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  Kurt Hahn and informal education
Kurt Hahn valued the contribution of English public school education to the development of 'rounded' character (his first port of call were some of the more progressive institutions such as Abbotsholme - but he later came to admire more traditional boarding schools.
Kurt Hahn was arrested in 1933 after he had spoken out against Hitler's congratulation of five stormtroopers convicted of murdering a young communist.
One of Kurt Hahn's early innovations was the introduction, with a local school, of the Moray Badge, a County Award.
www.infed.org /thinkers/et-hahn.htm   (956 words)

  
 Kurt Hahn - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kurt Matthias Robert Martin Hahn (5 June, 1886 - 14 December, 1974) was a German educator who founded projects such as the Schule Schloss Salem in Germany, Gordonstoun in Scotland, Atlantic College in Wales, the United World Colleges movement, and the Outward Bound schools.
Hahn's educational thinking was crystallized by World War I, which he viewed as proof of the corruption of society and a promise of later doom if people (Europeans particularly) could not be taught differently.
Hahn began his fierce criticism of the Hitler regime after a young communist was killed by Hitler's storm troopers in the presence of his mother.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kurt_Hahn   (599 words)

  
 Kurt Hahn
Kurt Hahn was born in Germany in 1896, the son of a wealthy Jewish industrialist, but he lived much of his life in England as an Englishman.
Hahn's educational philosophy was a collage of what he considered the best ideas drawn from as many sources as possible.
Hahn was obsessed by the social declines or social diseases that he observed in society.
www.outwardbound.net /about/history/kurt-hahn.html   (596 words)

  
 Kurt Hahn
Kurt Hahn (1886-1974) is increasingly mentioned as the foremost educator of the 20th century.
Deeply grounded in the classics at Heidelberg and Oxford, Hahn backed the sons and daughters of Scottish crofters and fishermen, walked with kings, was imprisoned by Hitler for his condemnation of Nazi atrocities in the streets of Potempa in 1932 (Hahn was a Jew), and then extradited by the Prime Minister of Great Britain.
Hahn rose and cried out for their retention noting that in the great task of rebuilding Europe, restoration of the buildings and cathedrals would be facile, of the economy almost as much so, but that the critical issue lay in trust-building.
www.hirsute.btinternet.co.uk /kurthahan.htm   (414 words)

  
 Visionary and founding father Kurt Hahn  ||  North Carolina Outward Bound School: About Us: ...
Born in Berlin, Germany, in 1886, Outward Bound visionary Kurt Hahn was the second of four sons in a prominent Jewish family.
Hahn became a passionate and outspoken opponent of the Nazi Party––a particularly dangerous and courageous position for a German-born Jew.
Hahn and a small committee ran the new school, and they modified a line from Alfred Tennyson’s epic poem Ulysses to serve as the school’s motto.
www.ncobs.org /about_us/history/kurt_hahn_outward_bound.php   (2508 words)

  
 Dr. Kurt Hahn - On the life & philosophy of an inspirational educator
Hahn believed that each child is born with innate spiritual powers and ability to make correct judgments about moral issues.
Hahn publically protested the rise of Hitler and the Nazi regimen.
Hahn's argument was that he preferred material that was already proven to work rather than to experiment.
www.wilderdom.com /KurtHahn.html   (624 words)

  
 Costa Rica Rainforest Outward Bound School :: HISTORY
Hahn is quoted saying, "There are three evils facing modern youth: the decay of physical fitness, the decay of skill, and the decay of compassion." We believe this is as true now as it was at the end of World War II.
Kurt Hahn had an ally in Prince Max in his educational aims: their hope was that the rising generation might take their civic responsibilities more seriously than their predecessors.
Hahn was backed by Holt to impart his learning philosophies and designed a 21-day survival program which would instill spiritual tenacity and the will to survive to the young seamen.
www.crrobs.org /about/history/index.shtml   (1631 words)

