Peace and Democracy Education Erasmus Project

Project Title

Peace and Democracy Education

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 Schools Only

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2017

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: EU Citizenship, EU awareness and Democracy; Intercultural/intergenerational education and (lifelong)learning; Gender equality / equal opportunities

Project Summary

Our project was based on the cooperation of seven joint schools which agreed on peace and democracy education and our partners represent contrasting socioeconomic backgrounds, and a diverse collection of communities across Europe.
This project mainly aimed to contribute to the understanding and the promotion of culture of living together among the diverse members of our society, from peers, to strangers, to adults, to figures of authority.

Building of a peaceful world is one of the biggest challenges for families, schools, communities and governments. Peace begins at home, spreads to school activities and leaves at school halls, expands to the community, becomes part of the workplace, participates in global inequities, injustice-oriented activities.
Enlightened rational citizens who respect human dignity and who share a commitment to equality and working towards a common goal are necessary if world peace is to be sustained. The project claimed that education plays a quite critical role. This project was going to support teachers and students for peace, citizenship, human rights and democracy education.
The project contributed to the understanding and the promotion of culture of living together among the diverse members of our society, from peers, to strangers, to adults, to figures of authority. The diversity of cultures and ethnicities of our city and our schools provided a unique opportunity for participants to show their visual expression of how best they could achieve positive results in this area. It also gave our young people the chance to deal with real community, world issues and work for intercultural understanding and global peace possible.
This action was mainly targeting the students who are the owners of future. That is why all of our activities were student oriented and could only be accomplished with their participation. The aim of these activities was to enable the students to gain knowledge and abilities which they can use in future.

Believing that youth is the key to the future, what the students learn determines the quality of life as the time passes. The values that children develop and then adopt as adults directly affect our quality of life.
The project methodology was based on the concept of interdisciplinary teaching as a means to improve the quality of education. Our aim was to approach key issues from a different perspective of subjects, cultures and languages by providing more comprehensive understanding of civic issues in a European context.
The project had three major emphases:
• The meaning of learning to live together;
• The core and related values needed to live together successfully and peacefully;
• The development of learning experiences that will help teachers and students actualize such values.
Knowledge and behavioral objectives of the project:
• To reinforce the contribution of lifelong learning to social cohesion, active citizenship, intercultural dialogue, gender equality and personal fulfilment
• To reinforce the role of lifelong learning in creating a sense of European citizenship based on understanding and respect for human rights and democracy, and encouraging tolerance and respect for other peoples and cultures
• To enhance the quality and European dimension of youth training
• To help young people acquire the basic life-skills and competences necessary for their personal development, for future employment and for active European citizenship
• Promoting an awareness of the importance of cultural and linguistic diversity within Europe, as well as of the need to combat racism, prejudice and xenophobia
• Promoting equality between men and women and contributing to combating all forms of discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation
• To support improvements in pedagogical approaches and school management
• Reducing early school leaving, improving the learning of students with migrant background as well as promoting gender equality and inclusive approaches to learning.
In addition to this, the goals of education for peace will be;
• To develop in individuals the skills of interpersonal communication in order to promote understanding, acceptance and tolerance;
• To create an awareness of the solidarity of humankind irrespective of race, religion, creed and culture;
• To enhance the quality of human relationships through a sense of dignity and equality, mutual trust, and an appreciation of others’ beliefs and cultures;
• To develop effective democratic decision making that will lead to equity, justice and peace;
• To promote active participation in all aspects of social life, and to ensure freedom of expression. belief, and worship;
• To create awareness of the importance of living in harmony with each other and with the environment;”

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 117345 Eur

Project Coordinator

Thyholm Skole & Country: DK

Project Partners

• Finnvedens Gymnasium
• IISS Charles Darwin
• BAYRAMPASA TUNA ANADOLU LISESI
• LYCEE MAURICE GENEVOIX
• Cartesius Lyceum, Onderwijsstichting Esprit
• Prendergast school