Education

CGE - Centre For Global Education

CGE - Centre For Global Education

9 University Street
Belfast
BT7 1FY
United Kingdom

Telephone
+44 2890 241 879
E-Mail
info[at]centreforglobaleducation.com
Description of the Organization

Challenges dominant stereotypes and commonly held perceptions of developing countries which are prevalent in our society. It aims to use education as a means of challenging the causes of poverty and inequality in both local and global contexts by working with all sectors of education. This organization runs serveral projects in the area of development education; i.e. a Development Education magazine, a website on Global Citizenship for the Northern Irish curriculum, Community Youth Projects in Belfast. Furthermore, the Centre provides a well-assorted resource library including teaching materials, books on development issues and box files on countries and topics to support students, teachers and lecturers with their work.

Minister for Higher Education and Further Education, Youth Employment and Training

Minister for Higher Education and Further Education, Youth Employment and Training
Scottish Government

St Andrew's House
Regent Road
Edingburgh
EH1 3DG
United Kingdom

Telephone
+44 131 244 4000
E-Mail
ceu[at]gov.scot

Themes of the organization

BSP Germany - The Baltic Sea Project

BSP Germany - The Baltic Sea Project
National coordinator of Germany - Martin Jarrath

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Germany

Telephone
+49 461 85 13 50
E-Mail
martin.jarrath[at]b-s-p.org
Description of the Organization

The BSP is a regional programme within the UNESCO Associated Schools network.

The objectives in the BSP are to

  • increase the awareness of the students about the environmental
    problems in the Baltic Sea Region and give them an understanding of the
    scientific, social and cultural aspects of the interdependence between
    man and nature
  • develop the abilities of the students to study changes in the environment
  • encourage students to participate in developing a sustainable future

The BSP works with the following means:

  • building networks of schools, teachers and educational institutions in the Baltic Sea Region
  • creating and developing educational approaches and joint programmes for environmental, international and sustainable development education
  • organising joint activities and events and publishing the BSP Newsletter and other relevant information

The Basic characteristics of BSP schools are

  • active participation in looking for solutions to the environmental problems in the Baltic Sea Region
  • networking
  • pilot function in promoting environmental education in the spirit of the Rio Declaration for responsible and sustainable development - Agenda 21 and Baltic 21.

The educational approach for the BSP is to

  • achieve a balance between a holistic view and individual subject studies
  • change the role of the student from passive recipient to active constructor
  • change the role of the teacher from supervisor to guide in a learning process
  • use networks to provide participants with opportunities to learn and pass along new ideas
  • use international co-operation as an inherent element of school work

 

Themes of the organization

CIE - Centre for Inclusive Education Sofia

CIE - Centre for Inclusive Education Sofia

blvd. Vassil Levski 114
1527 Sofia
Bulgaria

Telephone
+359 2 8702063
E-Mail
office[at]cie-bg.eu
Description of the Organization

The Centre for Inclusive Education (CIE) is a non-governmental organisation whose main aim is to help as many children as possible to learn and play together with their peers. We believe that each child should be given the chance to be accepted, valued and to have the opportunity to develop their abilities. We give answer how inclusive education is happening more and more consciously and fully in Bulgarian schools. We work for social inclusion and quality education for all children and for safeguarding of those in need. The team of the Centre works actively with parents, teachers, managers, professionals, local and state authorities, business organizations, colleagues from the country and abroad and we are happy with the change that is gradually happening.

OUR MISSION:
We believe each child must have the opportunity to be accepted and valued.
The Center for Inclusive Education (CIE) works in partnership to achieve social inclusion through quality education for all children.

OUR TEAM:
We are a motivated and dynamic team of social development consultants with expertise in social policy and development programming, research, advocacy and social campaigning.

OUR GOALS:
Inclusive education for children and youth in state and private educational institutions Social inclusion of disadvantaged children, youth and families Raising public awareness towards inclusive education.

Themes of the organization

Partner countries