Conference «Voices from the North: Calling for Inclusive Education»

• 18.04.2014
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On the 10-11 April the conference «Voices from the North: Calling for Inclusive Education» took place in the University of Lapland. The conference considered both theoretical problems of inclusive education and practical aspects of inclusion. Representatives from Russia (Murmansk and Arkhangelsk region), Finland and Denmark took part in the conference.

The delegation from the Murmansk region included representatives not only from MSHU but also from schools and other educational institutions of the city and region: Murmansk gymnasiums #2, 6, schools #56, Murmashi school #1, Lovozero boarding-school, Khibiny gymnasium, Minkino special boarding-school, In-Service Training Institute for Education and Culture, Center for Psychological and Pedagocial Rehabilitation and Correction. Murmansk International Lyceum.

On of the basic presentations was made by Director of IPP Tatiana Kuzmicheva and Head of the Department of Special Pedagogy and Special Psychology Yulia Afonkina. School teachers Daria Morozova, Valentina Ivanova, Tatiana Teterina and director of CPPRC Irina Usanova presented inclusive practices in schools. The presentations of the Murmansk delegation reflecting the results of 2 year work aroused much interest and approval among Russian and foreign partners.