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- Association of Independent Schools in Iceland
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- BUND DER FREIEN WALDORFSCHULEN e.V.
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- BUNDESVERBAND DEUTSCHER PRIVATSCHULEN V.D.P.
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- Catholic Association for Dutch Secondary Education (KBVO)
- C.E.C.E. (Confederación Española de Centros de Enseñanza)
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- CONFEDERACION CENTROS EDUCACION Y GESTION E.y.G.
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- Féderation Nationale des Organismes de Gestion des Établissement de Enseignement Catholique
- FOMENTO de Centros de Enseñanza
- FRIE GRUNDSKOLERS FÆLLESRÅD Independent Schools Joint Council - F.G.F.
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- Friskolornes Riksförbund (Association of Private Schools in Sweden)
- INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS COUNCIL I.S.C
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- KRISTNE FRISKOLERS FORBUND Association of Christian Schools in Norway - K.F.F.
- Steiner Waldorf Schools Fellowship
- VERENIGDE BIJZONDERE SCHOLEN V.B.S .
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- YKSITYISKOULUJEN LITTO (Association of Private Schools)
- Association of Private Schools of Bohemia, Moravia and Silesia
- Bulgarian Association Of Private Schools B.A.P.S)
- Krajowe Forum Oswiaty Niepubilcznej K.F.O.N
- S.A.P.S.M. The Slovak Private School Association
Ecnais
Honorary Life President:
Peter Mason, MBE
Leeward, Longborough
Moreton-in-Marsh
GL56 0QR
Great Britain
Tel.: +44 1451 830 147
Mobile : 077 407 750 48
Fax: +44 1451 870 135
E-mail: xbf15@dial.pipex.com
Homepage: www.isis.org.uk
Chairman:
Carlos Diaz Muñiz
Confederación Centros
Educaion y Gestion
Hacienda de Pavones, 5-2 Izda
E-28030 Madrid
Spain
Tel. EyG: +34 91 328 8018
Fax EyG: +3491 328 8017
Tel. Priv.: +34 91 563 8886
Fax priv: +34 91 563 2048
E-mail: cdiazm@planalfa.es
E-mail: chairman@ecnais.org
Homepage: www.planalfa.es/eyg
Secretary-General:
Per Kristensen
Ny Kongensgade 10
DK - 1472 Copenhagen K
Denmark
Tel.: +45 70 20 26 42
Fax: +45 39 12 91 90
Mobil: +45 40 43 71 78
E-mail: pk@fgf.dk
SECRETARIAT:
E-mail: secretariat@ecnais.org
Homepage: http://www.fgf.dk
Treasurer:
Simon J. Steen
Verenigde Bijzondere Scholen
Bezuidenhoutseweg 251-253
NL-2594 AM Den Haag
The Netherlands
Tel.: +31 70 331 5252
Fax office : +31 70 381 4281
Tel. Priv. +31 20 4535 654
Fax Priv. : +31 20 4535 657
E-mail: treasurer@ecnais.org
E-mail: ssteen@vbs.nl
Homepage http://www.vbs.nl
Organisational Structure:
General assembly: All member associations
Management Committee: 1 representative from each country
Bureau: Chairman, Secretary-General and Treasurer
Membership & members:
Organisatorial members: 23
Objectives:
The principal objectives of the organisation are:
to assist its members in promoting understanding of the rights of pluralism in the national systems of education and parental choice and of the vital role of independent schools in a modern democracy.
Main Activities:
Dissemination of information and formulation of policy concerning independent education, relations with EU and the Council of Europe etc.
Discussion of policy matters e.g. relations with governments curriculum, teacher-training etc
Associação de Estabelecimentos de Ensino Particular e Cooperativo AEEP
History:
Founded in 1975, recently after the revolution, in a country with little tradition in private education, AEEP is the Portuguese organisation of private schools and education establishments, offering free education to children from 3 to 18 years old.
Address:
Av. Defensores de Chaves, 32-1º Esq.