  
 An Essay on Kurt Hahn
Kurt Hahn (1886-1974) is most famed in experiential education circles for being behind the creation of Outward Bound in 1941, itself a response to a war dilemma (low survival rate of British merchant seaman in the Battle of the Atlantic).
Hahn, however, should also be better known amongst outdoor and experiential educators as a passionate and dedicated campaigner and educational activist for world peace.
Hahn's 'moral equivalent of war' was to captivate the young through active Samaritan service, demanding of them care and skill, courage and endurance, discipline and initiative.
www.outward-bound.org /docs/staff/kurthahn-essay.htm   (973 words)

  
 impelling
For those unfamiliar with him, Kurt Hahn is the founder of Outward Bound, Gordonstound, the Salem School and numerous other educational institutions based on the philosophy of experiential education.
For Hahn one essential component of education (and it has been suggested as a central component of experiential education) is to urge students into value forming experiences.
Hahn holds out an ideal where students are challenged to experience themselves differently, to move out of their "known." The key for Hahn appears to be in the gray area between forcing and urging.
www.geocities.com /dr_adventure/impell.html   (1358 words)

  
 International Office: Kurt Hahn Trust
Hahn's initiatives led to the foundation of Schule Schloss Salem, Gordonstoun, Outward Bound, the Duke of Edinburgh's Award and the first United World College.
The Scholarship will normally be awarded to an outstanding postgraduate student or an undergraduate student at present in his or her final year, of British nationality, who wishes to spend a year in the Republic of Germany on a full course of study or independent research at a university or technical university.
The Trustees of the Kurt Hahn Trust offer annual awards in the region of £500 towards expenses on courses in Germany during the long vacation 2007, designed to improve a student's knowledge of the German language and German culture and institutions.
www.admin.cam.ac.uk /offices/international/hahn   (644 words)

  
 Hensel biography
Kurt's mother was Julie von Adelson, the daughter of the businessman Jacob Ludwig von Adelson.
Gertrud, who was born in 1866, was the daughter of the industrialist Albert Hahn and sister of the educationalist Kurt Hahn.
Kurt Hahn is known in Scotland as the founder (in 1934) of the internationally famous Gordonstoun School, near Elgin in the north east of the country, and known in Germany for his school at Salem.
www-history.mcs.st-andrews.ac.uk /Biographies/Hensel.html   (1339 words)

  
 Round Square
Kurt Hahn was born a German Jew in 1886 and when he died in 1974 the London Times said that "no one else in our day has created more original educational ideas and, at the same time, possessed the gift of getting them into practice".
Hahn wanted to equip young people "to effect what they have recognised to be right despite hardships, dangers, inner skepticism, boredom, mockery from the world and the emotion of the moment".
Hahn was at once a champion and hard taskmaster of youth; if young people were to play an influential role in society, he insisted, they must earn the right.
www.essington.nt.edu.au /Associations/RoundSq.htm   (1243 words)

  
 Gordonstoun School
Kurt Hahn had 'phoned the C.O. at R.N.A.S. Lossiemouth to see if he would ground all aircraft while the performance was taking place, but the request was refused.
There was a rumour that Kurt Hahn had turned an elderly lady out of her seat to get a better view of the stage but if it was true I am sure that he would have been very apologetic about it and given her seat back as soon as possible!
Kurt Hahn is sitting at his desk "Yes m'boy what do you want?" Boy: "I was told to report to you Sir, for telling a dirty story".
www.gordonstoun.org.uk /grdnstn/alumni/pease.htm   (911 words)

  
 2001 Grand Prix Boston Coverage
Kurt Hahn is best known not for his tournament accomplishments, but for having invented 5-Color Magic.
Kurt came to the tournament because he was qualified for the under 1700 rating prizes.
Kurt tried quite well to race with his Griffin and later his Silver Drake, but the Drake was double blocked by a Aurora Griffin (which would have allowed Matt to use the Death Bomb in his hand, had he realized) and a Dream Thrush.
www.wizards.com /sideboard/article.asp?x=GPBOS01\987qfa   (744 words)

  
 Kurtis Hahn Sets Record
Kurtis "Fatman" Hahn set a new record at Grand Prix Tampa Bay – he got kicked out of the GP faster than anyone has ever been kicked out of any previous Grand Prix.
The worst part of his "error in judgment", he said, was that he was only here through the kindness of Ed Fear, who bought him a plane ticket and a hotel room and he felt like he'd let Ed down.
Hahn didn't comment on the fact that this episode is sure to be parodied mercilessly in future MiseTings.com articles.
www.wizards.com /default.asp?x=sideboard/gptam02/hahnrecord   (218 words)

