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WAR AND PEACE (GUERRA Y PAZ) Cultural heritage and its educational implications

WAR AND PEACE (GUERRA Y PAZ) Cultural heritage and its educational implications. “The heritage is what is still visible of a world which has become invisible”. Objectives. Heritage education helps to make people feel responsible for their environment and its future

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WAR AND PEACE (GUERRA Y PAZ) Cultural heritage and its educational implications

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  1. WAR AND PEACE (GUERRA Y PAZ)Culturalheritage and itseducationalimplications “The heritage is what is stillvisible of a worldwhich has become invisible”

  2. Objectives Heritage education • helps to makepeoplefeelresponsiblefortheir environment and itsfuture • strengthenstheircommunity spirit • marks a step towards the affirmation of citizenship • ‘establishing lasting peace is the work of education’ (Maria Montessori) • tutorguidedlearning

  3. How to reach the objectives ? • active and co-operativemethods • problemsolvingskills • coursecollaboration • self-management and self-discipline • interdisciplinarity • interculturalism • partnership betweenpupils, teachers, localcommunity, institutions and parents

  4. Competencies and attitudes • awarenessthatpeace is anexception in history and must be protected, alsobyeducation • makepupilsthink and rousetheircuriosity • forstercomparativemethods and a criticalapproach • encouragepeople to express theirfeelings and transmittheirknowledgethroughpresentation, exhibition • improveoral and writtencommunicationskills

  5. Activities • fieldwork : common research of war and peacemonuments in 9 Europeancountries (adoption of monuments): Belgium, France, Germany, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Finland, Greece, Denmark • visualisation in war films, poetry, short stories, music, arts, nationalanthems, media, war posters, cartoons, strip cartoons, war propaganda, pamphlets, photographs • historical research in archives, musea and on the Internet • oralhistory : case studies • theatre-initiation of warfare, tolerance and aggression

  6. Outcomes and products • Publications • results of bilateral and multilateralcooperations, encounters and project meetings • finalbooklet War and Peace • journals of activities of project work • Mobility of students, teachers, heads and parents and links betweenlocalauthorities • Internet contacts • Webpages • Exhibitions

  7. Obstacles and Facilitators Obstacles • project activities versus overcrowded curricula • frustrationsbynon-participants • time-intensive and extra worries • choice of partnerships and good partner schools • confrontationwithother school climates Facilitators • involvement of pupils, teachers, heads, parents, localauthorities and other • same level schools • sponsorship and workforpaying travel costs • facilitiesfor project co-ordinators

  8. Advice • admitadvicefrom schools withexperiences • look for schools onsame level • start withsmall and realistic targets • need of a so-called “Europeancell” at school • regularly contact withpupils, parents and local media • mobility of pupils is crucial • choice of activemethods • otherlanguagesbesidesEnglish • integration of the project into the curricula (seeking help bypedagogicaladvisers) • workingtowards a final product (webpage, exhibition, booklet, etc.) • dissemination of project outcomes

  9. Innovations • more attentionforculturalheritage • tutorguidedlearning: teachers and pupils are cooperating in anotherway • teachersfrom different countries and pedagogicalsystemslearnfromeachother • getting to knowotherEuropean cultures • sparkforuniversity studies abroad • opportunityforpupils to demonstrate and practiceothercompetencies • opportunities to practiceforeignlanguages • enhancement of the Europeancitizenship • multiplicator effectstowardsparents, families, local and regionalauthorities

  10. Evaluation • are the project goals reached ? • learning process by the students ? • transnational cooperation and interdisciplinarity • relation with the partner schools ? • involvement of teachers in the project ? • impact of the European dimension on school and region ? • enhancement of the quality of education ? • lessons for the future ?

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