Democratic and Inclusive Learning Environments

For all children and young people education institutions are important arenas to learn and practice the principles of democracy and human rights such as inclusiveness, equality and respect.

In order to provide quality education for all students, home school cooperation is key. Alliances between schools, parents and the local community are helping to provide learning for all students. This is why we at the EWC promote the Whole School Approach!

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Impact stories

ROMANIA: “Suddenly They Want to Go to School”

Teachers, school heads and local leaders in Călărași and Suceava returned from trainings with one goal: to create schools where every child feels they belong. The result? Higher attendance, engaged students, and a renewed belief in what education can achieve.

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Meeting the Urgent Needs of Ukrainian Schools

As the fight against Russian aggression continues, so does the battle to reverse educational gaps and bring children back to school. Responding to urgent needs from the ground, the European Wergeland Centre is launching a new three-year cycle to support Ukrainian educators and school staff.

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NORWAY: “Teaching is Completely Different Afterwards”

After attending teacher courses on 22 July and Democratic Citizenship, middle school teacher Elisabeth Halle Steinum noticed a significant change in how she led classroom discussions

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Selected resources

Understanding & Promoting Roma Inclusion in Education

This booklet was developed by the European Wergeland Centre as a resource for teacher training and classroom use, with the goal of promoting Roma inclusion in education.

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Tool for Democratic School Development

This EWC publication gives an introduction on how the whole school approach can help schools develop democratic competences.

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31 Basic Activities

The handbook “31 Basic Activities” is a resource for all who work in the field of inclusion. It addresses the challenges of receiving students with refugee background in schools, and is developed for educators and professionals in the field.

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