The aim of the HERMMES ambassador training is to equip professionals with skills, knowledge, and experience to provide their own direct support to teachers and parents in setting up and implementing their own approach to holistic media education.
The training consists of in-person and online courses and takes the participant on a 15-month learning journey to become the HERMMES ambassadors in their community.
DURATION: 15 months
STARTS ON: 9 September 2026
PRICE: starting from € 975,00 (+VAT)
SUITABLE FOR:
Teacher trainers
After completing the HERMMES ambassador training, participants will be able to:
Adapt curricula for educational settings in line with national requirements
Guide schools and kindergartens towards getting the HERMMES label for their institutions
9 September 2026
10 September - 1 October 2026
2 - 3 October 2026 (Friday 14:00 - Saturday 20:00)
5 October - 1 November 2026
5 October - 1 November 2026
2 - 6 November 2026, central Europe
7 - 26 November 2026
7 - 26 November 2026
27 - 28 November 2026
29 - 30 January 2027
12 - 13 March 2027
4 - 5 June 2027
27 September - 1 October 2027, central Europe
🇩🇪 University of Siegen
Julia Kernbach is a lecturer and researcher at Siegen University, Germany, with a diploma in photography and a PhD in media education. Her research and teaching interests include the qualification of (art) teachers for digital skills education and analogue and digital media production projects.
🇺🇳 UNESCO
Mark West is a specialist on the future of education at the UNESCO’s Education Sector, where he explores how technology can improve or disturb the quality, equity, and accessibility of learning. He is the author of the UNESCO report “The Ed-Tech Tragedy?”.
🇩🇪 Alanus University
Paula Bleckmann is a Professor of Media education at Alanus University, Germany. Her research and teaching interests include digital resilience, parent counselling and cooperation, and unplugged methods for teaching digital skills. She is a founding member of GAINING
🇩🇪 Freie Hochschule Stuttgart
Robert Neumann is a Professor of Media and Computer Science education at Freie Hochschule Stuttgart, Germany. His Research and teaching experience include unplugged approaches for understanding Artificial Intelligence (and more specifically LLMs).
🇭🇺 🇳🇱 ECSWE/ENSWaP
Márti Domokos is the coordinator of the HERMMES project. She is project coordinator at the European Council for Steiner Waldorf Education and a board member of the European Network of Steiner Waldorf Parents. Her expertise is in digital media curriculum development, parent-teacher cooperation and new technologies.
🇩🇰 ECSWE/ENSWaP
Jesper Balslev is Senior Associate Lecturer at the Business Academy with a PhD in media education. His research experience includes digital disconnection-studies, IT and sustainability, digital sovereignty and analogisation, and prefigurative politics as a method to develop new approaches to technology.
🇦🇹 EPA
Arja Krauchenberg is project and advocacy coordinator at the European Parents’ Association. She advocates for a holistic approach to education involving all people concerned with the upbringing of children. Her expertise is in multilingual education, media and digital literacy, and advocacy.
🇬🇧 Sheffield Hallam University
Kath Bransby is a senior lecturer at Sheffield Hallam University, and the education coordinator at Waldorf UK. Her expertise is in curriculum innovation, early literacy and neurodiversity, change management and leadership.
🇩🇪 elewa
Ulrike Sievers is a teacher at a Waldorf school in Hamburg, Germany. She is a teacher educator and runs the online professional learning platform elewa, hosting the HERMMES Learning journey. Her expertise is in language teaching, teaching methods in secondary education, integrating analogue and digital media in holistic and creative ways.
🇧🇪 IASWECE
Clara Aerts is an early childhood specialist and has contributed to the development of the HERMMES approach on behalf of the International Association of Steiner Waldorf Early Childhood Education. Her expertise is creating environment for healthy early childhood development in the digital age, public lecturing and teaching in adult education using empowering learning processes.