1000-119 LISBOA
PORTUGAL
Tel: + 351 21 795 5390
Fax: + 351 21 796 40 75
E-mail: aeep@aeep.pt
www.aeep.pt
Function and Structure:
(address etc. as above) President: Mr.Joäo Alvarenga
e-mail: alvarengadidalvi@sapo.pt
Vice-President: (Mr. João Munõz),
Secretary: (Mr. João Trigo)
Treasurer: (Mr. António Sarmento)
elected for 3 years
Secretariat: Sofia Reis - e-mail: sr@aeep.pt
Diagram of organisation:
General Assembly
The general assembly is composed by two elements of each schools, the owner/proprietary and heads/pedagogical director.
National Board
President, Vice-President, Secretary and Treasurer, three Delegates out coming from each regional delegation.
Regions Delegations
Three elements in each region enterprise and manage local activities, and arise specific questions and projects to National Board. North: Porto, Centre: Coimbra, South: Lisbon.
Audit Committee
Supervises national and regional accountancy.
General Council (Advisory Committee)
An eclectic body integrating old presidents of the association, members of current boards, as well as other personalities whose role was important to the development of private education in Portugal.
Technical Committees
To follow-up specific questions or groups of schools, such as artistic education, education of handicapped children, etc.
Membership and Numbers:
600 schools 10% of the scholar population (compulsory education).
Main OBJECTIVES of the Association:
To develop the independent sector, promoting the defence of values established in
the law, such as the freedom of choice. The legal regulation of private education
system is very well built, but not fully applied. To represent the private sector
of Education in all negotiations with the government
Main ACTIVITIES Provided:
Law and legislation Legislation on education is circulated among all member. Two lawyers are available to advise members.
Seminars and Courses Pedagogical initiatives are promoted specially directed to heads and directors.
Editions and Newsletters are regularly produced and divulged.
AGIDAE
See homepage: www.agidae.it
Association of Independent Schools in Iceland
The number of private schools has decreased by one and now there are 430 pupils attending 7 private schools, or less than 1% of all pupils.
In addition there are 117 5 year olds attending grade 0 in private schools.
The largest private school in Iceland is Skóli Ísaks Jónssonar.
BESTURENRAAD PROTESTANTS CHRISTELIJK ONDERWIJS B.P.C.O.
Postbus 907
2270 AX Voorburg
The Netherlands
Tel.: +31 70 348 1228
Fax: +31 70 382 1201
Homepage: http://www.BESTURENRAAD.NL
Secretary:
Mr. Wim Kuiper
Diagram of organisatorial structure:
- Member school associations and foundations
- Council of members -> General board -> Executive board
- Councils for the educational sectors
Membership and Numbers:
National members: 660members with 2.500 schools
Main OBJECTIVES of the Association:
Promotion of the interest ofchristian schools and the provision of services to these schools by:
- entering into consultation with the autorities
- giving advice and support to schoolboards
- mediation in conflicts
- information and counseling
- training through courses and special sessions
Main ACTIVITIES of the Association:
- Negotiation with government
- Negotiations with the unions
- Legal advices to schoolboard
- Support/information to school
- Training
Publications:
SB Magazine (SBM)
Occasional publications:
Books and brochures on several educational subjects
Publication officer:
Mr. Walter Wassenaard
Annual conferences:
April and November annually
BUND DER FREIEN WALDORFSCHULEN e.V.
Hohenzollernstrasse 19
D-70178 Stuttgart
GERMANY
Tel.: +49 711 607 6428
Fax: +49 711 607 6428
E-mail : brunosassa@aol.com
web: www.waldorfschule.info
Functions and Structure:
Chairman:
Board of chairmen
Office period: 3 years
(Address etc. as above)
Treasurer:
Mr. H. Motte
Office period: unlimited
(Address etc. as above)
Secretary:
Mr. W. Hiller
Office period: unlimited
(Address etc. as above)
Liaison officer for European Bodies:
Dr. Bruno Sandkühler
(Address etc. as above)
Diagram of organisatorial structure:
- Delegates Assembly (abt. 320 delegates deciding on all important common matters; 1-2 delegates from each school)
- Big managing committee (33 delegates)
- Small managing committee (9 delegates)
- Standing regional conferences in 15 states deciding in regional common affairs (1 delegate of each school)
- 164 autonomous schools, members of the Bund der freien Waldorfschulen
Membership and Numbers:
National members:
164 autonomous schools
5 teacher training colleges
Number of pupils and heads/teachers:
66.264 pupils and
6.580 heads/teachers
Main OBJECTIVES of the Association:
Co-ordination of German Waldorf activities and foreign relations. Regional groupings in each Bundesland.
