International Orff-Schulwerk Forum Salzburg - IOSFS

20/10/2026

💃 REMINDER | ONLINE SESSION: MOVEMENT & DANCE BASICS 🎶

📅 This Saturday, 24 October 2026 🕑 2:00–3:00 pm CEST | 💻 Online

🌍 Folk Dances — explore the richness of traditional dance as cultural heritage and discover how it can inspire musical, physical, social and intercultural learning in the classroom!

Join Raquel Pastor Prada and Beatriz Hernández Sánchez for an inspiring session presented by the IOSFS Board’s Movement and Dance Committee, exploring Spanish folk dances through the lens of Orff-Schulwerk.

✨ Move, learn and discover new approaches to coordination, rhythm and movement through space!

💛 Pay what you can — your contributions support the ongoing work of the International Orff-Schulwerk Forum Salzburg (IOSFS).

🔗 Details, Zoom link & donations: https://iosfs.org/movementanddancebasics

📣 Save the date and join us online for an hour of movement, music and cultural discovery!

💃 ONLINE SESSION | MOVEMENT & DANCE BASICS 🎶

Folk Dances Presented by the Movement and Dance Committee of the IOSFS Board

📅 Saturday, 24 October 2026 🕑 2:00–3:00 pm CEST 💻 Online

Join Raquel Pastor Prada and Beatriz Hernández Sánchez for the first in a series of online sessions exploring mindful movement and dance within an elemental music and movement/dance context.

🌍 This session focuses on traditional and folk dances as a rich cultural and artistic heritage — and explores how they can be brought into the classroom to foster musical, physical, social and intercultural learning.

Drawing on the principles of Orff-Schulwerk, the session will explore teaching and methodological approaches through examples of two Spanish folk dances: ✨ one focusing on coordination, laterality and rhythmic skills ✨ another exploring movement through space

A wonderful opportunity for Orff-Schulwerk practitioners to move, learn, explore and connect!

👩‍🏫 With: Beatriz Hernández Sánchez — music educator, dance pedagogue and researcher specialising in traditional Spanish dance and Creative Educational Dance.

Raquel Pastor Prada — PhD in Education, Fine Arts graduate, Spanish dance specialist and lecturer in Dance and Movement Pedagogy in Music Education at Universidad Autónoma de Madrid.

💛 Cost: Pay what you can Your contributions support the ongoing work of the International Orff-Schulwerk Forum Salzburg (IOSFS).

🔗 More details, including the Zoom link and information about donations, can be found here: iosfs.org/movementanddancebasics

Save the date and join us online! 🌿

11/10/2026

☕🌏 A friendly reminder: Virtual Teatime with The San Francisco School – USA! 🇺🇸✨

📅 October 18, 2026 🕔 5:00 PM CET 💻 Join us on Zoom!

🎶 The San Francisco School, 1966–2026: Celebrating 60 Years of Orff-Schulwerk Education

Join us for a special Virtual Teatime hosted by The San Francisco School in San Francisco, USA, as we celebrate 60 years of Orff-Schulwerk education! 🎉

As an active member of the ASI Network, the school will lead an inspiring session followed by an opportunity to exchange ideas, share experiences, ask questions, and connect with colleagues from around the world. 🌍💬

✨ Let’s come together to celebrate, learn from one another, and strengthen our global Orff-Schulwerk community!

🔗 Find more details and the Zoom link here: https://www.iosfs.org/asi-teatime-thesanfranciscoschool

🕰️ Not sure what time it is where you are? Check your local time here: https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html

📣 Save the date and spread the word! We look forward to seeing you there! 💛

07/10/2026

💃 ONLINE SESSION | MOVEMENT & DANCE BASICS 🎶

Folk Dances Presented by the Movement and Dance Committee of the IOSFS Board

📅 Saturday, 24 October 2026 🕑 2:00–3:00 pm CEST 💻 Online

Join Raquel Pastor Prada and Beatriz Hernández Sánchez for the first in a series of online sessions exploring mindful movement and dance within an elemental music and movement/dance context.

🌍 This session focuses on traditional and folk dances as a rich cultural and artistic heritage — and explores how they can be brought into the classroom to foster musical, physical, social and intercultural learning.

