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Global Education Centre

Established in 1991 with t he mission o f promot ing the forming and strengthening of civil society in Estonia. As of 2010 JTI has 4 independent centres -Training Centre -Human Rights Centre -Civic Education centre -Global Education Centre Number of employees: 12

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Global Education Centre

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  1. Established in 1991 with the mission ofpromotingthe forming and strengthening of civil society in Estonia. As of 2010 JTI has 4 independent centres -Training Centre -Human Rights Centre -Civic Education centre -Global Education Centre Number of employees: 12 Address: Pärnu mnt. 67, 10135 Tallinn, Estonia

  2. Global Education Centre Established in 2007 with the aim of: -raising the awareness of Estonian population on global challenges-promoting tolerance, respect for human rights, and solidarity towards people from poorer regions. Offers:-documentary films-teaching materials and methods-trainings-school links with schools in Afghanistan and Africa -exhibitions and campaigns...and a lot more! Director Johanna Helin, number of employees 6 persons

  3. The films and educational materials can be found at the www.maailmakool.eeportal. It includes all the global education materials for schools that have been developed in Estonia. The portal is run by Jaan Tõnisson Institute in cooperation with Humana Estonia and Estonian Green Movement. A special youth portal with more interacive materials was developed in 2009 and can be found in noorte.maailmakool.ee

  4. Current projects of the GE centre (1): Watch and Change – development education though documentary films is a project which uses contemporary interesting documentaries on global themes as method and material in global education. It is based on the experience of a Czech organisation People in Need which is also the lead partner in the project. Other partners are People in Peril (Slovakia) and Civic Education Centre (Poland). From the project mediatheque teachers can loan out films on global themes on DVD. From the Maailmakool.ee portal they find background and methodological materials that have been developed for the films. Teachers are also trained on global issues and on how to use films in teaching. Young people are encouraged to form their own film clubs where they can widen the world views of their peers though watching films and discussing them. The project also organises film screenings for schools at film festivals, film making trainings for young people, competitions etc.

  5. Current projects (2): The Education for Social Justice project enables teachers to examine their own values, reflect on their practice in relation to global themes, review the learning experiences they provide and plan for the delivery of cross-curricular themes. In the firts year of the project Jaan Tõnisson Institute is offering to support 10-15 'core' schools two or more curriculum areas in to participate in the initiative to review and develop the delivery of the cross-curricular themes such as “values and morals”, “Civic initiatives” and “environment and sustainable development”. The initiative will enable schools to access training on Social Justice and use of a new Social Justice Framework. The GE centre supports a team of minimum 3 teachers in each school to develop new cross-curricular modules which engage students in thinking about sustainable futures in relation to their own lives. The lead parther in the project is Leeds DEC. Other partners IMVF (Portugal), The African Institute (Slovenia), Open Education centre (Bulgaria) and GLEN Latvia.

  6. Current projects (3): Within the Afghanistan twin school project, 10 schools in Estonia have found a partner school in northern Afghanistan. Schools will exchange letters and materials and get to know each other though Skype meetings and study visits. The aim of the project is to raise awareness and understanding on global issues in the world. The focus of the project is on the Millennium Development Goals and the situation in Afghanistan.Other schools participating in the project are from  Slovakia, UK and Sweden. Lead organisation: The Swedish Commitee for Afghanistan. Other partners: People in Peril (Slovakia), Afghan Connection (UK) who all have long-term exprience in working in Afghanistan

  7. Integration projects: To promote the internal integration and mutual understanding between the Estonian and Russian speaking population as well as refugees and asylum seekers, Jaan Tõnisson Institute has been involved in various projects to prepare the society for multiculturalism. Target groups have been NGOs, education sector, youth and the society as a whole. Many of the projects have been funded by the Estonian Integration Foundation.

  8. Starting from this year the Global Education centre is managing the UNESCO Associated schools network in Estonia. In cooperation with the UNESCO Committee in Estonia, the GE Centre is developing a criteria for educational institutions to receive the status of an “UNESCO school”

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