Summer School 2009: Glossary

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A – Abbr. of Alte Bahnmeisterei

Accommodation – There are two accommodation facilities: Gasthaus Schwanen (S) and Alte Bahnmeisterei (A). German participants who have not asked us to book a room on their own expense will be accommodated in A

Activities – As a part or besides the different courses and workshops there are activities concerning all four sections of the Award

Adventure – Different “adventure aspects” of IASS 2009 are team-building activities, games & exercises (every day); journeys to the countryside during the ALC and some of the workshops; “City Bound in Heidelberg”.

ALC – Abbr. of Award Leaders Course

AOC – Abbr. of Award Officers Course

Alte Bahnmeisterei – German Award House, containing both the National Award Office (Koordinationsbüro) and the National Educational Establishment (Bildungsstätte).

Award Basics – All of the courses are based on this German Award Handbook in English language.

Award dictionary (English—German) – Cf. http://www.jugendprogramm.de/go/5757

Award Handbook – Cf. Award Basics

Award House – Cf. Alte Bahnmeisterei

Award Journalism Working Stations – One of the Workshops' options. Focus is on preparing reports, interviews, personal profiles (portraits) and photographs

Award Leader – Leader of the Award team of an Award unit or group

Award Leaders Course – Constitutes the first part of IASS 2008.

Award Officer – Leader of the Award team of an Operating Authority

Award Officers Course – Second part of IASS 2009

Award slogan (Germany) – “Du kannst mehr als du glaubst” (“There is more in you than you think”, cf. http://www.kurthahn.org)

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Baden-Württemberg – The German state in which Osterburken is situated. Cf. http://www.baden-wuerttemberg.de/en/index.html

Bibliothek – “Library”: Download area of the German Award's website (item of the main menu bar), cf. www.jugendprogramm.de/bibliothek.

Brochure – Cf. Introduction

Business simulation – AOC method (in German called “Planspiel”), cf. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Business_simulation

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Camcorder – Optional part of personal equipment

Camera – Optional part of personal equipment

Camp beds – If you are accommodated in the Alte Bahnmeisterei building, you have the options of mattresses on the floor or camp beds. In both cases you need your own sleeping bag.

Camper – If you are accommodated in Alte Bahnmeisterei and don’t like communal bunks, you can also use your camper

Certificate – At the end of IASS 2009, each participant gets a Certificate of Participation covering the parts she / he has attended

Communal bunks – Used for accommodation in Alte Bahnmeisterei

Communication – The main means for communication is e-mail (NOT by phone, because we all are volunteers and can't answer phone during the day)

Consulate (German) – Participants who need a visa can get it from there. Cf. http://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/diplo/en/WillkommeninD/EinreiseUndAufenthalt/uebersicht.html

Costs –There isn’t any participation fee for IASS 2009; participants have only to pay for their insurance and travelling costs. For participants from abroad, the hotel stay (shared rooms) is also free. German participants can either use communal bunks in Alte Bahnmeisterei for free or pay for a hotel room.

Countries – To date, Czech Republic, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Israel, Jordan, Mongolia, Poland, Romania, Slovenia, Switzerland, and United Kingdom took part in International Award Summer School

Courses – Main parts of IASS 2009 are two different courses: Award Leaders Course and Award Officers Course. Experienced Award leaders can join a Train The Trainer.

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Date – IASS 2009 will start on Monday, 24.08.2009 (arrival) and end on Sunday, 30.08.2009 (departure). All seminar activities will take place between Tuesday and Saturday

Directions – Cf. Alte Bahnmeisterei

Documentation – Participants prepare an IASS 2009 documentation

Download area – You can get several printed materials like IASS 2009 leaflet and AwardBasics from here: www.jugendprogramm.de/bibliothek/angebote/summer-school/iass-2009

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E-mail (address): The German Award’s e-mail address is info@jugendprogramm.de

Embassy (German) – Participants who need a visa can get it from there or in some countries from a regional consulate. A printed list with contact details is available in the download area

