The Summer Academy offers training in the field of education for intercultural understanding, human rights and democratic citizenship. The EWC, in cooperation with the Ministry of National Education in Poland, invites school heads, teachers and representatives of local NGO’s such as parents’ association to participate:

• Share your experiences with and learn from other school heads, teachers and representatives

• Take part in peer-training and collaborative work facilitated by some of the most experienced and recognized trainers in the field
• Experience workshops on teaching and learning activities, community involvement and competence development
• Become a multiplier and learn strategies for implementation in your school and local community
• Be part of an online network of local multipliers who discuss common issues, share experiences and support each others efforts  

 
Apply now for the first Summer Academy:


New application deadline: 20/05/2010

The Target groups:
Teams of school heads, teachers and representatives of local NGOs, in-service teacher training institutions or parents` associations from the same school or local community in the following countries: Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Poland, Russia and Germany.

Goals:
Translate the Council of Europe’s policies into practice by:

• offering training to representatives of local schools and communities
• encouraging exchanges of experiences and good practices
• facilitating a network of multipliers who promote and corporate the principles of democracy and human rights in their practices and local communities

Main topics:

• Knowledge and understanding about Human Rights Education (HRE) and Education for Democratic Citizenship (EDC)
• Learning and teaching tools for the classroom and the whole school
• HRE/EDC in action: community involvement

Manuals/ tools:
The training program will include in particular the following manuals and tools:

• Democratic governance of schools
• How all teachers can support citizenship and human rights education: a framework for the development of competences
• Autobiography of intercultural encounters
• Participatory evaluation tools

Working Languages:
The training will be held in English and Russian. Participants need to speak one of the languages well enough to take active part in the training. Plenary sessions will be translated in both languages.

Subsistence and travel expenses:
The Academy is free of charge. Subsistence expenses and activities included in the program are covered by the host country for all participants. For information about the reimbursement of travel expenses to and from Warsaw, including VISA costs, please view the participant information sheet (available in Russian and English).

Partners:
The Summer Academy is organized by the EWC, in cooperation with the Polish Ministry of National Education, the Polish Centre for Education Development, and the Council of Europe.


Organizing bodies and contact persons:   

Centre for the Education Development
Coordinator:   Ms. Olena Styslavska
Tel:               +48 22/345 37 52
Fax:              +48 22/345 37 52
E-mail:          Olena.Styslavska@codn.edu.pl
Website:       www.ore.edu.pl
 
The European Wergeland Centre
Coordinator:  Ms. Kjersti Toverud Klette
Tel:              +47 21 01 45 03
Fax:             +47 21 01 45 01
E-mail:         k.klette@theewc.org

For more detailed information, please view the EWC teacher training section.