Varianta 1 Rotterdam, Olympia, Greece the Netherlands 1/10/2012-5/10/2012 21/1/2013-25/1/2013 Education for active citizenship and sustainable development

Education - Participation Citizenship cultural awareness and expression social and civic competences social inclusion European citizenship; values, pedagogical and didactic aspects of building a European identity; promoting intercultural dialogue and European cooperation. Keywords I will learn about Environmental education centres: supporting actions for sustainability lifelong guidance social partners sustainable development efforts to promote environmental education on a national scale; implementation of environmental education programmes in primary and secondary schools; the role of environmental education centres in Greece; local action for sustainability undertaken by active citizens, nongovernmental organisations and institutions; effects of the economical crisis in efforts to propagate environmental consciousness. Dublin, Ireland 4/12/20127/12/2012 Brussels, Belgium 26/11/2012-30/11/2012

Tara Tem a

Cooperation between education and training institutions, enterprises and local communities Partnership and diverse learning opportunities in adult education adult learning disadvantaged groups work placement Adult education: a key for lifelong social and professional integration adult learning learning to learn skill needs

the national framework of qualifications, access, transfer and progression; flexible and responsive training provision to combat barriers to training for adults; community education and the response to diverse needs of adult learners; initiatives and programmes to increase literacy and numeracy, to improve language skills and to enable adults to learn in areas relevant to the world of work; lifelong guidance.

modular structures of the offers, validation of learning outcomes, flexibility of hours, pedagogical continuum between secondary and higher education, etc; how schools meet this challenge (varying according to the local partnership environment, economic sector or level of training courses offered, etc.); obstacles to lifelong learning (such as heavy bureaucracy in validation of skills and prior learning) and how we overcome them; what partners outside the adult education world think of this system.

 visit primary and secondary schools with citizenship education; meet students, teachers, heads of schools and xperts; meet representatives of NEAC (network of European active citizens); have a lecture from a higher education perspective (the University of Rotterdam or the Hogeschool van Amsterdam).

observe outdoor education in protected areas; visit two world heritage sites and discuss their environmental context; meet education and local government officials to discuss sustainability issues; visit schools active in environmental education and discuss novel approaches with teachers; study cases of private initiatives in the direction of sustainability.

discuss the topic with policymakers and adult education specialists; visit adult education providers and communitybased learning providers; meet with learners and trainers.

visit schools in different regions of the French-speaking community; meet headteachers, teachers and students; meet partners of adult education such as actors in socioeconomic sectors, administration, employment services and political representatives.

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