HOPE News for Hospital Teachers

December, 2011

8th European H.O.P.E. Congress

For hospital-teachers and other professionals involved in education and care of children and adolescents with medical needs

Hospital teaching in changing times – Education of sick children and adolescents in relation to active aging.

Amsterdam, 8 – 13 October, 2012

CALL FOR PAPERS

October, 2011

Newsletter 2/2011

The Newsletter 2/2011 is online. This is an issue about Maths at the hospital school.

September, 2011

international symposium - Ljubljana, Slovenia

The Hospital School Ledina, Slovenia celebrates 60th birthday. Due to this event Hospital School Ledina is organizing several different activities and events during the whole school year of 2011/2012. One of them is an international symposium SICK PUPIL IS A HEALTHY PUPIL on October 7th 2011 at the Pediatric clinic in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Welcome! Contact: tanja.becan@guest.arnes.si

Attach:invitation.pdf

March, 2011

Newsletter 1/2011

The Newsletter 1/2011 is online. This is an issue about siblings in Hospital.

March, 2011

Comenius project: Seeking for partners

Alava Hospital School - Finland

The Alava Hospital School from Finland is seeking for two to four partner schools to start a joint Comenius project. The school is open to discuss and define the main topic of the project among the partners. It wishes to connect the Comenius project to the school development activities and thus is interested in the following themes.

1. Hospital school as resource centre Education policy as well as health care is changing rapidly at the moment, which might influence the roles and responsibilities of the hospital schools and of the mainstream schools. Due to increasing inclusive education, pupils study more often in mainstream schools instead of hospital or special schools. Therefore the role of the hospital schools might change a bit towards the resource centre in the future. Possible subthemes could be:
• Consultative work
• Improvement of multidisciplinary collaboration
• Working methods and tools to support mainstream schools

2. Prevention of exclusion / drop-out According the latest researches, special needs students drop-our rate from primary and secondary education is higher than other students. Young adults without adequate education might have difficulties to enter to labour market which can lead to the marginalisation. Also hospitalized pupils might have severe difficulties with their studies which can increase their risk to drop out.
Possible subthemes could be for example:
• Role of the Hospital School in prevention of marginalisation

the School wishes to have your replies and proposals till the end of April 2011.
If at least three partner schools will be interested Alava school is wiling to organise preparatory meeting in Finland
Please, do not hesitate to ask further questions or clarifications.

Related contacts
Alava School, Mika Kuitunen, Keihäskatu 1-3, 70620 Kuopio, Finland Tel. +358 17 184421 Mob. + 358 44 7184421 email. mika.kuitunen@kuopio.fi
Alava Hospital School

February 25, 2011

Inaugural Australasian H.E.L.P. Conference 2011

5 - 6 September 2011, Coogee Beach, Sydney, Australia

Our Australasian colleagues are pleased to announce that registration is now open for the Inaugural Australasian H.E.L.P. Conference: Health, Educators, Learners and Practitioners to be held the 5-6 September 2011, Coogee Beach, Sydney Australia.

The 2011 H.E.L.P. Conference is proudly sponsored by Ronald McDonald House Charities in collaboration with Hospital Schools in Australasia and the University of Technology Sydney.

The conference will provide the opportunity to highlight the importance of integrated service provision, research, innovative practice and cutting edge professional development strategies for children with chronic health conditions.

Get in early to register for the special Early Bird rate!

Related documents
H.E.L.P. Conference - Better Together

July 23, 2010

Invitation to the 8th HOPE General Assembly 2010

November 4 - 2010 at 6 – 7 pm, at the Heckscher-Klinikum, Munich, Germany.

