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“Living Diversity in Youth Exchange” – Testing of Methods in Mainz Enriches Educators

The diversity in German-Israeli youth exchange is steadily increasing: Young people from Germany and Israel are increasingly bringing together a variety of personal stories, different cultural identities and national affiliations. An open and reflected approach of this diversity should be consciously included also in the educational work of German-Israeli youth encounters. As part of the…

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Identity and Cross-Cultural Encounters in a Pluralistic Society

German-Israeli Professional Exchange Program Young people from Israel and Germany share the quest for identity in increasingly diversified and pluralistic societies. Youth educators from both countries daily face the challenges of how to encourage a more diverse and equal youth representation in their fields of work. Haifa as a “mixed city” is an exceptional place…

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Living Diversity in Youth Exchange

Training program for the German-Israeli Youth Exchange Young people from Germany and Israel are increasingly bringing together a variety of personal stories, different cultural identities and national affiliations. An open and reflected approach of this diversity should be consciously included also in the educational work of German-Israeli youth encounters. As part of the ongoing project…

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„…It Puts You in the Driver‘s Seat…“ – Educators From Germany and Israel Gained Insights in Diversity-Conscious Educational Approaches From Both Countries

As part of the ongoing project “Living Diversity in Germany and Israel – Challenges and Perspectives for Education and Youth Exchange” ConAct and the Israel Youth Exchange Authority offered a bilateral professional seminar in Leipzig from September 11 to 15, 2017. For more than 40 participants this seminar provided a comparative insight into established approaches…

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Diversity-Conscious Education – What Does That Mean?

Diversity-conscious education – what does that mean? During our one-day professional forum “Facing Diversity – Living Diversity in Germany and Israel” on June 22, 2017 in Dietrich-Bonhoeffer-Haus in Berlin, we tackled that crucial question from many sides. Immanuel Benz (German Federal Youth Council) gave a good definition, but many other participants shed light on important…

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