Crown Princess Mary and The Mary Foundation (Launched September 11, 2007)

[iceflower]

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Yesterday, September 12, Crown Princess Mary attended the annual board meeting of her Fund - Mary Fonden - at Amalienborg Palace.
The fund had its 5th anniversary.


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Bigger versions of the pics can be found here:


** kongehuset.dk: Mary Fonden afholder præsidiemøde **

[Muhler]

Translation of article in Billed Bladet #37, 2012.
Jeg inspirerer mine børn – I inspire my children.
Written by Ulrik Ulriksen.

Crown Princess Mary was the profile of the day when the Mary Foundation’s ReadPlay-introduction event was launched at the Kindergarten The Swan in Brøndby Strand. (Part of Copenhagen).
The project is created in order to give kindergarten-children more words (a larger vocabulary) and the courage to use them. By having stories read out aloud and then talk about the children gain more self confidence and (they) become better skilled at maintaining and establishing new relations to other children. That’s what a brand new research shows, explained by among others the Crown Princess in the kindergarten, where she also read to and played with the many children in a way she seemed very secure and confident with. And there is a good reason for that.
That’s the way Mary in private at home in the children’s room at Amalienborg reads to her four children. That she told about to Billed Bladet during a vacant moment at the visit to the kindergarten.
- “I’ve read aloud for my children from they were very young. I haven’t from the start used the method the pedagogues use and have demonstrated today, but I read very interactively and inspire to discussion, when we read aloud”, said Mary.
- “What I do is probably akin to the ReadPlay principle, but it’s first and foremost. I encourage my children to discussion and listen to what they think about the story and what they think a good ending to the story could be”, explained the Crown Princess, who as far as possible also include he two youngest when she reads aloud.
- “The twins are sitting there when I read aloud. And they point and make sounds, but (they) can’t really answer the questions. But they enjoy it and that’s what reading aloud is also about. That is to enjoy the togetherness, you have when you read together”.
The ReadPlay project is very much about making being read to more alive for the little children. The Crown Princess has certainly also been inspired to dramatize her reading to her own children.
- “Now I’ve seen and heard more about how you do it, so now I might come up with doing myself for the children”, where the words from Mary, who is in particular very often reading bedtime stories for her won children. (*)
- “It’s not always that all four children are present when stories are read in the evening. They do have different hours when they go to bed”, told the Crown Princess.
The ReadPlay method reach far beyond the situation of reading aloud in the children’s room. That the Crown Princess put a lot of emphasis on in her speech in the Kindergarten The Swan.
- “ReadPlay is about playing. About diving into the wondrous world of books and about collecting words and a common experience. In ReadPlay the children not have to listen. They become a part of the story. The children are invited into the universe of the books, where they talk and come up with their own version of parts of the story. It makes the children proud and more self confident to take part in the story. And the story doesn’t end on the last page but is the platform for play and for creative activities which brings the children together – also after – that’s all folks….”, said Mary and thanked all municipalities that supported the project.
On the way home The Crown Princess incidentally lifted the veil for what she is reading aloud at home these days.
- “Right now we are reading Jakob Martin Strid’s – The incredible story about the huge pear”, said the Crown Princess before waving goodbye to her little friends in the Kindergarten The Swan.

(*) If she is in doubt about how to dramatize a store that is read out, she needs look no further than her mother-in-law!

- It seems it’s mainly Mary who takes care of the bedtime story and the more pedagogical approach to storytelling. I can well imagine that Frederik more improvise stories, or rather yarns, for his children.
Involving children in story telling and talking about is very sound I think, but not as bedtime stories. You don’t want the children thinking and talking too much at bedtime. It’s certainly my experience that the instead children prefer stories they are familiar with, while basically enjoying snuggling up to mum or dad. – And when I tried to make the stories more “cool” (it is as you all know a well known secret that the wolf in Red Ridinghood was a secret ninja warrior), I got an immediate: “That’s not how the story goes”!
In our home it was also Mrs. Muhler who mainly red bedtime stories, that was a part of her special quality time. Now our youngest read aloud to us, while snuggling up to mum and dad. Her favorite books are about vampires and werewolves – with teenage problems…. We don’t care, as long as she reads. The oldest likes to discuss what he reads.

[fairy tale]

CP Mary held an event for Mary Foundation partners in Frederik VIII's Palace, October 2, 2012.
Picture

[Daria_S]

Originally Posted by Muhler

Translation of article in Billed Bladet #37, 2012.
Jeg inspirerer mine børn – I inspire my children.
Written by Ulrik Ulriksen.

