International Exchange Agency (IEA)
12th INEPS CONGRESS
Stockholm, May 20th, 2000
As educators interested in the improvement of students' learning and who value intercultural exchanges as an important aspect of Productive Learning, we declare the constitution of the
INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE AGENCY (IEA)
in the frame of the
International Network of Productive Schools (INEPS)
with the following conditions:
- The IEA is a service open to all INEPS members. Each project that is able to receive students from abroad will be welcomed.
- The IEA will promote and facilitate the exchanges among Productive Learning schools and projects. It will take into account as many aspects as possible that can enrich experiences through international exchange such as: languages, types of learning, students' ages, lodging conditions
- The IEA will promote and encourage exchanges that should be done in both partner countries and with a balanced level of quality.
- The IEA will be placed in an INEPS institution able to have a professional in charge of the exchange organisation and development, together with partners, as well as the maintenance of contacts with the IEA members and the search for financing.
- The IEA will have the support of the INEPS Administration Council.
Francoise Cocaud, Tadeu Dos Santos, Christa Gardei, Lutz Hersch, Jussi Kähärä, Marion Lange, Francine La Porte, Wilma Nettelnstroth, Rhonda Perry, Olof Persson, Katrin Pfau, Julienne Raphenon, Michele Reder, Torbjörn Sedell, Katherine Wiklund, Barbara Sieckmann, Josep Alsina
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