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The project aims at raising awareness about development issues through formal and non-formal education structures in Cyprus, Lithuania, Bulgaria, Scotland, and Ireland. Teachers in all partner countries, will review, revise and modify existing DE material so as to meet the needs of each partner country’s education system. The project aspires to train teachers so that they can act as multipliers of Development Education, reaching out to students in the partner countries, as well as in Bulgaria, raising awareness among the future leaders of our societies about development issues and about the interrelations between the EU and countries of the developing world.<br> | The project aims at raising awareness about development issues through formal and non-formal education structures in Cyprus, Lithuania, Bulgaria, Scotland, and Ireland. Teachers in all partner countries, will review, revise and modify existing DE material so as to meet the needs of each partner country’s education system. The project aspires to train teachers so that they can act as multipliers of Development Education, reaching out to students in the partner countries, as well as in Bulgaria, raising awareness among the future leaders of our societies about development issues and about the interrelations between the EU and countries of the developing world.<br> | ||
==Objective 2== | ==Objective 2== | ||
'''Engage educators and youth to take action in support of the developing countries'''<br> | '''Engage educators and youth to take action in support of the developing countries.'''<br> | ||
The project aims at training educators in all partner countries on development issues and on the importance for civil society to take action the development issues. Through the integration of DE material in the formal education system, as well as through the teachers as multipliers students are expected to be stimulated to take action themselves. DE material will be selected according to the age group of students and will seek to provide inspiration for both small and larger actions that can be carried out by students.<br> | The project aims at training educators in all partner countries on development issues and on the importance for civil society to take action the development issues. Through the integration of DE material in the formal education system, as well as through the teachers as multipliers students are expected to be stimulated to take action themselves. DE material will be selected according to the age group of students and will seek to provide inspiration for both small and larger actions that can be carried out by students.<br> | ||
==Objective 3== | ==Objective 3== | ||
'''Build capacity among educators to integrate Development Education in their lesson plans'''<br> | '''Build capacity among educators to integrate Development Education in their lesson plans.'''<br> | ||
Workshops targeting at both educators and representatives of Ministries of Education in the partner countries aim at a) providing training on how to integrate DE material in existing lesson plans, and b) involving the relevant stakeholders in the initiative to modify existing lesson plans with the goal to integrate the development focus. Furthermore, the project will provide trainings for teachers on how to use DE material in their lessons and how to include a DE focus in lessons such as history, geography, music, art and others. | Workshops targeting at both educators and representatives of Ministries of Education in the partner countries aim at a) providing training on how to integrate DE material in existing lesson plans, and b) involving the relevant stakeholders in the initiative to modify existing lesson plans with the goal to integrate the development focus. Furthermore, the project will provide trainings for teachers on how to use DE material in their lessons and how to include a DE focus in lessons such as history, geography, music, art and others. | ||
==Activities== | ==Activities== | ||
* | *[[Teachers’ Advisory Groups]] | ||
*International | *[[Compilation of DE Material]] | ||
* | *[[International Workshop]] | ||
* | *[[European Depository]] | ||
*Teachers’ Trainings | *[[Local Workshops]] | ||
*Implementing and | *[[Teachers’ Trainings]] | ||
*International | *[[Implementing and Testing DE Material]] | ||
*[[International Conference]] | |||
[[Category:Future Worlds Center Projects]] | [[Category:Future Worlds Center Projects]] | ||
[[Category:Europe-Aid Projects]] | [[Category:Europe-Aid Projects]] | ||
[[Category:Projects with SDD]] | [[Category:Projects with SDD]] | ||