  
 Birth of Outward Bound
Hahn, at first, resisted by saying that it was not appropriate to give a badge for service because compassion was an expectation of everyone.
During these short summer school programs Hahn claimed that he was able to plant unforgettable memories, "cleanse and heal the tastes of life", and turn the boys on to training.
Hahn also had the idea of further developing the short residential courses into an ongoing training course.
www.outwardbound.net /about/history/ob-birth.html   (975 words)

  
 Political Philosophy for Kurt Hahn
Hahn says Prescription Drug Costs have reached inordinately high levels largely as a result of the lifting of advertising prohibitions in 1997 and that needs to be charged.
Hahn cites as an example current contracts between the District and Kaiser to serve a variety of Kaiser patients and one currently under discussion with Memorial that will provide a wide variety of joint benefits including on-call specialists and possible joint support services that can benefit from economies of scale among other things.
Hahn says every Hospital must always be open to the thought that there might be a better or alternative way of doing things.
www.smartvoter.org /2004/11/02/ca/sn/vote/hahn_k/philosophy.html   (416 words)

  
 beginnings
In 1920 Kurt Hahn and Prince Max of Baden founded a co-educational boarding school in Germany called Schloss Salem.
A pupil of Kurt Hahn's in Salem and Gordonstoun, he had been involved in the international students reconstruction project organised by Salem after the great earthquake in the Ionian Islands in 1954.
In 1966, on Hahn's 80th birthday, Young had these schools invited to the celebrations in Salem and sent them the agenda of a meeting for the foundation of a "Hahn Schools Conference".
www.roundsquare.org /beginnings.htm   (505 words)

  
 Expeditionary Learning - Kurt Hahn's Schools Review (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
The impact that one of this century's most creative educators had on nearly 4 million girls and boys is chronicled in a new release, Kurt Hahn's Schools & Legacy by Martin Flavin.
From his arrest by the Nazis, escape to Britain, and ultimately the founding of the renowned "Outward Bound Centers", this non-fiction portrayal of Kurt Hahn recalls the events that shaped the philosophy which became the foundation of his educational endeavors.
Kurt Hahn's Schools & Legacy hopefully will shed more light on a man about whom even many of his current students know so little.
www.elschools.org.cob-web.org:8888 /publications/kurthahnreview.html   (282 words)

  
 Outward Bound: Changing Lives | Building Teams | Transforming Schools
Hahn had developed his progressive ideas, first as founder of the Salem School in Germany, and later at Gordonstoun, a boarding school in Scotland, that soon became one of Britain’s most distinguished and innovative schools.
Hahn believed education must encompass both the intellect and character of a person.
Although Outward Bound programs have increased in number and evolved from those conceived by Kurt Hahn over 60 years ago, our Core Values are still central to each and every program.
www.outwardbound.org /history.vp.html   (405 words)

  
 Kurt Hahn (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
Hahn kann der reformpädagogischen Bewegung in der Weimarer Republik zugeordnet werden.
Kurt Hahn war der Privatsekretär des Prinzen Max von Baden, des letzten kaiserlichen Reichskanzlers.
Trotzdem beschloss Hahn nach dem deutschen Zusammenbruch von 1919, etwas für den deutschen Wiederaufbau zu unternehmen, indem er in Salem eine Schule gründete, die in vieler Hinsicht englische Vorbilder, wie den Verzicht auf manchen Komfort, aber gleichzeitig auch Hahn’sche Ideen übernahm.
www.round-square.de.cob-web.org:8888 /02_txt_pages/kurthahn.html   (1417 words)

  
 My Side Of The Story, by Michael Dove - a Magic: the Gathering article
I can't think of any other reason why Kurt would think that,"...me and my friends have been taking crap from him for forever, and someone just finally had to take one for the team." I know that their group is a bunch of good players; I have always stated that.
Kurt is in the corner yelling out how he hopes I get mana screwed and how he really hopes that my round one opponent beats me. When my opponent wins the first game, he continues to go off from across the room.
I didn't go because I knew that Kurt would be there, that he would harass me in a manner that would be unprovoked by any of my actions, and that the judge staff would do nothing about it.
www.starcitygames.com /php/news/expandnews.php?Article=4006   (1955 words)

