European Network of Debate Teachers Erasmus Project

Project Title

European Network of Debate Teachers

Project Key Action

This project related with these key action: Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices

Project Action Type

This project related with this action type : Strategic Partnerships for school education

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2014

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: Key Competences (incl. mathematics and literacy) – basic skills; New innovative curricula/educational methods/development of training courses

Project Summary

The project was developed in the context of Central European formal education systems, which would benefit from innovative practices. The project partnership consists of debate organizations from Slovakia, Romania, Estonia and Lithuania. The project responds to several needs: to increase the relevance of formal education approaches to young people’s lives and its appeal to them. In addition, the project develops concrete methods that the teachers can use in instruction, which they say they are lacking now. The project helps each partner organization systematize the efforts it has had with teachers so far. The teachers involved in the project will be able to participate in international mobilities and contribute to a multi-lingual manual for using debate methodology in various subject classes. The partners organizations will promote this manual among teachers. Overall we expect the project to reach at least 200 high school teachers from the 4 countries. The long-term ambition of the project is to contribute to the transformation of formal education.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 100045 Eur

Project Coordinator

Slovenská debatná asociácia & Country: SK

Project Partners

• VsI Neformaliojo svietimo debatu centras
• Eesti Väitlusselts
• ASOCIATIA ROMANA DE DEZBATERI, ORATORIE SI RETORICA