As someone who had the privilege to observe Stefan's energetic and innovative teaching I'm very sorry to learn that he has retired from the school - I can't imagine how he can be replaced. But of course I wish the best for him in all he does from here. <3 On Sat, Oct 21, 2017 at 2:36 PM, Valerie Sutton <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > SignWriting List > October 21, 2017 > > Hello SignWriting List, and Honza, Stefan and everyone! > > I have received a communication from a friend, that Stefan has retired as > a teacher in 2017, from the Osnabrück School for the Deaf, in Osnabrück, > Germany. We can read about the retirement of three teachers at the school > on this web page, and you can see that Stefan is mentioned: > > Osnabrück School for the Deaf > Landesbildungszentrum für Hörgeschädigte > http://www.lbzh.de > > Three Teachers Retire in 2017 > https://www.lbzh-os.niedersachsen.de/startseite/ > home/woermann-wittenbrink-und-bresching-im-ruhestand-156054.html > > I feel blessed to know you, Stefan, and thank you for all the amazing and > fine work you have done with SignWriting, with writing speech and mouth > movements, with presenting at our symposiums, creating such wonderful web > sites, and thank you for your new software developed in collaboration with > software developers in Hamburg, with your SignWriting animation and art, > with your photography and uplifting spirit, and thank you for all you have > done for the Deaf Community and for Deaf Education, and for all your > fortunate students! > > We are also the fortunate ones, to benefit from your brilliant ideas, > creations and publications. > > I am also semi-retired ... and I am slowing down a bit as well ... but at > the moment I am still here and so I will try to create more tributes to > Stefan when I can - He certainly is an inspiration to all of us. > > So Honza, as you say at the end of your message below, let us reach out to > other teachers who are currently teaching SignWriting at primary schools. I > will try to put you in contact with others when I can...there are quite a > number of them in Brazil. > > And thank you, Honza, for being in touch with us all these years - You too > have been an amazing source of energy and input from the Czech Republic, > and we are interested in anything you can share with us too... > > Val ;-) > > -------------------------------------------------------- > > > > On Oct 16, 2017, at 4:19 AM, Honza <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > > Hello Stefan, > > > > there is one student, who is interested in SignWriting usage in primary > school in general. As you are employed at primary school in Germany, I > recommended her to discuss this topic with you. > > She has not got any respond from you, that is why I try this channel. > > > > Maybe in the list are more people that work at primary schools. If you > are free at sharing your experiences, please let me know. > > It will be very helpful. > > > > Thank you all. > > Honza, CZ > > > > > > ________________________________________________ > > > > SIGNWRITING LIST INFORMATION > > > > Valerie Sutton SignWriting List moderator [log in to unmask] > > > > Post Messages to the SignWriting List: [log in to unmask] > > > > SignWriting List Archives & Home Page http://www.signwriting.org/ > forums/swlist > > > > Join, Leave or Change How You Receive SW List Messages http://listserv. > valenciacollege.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=SW-L&A=1 > > > > ________________________________________________ > > > SIGNWRITING LIST INFORMATION > > Valerie Sutton > SignWriting List moderator > [log in to unmask] > > Post Messages to the SignWriting List: > [log in to unmask] > > SignWriting List Archives & Home Page > http://www.signwriting.org/forums/swlist > > Join, Leave or Change How You Receive SW List Messages > http://listserv.valenciacollege.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=SW-L&A=1 > -- Erika Hoffmann-Dilloway Associate Professor and Chair Department of Anthropology Oberlin College ________________________________________________ SIGNWRITING LIST INFORMATION Valerie Sutton SignWriting List moderator [log in to unmask] Post Messages to the SignWriting List: [log in to unmask] SignWriting List Archives & Home Page http://www.signwriting.org/forums/swlist Join, Leave or Change How You Receive SW List Messages http://listserv.valenciacollege.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=SW-L&A=1