Education for Citizenship 3.0 is a project that contributed to the quality improvement of the cooperation between formal and non formal educational actors towards the development of youth and education sectors. It aimed at: - 1) Strengthening the cooperation between formal and non formal sector improving its quality (more inclusive and democratic school); - 2) Empowerment of young people/students through the motivation to be engaged in problem solving in the school and community (with focus on Participation in society: predisposition to participate, affinity to citizenship values, Self- Efficacy for participation); - 3) Development of an international network and strategies between non governmental organizations and schools to develop education for Sustainable Development Goals and active citizenship (with focus on Environmental Responsibility: Valuing the adoption of sustainable and protective behaviors of nature and Self-responsibility for environmental prevention). - 4) Guarantee mobility and learning opportunities to students and adults that promote the development of competences and the improvement of the quality of the educational system and the transformation of the governance of school into a more democratic one.
Education for Citizenship 3.0 is a project developed by partners from formal and non formal education sectors that have prior experience of working in close cooperation to better address the complexity, diversity and fast changing reality of the needs and interest of students and education currently. The information which was structured in the teachers online training and the training referential (project results) were a concrete need identified and an opportunity for schools to develop professionally in the curricula of “Citizenship” due to its complexity, variety of topics and constant need of updating information and connection with local civil society. From NGO´s perspective, applying for this project meant having the opportunity to work closely with a school in a more frequent and intentional plan of ongoing interventions aimed at enhancing democratic culture for young people and adults. Working closely every day with different targets to promote participation and the importance of the democratic model in local and international contexts, we have registered the need to create more and more opportunities for structured meetings and training within institutions (such as schools).