Drawing on the principles of Orff-Schulwerk, the session will explore teaching and methodological approaches through examples of two Spanish folk dances: ✨ one focusing on coordination, laterality and rhythmic skills ✨ another exploring movement through space

A wonderful opportunity for Orff-Schulwerk practitioners to move, learn, explore and connect!

👩‍🏫 With: Beatriz Hernández Sánchez — music educator, dance pedagogue and researcher specialising in traditional Spanish dance and Creative Educational Dance.

Raquel Pastor Prada — PhD in Education, Fine Arts graduate, Spanish dance specialist and lecturer in Dance and Movement Pedagogy in Music Education at Universidad Autónoma de Madrid.

💛 Cost: Pay what you can Your contributions support the ongoing work of the International Orff-Schulwerk Forum Salzburg (IOSFS).

🔗 More details, including the Zoom link and information about donations, can be found here: iosfs.org/movementanddancebasics

Save the date and join us online! 🌿

24/09/2026

NEWS FROM OUR MEMBERS

🎶 International Orff-Schulwerk Course in İstanbul! 🇹🇷

Join Anadolu Orff-Schulwerk Derneği for an inspiring in-person international course on 10–11 October 2026 in İstanbul!

✨ Explore:
🔹 Voices of the Body – Stories of the Body: Belonging and Well-Being through Orff-Schulwerk with Angelika Wolf
🔹 Discovering the World through Orff-Schulwerk: Songs, Games & Dances from Different Cultures with Senem Krispler

A wonderful opportunity to learn, move, create, share, and connect through the Orff-Schulwerk approach. 🌍🎵

📍 İstanbul | 📅 10–11 October 2026
👉 More details and registration: orffder.org

24/09/2026

Do not miss the first ASI Teatime after the summer break!

☕🌏 Virtual Teatime with Scuola Popolare di Musica Donna Olimpia & OSI – Rome, Italy
📅 September 26, 2026
🕑 2:00 PM CEST
💻 On Zoom

Join us for a special Virtual Teatime hosted by Scuola Popolare di Musica Donna Olimpia & OSI, an active member of the ASI network and the Italian Orff-Schulwerk association.

🎶 “Virtual Tea with Scuola Popolare di Musica Donna Olimpia & OSI: Doing to Understand”

This engaging session will be followed by a conversation and exchange—a chance to share ideas, explore experiences, ask questions, and connect with colleagues from around the world. 🌍✨

🕰️ Check your local time: https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html

🔗 Join via Zoom:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87629332011?pwd=fyB5wQb5X5k2ij9bjeDQTNttVYWRYg.1

Meeting ID: 876 2933 2011
Passcode: 700110

🌎 What is the ASI Network?
The IOSFS network of Associated Schools and Institutions (ASI) was founded in the 1970s to foster worldwide collegial cooperation and the exchange of ideas, experiences, and practices.
Professional exchange and mutual support are at the heart of the ASI network, where each member’s unique social, cultural, and geographical context—and its application of the Schulwerk approach—is recognised and valued.

✨ Curious to learn more about the ASI network?

👉 Explore the network and join the conversation: https://www.iosfs.org/asis

☕🎶 Bring your curiosity, your experiences, and your virtual cup of tea—we look forward to seeing you!

19/09/2026

☕🌏 Virtual Teatime with The San Francisco School – USA
📅 October 18, 2026
🕑 5:00 PM CET
💻 On Zoom

Join us for a special Virtual Teatime hosted by The San Francisco School, San Francisco, USA, on October 18th via Zoom.

🎶 The San Francisco School, 1966–2026: Celebrating 60 Years of Orff-Schulwerk Education

As an active member of the ASI Network, The San Francisco School will lead an engaging session celebrating 60 years of Orff-Schulwerk education, followed by a conversation and exchange with colleagues from around the world. 🌍✨

It will be a space to share ideas, explore experiences, ask questions, and connect across cultures and contexts.

🕰️ Check your local time:
https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html

📌 More details to come!

🌎 What is the ASI Network?
The IOSFS network of Associated Schools and Institutions (ASI) was founded in the 1970s to foster worldwide collegial cooperation and the exchange of ideas, experiences, and practices.
Professional exchange and mutual support are at the heart of the ASI Network. Each member’s unique social, cultural, and geographical context, and its application of the Schulwerk approach, is recognised and valued.