Contact with approx. 800 Waldorf/Steiner schools worldwide (especially through ECRSWS, European Council of Rudolf Steiner Waldorf Schools, and LAO, International Association …, for Eastern Countries).
Main ACTIVITIES of the Association:
- Four yearly conferences (delegates of all schools).
- Three yearly pedagogical meetings for teachers (abt. 700 participants)
- Regular training for teachers in specific subjects
- Running of teacher training colleges
- Assistance in training Waldorf teachers abroad
- Legal advice for members
- Contact with authorities in matters concerning all the schools
- Advice for initiatives concerning new schools
- Institute for pedagogical research
- Ad-hoc working groups (curriculum, examinations, teaching materials, statutes, financing, foreign aid, etc.)
Publications:
"Erziehungskunst", and others
Occasional publications:
Books published by pedagogical research institute on various subjects. Statistical publications and financial report. Various other publications, readers, teaching material, etc. - more than 100 titles.
Publication officer:
Dr. Klaus Schickert
Annual conferences:
Please see above: main ACTIVITIES.
Conferences:
- January 1999
- May 1999
- July 1999
- November 1999
- January 2000
- May 2000
BUNDESVERBAND DEUTSCHER PRIVATSCHULEN V.D.P.
Bundesverband Deutscher Privatschulen
Darmstädter Landstrasse 85 A
D-60598 Frankfurt am Main
Tel: 0 69 / 60 91 89 0
Fax: 069 / 60 91 89 10
web: www.privatschulen.de
Hautstadtbüro:
Reinhardtstrasse 18
10117 Berlin
Tel: 0 30 / 28 44 50 88-0
Fax: 030 / 28 44 50 88 – 9
Bildungseinrichtungen in freier Trägerschaft
Contact: Julia Schier M.A., Rechtsanwältin
berlin@privatschulen.de
www.privatschulen.de
Functions and Structure:
President/ Chairman:
Michael Büchler
Elected for 4 years.
c/o Pädagogium Baden-Baden
Burgstrasse 2
76530 Baden Baden
Germany
Tel.: +49 7221/3559-0
Fax: +49 7221/3559-4 44
email: m.buechler@paedagogium-baden-baden.de
Treasurer:
Dr.Dr. Barb Neumann
Elected for 4 years.
Tel.: +49 69 60 918 90
Secretary:
Christian Lucas
email: vdp@privatschulen.de
Tel.:+49 69 60 918 90
Fax: +49 69 60 918 910
Diagram of organisatorial structure:
- Mitgliderversammlung
- Vorstand
- Präsidium
- Präsident
- In jedem Bundesland sind Landesverbände des VdP
Membership and Numbers:
National members:
- 13 sub-organisations in the Länder
- 5 working groups for special schools, like language schools
- 5 associations for adult education
- Circle of training companies
- Working group for computing and vocational education
- German Association of distance learning institutes
- Association of independent and alternative schools
- German Secretaries Academy.
- Organisatorial members: 500
- 2.000 institutions
- 168.000 pupils
Main OBJECTIVES of the Association:
- Allgemeinbildende Schulen
- Berufsbildende Schulen
- Fachhochschulen (Universität)
- Freie Unterrichtseinrichtungen
- Fort- u. Weiterbildungseinrichtungen
- Umschulungen
- Einrichtungen für den Bildungsurlaub
Main ACTIVITIES of the Association:
Concerning all the mentioned main OBJECTIVES.
Publications:
- Freie Bildung und Erziehung (Journal)
- VdP Informationsdienst
Publication officers:
Martin Kunze email: presse@privatschulen.de
Annual conferences:
November annual conference.
