Hamburg
Mi. 02.07.2008, 19:00
Vortrag
PHORMS: an innovative concept in bilingual education
Goethe Institut e.V. Hamburg, Seminarraum
Hühnerposten 1
20097 Hamburg
Hamburg
Beschreibung:
Jonathan Walters
Teaching Assistant, Extra-curricular Activities Coordinator, PHORMS Berlin Mitte Primary School
Jonathan Walters studied Chinese, German and French at universities in England, Germany and China before joining the British Diplomatic Service in 1990. He served as a diplomat for 13 years, half of this time in Embassies overseas and the other half briefing Government Ministers in London. He spent 4 years at the British Embassy in Berlin, firstly as the press spokesman for the British Embassy Berlin Office and then as the Ambassador’s Private Secretary. Thereafter he spent two years as a Recruitment Consultant for the Cabinet Office, helping to identify the next generation of future British Ambassadors. In 2004 he left the Civil Service and returned to Berlin, where he became part of the highly successful PHORMS schools project.
PHORMS: an innovative concept in bilingual education
As globalisation gathers pace, interest in Germany in bilingual education is reaching unprecedented levels. But making bilingual education work is easier said than done. The innovators at PHORMS have developed a unique concept in education which draws on the very latest research in bilingual education. Using small class sizes and modern teaching methods, the expert teachers at PHORMS are able to develop individual talents with maximum effectiveness. PHORMS schools also place an emphasis on their international orientation, which helps to expand the horizons of young people. Establishing a new school costs money and to raise capital PHORMS has pioneered in Germany a new and novel approach, where the school is set up as a private limited company. PHORMS continues to expand, with a school in Hamburg planned for later in 2008.