Equipment (personal) – Cf. different lists for Personal Seminar Kit, Personal Expedition Kit, and Personal Fitness Kit. Cf. Plug adaptor

European Health Insurance Card – Cf. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Health_Insurance_Card

Expedition – Participants of the Expedition Course supervise a Practise Expedition or Expedition of Award participants

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Facebook – If you are on Facebook and a Summer School 2009 participant, please join its event website over there (http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=116034809290&ref=ts)

Fee – Cf. costs

Fitness Activities – As with the other Award sections, “physical recreation” is part of IASS 2009, because everybody can start or end his / her day with some guided physical activity. Cf. [Fitness Activities]

Flyer – A flyer containing the main details about IASS 2009 can be get from the download area

Folder – Each IASS 2009 participant gets a folder to collect all seminar records

Football – Optional Fitness Activity

Frankfurt Main Airport – Cf. “terminal maps“ in http://www.airportcity-frankfurt.com/cms/default/rubrik/9/9682.htm and http://www.jugendprogramm.de/go/6653. There is also a map available in the download area.

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Games – Ice Breakers, Team Builders etc. are part of IASS 2009 activities.

Germany – Cf. http://www.deutschland.de/home.php?lang=2

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Health issues – There is a reciprocal health agreement with the UK and most EU countries, whose citizens are entitled to free medical and dental treatment on presentation of a European Health Insurance Card (EHIC). Nationals of other countries should take out medical insurance. Sometimes, medical practitioners will request up-front payment (especially if there is no reciprocal health care agreement)

Hotel – Cf. Schwanen

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Insurance – Each IASS 2009 participant has to care for his / her personal insurance. In accordance with a European Council decision, visa holders are required having travel health insurance valid for the entire Schengen area with a minimum coverage of EUR 30,000.

International Evening – Highlight of IASS 2009 is the International Evening, where all participating countries will prepare “exhibition corners” and give presentations.

Interview – Preparing, conducting and writing participants‘ interviews (and as well personal profiles / portraits) is an Workshop option

Introduction – Brochure containing the main details of IASS 2009. You can get it from the download area

Invitation Letter – In order to get a visa, more often than not a personal invitation letter is compulsory. Please register as early as possible to get it in time (it might take several weeks for the letter to arrive!).

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Journalism – Done via leaning by doing interviews, portraits (personal profiles) and reports prepared during the Award Journalism Learning Stations

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Kitchen duty – For each day, participants establish a Kitchen duty for preparing the meals and cleaning the kitchen; part of Summer School Service

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Laptop – Optional part of personal equipment

Learning Stations – “To use learning stations, divide the class into learning teams and rotate the teams through a series of learning stations that require the teams to perform a key task related to the topic under study at each learning station” (Pearson Education, Inc). During IASS 2009, this powerful method will be both used for the basic for Expedition training (part of the Award Leaders Course) and the Journalism Workshop.

Literature – Cf. Award Basics, Expedition Guide, Expedition Supervisor Training Pack

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Management game – Cf. Business Simulation

Mattresses on the floor – If you are accommodated in the Alte Bahnmeisterei building, you have the options of mattresses on the floor or camp beds. In both cases you need your own sleeping bag.

Meals – Every day, all IASS 2009 participants have all meals together in the Alte Bahnmeisterei. Meals are prepared by the IASS 2009 participants themselves; cf. kitchen duty

Method – Main seminar method of IASS 2009 is “Learning By Doing”. Just like Award helpers, trainers in our Award courses are basically not supposed to act for themselves but to make the participants act.

Modules – Basic modules of IASS 2009 are different courses and workshops. Participants from Germany sometimes take not part in the whole Summer School programme, but just in one or two of its different courses or workshops

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Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis – Administrative district in which Osterburken is situated.

