What is a Democratic School? Are our schools democratic?
A democratic school is:
- A school which upholds human rights, democracy and the rule of law – the core values of the Council of Europe.
- A school with a whole school approach to democratic principles; which puts theory into practice, from the content of lessons through to the school culture and management structure.
- A school with a democratic culture, which includes and involves all students, of all backgrounds, nationalities, and beliefs, in an age-appropriate way.
- A school which provides quality education for all students.
Let´s find out if our schoolsa are democratic, what atmosphere is there. Let´s find out how to make our schools more democratic.
Task 1: Answer this Answer garden and express your opinion on what the characteristics of a democratic school is:
TASK 2: Fill in this online questionnaire and find out how democratic your school is:
RESULTS OF THE QUESTIONNAIRE:
TASK 3: Discuss in the forum: How democratic is your school - here
TASK 4: Create the video ?How democratic my school is"
Slovak film:
DEMOCRACY AT OUR SCHOOLS.pptx
Romanian film
Democratic school_RO.pptx
Italian film