Democracy in our schools

  • 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