Conferences
2006 Berlin
Catholic Association for Dutch Secondary Education (KBVO)
Stadhouderslaan 9
Postbus 82158
NL 2508 ED Den Haag
The Nederlands
Tel: 070-356 8600
Fax: 070-361 6052
Email:c.spiijk@bkonet.nl
WEB: www.bondkbvo.nl
Chairman:
Mr. J.J.M.Reulen
E-mail: reulenkegel@hetnet.nl
Membership and Numbers:
211 Schools with
593474 pupils
C.E.C.E. (Confederación Española de Centros de Enseñanza).
Marques de Mondejar
29-31
.E-28028
Madrid
SPAIN
Telephone:+34 91 725 7909
Fax:+34 1 726 1117
Marian de Villanueva
E-mail:marian@cece.es
Internet: www.red2001.com
Function and Structure:
The CECE (Spanish Educational Centers Confederation) is an educational entrepeneurs confederation. The CECE has a confederative structure, for it comprises territorial associations distributed all over the Spanish territory: Galicia, Andalucia, Levante, Pais, Vasco, Castilla y Extremadura are the regions with most implantations in our Association
Chairman:
Izabel Bazo
Tel: +34 91 725 7909
Organisational structure:
The CECE is extended in the whole Spanish territory and gathers more than 5000 small and middle sized centres of all tendencies and orientations. In each one of our regional groups we find all types of enterprises represented: Academies, Centres of Infant and Primary Education, Centers of Secondary Education, Centers of a great variation of Vocational Education, Musica Conservatories, Hairdressers, Teaching Centers, Centers of Special Education and of Tourism.
The ITE is a CECE institute that provides with educative services to these wide collectives; directly or through the territorial organizations. This is the Educational Technical Institute that has developed working groups for education and quality, and between those we find what administers the activities related to the European Community.
Main OBJECTIVES of the Association:
- To accelerate the accomodation of the Spanish educational centers’ workers to the transformations brought up by the educational reform which is taking place in our country and also to the possibilities and needs brought up by the new communication technologies in all European Union countries.
- To improve educational centers’ capacity to compete facing a continously declining demand. This requires an improvement in the services offered and to research, allocation of means of work and offering to the families a cheap and high quality education.
- To manage to maintain the jobs of people nowadays working in our sector.
- To foresee educational centers’ organisation within the new technological and structural elements appearing with modern communication technologies, distance education and Euopean curricula.
CONFEDERACION CENTROS EDUCACION Y GESTION E.y.G.
Inmaculada Tusel
Precidenta EDUCACÍON y GESTION
Hacienda de Pavones, 5-1.
28030 Madrid SPAIN
Tel. +34 91 328 80 00
Fax +34 91 328 80 01
E-mail: provincialaragon@planalfa.es
Internet: www.planalfa.es/eyg
Tel. Carlos +34 91 563 8886
Manuel de Castro Barco
Secretario General EyG
Hacienda de Pavones, 5-1
28030 Madrid SPAIN
Tel. +34 91 328 80 00
Fax +34 91 328 80 01
E-mail: mdecastro@ferececa.es
Internet: www.planalfa.es/eyg
Carlos Diaz Muñiz
Hacienda de Pavones, 5-2 Izda.
28030 Madrid SPAIN
Tel. EyG: +34 91 328 8018
Fax EyG: +34 91 328 8017
E-mail: cdiazm@planalfa.es
Internet: www.planalfa.es/eyg
Tel. Carlos +34 91 563 8886
Functions and Structure:
Founded on the 24th of July 1989, the Confederation EDUCACION Y GESTION is a civil organization of Spanish catholic schools in order to represent them in the appropriate national and international structures as well as in the boards where economical and work agreements are worked out and to give its associates due information, assistance and advise.
Its members are all officially approved schools, both by the Church and by the Government, of all educational levels, as well as boarding schools and university colleges.
The Confederation joins 16 autonomy structures (9 Federations and 7 uniprovincial Associations) in which gather the 46 Provincial Associations.
Governing bodies:
The Confederal Assembly is the supreme body, made up by representatives from all the Federations and Associations.
The Confederal Board, responsible for the government, direction and administration is formed by the President, two Vicepresidents, the Secretary, the Treasurer and a certain number of members, including the Presidents of Federarions and unprovincial Associations..
The Executive Committee:
The President, the Vicepresidents, the Secretary, the Treasurer and three other members from the Confederal Board.