Crown Princess Mary was the profile of the day when the Mary Foundation’s ReadPlay-introduction event was launched at the Kindergarten The Swan in Brøndby Strand. (Part of Copenhagen).
The project is created in order to give kindergarten-children more words (a larger vocabulary) and the courage to use them. By having stories read out aloud and then talk about the children gain more self confidence and (they) become better skilled at maintaining and establishing new relations to other children. That’s what a brand new research shows, explained by among others the Crown Princess in the kindergarten, where she also read to and played with the many children in a way she seemed very secure and confident with. And there is a good reason for that.
That’s the way Mary in private at home in the children’s room at Amalienborg reads to her four children. That she told about to Billed Bladet during a vacant moment at the visit to the kindergarten.
- “I’ve read aloud for my children from they were very young. I haven’t from the start used the method the pedagogues use and have demonstrated today, but I read very interactively and inspire to discussion, when we read aloud”, said Mary.
- “What I do is probably akin to the ReadPlay principle, but it’s first and foremost. I encourage my children to discussion and listen to what they think about the story and what they think a good ending to the story could be”, explained the Crown Princess, who as far as possible also include he two youngest when she reads aloud.
- “The twins are sitting there when I read aloud. And they point and make sounds, but (they) can’t really answer the questions. But they enjoy it and that’s what reading aloud is also about. That is to enjoy the togetherness, you have when you read together”.
The ReadPlay project is very much about making being read to more alive for the little children. The Crown Princess has certainly also been inspired to dramatize her reading to her own children.
- “Now I’ve seen and heard more about how you do it, so now I might come up with doing myself for the children”, where the words from Mary, who is in particular very often reading bedtime stories for her won children. (*)
- “It’s not always that all four children are present when stories are read in the evening. They do have different hours when they go to bed”, told the Crown Princess.
The ReadPlay method reach far beyond the situation of reading aloud in the children’s room. That the Crown Princess put a lot of emphasis on in her speech in the Kindergarten The Swan.
- “ReadPlay is about playing. About diving into the wondrous world of books and about collecting words and a common experience. In ReadPlay the children not have to listen. They become a part of the story. The children are invited into the universe of the books, where they talk and come up with their own version of parts of the story. It makes the children proud and more self confident to take part in the story. And the story doesn’t end on the last page but is the platform for play and for creative activities which brings the children together – also after – that’s all folks….”, said Mary and thanked all municipalities that supported the project.
On the way home The Crown Princess incidentally lifted the veil for what she is reading aloud at home these days.
- “Right now we are reading Jakob Martin Strid’s – The incredible story about the huge pear”, said the Crown Princess before waving goodbye to her little friends in the Kindergarten The Swan.

(*) If she is in doubt about how to dramatize a store that is read out, she needs look no further than her mother-in-law!

- It seems it’s mainly Mary who takes care of the bedtime story and the more pedagogical approach to storytelling. I can well imagine that Frederik more improvise stories, or rather yarns, for his children.
Involving children in story telling and talking about is very sound I think, but not as bedtime stories. You don’t want the children thinking and talking too much at bedtime. It’s certainly my experience that the instead children prefer stories they are familiar with, while basically enjoying snuggling up to mum or dad. – And when I tried to make the stories more “cool” (it is as you all know a well known secret that the wolf in Red Ridinghood was a secret ninja warrior), I got an immediate: “That’s not how the story goes”!
In our home it was also Mrs. Muhler who mainly red bedtime stories, that was a part of her special quality time. Now our youngest read aloud to us, while snuggling up to mum and dad. Her favorite books are about vampires and werewolves – with teenage problems…. We don’t care, as long as she reads. The oldest likes to discuss what he reads.

Very interesting approach. I'm teaching pre-kindergarten kids, and we read a nice number of books a week. They love it. I always try to involve the kids by asking them to point out different things, or to make text-to-self parallels, but we have yet to get into something like this article suggests. I think the method sounds great, and it would definitely encourage interactions, and make reading fun. Mary does strike me as someone who would take a more 'educational' approach when it comes to things like reading, but like you, I agree that bedtime is not always the best time and place for something that involved (it could rile the kids up, and then, good luck getting them to mellow out). However, if it works, then who am I to suggest anything different ?

[dazzling]

MARY FOUNDATION PROJECT "NETWERK"
More on tomorrows event see here

[Roskilde]

Originally Posted by dazzling

MARY FOUNDATION PROJECT "NETWERK"
More on tomorrows event see here

The first picture and article about todays event

http://www.billedbladet.dk/Kongelige...gymnasiet.aspx

Look at all the young people in the picture - always ready with mobile phone in their hands

[fairy tale]

Mary mod ensomhed - Lorry - Nyheder - SAMFUND
Google Translation

more pictures Mary Fondens markering af projektet Netwerk - Kongehuset

short video Player

Kronprinsesse Mary på Falkonergården 1 - YouTube

[Archduchess Zelia]

I'd wish she had come to my school, but that never happens
I'm very happy that Mary and the Mary Foundation is putting focus on all the young people who suffer from loneliness, anxiety and just generally have a bad time in school. I've been one of those for a lot of years, battling with depression and anxiety, and it really warms my heart that she cares.

