Project Description


General aim

To foster a culture of democracy in the primary school context.

Objective 1

To enhance teachers’ access to democratic and intercultural (DI) education

Objective 2

To increase teachers’ knowledge about DI education

Objective 3

To equip teachers with tools and methods to promote and assess pupils’ DI competences

Objective 4

To foster the development of pupils’ DI competences

Objective 5

To empower pupils, offering them the opportunity to participate effectively in public life and decision-making processes, making their voices heard

Objective 6

To promote the involvement of pupils with a migrant background

Project activities

4 Intellectual Outputs

O1 CVS Training Course for teachers

O2 CVS Curriculum for children

O3 CVS Supervision App for teachers

O4 CVS Study

3 Learning & Training Activities

C1 Joint staff training event for teachers (March 2019, Mezdra, Bulgaria)

C2 Joint staff training event for teachers (September 2019, Bagheria, Italy)

C3 Short-term exchange of group of pupils (May 2021, Bergen, Norway)

6 Multiplier events

E1-E5 Events at local level (October 2020, one for each school)

E6 Event at transnational level (May 2021, Bergen, Norway)


Partners’ responsibilities

Universities

University of Palermo – ITALY

  • Contribute to the development, testing and implementation of the Intellectual Outputs O1-O4
  • Coordinate the Project Management Committee
  • Coordinate the activities related to O1
  • Host the meeting M1

University of Bergen – NORWAY

  • Contribute to the development, testing and implementation of the Intellectual Outputs O1-O4
  • Coordinate the Communication Committee
  • Coordinate the activities related to O2
  • Host the meeting M6
  • Be responsible for the event E6

University of Surrey – UK

  • Contribute to the development, testing and implementation of the Intellectual Outputs O1-O4
  • Coordinate the Project Group
  • Coordinate the activities related to O4

Schools

“Ivan Vazov” School – Mezdra, BULGARIA

  • Contribute to the development, testing and implementation of the Intellectual Outputs O1-O4
  • Host the short-term joint staff training event C1
  • Be responsible for the multiplier event at local level E1
  • Host the meeting M2

“Giuseppe Cirincione” School – Bagheria, ITALY

  • Contribute to the development, testing and implementation of the Intellectual Outputs O1-O4
  • Host the short-term joint staff training event C2
  • Be responsible for the multiplier event at local level E2
  • Host the meeting M3

“Slettebakken” School – Bergen, NORWAY

  • Contribute to the development, testing and implementation of the Intellectual Outputs O1-O4
  • Host the short-term exchange of groups of pupils C3
  • Be responsible for the multiplier event at local level E3

“Nicolae Orghidan” School – Brasov, ROMANIA

  • Contribute to the development, testing and implementation of the Intellectual Outputs O1-O4
  • Coordinate the activities related to eTwinning
  • Be responsible for the multiplier event at local level E4
  • Host the meeting M4

“Manuel Foguet” School – Vinaros, SPAIN

  • Contribute to the development, testing and implementation of the Intellectual Outputs O1-O4
  • Be responsible for the multiplier event at local level E5
  • Host the meeting M5

ISI & RODAX Management

Associazione “Identità Sviluppo Integrazione” ONLUS – ITALY

  • Contribute to the development, testing and implementation of the Intellectual Outputs O1-O4
  • Be responsible for the implementation of the training activities with teachers (C1 & C2)
  • Supervise teachers’ activities during the implementation of the CVS Curriculum for children

RODAX Management – ROMANIA

  • Contribute to the development, testing and implementation of the Intellectual Outputs O1-O4
  • Be responsible for the activities related to O3, developing the IT tools
  • Develop the website of the project

6 transnational project meetings

(each lasting 2 days)

M1 – KOM

22 & 23 November 2018
Palermo (Italy)
UniPalermo

M2

14 & 15 March 2019
Mezdra (Bulgaria)
SchoolVazov

M3

September 2019
Bagheria (Italy)
SchoolCirincione

M4

April 2020
Brasov (Romania)
SchoolOrghidan

M5

November 2020
Vinaros (Spain)
SchoolFoguet

M6

May 2021
Bergen (Norway)
UniBergen

The transnational meeting will be an important occasion for project partners to meet and discuss about the project activities, to assess the achievement of project results as well as to analyze and monitor reports and to plan the future ones according to the time plan.

They will generally involve all project committees: the Project Management Committee (PMC), the Project Group (PG) and the Communication Committee (CC), although individuals could be members of more than one committee.

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