**Partners - A Concept of Educational & Entrepreneurial Excellence by Prof. em. Dr. Jürgen Zimmer** The School for Life depends on national and international cooperation. This will consist of a process of mutual give and take. The school will function as a model, whose individual elements are transferable elsewhere. At the same time the school needs expert knowledge of other institutions and the knowledgeable support of responsible political government departments of the country. ## 13\.1 Thai communities The villages around are an important integral part of the Open Learning Village. The connection can grow out of working together on a specific project, through outsourcing or cooperation in taking care of guests. The goal of working together in this way is community development, all within a framework of awareness, respect, and creative promotion of the Thai cultural heritage as well as everyday customs. This is not a one-sided relationship. Just as the schools can convey important impulses with their Centers of Excellence, the members of the villages can also function as masters and teachers. When selecting Community related project topics, the school depends on the participation of representatives from Thai society: they are the experts for priority question complexes, and are co-responsible as experts in evaluating and implementing project results. The School for Life deals with local and regional key problems, and these are largely related to the tourist industry. This predominantly effects the regions of Phuket and Phang Nga, and is changing the area from day to day, exposing a long cultural tradition to an outright cultural invasion. One cannot simply define away the strained relationship between indigenous cultural heritage and modernization which can include cultural self-destruction. One can take up the idea and deal with it offensively, and work on reasonable solutions. The School for Life will become more and more rooted in the region as an institution which will contribute to the further development of the region’s cultural heritage and thus, in a liberal-minded spirit of tolerance, contribute to its cultural identity. ## 13\.2 Thai authorities and advisors The Thai government, represented by its responsible ministries, especially by the Ministry of Education is a particularly important partner for the development and design of the school. The government will be requested to grant the school the necessary freedom for development, and at the same time is invited to stand by as consultant and promoter and, to the extent it seems sensible, to take up positive experiences of the school as models and be supportive in transferring these concepts to other pedagogical institutions. Leading personalities of Thailand and the international world are invited to participate as consultants and active guests in the development of the school. ## 13\.3 International partners The School for Life is a practicing prototype of international understanding and peaceful cooperation. At the same time it will be an example for educational reform, especially with regard to making the learning process dynamic and promoting a culture of entrepreneurship. The model can be of special interest to countries whose educational system encourages too little in the way of entrepreneurial skills. The question arises how conventional schools and even universities can make training in entrepreneurship, and the setting (the institution itself as entrepreneurial model) mutually compatible. The promotion of entrepreneurship by pedagogical institutions could become one of the most relevant themes in future developments of educational systems in many countries. Schools and universities help decide on the entrepreneurial potential of coming generations, by either promotion or neglect. The services will include advice for the adaption of the modul under local circumstances, curriculum development, teacher training, and the guarantee of quality performance standards. ## [Concept](https://phuketer.com/s/00000600/wiki/196/concept) Chapters - **[1. Little History School for Life Chiang Mai](https://phuketer.com/s/00000600/wiki/210/1-little-history-school-for-life-chiang-mai)** - **[2. At First Sight](https://phuketer.com/s/00000600/wiki/209/2-at-first-sight)** - **[3. Characteristics](https://phuketer.com/s/00000600/wiki/208/3-characteristics)** - **[4. The Family Concept](https://phuketer.com/s/00000600/wiki/207/4-the-family-concept)** - **[5. Kindergarten](https://phuketer.com/s/00000600/wiki/206/5-kindergarten)** - **[6. Schooling and Deschooling](https://phuketer.com/s/00000600/wiki/205/6-schooling-and-deschooling)** - **[7. Learning Through Life](https://phuketer.com/s/00000600/wiki/204/7-learning-through-life)** - **[8. The Seven Centers of Excellence](https://phuketer.com/s/00000600/wiki/203/8-the-seven-centers-of-excellence)** - **[9. Think Tank and Master Workshops](https://phuketer.com/s/00000600/wiki/202/9-think-tank-and-master-workshops)** - **[10. The Setting](https://phuketer.com/s/00000600/wiki/201/10-the-setting)** - **[11. Teachers](https://phuketer.com/s/00000600/wiki/200/11-teachers)** - **[12. Guests](https://phuketer.com/s/00000600/wiki/199/12-guests)** - **[13. Partners](https://phuketer.com/s/00000600/wiki/198/13-partners)** - **[14. Transfer of innovation](https://phuketer.com/s/00000600/wiki/197/14-transfer-of-innovation)** - **[15 ](https://phuketer.com/s/00000600/wiki/196/concept#15.-attachments)[Source PDF (external site)](https://school-for-life.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/SfL-Konzept-2003-2016_fin-1.pdf)** School for Life, 185/3 Moo 4, T. 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