[Roskilde]

Thank you, Fairy tale, for this interesting video
As a Dane, I am really impressed with Mary's Danish. I think she speaks an impressive Danish!


And an article from dr.dk
http://www.billedbladet.dk/Kongelige/ArticleFolder/2012/11/Se%20kronprinsesse%20Marys%20mange%20eksklusive%20oereringe.aspx


And some (small) pictures
http://www.dr.dk/php/p3/komma-nul-wordpress/tvaers/media/images/16693/300/200/S3Q2600.jpg
http://www.dr.dk/php/p3/komma-nul-wordpress/tvaers/media/images/16694/300/200/S3Q2679.jpg
http://www.dr.dk/php/p3/komma-nul-wordpress/tvaers/media/images/16700/300/200/S3Q3239.jpg

[Marika86]

More photogalleries

Prinsessa Mary mukana kouluprojektissa, joka painottaa yhteisöllisyyttä | Lehtikuva | lehtikuva.fi

"Pure People" Princesse Mary : Radieuse entourée de lycéens, elle entre dans le vif du sujet

[iceflower]

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More pics and videos from yesterday can be found here (click on the pics on the right side to get the gallery started!):



** localeyes.dk: Mary kæmper mod ensomhed **



** svenskdam.se: Mary besökte gymnasium i Frederiksberg ** translation ** svenskdam.se article 2 **

[Roskilde]

Two more pics from yesterday :)

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Sf2j6_K63U...Vc/s1600/j.jpg
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-dvSlL5Pfhr...00/zzzzzzz.jpg

[Muhler]

And let me contribute with two big pics from BT: http://www.bt.dk/sites/default/files...-gymnasium.jpg

http://www.bt.dk/sites/default/files...ns-gymnasi.jpg

[Muhler]

An interesting article form Jyllands Posten: Færre udsættes for kærestevold

As you know the Mary Foundation has put focus on abuse, especially physical abuse within relationships among young couples.
A new official report has just been published.

According to that the number of people between 16-24 who have suffered physical abuse has dropped markedly since 2007.

In 2007 10.2 % of all young women and girls had been subjected to physical abuse within the past year. For the young men the number was 4.3 %.

Today the numbers have dropped to 6.5 % for young women and 3.7 % for young men, who have experienced physical abuse within the last year.

That is in my opinion still a high number.

The survey (this time read in the paper Politiken) reveals that a considerable number, of especially the very young, accept physical abuse. Often simply due to inexperience. They simply don't know what is normal and acceptable within a relationship and that applies to both those who are abused as well as those who abuse.
And way too often they don't tell anyone, either because they are inexperienced, feel embarrased or simply because they have no one they confide such things to.

The report also mentions that 45 % of the young women and 24 % of the young men sought help from freinds, family or the authorities. - Depending on how you look at it, it's either an alarmingly low number or a positve high number.

- I cannot say whether the campaign by the Mary Foundation has had any effect on this drop in itself. I would like to believe it has, simply bacause a considerable number of those who read the weeklies and read about Mary are young girls. And if they happen to have stumbled across the articles about abuse within young relationships perhaps that had an effect.
That combined with the, albeit inadequate, information some schools provide on the subject.

[Roskilde]

The Mary Foundation has got a new homepage:

Billed-Bladet - Nu har kronprinsesse Mary fået ny hjemmeside

[grevinnan]

What is the annual budget of the H.K.H Kronprinsesse Mary Fond (Mary fonden)? I looked at the website but was not able to find any financial information.

[ricarda]

I don't know what the annual budget is but you can find this financial information: The Mary Foundation was founded with the people's gift in connection with the wedding in 2004, which was 1,1 mio. kroner . After a group of co-founders was established, the basic capital today is 130 mio. kroner. The Hempel Foundation covers the administration costs.
Historie | MaryFonden.dk
Driftspartner og medstiftere | MaryFonden.dk

[grevinnan]

Originally Posted by ricarda

I don't know what the annual budget is but you can find this financial information: The Mary Foundation was founded with the people's gift in connection with the wedding in 2004, which was 1,1 mio. kroner . After a group of co-founders was established, the basic capital today is 130 mio. kroner. The Hempel Foundation covers the administration costs.
Historie | MaryFonden.dk
Driftspartner og medstiftere | MaryFonden.dk

Thanks. That was the information I could not find.

[Frelinghighness]

those are some co=founders!

[dazzling]

Here is some information on Mary's upcoming event on June 15, 2013 - participate at Free of Invincible 2013 Fælledparken and hand out the medals.
Read here