International

Baltic Summer Academy

The Baltic Summer Academy aims to build the capacity of schools in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania to foster an inclusive and democratic culture through promotion and implementation of citizenship and human rights education. This project is completed.

The trainings follow a whole school approach, that aims to build the capacity of schools in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania to foster an inclusive and democratic culture by training teachers, school leaders, community members and student representatives in citizenship and human rights education.

Organized by: The European Wergeland Centre, Estonian Ministry of Education and Research, Latvian Ministry of Education and Science, Lithuanian Ministry of Education, Science and Sport, Estonian Institute of Human Rights, the Open Lithuania Foundation, National Centre for Education (Latvia)

In 2019 the Academy was organised in Vilnius and hosted by the Lithuanian Ministry of Education, Science and Sport and implemented in cooperation with the Open Lithuania Foundation

Financed by: Lithuanian Ministry of Education, Science and Sport, Estonian Ministry of Education and Research, Latvian Ministry of Education and Science, The European Wergeland Centre

From inactive to award winning student council in Estonia


Wanting a more involved school community and recognizing the potential of the student council to become a real representation and co-management body, the Tallin Laaga School and Kindergarten in Estonia participated at the EWC Baltic Regional Summer Academy in 2019. Since then a lot has happened, and they even won the Active Student Council Award 2020, a competition organized by the Department of Education of the city of Tallin.

Project team

Valentina Papeikiene

Senior Advisor

Other projects

MUCIT: Museums as Sites of Citizenship

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DEMRED - Strengthening democratic resilience through education

International project

Hate I´m Against

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Information vs manipulation – How to stand up against propaganda

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Regional Summer Academy Montenegro

The South East Europe Regional Summer Academy "Human Rights in Action" promoted human rights education in South East Europe.

Regional Summer Academy Poland

The Regional Summer Academy "Democracy at School" promoted education for democratic citizenship in Poland, Russia and Eastern Partnership countries.

Visegrad at Utøya

Youth leaders from political parties and civil society in Visegrad countries (Poland, Hungary, Czeck Republic, Slovakia) and Norway meet at Utøya to learn and exchange experiences on how to promote a democratic culture in their local and national communities.

Dealing with Controversy in the Nordic Countries

The project aimed to strengthen particpants' competences in creating safe and inclusive spaces for teaching and discussing controversial issues with young people.

STEP UP – Student Teachers’ Practice for Democratic Culture

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Fighting antisemitism, xenophobia and racism now!

Through interactive workshops and sharing of experiences between participants from Norway and Poland, we aim to raise awareness and knowledge about hate speech, as well as strengthen skills and attitudes to prevent it. 

Preparing Future Teachers in the Western Balkans

Preparing Future Teachers in the Western Balkans aims to develop and integrate new teacher education modules with a focus on practice-oriented teaching promoting citizenship, democracy and human rights.

The Thorvald Stoltenberg Seminar

Every year, The European Wergeland Centre (EWC) and Utøya invite young activists, educators, and community leaders between the ages of 18 to 30, to a training in democracy and intercultural dialogue.

Regional Cooperation between Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova

The aim of this regional project is to strengthen the regional cooperation and dissemination of best practices while also building a professional pool of experts in Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova, with a focus on democratic citizenship and human rights education.