Promoting debate across borders
ICCS seeks to stimulate exchange in Europe across borders. Therefore, ICCS brings together people from various countries with backgrounds in research, practice and policy. The network creates a forum for critical dialogue where people can exchange their views and learn from each other, develop new ideas and grow together. In the broad field of church and school related issues topics may vary from very specific ones as the dialogue of religions in the Religious Education classroom to more overarching topics as the role of religion in education. This section gives you insights to current research and discussions in Europe.
The ICCS is a platform for expanding local civil activities to a more international stage. This is very important in a time when populism and nationalism grow not only in Europe, but globally too. To keep an open mind, to meet professionals and activists in this network – this is the biggest benefit of being a member of ICCS. To promote unity and cross boarders: national, professional, disciplinary, personal and natural ones. Proud to be a part of it!
Register now! online event on storytelling and religion in education
Do you ever feel like religion is treated like the Cinderella of the education world? Unnoticed and neglected by public education and by other subjects? But in your opinion, religion can do so much more in education? Then you have come to the right place when participating in the online event...
A successful future for Religious Education in Wales?
A text by Tania ap Siôn, ICCS Secretary
A radical new curriculum – I am really excited about the new Curriculum for Wales (2022), which has been the focus of considerable media attention over the past few years. From the beginning…
Save the new date – Future lab 2021
Good news: After the postponement due to the corona virus pandemic, the future lab now has a new time and place for 2021. It will take place from 15th – 17th June 2021 at the Kardinal-König-Haus in Vienna. Save the date! The future lab will be THE place to be in 2021. Work in the laboratory means...
ICCS board: New allocation of responsibilities
In its June meeting the ICCS board members have reorganised their collaboration within the Europe wide network. After three new members had joined the board during the last couple of months, it was time to take a closer look on how to steer together the ICCS activities in the future. Five main...
Klingenthal Postponement: Meet us at Zoomthal 2020 and Klingenthal 2021!
Unfortunately, the corona virus doesn’t spare the Klingenthal plannings for this year. With a heavy heart the responsible organisations (CoGREE and ICCS) have decided to postpone the event to 2021. The good news? Now, there are two opportunities to meet each other – one online, one offline. The...
New curriculum in Norway: Does it lead to an instrumental use of Religious Education?
New curriculum 2020 Education in primary, lower secondary and upper secondary education (both general and vocational strands) in Norway is undergoing a renewal, which is going to be implemented from the school year 2020/21. The revision of the ‘Knowledge promotion reform 2006’ entails a new core...
COVID-19 crisis and consequences for education, democracy and diversity
CEC's Thematic Group on Education, Democracy and Diversity offers reflections about current challenges of the Covid-19 crisis in relation to its working topics. "Where churches are involved in education, whether in public or private schools, their services might be needed now more than ever."...
ICCS projects go ahead
Board members have made it a habit to meet quite regularly via videoconference over the last couple of weeks and months. The regular exchange helps to move forward important projects like the future lab and Klingenthal as well as the ongoing public relations work. For the latter the board...
Klingenthal 2020: Let’s tell our stories
How are modern stories told? How do they spark interest? In a time of increasing secularisation, some might say there is no place for telling the story of religion anymore. Under the headline “Let’s tell our stories – the positive impact of religion in public education” Klingenthal 2020 invites...
The CEC thematic group – a place of European solidarity
Education via distant learning, democracy under restricted basic rights – only two of the many effects the Covid-19 crisis has on our lives and society. The effects of the pandemic in the different European countries was one major part of the discussion at the first videoconferences of the...