Chairman:
D. Néstor Ferrera Pardillo
Office periode: 4 years (sine 1998)
(Address etc. as above)
e-mail: nferrerap@planalfa.es
Treasurer:
D. Isaac Garcia Guerrero
Office periode: 4 years
(Address etc. as above)
e-mail: igarciag@planalfa.es
Secretary:
Da. Ana María López Gómez
Office periode: 4 years
(Address etc. as above)
e-mail: amlopezg@planalfa.es
Membership and Numbers:
1.898 educational enterprises
49.335 teachers (approx.)
37.323 classrooms (approx.)
1.247.208 pupils
Publications:
Revista EDUCACIÓN Y GESTION, a monthly magazine with 6.000 copies distributed.
Responsible of Publication:
Luis Fermin Moreno Alvarez.
(Address etc. as above)
e-mail: lfermin@planalfa.es
Annual conferences:
Asamblea General Ordinaria (February)
Conferencias de Presidentes (May/October)
Congreso de Educación y Gestión (November, every two years)
Féderation Nationale des Organismes de Gestion des Établissement de Enseignement Catholique
277, rue Saint-Jacque
75005 Paris
France
Tel: 01 53 73 74 40
Fax:01 53 73 74 36
E-mail: fnogec@scolanet.org
www: www.fnogec.scolanet.org
History:
Founded in 1947
Function and Structure:
(address etc. as above) President: (Michel Denis),
Membership and Numbers:
5.432 schools
2.055.870 pupils
133.616 teachers
FOMENTO de Centros de Enseñanza
Costa Brava,4 duplicado
E-20034 Madrid
Spain
Tel.: +34 91 4000525
Fax: +34 91 576 0384
WEb: WWW.fomento.edu
Functions and Structure:
Chairman:
Juan Curcó Costafreda
Director General
Mr. Eugenio Gil Villén
Los Centellas, 46, 14a
E-mail: egvillen@telefonica.net
E-mail: evdt_egil@fomento.edu
Tel: 0034 96 3419941
Fax: 0034 96 1580608
TMA:0034 661609990
web: www.gilvillen.blogspot.com
web: www.gilnogues.blogspot.com
FRIE GRUNDSKOLERS FÆLLESRÅD Independent Schools Joint Council - F.G.F.
10. Ny Kongensgensgade
DK-1472 Copenhagen K
DENMARK
Tel.: +45 70 20 26 42
Fax: +45 70 20 26 43
E-mail: pk@fgf.dk
Homepage http://www.fgf.dk
Functions and Structure:
FGF is a co-operation of associations representing independent schools.
Chairman:
Per Kristensen
(Address etc. as above)
Secretary:
Mr.Diego Bang
Tel:+45 33 30 79 39
E-mail: secretariat@ecnais.org)
Diagram of organisatorial structure:
Council:
3 representatives from each association + the president, the vice-president and the secretary
Board:
1 representattive from each association + the president and the vice-president
Executive Committee:
President, vice-president and secretary
Membership and Numbers:
National members: Approximately 240 schools
Organisatorial members: 6 school associations
Main OBJECTIVES of the Association:
It is the aim of FGF to work for the implementation of up-to-date legislation and administration for independent schools, in order to meet the pedagogical and economical needs of these schools in the best possible way. Furthermore FGF works for a better understanding in the population of the parents' constitutional rigth to a free choice of school, and it is also the objective of the association to contribute to the information about independent schools at European level.
Main ACTIVITIES of the Association:
- Negotiations with the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Finance
- Arranging seminars and conferences
- Administration of funds from the state to Danish independent schools
- Occasional publications (statistics, leaflets, etc.)
Friskolornes Riksförbund (Association of Private Schools in Sweden)
Box 161188
S-103 24 Stockholm Sweden
Telephone: +46 8 762 77 01
Fax: +46 8 762 77 99
E-mail : info@friskola.se
Homepage : http://www.friskola.se
Functions and Structure:
Chairman:
Gunnel Mohme
Email: gunnel.mohme@friskolaq.se
(Address etc. as above)
Membership and Numbers:
National members:462 schools
Organisatorial members: schools (pupils/students and heads/teachers)
Main OBJECTIVES of the Association:
Parental choice but not often exercised up til now
A unique voucher system with no fees, designed not to discourage anyone for financiel reasons.
