Malmö visit to Utrecht on Education, May 2011

Two pre school teachers from Malmö spent some days in Utrecht to learn more about policy and organisations on children's care, partents involvement and integration. They followed an intensive programme during which they met a lot of interesting colleagues and visited all kinds of sites. It was very handy that one of the colleagues working at the Department of Education herself originates from Malmö and did some investigation during her STAGE. She explained in Swedish differences and similarities in the school systems. The tour took Inger and Fanny also to health and care organisations and of course to pre schools. Looking back they found there visit a pleasant and also learning experience. One of the big differences turned out that Swedish teachers find it important for a child that it also keep it´s maternal learning language. While in Utrecht the teachers have the ambition to teach children dutch at an early age. They were enthusiastic about the project of the Peaceable School and consider to introduce it to Malmö too.