    Uppsala, July 2010

Dear members of HOPE, You are herewith all officially invited to participate at the 8th General Assembly of HOPE. It will take place on 4 November, 2010 at 6 – 7 pm, at the Heckscher-Klinikum, Munich, Germany. In order to save time and to allow you to take an active part in the discussions we send you this special edition of our Newsletter. It includes all necessary documents. All participants are requested to read it carefully and bring it to the General Assembly.
Each proposal for suggested change of the agenda must be given in writing to the President no later than fifteen days before the General Assembly.
Gerd Falk-Schalk, President (e-mail: 018.252682@telia.com)

Related documents
Newsletter special edition on Genera Assembly
Proxy form

12/1/2010

7th European H.O.P.E. Congress for Hospital Teachers

November 3 - 7, 2010 in Munich, Germany

Registration is open !

www.hope2010munich.eu

11/2/2010

Open Days In Ledina Hospital School, Ljubljana, Slovenia

New Hospital - Different Hospital School Exhibition Save Our Planet (HOPE Workshop No 2). 9th and 10th of April 2010.

In June 2009 in Ljubljana, Slovenia, a new Pediatric clinic was open. Due to this event Hospital School Ledina has organised Open Days with some interesting lectures and an exhibition Save Our Planet. Please, See the attachment for the program.

Tanja Becan, headteacher of Hospital School Ledina, Ljubljana, Slovenia Mojca Topic, hospital teacher, Hospital School Ledina, Ljubljana, Slovenia, HOPE Board Member

28/7/2009

Comenius Project Open the box: Seeking for partners

L’Ecole à l’Hôpital from Belgium is seeking for 2 or 3 similar partner schools to participate in a Comenius EU. funded project for 2010-2012. The preparatory visit would take place in Brussels mid November 2009. Financial assistance for the November meeting would be available from your own country’s National Agency. The target groups are children of school age who need to continue their education whilst under the care of hospital staff but we would also include teens from other schools. Should you require any further assistance, please contact Dominique Frochisse, who can be reached at:
CNWL/ Ecole
Allée de Clerlande,
1348 Ottignies, Belgium
Tel: 00 32 10 430208
domid78@gmail.com

For more information on this project click here

11/5/2009

Newsletter 1/2009

The Newsletter 1/2009 is online. This is a special issue about HOPE network of workshops.

5/5/2009

European Survey on the Education of children and adolescents with medical needs

Workshop 15 has published a report on the Education of children and adolescents with medical needs in hospital or at home, based on an European Survey conducted by HOPE in 2007 and 2008. The document summarises the survey's main findings and identifies Barriers and Examples of Good Practice on the education of children with a medical condition all over Europe. The report has been further updated on October 2009.

6/1/2009

The World Wall Hanging

Hospital schools around the world are combining to make a World Wall Hanging. This will consist of twelve squares – each one from a different hospital school. Each square will represent the school or country where it was made. An example of this is the one that was made at the Barrett Adolescent Centre School in Queensland Australia. A kangaroo and the Southern Cross feature – a kangaroo not only is representative of Australia but also of the centre which is set amongst bushland and where kangaroos roam freely. The Southern Cross is the star formation found in the southern hemisphere and features on the Aussie flag.

This activity has proven in Australia, Ireland and Finland to be quite therapeutic and rewarding. Tuija from Finland and Jody from Ireland have already produced their twelve squares and we would like nine other schools to join us so as the finished product will be a talking point of many schools around the world.

Your school would need to make twelve identical squares. The squares should be twelve inches square. The base material should be cotton but other fabrics eg felt can be used to embellish the square. Half an inch should be left around the border for the squares to be sewn together. They do not have to be complicated. It’s best to keep them simple so that clients and staff alike can participate in the project and learn new skills.

If you would like your hospital to be involved in this project, please contact:

Mr Kev Rodgers Barrett Adolescent Centre School Orford Drive WACOL QLD 4076 AUSTRALIA krodg9@eq.edu.au

When you have finished your twelve squares, you can send them to the above address and we will package up your twelve international squares and send them to you. If you write a paragraph about your school and your square we will produce a short booklet to go with the wall hanging and to be sent with your final squares.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Kev Rodgers Principal Barrett Adolescent Centre School