Puplications:
Look at the website: www.friskola.se
INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS COUNCIL I.S.C.
Peter Owen
SEVERNSIDE
41,BERWICK ROAD
SHREWSBURY
SY1 2LS
U.K.
Tel. Owen: +44 1234 213 652
Fax. Owen: +44 1234 348395
Homepage: http://www.isc.co.uk
E-mail: powen@tesco.net
Functions and Structure:
Chairman:
Mrs. Jean Scott (Elected)
St.Vincent House
30, Orange Street
London WC2H 7HH
Great Britain
Treasurer:
Mr. Frank Morgan
The Ancient Foresters
Bush End
Takely
Bishop’s Stortford
Herts., CM22 6NN
General Secretary:
Jonathan Shephard
Appointed April 2004
(Address etc. as above)
Membership:
- Association of Governing Bodies of Independent Schools
- Girls´Schools Association
- Headmasters’ and Headmistresses’ Conference (HMC)
- Incorporated Associaltion of Preparatory Schools (IAPS)
- Independent Schools Bursars’ Association (ISBA)
- Independent Schools Association (ISA)
- Society of Headmasters and Headmistresses of Independent Schools (SHMIS)
Publications:
ISC Bulletin; Annual Census in the spring af each year
Editor:
Jonathan Shephard.
Note:
ISIS was absorbed into the Independent Schools Coulcil in 2002. There are now regional Independent Schools Coulcil Information Service (ISCis) offices that provide detailed information on the schools in their area ISIS
56 Buckingham Gate
London SW1E
6AG
Tel.: +44 181 630 8793
(same address as ISC)
Fax: +44 171 630 5013
E-mail: national@isis.org.uk
KRISTNE FRISKOLERS FORBUND Association of Christian Schools in Norway - K.F.F.
Storgate 10 B
N-0155 Oslo
NORWAY
Telephone: +47 22 82 35 80
Fax: +47 22 82 35 81
E-mail : post@kff.no
Homepage : http://www.kff.no
Functions and Structure:
Chairman:
Tjostolv Berget
(Address etc. as above)
Treasurer and Secretary:
Torgeir Flateby
(Address etc. as above)
E-mail flateby@kff.no
Diagram of organisational structure:
- Committee of representatives (each school 1 vote)
- Board
- Secretariat:
Primary schools section, secondary schools section, foreign schools section, university level section, section for different types of schools
Membership and Numbers:
National members: 120 schools
Organisatorial members: 120 schools (13.000 pupils/students and 1.200 heads/teachers)
Main OBJECTIVES of the Association:
Economical, juridical, political working and consulting for single schools and/or our association.
Main ACTIVITIES of the Association:
As mentioned under main OBJECTIVES, working against ministry, government and politicians. Courses for teachers, schoolleaders and other employers.
Publications:
Kristen Friskole
Publication officer:
The secretary
Annual conferences:
Conference for school-leaders in October.
The conferences changes from year to year.
Steiner Waldorf Schools Fellowship
VERENIGDE BIJZONDERE SCHOLEN V.B.S.
Simon J. Steen
Bezuidenhoutseweg 251 - 253
2594 AM Den Haag
The Netherlands
Tel. office: +31 70 331 5252
Fax office: +31 70 381 4281
Tel. Priv.: +31 20 4535 654
Fax Priv.: +31 20 4535 657
E-mail: ssteen@vbs.nl
Homepage: http://www.vbs.nl/
Functions and Structure:
National organisation of independent non-denominational schools.
The members of VBS, the schoolboards and school management teams, govern primary and secondary schools and a small number of teacher training institutes, which provide an education on a non-denominational basis.
Chairman:
Mrs drs.W.J.L. Buijs-Glaudemans
(Address etc. as Simon Steen)
Treasurer:
Mr. C. Oderkerk
(Address etc. as Simon Steen)
Secretary:
Mr. C.Oderkerk
(Address etc. as Simon Steen)
Diagram of organisatorial structure:
The Executive Committee of VBS is elected by the general meeting and consists of representatives of member schoolboards. It is entrusted with determing and carrying out the policies of the association and has the services of the Head office staff at its disposal.
