Promoting education for democratic citizenship, human rights and intercultural understanding Home Resources Activities News About EWC Library Share & Connect EWC Statement Series The CLEAR Project Calendar External Resources Resources EWC Academies DEMBRA Civic Education in Russia No Hate Speech Schools for Democracy Ukraine News About EWC Mission History EWC Stories Governing Board Staff and Administration Vacancies Contact Us EWC and EEA Grants EWC Experts Training of trainers Regional Summer Academy alumni can now apply for a Training of trainers course in Education for Democratic Citizenship and Human Rights. » Read more Competences for a Democratic Culture Help us build bridges between practice and policy by testing the descriptors for the Council of Europe's Competences for Democratic Culture . » Read more EWC Capacity Building Programs The stories highlighted in this portfolio show a variety of outcomes of EWC programs and projects. They all have in common that they show how highly engaged people can make positive and sustainable changes in their schools and communities through the principles of education for democratic citizenship, human rights and intercultural understanding. » Read more Democracy in the Making - The movie What are the Regional Summer Academies? Who are the people involved and how do they change the day to day reality in the class rooms and school communities? Watch this short movie to learn more » Read more share connect Welcome to EWC's Community of Practice: Share resources, collaborate and network with peers worldwide! Andrew McLaughlin Teacher Social Subjects & ESL Teacher, Coach and Mentor at Kirkwall Grammar School. Particular interest in using Social Media to democratise the classroom, promote citizenship and facilitate collaboration. » Go to share & connect library 22nd September 2015 IBE Special Alert: Inclusive Education The International Bureau of Education , September 2015 2nd September 2015 The School of the Future Ludvigsen Committee, 15 June 2015 2nd July 2015 Religion and Conflict: Responding to the Challenges Edited by Daniel Cere and Thomas Thorp, December 2014 » Go to library EWC stories Read stories about how education professionals from all over Europe learn and practice principles of democracy and human rights in their schools and communities. » Find the EWC stories here. News 23rd October 2015 CLEAR at NECE conference CLEAR methodology applied in plenary session at the NECE conference in Thessaloniki 22nd October 2015 Training of trainers Regional Summer Academy alumni can now apply for a Training of trainers course in Education for Democratic Citizenship and Human Rights Education in Budapest 16-22nd January 2016. 20th October 2015 Student elections on TV A Regional Summer Academy team from the 4th Primary school in Varaždin, Croatia wanted to vitalize the student council. The elections campaign ended up being covered on TV 19th October 2015 Sexual Education From October 11-14, a Council of Europe Pestalozzi programme workshop on Sexual Education was held in Oslo, based on parts of a module series recently published by the programme. 15th October 2015 Dembra is a marathon Norwegian minister of Education, Torbjørn Røe Isaksen, underlined the government’s longterm commitment to strengthening education’s capability to fight prejudices and racism in his speech at the national Dembra conference in Oslo today. » See all news Calendar NOV. Final Conference for the Project «Promoting Civic Education in Russian Federal Regions” 2 2015 NOV. Citizenship and democracy in the school curriculum 4 2015 NOV. 22nd NIC Conference 26 2015 DEC. Wits and Manners Online 7 2015 » See whole calendar EWC COOPERATES WITH Council of Europe (CoE) The Norwegian Ministry of Education and Research The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs » Read more about our partners ABOUT EWC The European Wergeland Centre (EWC) is a European Resource Centre on Education for Intercultural Understanding, Human Rights and Democratic Citizenship. EWC’s mission is to build bridges between policy, research and practice. » Read more about EWC About Wergeland Henrik Wergeland (1808 – 1845) was a romantic poet and an important historian. He was an advocate for democracy, and an eager defender of freedom of faith and freedom of expression. » Read more about Wergeland Sign up for our Newsletter Register for EWC's monthly newsletters and get information on developments, new publications and upcoming activities. Follow us The European Wergeland Centre, C J Hambros plass 5, NO-0164 Oslo Norway, phone: +47 21 08 24 10 +47 21 08 24 10, fax: +47 21 08 24 11, e-mail: post@theewc.org