Rijeka – Brights Project

What are we doing and how are we preparing youth and students for the 21st century

Ioannis Messalas — Wed, 14 Feb 2018 07:11:57 +0000

On the 8th of February, Centre of technical Culture Rijeka hosted the event “Global Citizens for the 21st Century” in Rijeka, Croatia. Various lecturers explained the concept of Global Citizenship and its importance, as well as how to educate and raise responsible, active global citizens. They outlined the steps already made to ensure the successful education of responsible global citizens, and presented the examples of good practice from Croatia.

BRIGHTS Second Multiplier Event in Croatia

Ioannis Messalas — Fri, 02 Feb 2018 09:15:39 +0000

Join us in the BRIGHTS multiplier event “Global citizens for the 21^st century” that will be held at the Centre of technical culture Rijeka in Rijeka, Croatia, on Wednesday, February 7^th, starting at 10:00 and lasting until 15:00.

They will gather the representatives from the formal and informal education, and all the other stakeholders interested in the Global Citizenship Education.

On the event, they will present and promote the BRIGHTS Project and how to participate in the project. Also, they will present the examples of good practice, talk about the topics related to the Global Citizenship Education, and highlight why it is so important in the context of contemporary society.

Read here the program of the multiplier event in (English, Croatian).

If you are interested in participating in the event, please feel free to fill out the registration form on the bottom of the page here. The registration deadline is February 4^th 2018.

BRIGHTS project in Rijeka

Ioannis Messalas — Tue, 02 May 2017 12:13:47 +0000

On the 28^th of April Centre of Technical Culture Rijeka presented the BRIGHTs project to the principals of elementary schools from the city of Rijeka.

CTC Rijeka presented the project and project consortium, as well as the methods and goals of the project: the concepts of Global Citizenship Education and digital storytelling, as well as the project activities. CTC Rijeka concentrated on the gains for the schools that choose to get involved in the project, such as education for teachers with the MOOC and face-to-face workshops, with emphasis on methodology and didactic tools.

The educational programme will be offered to the students from the 7^th and 8^th grade, with the education for teachers projected to start in the first months of 2018. Great emphasis was put on knowledge and values instilled in the pupils, such as improvement of digital skills, tolerance, self-expression and critical thinking, already in synergy with the citizen education programme that is getting ready to be implemented in some elementary schools in the city of Rijeka.

CTC Rijeka presented the activities and progress on the project, such as MOOC, as well as the approximate dates of their implementation. To emphasize project results and values, the principals watched two films that present the values of Global Citizenship Education and made during the projects implementing the methodology of digital storytelling. They were called to join and participate on the Unite-IT platform.

The principals were interested in precise benefits for the teachers and pupils, as wells as the dates by which the principals and teachers should report their willingness to participate in the project activities. They expressed the need for clear, concrete communication and precise definition of their obligations. They emphasized the need for expert opinion by the Ministry of Science and Education on the educational programme offered to teachers and pupils, because some of the principals want to avoid bad experiences with non-formally approved programmes.

In general, the principals keenly expressed their interest in the project, and want to be informed about the progress on the project.