The Head office consists of a number of departments, viz.:
- a legal department
- an education department
- a planning department
- a department for setting up new schools and providing information
- an account- and secretarial department
- a department of general affairs
Membership and Numbers:
Organisatorial members: approx. 650 schools
Number of pupils in those schools: approx. 150.000.
Main OBJECTIVES of the Association:
VBS is and association aiming to promote non-denominational independent education in general and the interests of memberschools in particular. The association is an organisatorial form which guarantees for the members a large measure of influence on VBS policy.
Main ACTIVITIES of the Association:
Apart from protecting the interests of individual schoolboards, VBS as a national organisation, is concerned with the common interests of non-denominational independent education in general. The policies of the Ministry of Education as well as future legislation in this area are determined after discussions have taken place with the various educational organisations, including VBS. For a large number of specific issues committees have been formed, in which VBS-staff participate. These committees consult together with and advise the Ministry of Education.
VBS is represented with two members in the Central Committee for Educational Consultation (POVO).
Publications:
- VBSchrift
- VBSnelschrift
and various occational publications
Publication officer:
drs. P. Warnders
(Same address etc. as Simon Steen)
Annual conferences:
November annual meeting.
YKSITYISKOULUJEN LITTO (Association of Private Schools)
Fredrikinkatu 61. A
00100 Helsinki
FINLAND
Tel.: +358 9 566 3951
Fax: +358 9 566 3964
E-mail: ykl@ykl.pp.fi
web: www.ykl.pp.fi
Functions and Structure:
Chairman:
Hannu Karvonen
Apollon Yhteiskoulu
Arentinpolku 1
00410 Helsinki
FINLAND
Elected for 1 year at the time
Tel.: +358 9 566 3951
Fax: +358 9 566 3954
Secretary-general & treasurer:
Aki Holopainen
Munkkiniemen Yhteiskoulu
Laajalahdentie 21
00330 Helsinki
FINLAND
Tel.:+358 9 480 146
Fax: +358 9 481 674
Membership and Numbers:
Organisatorial members:
39 schools (13.500 pupils and 700 heads/teachers)
Main OBJECTIVES of the Association:
- To negotiate on behalf of member schools salaries and other terms of collection agreement
- To improve by all possible means the independence of private schools and encrease their activity in pedagogicals and financial matters.
Main ACTIVITIES of the Association:
- To represent member schools in all negotiationas concerning private education in Finland.
- To keep contacts with Ministry of ducation and all other educational authorities.
- To arrrange conferences and work-shops and seminars for all the staff of private schools.
- To act as consultants for member schools
Publications:
- Monthly newsletter
- Annual Report
Annual conferences:
General Assembly in March.
Conferences:
October 1992 The new system of financing schools
January 1993 The new employer role of private schools
March 1993 The General Assembly
May 1993 UTOPIA - This is the school for the future
(a weeks show presenting innovative teaching technics and ideas)
June 1993 How to improve motivation and working habits
March 1994 The General Assembly
May 1994 Seminar in Estonia
1995 Several meetings and seminars
March 1995 The General Assembly
Association of Private Schools of Bohemia, Moravia and Silesia
Sdruzení soukromých škol Cech, Moravy a Slezska
V Olšinách 75
100 00 Praha 10 Czech Republic
Tel/fax: +420 281 002 623
e-mail: ssscms@mbox.vol.cz
http://www.soukromeskoly.cz
Functions and Structure:
Chairman:
PaedDr. Vladimír Zelinka
Address: VOŠ a SOŠ podnikatelská, s. r. o.
Hradecká 1151
500 02 Hradec Králové 2
Czech Republic
Tel.:+420 495 518 808
e-mail: zelinka@vos.ishk.cz
Secretary:
Petr Jadrny
Foreign relations:
Mgr. Michal Musil Tel./fax.: +420 222 240 927
e-mail: michal.musil@gjp1.cz
Membership and Numbers:
Primary schools: 31(2.000 pupils/266 teachers)
Secondary schools: 209 (46.500 pupils/5.050 teachers)
The association consists of Kindergardens and Primary schools
Grammar Schools
Vocational schools
Apprentice schools
Arts schools
Special schools for mental and handicapped children
Higher vocational schools.