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Osterburken – The town where IASS 2009 will be held. Cf. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osterburken and Google Maps

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Participants – A list of registered participants will be published on the IASS 2009 website

Pictures – Everybody is invited to bring and share pictures of Award activities and Award work

Phone numbers (main) – 06291/68040 (office), 0172/6351813 (mobile), 06291/8788 (Klaus at home)

Plug adaptor – Recommended part of personal equipment for IASS participants from abroad. Cf. http://www.kropla.com/electric.htm

Portrait (literature) – Preparing personal portraits or profiles is (as well as interviews) part of the Award Leaders Course, the Award Journalism Learning Stations

Poster – Optional item for International Evening and Workshops

Presentation – A presentation of IASS 2009 (ppt file) can be downloaded from its website

Press articles – Everybody is invited to bring and share press articles of Award activities and Award work

Programme (general) – As every year, IASS 2009 has got a modular programme and basically consists of Award Leaders Course, Award Journalism Leaning Stations, Award Officers Course (business simulation), International Evening and Workshops. There are also Adventure, Fitness, Skills and Service activities

Programme files – Main topic of the Award Leaders Course

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Registration deadline – Registration deadline for IASS 2009 is 05/24/2009. If you need a visa and/or a written personal invitation letter, you should register much earlier!

Registration form – Registration form for IASS 2009 can be downloaded from its IASS 2009 Website or ordered by E-mail

Report – Preparing short reports is part of the the Award Journalism Learning Stations and the Award Officers Course

Residential Project – Gold participants can use IASS 2009 as their Residential Project

Roman history tour – Optional Workshops activity

Running – Optional Fitness activity

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S – Abbr. of Gasthaus Schwanen

Schwanen – Gasthaus Schwanen is the main accommodation venue for participants from abroad. There are just shared rooms available.

Service – … “There is “service” – because everybody is involved in course duties, such as providing food, preparing lunch and cleaning the kitchen“ ... (quotation from the IASS 2009 Invitation)

Skills activities – Main “Skills aspects” of Summer School are Award Journalism Learning Stations, International Evening, and preparation of IASS 2009 documentation

Sleeping bag – You will need your own sleeping bag if you are accommodated in the Alte Bahnmeisterei building.

Sparkasse Neckartal-Odenwald – Cf. Sponsoring

Sponsoring – IASS 2009 is supported by Sparkasse Neckartal-Odenwald, http://www.sparkasse-neckartal-odenwald.de/

Sticker – Making stickers is on optional leisure time activity

Swimming – Optional Fitness activity

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Team – Team of IASS 2009 volunteers, mainly trainers and helpers

Tent – If you are accommodated in Alte Bahnmeisterei and don’t like communal bunks, we can also provide you with a tent to sleep in

Time schedule – Cf. http://www.jugendprogramm.de/go/6542

Towel – Optional part of personal equipment

Train The Trainer – Experienced leaders can use IASS 2009 as a Train the Trainer Course

Trainers – Recommended part of personal equipment

Transfer from Frankfurt Main Airort – Cf. http://www.jugendprogramm.de/go/6653

Travelling costs – Costs for travelling to Osterburken and back (to be paid by the participant)

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USB stick – Recommended part of personal equipment

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Venue – As every year, IASS 2009 will take place in the German Award House Alte Bahnmeisterei

Visa (regulations) – Cf. http://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/diplo/en/WillkommeninD/EinreiseUndAufenthalt/Visabestimmungen.html. We are volunteers and thus can just support concerning your visa with this link, the embassy and insurance hints and an written invitation letter together with a printed programme sent by normal mail, but can't contact any embassy from our side.

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Weather (in Osterburken) – Cf. http://weather.msn.com/local.aspx?&wealocations=wc%3a8159734&q=Osterburken%2c+DEU&setunit=C

Website – All details of IASS 2009 are assembled in its website, www.jugendprogramm.de/summer-school-2009

WLAN – Available in Alte Bahnmeisterei.

Workshops – IASS 2009 contains altogether two different workshop modules: 1. Thursday morning, 2. Saturday morning. Offered topics you can choose from will be the same on both days: Award Journalism, Wild Country Area Visit, Roman History Tour, …