5th World Congress on Conductive Education, & Conductors' World Forum "Alma Mater" [antikvár]

WELCOME SPEECH AND OPENING OF THE 5th WORLD CONGRESSJune 2004, BudapestEsteemed Chair, Distinguished Guests, Dear Friends and ColleaguesOn behalf of the Organizing Committee, it is my great pleasure to cordially great all of you at the 5th World Congress on Conductive Education, Science and Quality, at the Sofitel Atrium Hotel, here in Budapest.The Congress is designed to provide an innovative and comprehensive overview of the latest methodological, theoretical and research developments in Conductive Education and in some other, related scientific, theoretical and practical areas too. This Congress gives the possibility for the introduction and discussion of the national, international and organisational achievements also.Our First World Congress, organised by the Peto Institute, was held in Budapest, in 1990. In our life this date symbolises not just the start of a new, democratic development of our country but at the same time it means for us the start of a new, unlimited, worldwide dissemination of information on Conductive Education also. Not long before this very special time, Conductive Education was a Hungarian issue, something, that was translated and explained by a few enthusiastic, highly valued, non-Hungarian professionals for the others. It was something very extraordinary in this very ordinary world.Through media coverage, many valuable results and world of mouth Conductive Education work suddenly has became known internationally and very strongly supported by thousands of parents. Conductive Education emerged as a new, potent, integrated approach, a dynamic force for the benefit of children and adults, cutting across the dualism of mind and body, the border between teacher and learner, health and education.viii