Welcome to GPEN
“Protestant schools look forward, encouraging young people to take responsibility for their own lives, guiding them towards meaningful work and giving them a sense of purpose in life. They prepare them to take a positive role in society, inspiring them with a strong sense of social responsibility and encouraging them to be people of integrity wherever they go.”
Establishing Common Ground for Protestant Schools, a position paper by Schools500Reformation (the predecessor of GPEN), Soesterberg, 2016
The Global Protestant Education Network (GPEN) serves as the central hub for Protestant educational institutions seeking global connection and shared development in Christian education. We provide data on Protestant schools around the world, share resources for Protestant educators and give voice to this type of education on the global level.
News
GPEN is involved in a new global Christian education initiative
On the initiative of the Education Department of the Church of England (the NSE, which is one of the founding organisations of GPEN), a new global network around flourishing education is taking shape. At a conference in Scotland in March,…
OIDEL Summer University 2026: International Perspectives on Education and Human Rights
From 16 to 19 June 2026, OIDEL hosted the fourth edition of its Summer University on Education and Human Rights in Geneva, Switzerland. Timm Wünsch participated in the Summer University on behalf of GPEN and took the opportunity to participate…
GPEN took part at the European Open Consultation on the Guiding Principles on Educational Pluralism
On 7 July 2026, the open consultation on the Guiding Principles on Educational Pluralism at UNESCO headquarters in Paris took place. The ‘Guiding Principles on Educational Pluralism’ project was launched by our strong and reliable partner, OIDEL. The consultation took…