ''Jenaplan-Schule'' in
Nürnberg
* ''Jenaplan-Gymnasium'' in Nürnberg
* ''Jenaplan-Schule'' in
Weimar
Weimar is a city in the state of Thuringia, Germany. It is located in Central Germany between Erfurt in the west and Jena in the east, approximately southwest of Leipzig, north of Nuremberg and west of Dresden. Together with the neighbouri ...
*
''Laborschule'' in
Dresden
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* ''Lauterschule'' in
Suhl
Suhl () is a city in Thuringia, Germany, located SW of Erfurt, NE of Würzburg and N of Nuremberg. With its 37,000 inhabitants, it is the smallest of the six urban districts within Thuringia. Together with its northern neighbour-town Zella- ...
Jenaplan schools in the
Netherlands
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are, among a total of 190 Jenaplan schools:
Nederlandse Jenaplan Vereniging: Scholen per Regio
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* Jenaplan OSG Sevenwolden in Heerenveen
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, Friesland
* Peter-Petersenschool in Haren, Groningen
* O.B.S. De Woldstroom in Meppel, Drenthe
* JenaXL in Zwolle
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, Overijssel
* O.J.S. Het Palet in Hardenberg
Hardenberg (; nds-nl, Haddenbarreg or '' 'n Arnbarg'') is a city and municipality in the province of Overijssel, Eastern Netherlands. The municipality of Hardenberg has a population of about 60,000, with about 19,000 living in the city. It recei ...
, Overijssel
* Jenaplanschool Pierson in Hengelo
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, Gelderland
*De Zonnewijzer in Heerhugowaard
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, Noord Holland
* Jenaplan School De Kring in Oegstgeest
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Etymology
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, Zuid Holland
Other Jenaplan schools are located in Belgium
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, Austria
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, South Tyrol
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(Italy
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), and Japan.
References
External links
Gesellschaft für Jenaplanpädagogik in Deutschland e.V.
Inventory case study by the OECD
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Alternative education
School types
Progressive education
Education in Germany