Since 2003 during the summer holidays we have organized a project in cooperation with the Comenius University – The Children Comenius University. Every year during July and August hundreds of 9- to 13-year-old children from the whole Slovakia have the opportunity to study under the same conditions as the university students. The study consists of 9 lectures on many interesting topics corresponding to the age of the children brought by famous university professors. After finishing at least 6 presentations every participant graduates and gets the Diploma of the Graduate of the Children University.
Organization |
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| Organization name | The Foundation of Max Reinhardt, Arena Theatre, the Comenius University (Nadácia Maxa Reinhardta, Divadlo Aréna, Univerzita Komenského) |
| Organization type | The Foundation of Max Reinhardt is Non-profit organisation, Arena Theatre is regional theatre, the Comenius University is academic organisation |
| City | Bratislava |
| Country | Slovakia |
Activities & Offers |
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| Since | Jul 2003 |
| Scheduling | Regular: series of 9 lectures during summer term with special events |
| Kinds of activities | DEMONSTRATION, EXCURSION, LECTURE, VISIT, WORKSHOP, cultural events |
| Activities per year | 15 |
Participants & Target Groups (Part 1) |
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| Age of main target group | For all types of activities from 9 to 3 years |
| Activities for other target groups | -none- |
Participants & Target Groups (Part 2) |
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| Effect on the participants | -no information available yet- |
| Reliable data concerning the children's social background available | -unknown- |
| Subjective estimation: Tendencies concerning social background | -unknown- |
| Specific efforts to include children of every social background / of every social and educational level | -unknown |
| Documentation available | -unknown- |
Lecturers |
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| Lecturers | Academic staff of several universities, |
| Universities/Explanation | the Comenius University - 80%, Slovak University of Technology Bratislava, Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts Bratislava, Oxford Univesity, Universität fur angewandte Kunst Wien, University of British Columbia Vancouver, University of California Berkeley |
Lecturers Support |
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| Lecturers support | |
| Lecturers support is mandatory | -no information available yet- |
| Effect of the Children's University on lecturers | -no information available yet- |
| Written material available | -no information available yet- |
Administration & Cooperation |
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| Organizationally located within a university/institution of higher education | No, but there is a cooperation with The Comenius University Bratislava |
| Venue is a university/institution of higher education | Yes, partly: all lectures are in Theater Arena, except the first one (with matrice) and the last one with graduation ceremony afterwards |
| Cooperation between institution and external partners concerning Children's University activities | No |
| Cooperation between institution and other organizers of Children's University activities | Yes, on a regular basis, with: daily Pravda - publication of lectures, Slovak Radio - publication of lectures on internet |
| In contact with an organization which is intending to start a Children's University | No |
| Cooperation between the Children's University and schools/single teachers | -no information available yet- |
Concept & Documentation |
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| A policy paper / code of practice / manual is available | No |
| Evaluation results are available | No |
| Publications about or from this Children's University | Yes: annual publications |
Planning/Organization & Implementation |
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| Thematic Priorities | -no information available yet- |
| Coming up with subjects/topics of activities | |
| Imitation of „academic life” | |
| Number of people involved in the planning/organization | 0 (0 women) |
| Number of people involved in the implementation | 0 (0 women) |
Participation |
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| Conditions for participation | -unknown- |
| How is the Children's University advertised? | |
| Actively inviting certain groups | -unknown- |
| Offering incentives to promote regular participation | -unknown- |
| Charges participation fee | -unknown- |
Gender Aspects |
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| Percentage of female participants | 0% |
| Percentage of female lecturers | 0% |
| Subjects/topics are chosen considering gender aspects | -no information available yet- |
| The Children's University is considering gender aspects concerning the target group | -no information available yet- |
| Documentation concerning the consideration of gender aspects available | -no information available yet- |