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The International Association is active wherever colleagues work together on behalf of our shared ideals for the development of the young child.

This cooperation takes place through conferences, meetings, working groups, collaborative research projects, training and deepening courses, and the development of resources, as well as through partnerships and sponsorships among colleagues throughout the world. You can read about these diverse initiatives in Our Activities.

Responsibility for the Association’s activities is shared among its Council, Coordinating Group, Board, and Working Groups and Committees.

 

THE COUNCIL

2005 in Chatou/ France

The Council is the main decision-making body for carrying out the purposes of the Association and for developing its educational and cultural goals.  The Council also functions as an organ of perception for the questions, needs and tasks of the worldwide movement of Waldorf early childhood education.

The Council meets twice each year for several days. It makes decisions about projects, working groups, conferences and other activities, and is responsible to appoint the Coordinating Group and Board and approve the annual budget.

Each recognized Full Member association appoints a representative to the Council, with a seven-year term of office. Council members serve as links between the colleagues in their own countries and those in the International Association.

  

IASWECE Council Members in 2011 are as follows:

Clara Aerts, Belgium                                                             

Stefanie Allon, Israel

Els Blacquiere-Biesta, Netherlands               
Louise de Forest, North America 
Svetlana Efremova, Russia
Svetlana Eks, Ukraine

Ulrike Franleitner, Irland

Claudia Freytag, Germany
Brigitte Goldmann, Austria
Jelena Gramotkina, Russia

Anne-Kathrin Hantel, Germany

 

 

                                                            2008 : Meeting of the Council in Oslo/ Norway

Mary-G  Hauptle, South Africa                                            
Helle Heckmann, Denmark
Erika Henning, Germany
Susan Howard, North America
Kai Iruma, Japan                                                

Tina Iwersen, Finland

Silvia Jensen, Brazil                                              

Mette Johannessen, Norway                            Joli Kiss, Hungary

Oliver Langscheid, Germany 
Gudrid Malmsten, Sweden
Janni Nicol, United Kingdom
Luciana Pederiva, Italy 

Maja Rebkowska, Poland
Philipp Reubke, France
Kristina Rosin, Estland
Tánja Smolková, Czech Republic
Sorin Tigareanu, Romania
Lourdes Tormes-Granados, Spain

Heather van Zyl, Australia
Jacqueline Walter-Baumgartner, Switzerland

  

                                                                      2009: Excursion to Stonehendge during a Councilmeeting in Ringwood/ England

 

Council members can be contacted through the Member Country Associations on the Home Page.

 

THE COORDINATING GROUP

The Coordinating Group is responsible for managing the business and facilitating the work of the Association.  There are currently three members of the Coordinating Group, working on a part-time basis for the IASWECE. 

Susan Howard is responsible for coordinating membership, publications, conferences, working groups and council communication. She can be reached at s.howard@iaswece.org or at 001 413 549 5930 in Amherst, Massachusetts, USA.

Clara Aerts works in Belgium with the support for projects and collaboration with other organizations.  She can be reached at c.aerts@iaswece.org.

Philipp Reubke is working in France with the main focus on conferences, the e-newsletter and the website. Contact him at ph.reubke@iaswece.org or 0033 977 197 137

 

THE BOARD

 

The Board carries the legal and financial responsibility for the Association. Board members are elected by the Council for terms of three to five years. Most Board members are also Council members. The Board meets several times each year to oversee the preparation of the budget and financial reports, and to act as a speaking partner and mirror for the Coordinating Group.

The Members of the Board for 2011 are:                                                   October 2011, Conegliano/Italy

Els Blacquière-Biesta, Capelle aan den ijssel, Netherlands                 
Oliver Langscheid, Neustadt, Germany 

Janni Nicol, Cambridge, United Kingdom

 

 

Task Force Groups, Committees and Working Groups are also established from time to time to address burning issues, engage in collaborative research, or conduct the activities of the Association.  For more information, go to Our Activities.