Main OBJECTIVES/ACTIVITIES of the Association:
- To support EU education organisations
- Connection to transnational exchange programmes
- Implementation of European educational policies to Czech educational system
- To help member associations to co-operate with EU school members
- To support multilateral school partnerships
- To increase mobility and network for teachers, students and educational personnel.
B.A.P.S(Bulgarian Association Of Private Schools ) Mrs.Milka Slavcheva, President
Address:25 Vitosha boul, fl.3
1000 Sofia
Bulgaria
Tel./fax: +359 02 980 62 25
GSM:+359 888 779 425
E-mail:bachu@dir.bg
web: www.bachu.dir.bg
Accounts and Budget:
The maintenance of Bulgarian Association of Private Schools (BAPS) is from membership fee and Advertising activity. BAPS does not get any subsidies from the State.
Budget:
The Budget is approved of the General Meeting on 12th June 2001.
Structure:
Managing Body:
- General Meeting- it consists of al1 members and it is in session twice a year.
- A Board of Managers -it is elected from the General Meeting by an open voting
- Chairman -he is elected straight from the General Meeting. He is by right a chairman of the Board of Managers.
Mandate of the Board of Managers:
Besides the Chairman, the Board of Managers has also got:
- Vice-Chairman
- Co-ordinaring secretary
There are some sections to the Association which, as a supportive body, are approved from the General Meeting:
- Schools of general education
- Vocational secondary schools
- Vocational colleges Working Commissions: Financing and taxation. Evaluation of quality Ethics commission Information and advertisement
- There are 41 schools in our country -Sofia, Plovdiv, Varna, Sliven. Haskovo, Bourgas, Stara Zagora.
- There are 15 000 pupils in our schools.
- Our schools pay to the Association entrance and annual fee every year.
Aims or BAPS:
- To protect the mutual interests of its members before the State and municipal authorities.
- To approve the public prestige of private schools.
- To participate actively (by offers) in making and accepting laws, concerning the private schools.
- To encourage the innovations and to apply modern educational techniques in private schools.
- To initiate the international exchange between private schools. To participate in European educational. projects.
- To organise advertising and information activities for private schools.
Krajowe Forum Oswiaty Niepubilcznej K.F.O.N
ul Bednarska 2/4
00-310 Warszawa
POLAND
Tel./fax: +48 22 635 9601
Tel/fax L. Krajewska +48 22 773 5592
Functions and Structure:
Chairman:
Ligia Krajewska
(Address etc. as above)
Membership and Numbers:
Board:
15 members
Presidium:
President and 3 Vice Presidents, elected from the Board
There are 79 member organisations (forundations, associations and individual private people) of KFON. These organisations run 120 primary schools and 60 secondary schools.
The General Meeting of KFON takes every second year. The KFON Board and Presidium are elected during that meeting. The meeting also plans the KFON operations and activities.
KFON has its own bylaws and regulations.
Main OBJECTIVES/ACTIVITIES of the Association:
To organise training for teachers and schools headmasters
To discuss different educational solutions
Auditing both government and parliament documents
Cooperation with the parliament education committee as well as with the Ministry of Education
Organisation of national education conferences
International cooperation.
S.A.P.S.M. The Slovak Private School Association
SÚKROMNÉ GYMNÁZIUM CAPKOVA 2
811 04 BRATISLAVA
SLOVAKIA
History:
Civil Union reg.Feb. 11th 1994
Function and Structure:
(address etc. as above) President: (Frantisek Tóth),
Chairman: Ing. Frantisek Tóth
Mrg. Dana Mikulíkova
Gabriel Rovnák
Ing.Ondrej Mokos.
Membership and Numbers:
49 managers (Headmasters), secondary svhools, primaty schools, kindergartens and art schools.
Main OBJECTIVES of the Association
- to support the rise an development of private schools,
- to present and force the opinions of the members of the Association
- to ensure and to coordinate the cooperation of the members
- to promote the existence of private schools
- to develop international relations with the similar schoolso
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