Building Democratic School Cultures

A tailor-made offer for experts from Romanian Teacher Training Houses, County Centres for Resources and Educational Assistance and County School Inspectorates, responsible for the in-service training of teachers. The aim is to the strengthen the capacity in citizenship human rights education of the participants and their institutions.

It consists of three components:

• A training of trainers and study visit to Oslo
• Implementation of mid-scale projects in Romania
• Follow-up meeting in Romania with presentation of results and lessons learned

I have learned how to apply a whole school approach involving all school attendees to develop a democratic and inclusive school environment for the development of democratic governance and I understand the importance of teaching and addressing controversial issues and diversity.

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Participation in the programme is conditional on support from the Education, Scholarships, Apprenticeships and Youth Entrepreneurship Programme in Romania, financed through the EEA Grants 2014-2021, via the Romanian Programme Operator, Agentia Nationala pentru Programe Comunitare in Domeniul Educatiei si Formarii Profesionale.

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Living Democracy

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Tool for Democratic School Development

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Reference Framework of Competence for Democratic Culture

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