Strategy and values

What can adults do to turn children into curious and empathetic adults? One way is to respect the fact that children have native competences and innate creativity.

Strategy and values

The overall goal of Learn for Life is to inspire adults to find the ways of upbringing and learning that contribute to fostering vital children and families. The task is resolved through cultural exchange and education with play and community as the central theme.

The Danish view on children and human nature

This is a presentation of the Danish view on children and human nature in a way that initiates reflection on the part of the participants. This occurs when participants newly evaluate their own approach to pedagogy and the quality of life based on an experience of what it means to make life worth living.

The values:

Imagination

Bildung/education

Active learning

Creativity

Community

The four development tracks

1. Courses of 2-12 weeks' duration
- The courses are aimed at:
- Kindergarten teachers and leaders
- Parents with and without children
- Social education students
2. Cultural activities and exchange
Parts of the HCA pedagogy are combined with culture and experience oriented activities aimed at parents and children, including:

Events and film and theater projects, which contribute to an appealing story of Hans Christian Andersen and Danish values as the core elements.

3. Learn for Life as collaborator

The effort is coordinated with new partners, incl. educational institutions, folk high schools, and research centers.

Additionally, we focus on strong strategic cooperation with culture and tourism operators.

4. Implementation in China/Asia
One of the tasks is to implement the training in China and other Asian countries. The means are Danish teachers, materials, and tools. The first steps in this direction have already been taken in the form of sending out Danish senior social educators to Chinese kindergartens.

A day with Fairy Tale Play Communities

Global coffee giant celebrates Christmas with Hans Christian Andersen in China

Last online seminar before the Christmas holidays 2023

Reform-friendly thoughts at the fore during the annual education meeting in China

New play-textbook with inspiration from Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tales

Watch and learn what Danes and Chinese think about ChatGPT

The Danish Chinese Education Forum is being held in Denmark for the first time

Check out our website: PlaywithHCA.org

William Yip is back with his theater children

Inspire-Share-Learn (ISL) – a cultural exchange project for Danish and Chinese pupils.

HCA play workshops for Chinese educators

Record-number of viewers for the Danish-Chinese well-being forum

Third edition of the CHINA DENMARK EDUCATION FORUM

Watch the dialogue between Viktor Axelsen and Li Zhenxi

Being a child in China: Growing up, socializing, learning and formation

Play with Hans Christian Andersen - new book in preparation

Youth culture meeting between Korup School and QingYing School in China

New Chinese children's book with Danish and Chinese children's drawings

Christmas movie and greetings from China

Good and informal atmosphere at the LIFE Education Innovation Forum

Danish free school tradition inspires reform-friendly Chinese

1,319,216 Chinese viewers

Sino-Danish forum focuses of the well-being of children and students

Set the compass of your heart

Danish children's drawings for a Chinese book

Thanks a lot to H.C. Andersen Foundation

Educational Institute celebrates Children's Day

When inspiration leads to action

Smart children have mud on their face

Nature Education is hot in China

More than one million Chinese followed the forum

Program for the online-seminar on 22nd September

Rethink Education in the Post-Epidemic Era

Status of the Chinese children's film: Yué Yué comes to Denmark

If the Chinese cannot come to us, we must come to them

The fairytale ‘Bottle neck’ opens up a stream of Chinese creativity. The tree best ideas are awarded a trip to Denmark

The Books by Li Zhenxi on Danish Pedagogy and Schooling are Ready to be Distributed

The children attend a Danish kindergarten while mom and dad are on course

This is what we can bring to the Chinese kindergartens