Schools for Democracy

Building Capacity of Education Professionals

Building the capacity of teachers, school heads, teacher trainers and education experts in developing students’ democratic competences in accordance with the ongoing education reform and the Council of Europe’s Reference Framework of Competences for Democratic Culture has been a key priority for EWC’s work in Ukraine.

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Trainers in the programme network

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Policy developers trained 

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Developed new skills as trainers

How come teachers and school heads take time from the busy schedule to be trainers for their colleagues? We asked some of our trainers in the EWC Schools for Democracy project to find out.

Over 300 schools for democracy in Ukraine

Entering into its fifth programme cycle, more than 300 schools now take part in the Schools for Democracy network in Ukraine.

14 new School for Democracy Trainers

EWC expanded the “Schools for Democracy” pool of trainers in Ukraine by welcoming 14 new members at the Training of Trainers conducted 12-15 August in Kyiv.

Project team

Andriy Donets

Programme Coordinator Ukraine

Iryna Sabor

Head of Early Childhood and School Section

Other projects

MUCIT: Museums as Sites of Citizenship

This new project will gather forces across Norway, Poland and Ukraine to support Ukrainian museums and memorial sites by strengthening their civic education programs and building their capacity to safeguard, strengthen and showcase democracy as part of intangible cultural heritage during the war and in the postwar recovery.

Policy Support

EWC contributes to the development and implementation of key policy documents facilitating education reforms in Ukraine in line with key principles of democracy and human rights.

Learning for Democracy Online

Learning for Democracy Online aims to prepare more than 450 000 teachers in Ukraine to implement reform and develop civic competences through the use of online learning and digital resources.

Democratic School Development

EWC supports reforms in secondary education and strengthens national dialogue and social cohesion between different regions of Ukraine. The activities are based on the whole school approach and focus on strengthening democratic culture and fostering development of democratic competences at school.