🇩🇪 President of Montessori association
Ellen Zeiss is a Montessori educator and international trainer, a media maturity coach, and a World Peace Game facilitator. Her expertise is in child development and teacher education, and the intersection of freedom and responsibility in educational practice.
🇭🇷 ECSWE
Dora Šimunović is advocacy coordinator at the European Council for Steiner Waldorf Education and the co-coordinator of the HERMMES project. Her expertise is in advocating for healthy digital media education with governing bodies and in policy-driven environments in Europe and internationally.
🇩🇰 Steiner Skolen i Vejle
Martin Kondrup is the principal of Steiner Skolen i Vejle and a teacher of natural sciences. He develops IT literacy frameworks and contributes to the Danish national media education network. His expertise is in building bridges between physical phenomena and their digital manifestations.
🇨🇿 Czech Forest Kindergarten Association
Johana Passerin, with Master in special needs education, is co-founder of the Czech Association of forest kindergartens, and a lecturer in early childhood education. Her expertise is in coping strategies of young children, such as role play, outdoor movement, puppet play, fairy tales and artistic expression, all applicable to coping with problematic digital media experiences.
🇩🇪 University of Siegen
Julia Kernbach is a lecturer and researcher at Siegen University, Germany, with a diploma in photography and a PhD in media education. Her research and teaching interests include the qualification of (art) teachers for digital skills education and analogue and digital media production projects.
🇺🇳 UNESCO
Mark West is a specialist on the future of education at the UNESCO’s Education Sector, where he explores how technology can improve or disturb the quality, equity, and accessibility of learning. He is the author of the UNESCO report “The Ed-Tech Tragedy?”.
🇩🇪 Alanus University
🇩🇪 Freie Hochschule Stuttgart
🇭🇺 🇳🇱 ECSWE/ENSWaP
Márti Domokos is the coordinator of the HERMMES project. She is project coordinator at the European Council for Steiner Waldorf Education and a board member of the European Network of Steiner Waldorf Parents. Her expertise is in digital media curriculum development, parent-teacher cooperation and new technologies.
🇩🇰 Business Academy Copenhagen
Arja Krauchenberg is project and advocacy coordinator at the European Parents’ Association. She advocates for a holistic approach to education involving all people concerned with the upbringing of children. Her expertise is in multilingual education, media and digital literacy, and advocacy.
🇬🇧 Sheffield Hallam University
Kath Bransby is a senior lecturer at Sheffield Hallam University, and the education coordinator at Waldorf UK. Her expertise is in curriculum innovation, early literacy and neurodiversity, change management and leadership.
🇩🇪 elewa
🇧🇪 IASWECE
Clara Aerts is an early childhood specialist and has contributed to the development of the HERMMES approach on behalf of the International Association of Steiner Waldorf Early Childhood Education. Her expertise is creating environment for healthy early childhood development in the digital age, public lecturing and teaching in adult education using empowering learning processes.
🇩🇪 Montessori Europe
🇭🇷 ECSWE
🇩🇰 Steiner Skolen i Vejle
Martin Kondrup is the principal of Steiner Skolen i Vejle and a teacher of natural sciences. He develops IT literacy frameworks and contributes to the Danish national media education network. His expertise is in building bridges between physical phenomena and their digital manifestations.
🇨🇿 Czech Forest Kindergarten Association
Johana Passerin, with a masters degree in special needs education, is the co-founder of the Czech Association of Forest Kindergartens and a lecturer in early childhood education. Her expertise is in coping strategies for young children related problematic digital media experiences.
The organiser preserves the right to make changes to the timeline, programme, and lecturers.
+ VAT (21%)
by 15 March 2026
REGULAR FEE
€ 1.275,00
+ VAT (21%)
by 1 June 2026
LATE FEE
€ 1.695,00
+ VAT (21%)
by 1 August 2026
Fee can be paid by an organisation or business, as part of your professional development or in the form of a scholarship, or by you personally.
For any question regarding our support in the payment, please contact hermmes.ambassador@ecswe.eu