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EUROPEAN YEAR OF CITIZENSHIP THROUGH EDUCATION 2005 IN FINLAND

Learn about Finland's implementation of the European Year of Citizenship 2005, aiming to empower students in understanding and exercising their democratic rights and duties through active participation and collaboration.

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EUROPEAN YEAR OF CITIZENSHIP THROUGH EDUCATION 2005 IN FINLAND

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  1. EUROPEAN YEAR OF CITIZENSHIP THROUGH EDUCATION 2005 IN FINLAND Kristina Kaihari-Salminen Senior Adviser 17.5.2005

  2. THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE YEAR OF CITIZENSHIP 2005 IN FINLAND AIMS AND OBJECTIVES • developing the policies in schools to a more active direction by giving the pupilsmore opportunities to be heard, to participate and to collaborate • to support the pupils in learning and understanding their rights and duties in the democratic society and learn to exercise them actively in their own lives • strengthening and diversifying the activities of the student councils/unions in schools • supporting the implementation of the cross-curricular themes of active citizenship introduced in the National core curriculum • support the collaboration of the schools and other social bodies like NGO’s

  3. THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE YEAR OF CITIZENSHIP 2005 IN FINLAND ACTIVITIES • preparing brochures and other material in Finnish, English and Swedish and submitting them to schools • Opening ceremony in the Finnish Parliament on February 4, 2005 • announcing ”Participatory and Active citizenship in Schools” –competition • training for the principals, teachers responsible for student activities and pupils on a provincial level

  4. THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE YEAR OF CITIZENSHIP 2005 IN FINLAND ACTIVITIES • meetings and cooperation between the NBE and the NGO’s • connection with the Development Plan of Student Councils and Youth Participation Project • lectures of EYCE in seminars and meetings, many of them arranged by the Finnish Governements’ Participatory citizenship policy program • a seminar and supplementary training for teachers to increase pupils’ activity by Ministry of Education

  5. THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE YEAR OF CITIZENSHIP 2005 IN FINLAND ACTIVITIES • the INTERNET-PAGES of the ”Year” have been opened in January in Finnish, Swedish and English (www.edu.fi/english/-EuropeanYear of Citizenshipthrough Education) • the PAGES contain -information of the “Year” -material and ideas for teaching -an event calendar -monthly themes

  6. THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE YEAR OF CITIZENSHIP 2005 IN FINLAND • TITLES FOR THEME MONTHS -January: Victims of Persecution -February:Friendship without borders -March: Equality -April:Enlightened Consumer and Environm -May:Being European, cultures of Europe -August: School culture, various organiz.

  7. THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE YEAR OF CITIZENSHIP 2005 IN FINLAND TITLES FOR THEME MONTHS -September: Cultural Heritage, Finnish traditions -October: Human rights -November: Family and children -December: Independence and democracy

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