The Arts in School Culture – NMKU Workshop and Conference on May 6, 2025
The Nordic countries have a strong tradition for prioritization of artistic and creative subjects in the primary and secondary school systems, and for acknowledging the importance of these subject matters in regards to the pupils’ learning, Bildung and access to communities.
Over the last decade however, there has been a strong focus on those subjects tested for and measured in the PISA Reports, notably in the STEM subjects, resulting in decreased focus on artistic and creative subjects, recruitment of teachers and development of the subjects. Consequently, music and culture schools across the Nordic region experience severe challenges in terms of making a solid evidence based (including both quantitative and qualitative data) case for putting an A for ‘arts’ into the STEM acronym, changing it to STEAM such as suggested by extensive research in the area across Europe.
The conference, The Arts in Nordic School Culture, is focused on innovative and productive cross sectorial collaborations between art and culture schools and public primary schools. During the first part the scene is set through presentations of data and research and the second part offers three concrete cases.
In connection to the conference the NMKU-network has its first workshop. The workshop allows the network members to make initial presentations of the cases they plan to include in the shared case collection, and to inquire further into the case format, including its dissemination potential.
Workshop and Conference Participation
Workshop participation is limited to NMKU-members, members of your organizations and your boards. Conference Programme is open for NMKU members and selected participants.
Please register your participation by no later than 21st of April by clicking on the following link and completing the registration form:
Hotel booking
DMK has reserved a number of hotel rooms at Hotel Denmark (part of Brøchner Hotels) for the night between the 5th and the 6th of May 2025 (two types of hotel rooms). The hotel is situated just 170 meters from the conference location. Use code DMK2025 to get an exclusive DMK rate. Please note that the booking code expires on the 20th of April 2025. Booking is made by you directly with Hotel Denmark.
If you wish to book one of these rooms, please click on the following link: BOOKING
Do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions. You are welcome to contact either Lotte Trangbæk, Secretary General, via lt@dmkskoler.dk or Tine Klitgaard, project coordinator, via e-mail tk@dmkskoler.dk
Looking forward to receiving your registration and meeting you all in Copenhagen!
Lotte Trangbæk, Secretary General
