Education

HUMAN RIGHTS FOR BEGINNERS 3

On the weekend of the 28th and 29th of May, Human Rights for Beginners 3 was implemented in the Savoy hotel in Piraeus, sequel to the highly successful implementation of the Human Rights for Beginners 2, which was implemented with the support of the ‘Active citizens fund’ programme during the June 2021 – May 2022 period.

This time, the Human Rights for Beginners 3 programme was implemented with the support of the Piraeus Municipality and the Utility of the Municipality of Piraeus with the same goal as the previous programmes; to assist the diffusion of the Council of Europe’s “Free to Speak, Safe to Learn – Democratic Schools for All” project and to address critical issues that influence the life of students such as discrimination, violence and propaganda and, at the same time, by familiarizing educators with values, attitudes, skills, knowledge and critical understanding necessary for the promotion of active citizenship.

Pilot Programme on Combating Trafficking of Human Beings.

The Pilot Programma on Combating Trafficking of Human Beings was funded by and implemented in cooperation with the District of Attica from November 2021 until July 2022. It was an innovative approach that aimed to educate professionals of all levels that work in or with the organisations and public enterprises that the District of Attica supervises, in general and specific subjects related to human trafficking (such as early recognition, legal framework, recommended actions etc.).

The programme was implemented by creating a distance and asynchronous learning platform, so that the participants could attend the training in a time of their convenience, taking into account their already loaded professional schedule. The problem of Human Trafficking is of extreme importance as it undermines the social structure, as well as the well being of the people affected. There is little available data because of the efficiency of the trafficking rings, creating thus an incalculable dark number of cases that are never identified or prosecuted.

This programme aims to strengthen the capabilities of the Attica District in identifying possible human trafficking victims and provide the personnel with the necessary tools to take appropriate action, when needed, with respect and safety in mind.

HUMAN RIGHTS FOR BEGINNERS 2

Following its previous successful attempt on the diffusion of the Council of Europe’s “Free to Speak, Safe to Learn – Democratic Schools for All” project, New Wrinkle conitnues its activity until June of 2022 with the educational programme “Human Rights for Beginners 2”.

This time with the support of the ‘Active citizens fund’ programme that is part of EEA Grants, our team leaves Athens to gladly engage with 80 educators from around the country. Starting with two-day workshop sessions in the cities of Trikala (November 2021) and Kalamata (December 2021) we aim to foster democratic culture within schools in two ways.

Firstly, by addressing critical issues that influence the life of students such as discrimination, violence and propaganda and, at the same time, by familiarizing educators with values, attitudes, skills, knowledge and critical understanding necessary for the promotion of active citizenship.

Secondly, by bringing into this process students themselves through the implementation of small group projects at the schools where educators serve. An additional and significant part of this year’s project is the translation in Greek and distribution to the participant educators and their schools of all three volumes of the “Reference Framework of Competences for Democratic Culture” which represents the cutting edge of the Council of Europe educational material.

HUMAN RIGHTS FOR BEGINNERS

HUMAN RIGHTS FOR BEGINNERS is based on the Council of Europe’s “Free to Speak, Safe to Learn – Democratic Schools for All” educational project. Perceiving culture as a dynamic phenomenon but also as series of notions regulating the human activity and behavior, the programme is addressed to 120 educators working in both public and private secondary schools in Greece. In the context of spreading democratic culture, the programme aspires to help educators and students to become familiar with concepts, values, skills, practices, and knowledge that will contribute to the formation of social interaction in democratic states.

SMART ISLANDS EDUCATION

In collaboration with the Sustainable Islands Network of Aegean Islands ‘DAFNI’ and the NGO ‘Agoni Grammi Gonimi”, the workshop will take place in August 2017 at the Frauhofer Institute of Technology, in Germany. It aims to allow high-school teachers to get acquainted with new technologies and solutions that stimulate the creation of truly “smart” islands.

PLAYING WITH PROTONS

Playing with Protons is a science education initiative that brings together primary school teachers, CERN researchers and science education specialists. For the first time, through an open selection process, ten public schools teachers from remote and under-privileged areas of Greece were fully sponsored to travel to CERN, in Geneva, and participate in lectures, hands-on workshops, visits to experimental facili- ties, study groups and Q&A sessions.

PINDOS OUTDOORS EDUCATION

The workshop, to be held in August 2017, aims to involve kindergarten and primary school teachers from the mountainous area of Pindos. The educators will travel to the Embercombe institute in Devon, England, where they will get in touch with special activities in order to appreciate the benefits of outdoor learning.