CIVIC EDUCATION USING PARTS OF THE ACTIVITIES EDITED IN THE CHARTA NOSTRA HANDBOOK

Second Training

Brief – The title of the second local training was “Civic education using parts of the activities edited in the Charta Nostra handbook”. The training took place at the city of Elassona in collaboration with the “Center of environmental Education of Kissavou- Elassonas. Participants were young adults, teachers and parents. The Charta Nostra Handbook is a tool that includes a lot of activities and exercises in order to develop skills and capacity in Chapter of Fundamental Rights of EU. Participants were informed about the differences in formal and non-formal education and took part in several activities related to non-formal techniques such as activation exercises, team building, dynamic of team. Also we developed the importance of the begging session using various techniques of non-formal education. Finally participants habituated with the Articles of the Charter of Fundamental Rights and developed activities and exercises of Charta Nostra handbook.

The aim of the training was to increase capacity of trainers and teachers to apply non-formal methods, techniques and instruments in formal area and environment.

Training specific objectives to learn adult’s new techniques and methods from non-formal and develop skills in various aspects of civic education such as freedom, equality, justice, safety and general civil, political, economic and social rights.

Duration, period and location: two days, 27-28 September 2014, Elassona

Participants’ description: The participants were teachers of non-formal and formal education and also young adults and parents. At the two days training courses was 31 participants.

Training results and effects: using non-formal methods in formal education, development of team building, communication, begging session, team spirit and increase knowledge to civic education using Charta Nostra handbook.