@EUROCLIO Annual Conference 2017: Intersections – San Sebastian, Spain

EUROCLIO – European Association of History Educators, AEPHG – History Teachers Association of Spain and Basque School Network – Ikastolen Elkartea are proud to announce exciting new features and welcome you to register to our Annual Conference & professional development and training course in Donostia-San Sebastian! The conference will address the key question “How can […]

Category: English, Europe, global citizenship education · Tags: educators, EUROCLIO, history, Spain

Paris #ClimateChange Conference opens with unprecedented call by governments and businesses to end fossil fuel subsidies

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An unprecedented coalition of close to 40 governments, hundreds of businesses and influential international organisations has called today for accelerated action to phase out fossil fuel subsidies, a move that would help bridge the gap to keep global temperature rise below 2°C. On the opening day of the UN Conference on Climate Change (COP21), New […]

Category: Africa, Asia, Central America, English, Environmental Sustainability, Europe, Global Partnership, Middle East, Millennium Development Goals, North America, Oceania, South America · Tags: Climate Change, COP21, Education for Sustainable Development, global citizenship, history, UN, UNFCCC

23rd @EUROCLIO Annual Conference

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23rd EUROCLIO Annual Conference “Remembering the Difficult Past through History and Heritage Education” Calling for Registrations, Workshop Proposals & Offers Exciting Programme with Key Note Speeches by Prominent Historians, Minister For Education, Partnerships across Northern Ireland & Europe and many more… 19-24 March 2016, Belfast Conference offers much more: The conference […]

Category: English, Europe, European Union, global citizenship education, NGO · Tags: Education, EUROCLIO, Europe, global citizenship education, history

The Glory of Aga Khan

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Mohamed Mediouni Université de Sherbrooke (Québec, Canada) E-mail: mohamed.mediouni@USehrbrooke.ca . . ” Educating effective future leaders is a high responsibility” His Highness The Aga Khan I am especially delighted to write in honor of the icon Aga Khan. His projects for humanity are innumerable. Health, education, religion, and poverty are the main of his interest. All […]

Category: Africa, Arabic, English, Middle East, Universal Education, Your ideas · Tags: Africa, Aga Khan, Education, future, Gender, Health, history, humanity, independence, medical, Muslims, nations, religion, responsibility, transparence, world

Roads to Democracy. How Can History Education Pave the Way?

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“Roads to Democracy. How can History Education pave the Way?” 20th – 25th April 2015 History, Heritage and Citizenship Educators Across Europe and beyond are invited to apply to participate in the 22nd EUROCLIO (www.euroclio.eu) Annual Conference Professional Development and Training Course. The conference will take place in Elsinore, Denmark, a city standing […]

Category: English, Europe, European Union, global citizenship education, Millennium Development Goals, Transversal Studies, Universal Education · Tags: citizenship, Clio, Conference, democracy, Education, EUROCLIO, global citizenship education, Heritage and Citizenship Educators, history, History Educators, knowledge

Moving Beyond the National Histories Introducing Historiana – Your Portal to the Past

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www.euroclio.eu Only a few weeks ago, on October 24, the United Nations General Assembly actively discussed the importance of history teaching in the world. The Special Rapporteur for Cultural Rights, Farida Shaheed, delivered her report on historical and memorial narratives in divided and post-conflict societies. After research in many countries, she concluded that “education […]

Category: English, Europe, global citizenship education, Private Institution, Public Institution, Transversal Studies, Universal Education, Your experiences, Your ideas · Tags: 21st century, Education, EUROCLIO, EuropeanaCreative, Historiana, history, The First World War in European Revolutions, Wider Perspective, World Aware Education Award

Let’s Stand Up: Global Education through Song. A song to celebrate inclusion and diversity

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www.onemoretime.biz This exciting new approach to global learning through song has been produced as a result of collaboration between former headteacher Brian Beresford and Andrew Simpson, an experienced teacher who also provides teaching resources through his work for the BBC. The eye-catching cover features the artistic talent of Matthew McCrea, a Lancashire Primary School pupil. […]

Category: English, North America, Your experiences, Your ideas · Tags: art, geography, history, identity, Let´s Stand Up, literacy, numeracy, optimistic, responsibility, song, world

Peacebuilding and Trauma Trasformation. Is sustainable peacebuilding possible without addressing and transforming trauma?

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Cvijeta Novakovic Conflict Transformation and Peacebuilding Specialist in Bosnia and Herzegovina cvijeta.2012@gmail.com Abstract: The role of past in lives of people is significant: according to an ancient philosophy, people walk in front of the past, while the unknown future stays behind of them. Hard experiences of conflict, war and trauma have inevitable and negative impact […]

Category: Africa, Europe, Global Partnership, Middle East, North America, Private Institution, Public Institution, Refugee and displaced, Voluntary Association, Your experiences, Your ideas · Tags: addressing, Afghanistan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Chechnya, children, conflict, Cvijeta Novakovic, development, education for peace, ethno-national groups, Europe, future, governance, history, humanity, humankind, Israel, Kosovo, Lebanon, non-violence, Northern Ireland, Palestine, past, peace, Peacebuilding, policymaking, political solutions, post-conflict, post-conflict environment, post-traumatic stress, post-war societies, post-Yugoslavia states, responsibility, restorative justice, Rwanda, Social Development, society, Sustainable peacebuilding, Syria, Transformation, transitional justice, Trauma, USA, violence, wars, world, Yemen

How Human Legacy is UNITED in My Heart

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By Catharina van Staveren Public Relations and Communications Advisor catharina.van.staveren@xs4all.nl The interesting thing is, that I received, a most lovely contribution, posted in a discussion through Linkedin, and I must say I was quite surprised, realizing that Melcir Erskine-Richmond (1)who posted this video, gave a very beautiful and interesting meaning to the trailer, and the […]