✨ Curious to learn more about the ASI Network?
👉 Explore the network and join the conversation:
https://www.iosfs.org/asis

☕🎶 Bring your curiosity, your experiences, and your virtual cup of tea—we look forward to seeing you!

19/09/2026

NEWS FROM OUR MEMBERS

🎶 ORFF UK WORKSHOP SERIES 2026–2027 🎶
From October 2026 to May 2027, Orff UK brings an exciting programme of workshops with inspiring international and UK-based practitioners! 🌍🎵

📍 Different cities & venues across the UK — so wherever you are, there’s an opportunity to join, learn, move, play and create together.

✨ The programme includes:

🎵 17 October 2026
The Humanitarian Musician — Doug Goodkin

🎷 18 October 2026
Now’s The Time: Jazz for All Ages — Doug Goodkin

💃 6 February 2027
Belonging Through Music and Movement — Angelika Wolf

🎨 14 March 2027
Inspire • Engage • Create — Nadja Kraft

🥁 22 May 2027
Iberian Rhythms: Songs, Movement, Percussion — Xavi Rocamora

Whether you are a music educator, teacher, musician, movement practitioner, or simply passionate about creative music-making, these workshops offer opportunities to explore, connect, experiment and be inspired.

📅 October 2026 – May 2027
📍 Various venues and cities across the UK

👉 Interested? Check the full course information, venues and booking details on the Orff UK website: https://www.orff.org.uk/courses

07/09/2026

✨ Relive the magic of IOSFS Convention 2026! ✨
Dive into even more beautiful moments from those inspiring days — explore the official photo collection and rediscover the people, connections, and memories that made the Convention so special. 📸💫

👉 And don’t forget: online registration is still open!
Join as an online participant and get access to all session recordings, available to watch anytime until December 31st.

🔗 Explore the photo gallery: https://www.iosfs.org/convention-2026-photos
🎥 Register online & access the recordings: https://www.iosfs.org/convention-2026

30/08/2026

🎥 The IOSFS Convention 2026 recordings are now available!

We’re happy to share that video recordings of the presentations from the IOSFS Convention 2026 in Athens (July 14–17) are now available on the Convention website for all participants — both in person and online.

It was a wonderful opportunity for Orff practitioners and music and movement educators from around the world to meet, exchange ideas, and explore the importance of storytelling in teaching music and movement, while fostering creativity in teachers and students of all ages. 🌍✨

Couldn’t join us in Athens? You can still take part online!
👉 Register as an online participant by filling in the form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeLUGFZcmTfWG3YBFNft8oDSBWohFz1pX0cFhANfJnTM_OWtA/viewform

📅 Video recordings will be available until December 31, 2026.

We hope you enjoy revisiting the Convention — or discovering it for the first time! 💛

27/08/2026

☕🌏 Virtual Teatime with Scuola Popolare di Musica Donna Olimpia & OSI – Rome, Italy
📅 September 26, 2026
🕑 2:00 PM CEST
💻 On Zoom

Join us for a special Virtual Teatime hosted by Scuola Popolare di Musica Donna Olimpia & OSI, an active member of the ASI network and the Italian Orff-Schulwerk association.

🎶 “Virtual Tea with Scuola Popolare di Musica Donna Olimpia & OSI: Doing to Understand”

This engaging session will be followed by a conversation and exchange—a chance to share ideas, explore experiences, ask questions, and connect with colleagues from around the world. 🌍✨

🕰️ Check your local time: https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html

🔗 Join via Zoom:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87629332011?pwd=fyB5wQb5X5k2ij9bjeDQTNttVYWRYg.1

Meeting ID: 876 2933 2011
Passcode: 700110

🌎 What is the ASI Network?
The IOSFS network of Associated Schools and Institutions (ASI) was founded in the 1970s to foster worldwide collegial cooperation and the exchange of ideas, experiences, and practices.
Professional exchange and mutual support are at the heart of the ASI network, where each member’s unique social, cultural, and geographical context—and its application of the Schulwerk approach—is recognised and valued.

✨ Curious to learn more about the ASI network?

👉 Explore the network and join the conversation: https://www.iosfs.org/asis

☕🎶 Bring your curiosity, your experiences, and your virtual cup of tea—we look forward to seeing you!