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Beyond Digital:

Rediscovering Reading and Building Future Skills

A network meeting for educational publishers exploring how to balance digitalization with essential reading strategies and future skill development in the unique setting of the Faroe Islands.

Monday April 14th, day 1

Venue: Hotel Hilton Garden Inn

09:30 - 09:45 Welcome by Sigfríður Sólsker and Helga Holtkamp

09:45 - 10:45 Presentation by host: Silas Olofson: On educational materials that help teachers engage the students

10:45 - 11:30 Presentation by Systime: "Explore" (English, German, French and Spanish), a language course with focus on a more playful, creative and explorative approach to motivate students.

11:30 - 11:50 Coffee break

11:50 - 12:30 Presentation by Cornelsen: Reading and future skills in English in secondary/comprehensive school

12.30 - 13:30 Lunch

13:30 - 15:00 Keynote 1: Perttu PölönenKey Skills for students and teachers

15:00 - 15:45   Presentation by Natur och Kultur: AI - The progress in Swedish schools and in our publishing house.

15:45 - 16:45   Presentation by company: Babar Braig (WriteReader): How to increase literacy development and reading joy through writing and informed data

16:45 - 18:30   Break

18:30            Bus to Kirkjubø 

19:00            Dinner (at Roykstovan)

Tuesday April 15th, day 2

Venue: Nám

09:00 - 09:45 Keynote 2: Niels Jákup Thomsen On publishing children/youth books in the Faroe Islands

09:45 - 10:45 Keynote 3: Kalpana VijayavarathanThe Intrinsic Value of Reading – going back to basics

10:45 - 11:15 Coffee

11:15 - 11:45 Presentation by Koolibri:  The New ABC book - what has changed in 20 years?

11:45 - 12:15 Presentation by host: Faroese as a second language in preschool and early primary

12:15 - 12:45 Round up

13:00 - 14:00 Lunch near offices of Nám

14:00 - 15:00 Tour in the city

15:00          End of meeting

Wednesday April 16th, optional day

Bus about 30 min drive (Tórshavn – Vestmanna – and back) Registration: EEPG conference Faroe Islands: Excursion 16 April 2025 | GreenGate Incoming

Sailing to watch bird cliffs https://youtu.be/A6p3RILodZo

Visit at Fair Isle distillery https://faer.io/visitor-centre/ (tasting included)