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Promoting development of Active Citizenship, intercultural competences, European values and critical thinking

2022-1-SE01-KA210-ADU-0000814852022Small-scale partnerships in adult educationfinalized
Countries: SE|IT|PL · Grant: €60,000
European identity and valuesInclusion, promoting equality and non-discriminationPreventing racism and discrimination

Objectives

With the project, we aim to promote active citizenship, raise awareness about common values of freedom, tolerance, and non-discrimination, strengthen social cohesion, and help young people become responsible, open-minded, and active members of our diverse and inclusive society. It's about building educators' confidence and capacity in innovative methodologies and tools that help young people become aware citizens. PACE resources allow us to improve and train Key competencies for Lifelong Learning. The project aims to support the professional development of educators. NO to prejudice and aggression.

Background

With the project, we wanted to highlight the importance of active Citizenship as the ability to act as responsible citizens and to fully participate in civic and social life, based on an understanding of social, economic, legal, and political concepts and structures, as well as global developments and sustainability. Moreover, to support facilitators in the provision of global citizenship education; improve education methods regarding citizenship education; improve educator's knowledge of new teaching methods (engaging, project-based valuable, and ready teaching scenarios); help students better understand different cultures, stimulate intercultural understanding and cultural sensitivity; enhance the idea of European Citizenship Education as a cross-curricular subject.

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