ART OF DEMOCRACY

IN THE EURO – MEDITERRANEAN REGION

To foster critical thinking in young people
To shape young people’s own thinking in everyday life
Foster active citizenship
Widen the understanding of democratic values and human rights among young people
Expanding the level of knowledge about democracy and development of critical thinking through intercultural dialogue
To make sure that knowledge, examples of good practice and educational methods among partner organizations and their teachers are shared and developed
To implement theoretical and practical activities that stress equality and understanding among different cultures
To understand different democratic and ethical values through direct intercultural dialogue

Three press conferences that will promote the activities of the project and call the wider citizen population to actively participate in the project
Training for professional improvement for teachers
Connecting teachers from Turkey and Croatia through the internet, with an aim to create an educational network for sharing experiences, knowledge, and examples of good practice
Carrying out six workshops with pupils, in which they will, through art, become acquainted to democratic values, freedom of speech, human rights and develop critical thinking and skills needed to plan civic action
To connect pupils from Turkey and Croatia through the internet, to exchange experiences from workshops, exchange ideas for civic action, and to foster intercultural dialogue

Young people, aged 15 to 21 (60 participants)
Teachers that are going to participate in the training for professional improvement (20 teachers)
End users: the public, decision makers, school principals, representatives of local government units