The KED program is a concept for personalized education. This means that students, with the guidance of their coach, set and work towards their own personal goals, with the ambition of achieving high final results. Students allocate their study time based on their previous educational experience as well as their individual strengths and weaknesses.Personalized education should not be confused with students being left on their own without guidance or teaching. This is not about cutting down teacher resources, it is about maximizing teachers time spent on their most important task - teaching and coaching. Another key element is the strict and comprehensive system for assessment, follow-up and feedback. In addition to ordinary teaching sessions, all students receive support and direction from a personal tutor/coach every week. During these individual sessions the objective is to increase the students´ desire and ambition to learn more than they thought was possible.
Modern societies are characterized by globalization, a high pace of change in economy, working life, culture, science, and technology and thus require an increasing need for learning and education. Academic skills, individual knowledge, flexibility and the ability to take personal responsibility are becoming more important and complex. At the same time, interpersonal skills and the ability to collaborate are more important than ever.
An unpredictable future calls for a competence comprised of different skills, abilities and insights as well as factual knowledge. The link between strong academic knowledge, the ability to see context and the flexibility to adapt to different situations are all essential.
Personal developmentPersonal development - the process through which an individual´s potential manifests itself - is a significant part of their competence. This lays the foundation for the student to develop into an intellectually empowered and responsible individual who also understands the importance of human interaction and interdependence.The foundation for continuous personal development is built by: - personal coaching that helps strengthen the student´s endurance, self-confidence and purposefulness.
- having students learn to take responsibility and influence their personal learning process.
- basing learning on the students´ individual attributes
- collaborating so that students learn to participate in group processes.
- conducting ethical discussions on an ongoing basis from a common set of values (e.g., in thematic courses or daily current events discussions).
- exposing the students to situations and problems that challenge and foster inquiry as well as stimulate critical, creative, and flexible thinking.
- giving students a variety of assignments in which they learn to formulate questions and develop problem-solving tools.
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The elements of the KED program. Click on the section in the picture to learn more.
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