Day 2 – Bubbles and Collaborations
We are diving into critical discussions, questions of self-reflection about privilege and ideas for sustainable change. After focussing on philosophical and anthropologist approaches to the definition of collaboration and being more than just an individual in a sealed and closed space, but rather always being a part of bigger pictures, encounters and relations with other…
Read MoreDay 1 – First look and many questions
Today was our first meeting on the sailing ship called “Zoom”. After introducing ourselves and our houseplants we started the meeting with a little game to break the ice. We searched for an object in our room that represented our idea of being European. It became very clear that all of us had very different…
Read More5. Online Meeting
After four days of getting to know each other, inspiring discussions and thought-provoking questions the first part of the our online summer school has been coming to an end. We used the day to reflect on our take-aways and our feelings regarding the past four days. Our team discussions revolved around topics such as the…
Read More3. Online Meeting
We entered the third day looking at populism – through the lens of political parties across Europe – hoping to find answers or at least clues for the rising success of this ‘ideology’. First, we delved into the definition of populism, but we quickly ran into some issues finding a clear and well-structured definition…
Read More2. Online Meeting
Day 2 – our discussions are getting on deeper level. Today‘s topic was why many Europeans lost connection to Europe. We‘ve saw and heard how European identity is being defined by philosopher Jürgen Habermas, how many people feel European in Europe and which factors determine your identity. It was hard to give a clear picture…
Read More1. Online Meeting
And so it begins. Ahead of us await many more online meetings, deep conversations about Europe (and life) and a 10-day sailing adventure. We are all surely going to be spending a lot of time together, so we needed to get familiar with one another, and that is why we started our first meeting by…
Read MoreCALL FOR APPLICATIONS
Time to explore. Time to discuss. Time to connect. We offer time and space for an open exchange of ideas. The participants of the summer school, organized by the Hans Farmont Foundation, are invited to spend time with young people from Europe on a ten-day sailing trip in Greece and Turkey. On the foundation’s sail…
Read MoreBlog – Greek adventure
Thanks to our former participant Michelle Lindhardt for this great blog entry about our Summer School Programme! “I can tell you one thing; It has been one of the best experiences of my life which I will remember for the rest of my life and always be eternally grateful for.” follow this link:
Read MoreGreetings from Marleen
The Marleen is out of the water and ready for winter. We would like to thank everyone for a great season! We are already looking forward to 2020 and more summer schools on the sea. Greetings from the Marleen Crew
Read MoreDAY 8: A PROMISE
This year it is the 50th anniversary of the Moon landing. It seems that the human race has always been obsessed with exploring the unknown (better to put it this way than say conquering what cannot be conquered). Fifty years later, we are still trying to reach places that seem impossible to be reached. However,…
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