  
 Full Biography for Kurt Hahn
Kurt has been involved with efforts to preserve the Healdsburg Boys and Girls Club and sustain a wide variety of youth activities in the community.
Kurt helped comfiguer the public financing to buy the Hospital from HCA Colombia and subsequent efforts to create and finance the North Sonoma Cpounty Hospital District.
Kurt Hahn brings to the Board of North Sonoma County Hospital District a wide background and knowledge of healthcare issues and well as keen understanding of the operations of Healdsburg District Hospital.
www.smartvoter.org /2004/11/02/ca/sn/vote/hahn_k/bio.html   (376 words)

  
 Kurt Hahn - Wikipedia
Hahn wurde unmittelbar nach Schottland ausgewiesen, wo er dann 1934 in Gordonstoun die British Salem School gründete.
Hahn jedoch wollte lediglich Chancen aufzeigen, damit jeder Jugendliche eventuell bislang unentdeckte Fähigkeiten bei sich selbst zu Tage fördern konnte.
In seinen Sieben Salemer Gesetzen formulierte Kurt Hahn sein ganzheitliches Bildungskonzept, das den Schülern der von ihm gegründeten Institutionen weit mehr als nur akademisches Wissen vermitteln soll.
de.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kurt_Hahn   (529 words)

  
 Reporter 14/11/03: Kurt Hahn Trust: Notice
The Trustees of the Kurt Hahn Trust offer annual awards in the region of £400 towards expenses on courses in Germany designed to improve a student's knowledge of the German language and German culture and institutions.
Application forms may be obtained from the Secretary of the Kurt Hahn Trust, Academic Division, The Old Schools, Cambridge, CB2 1TT, to whom applications and references should be sent by 19 March 2004.
Application forms may be obtained from the Secretary of the Kurt Hahn Trust, Academic Division, The Old Schools, Cambridge, CB2 1TT, to whom applications, together with two references, should be sent by 19 March 2004.
www.admin.cam.ac.uk /reporter/2003-04/special/05/217.html   (529 words)

  
 Rusell Lavers (1952) Outward Bound   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
The men were Kurt Hahn, Headmaster of Gordonstoun School, and Lawrence Holt, a ship-owner.
Both Hahn and Holt were men of deeply Christian purpose, and each had a flexible, questioning mind.
It was stated earlier that an adventurous and slightly dangerous element is essential to provide what Kurt Hahn calls “searching occasions”; that is, circumstances to the challenge of which young people will respond with the best that is in them.
www.infed.org /archives/e-texts/lavers_outward_bound.htm   (2930 words)

  
 Kurt Hahn banned for 4 years for assaulting a player - MTGnews.com Forums
Kurt Hahn banned for 4 years for assaulting a player
Kurt Hahn from what I heard is a major jerk.
Kurt Hahn is the best reason to go to a PTQ besides playing.
forums.mtgnews.com /showthread.php?t=102974   (841 words)

  
 Outward Bound
About Us was founded in Aberdovy, Wales in 1941 by Kurt Hahn, a noted European educator.
Hahn established a program of progressively rugged tasks to help young sailors develop the skills and confidence necessary to survive harsh physical challenges.
At the core of this program was the belief that through success in meeting challenges, young sailors learned that they possessed “far more than they knew” and began to develop an ethic of self-reliance.
www.outwardboundcompass.org /about.htm   (422 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Kurt Hahn's Schools and Legacy: Books: Martin Flavin   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
Martin Flavin's account of the life and impact of German educator Kurt Hahn is a good place to start for anyone interested in the roots of the Outward Bound movement.
Hahn's intuitive notion about the need to ignite the interests and abilities of the young within the context of challenge has had a dramatic effect on individuals worldwide, as well as progressive pedagogy.
For educators interested in exploring the wilds of experiential education, Kurt Hahn's Schools and Legacy offers a concise map through the global reaches of Hahn's impact.
www.amazon.com /Hahns-Schools-Legacy-Martin-Flavin/dp/0912608781   (1076 words)

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