Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe Task Force Education and Youth South Eastern European Education Reform Implementation Initiative Good Practice in Education and Training Development and Reform Working Meeting of Seniors Officials from SEE Bucharest, March 2003 Education for democratic citizenship Country: Bulgaria Author: Sofia Dimitrova

Good Practice in Education and Training Development and Reform 1. Priority Area 6 – Promotion of education for democratic citizenship in both formal and non-formal education programmes. 6 – Promotion of education for democratic citizenship in both formal and non-formal education programmes.

Good Practice in Education and Training Development and Reform 2. General Objective(s) Education in the values of citizenship, respect to the other, tolerance, non-violence, anti- xenophobia and anti-Semitism Education in the values of citizenship, respect to the other, tolerance, non-violence, anti- xenophobia and anti-Semitism

Good Practice in Education and Training Development and Reform 3. Specific Objectives Creating the social milieu that will combat racial, xenophobic and violent behaviour. Creating the social milieu that will combat racial, xenophobic and violent behaviour.

Good Practice in Education and Training Development and Reform 4. Target Group(s) Pupils Pupils Teachers Teachers The society The society

Good Practice in Education and Training Development and Reform 5. Activities Normative basis elaborated Normative basis elaborated Seminars Seminars Discussions and workshops carried out Discussions and workshops carried out Declaring the Tenth of March as the Day of the Holocaust Declaring the Tenth of March as the Day of the Holocaust

Good Practice in Education and Training Development and Reform 6. Partners Involved Educational authorities Educational authorities The government The government The Parliament The Parliament NGOs NGOs Council of Europe Council of Europe European Union European Union International organizations International organizations Schools Schools

Good Practice in Education and Training Development and Reform 7. Resources From the budget of the Ministry of Education and Science and NGOs From the budget of the Ministry of Education and Science and NGOs

Good Practice in Education and Training Development and Reform 8. Achievements to Date Self-awareness and awareness of the values of the European citizenship Self-awareness and awareness of the values of the European citizenship

Good Practice in Education and Training Development and Reform 9. Perspectives Announcing the 2005 as the European Year for Education for Democratic Citizenship proposed by the Bulgarian Minister of Education and Science. Announcing the 2005 as the European Year for Education for Democratic Citizenship proposed by the Bulgarian Minister of Education and Science.