Macedonian tim: Migulovska Andrijana Dimitrovski Robert, Laste Spasovski Throught Comitment to school Democracy – model of student participation Pestalozzi workshop EDUCATION for DEMOCRACY and REGIONAL COOPERATION: Turning Challenges into Opportunities Ljubljana, SLOVENIA, 27 – 29 June 2013

States in education in the past globalization period States in education in the past globalization period Problems that have a same denominator almost everywhere – lack of real democracy Problems that have a same denominator almost everywhere – lack of real democracy

What do we want to achieve? What do we want to achieve? A higher level of education for democracy How do we achieve it? How do we achieve it? Developing a model of student participation in school democracy

Who does that? All stakeholders + most direct subject for whom the edcation exsist – the student Who does that? All stakeholders + most direct subject for whom the edcation exsist – the student

Promotes equality, respect and acceptance of differences Why we need a model ? Encourages cooperation and common participation Developes social skills and critical thinking Creates a sence of responsibility and sensitivity towards their own and other’s needs

Vision Implementing the model on state level Mission Achieving a higher level of democratization in the work of the school

Goals 1. Democratization of teaching proces and extracurricular activities 2. Сreating climate of nonviolent school 3. Facing prejudices and stereotypes 4. Promoting multhiethnic values as a foundation for integration

Activity suggestions in school goal 1. Democratization of teaching process - appropriately informed students - opportunities for expressing student’s views - involvment/ Participation in making decisions goal 2. Creating climate of nonviolent school - making a team of teachers and students - promoting the activities through a website - experience exchange with partner school Example activities in primary school St Kliment Ohridski - Bitola

Activity suggestions in school goal 3. facing prejudices and stereotipes - Changes in teacher’s behavior - Changes in student’s behavior - Changes in the teaching materials goal. 4 - Cooperation with partner schools (monolingual schools) - Multicultural structure and functioning (multilingual schools)

Idea suggestions for activities with teams from other countries