1. Role of Parliaments in Citizenship Education particularly for children & young people

2. Parliament and Public Relations 1 – brief historical outline Parliament of dignitaries Modern-day working parliament Open Parliament 2REPUBLIK ÖSTERREICH Parlament

3. 3 Transparency of parliamentary processes Basic information about parliamentary processes ("political education") Public relations and citizenship education as "corporate objectives" of the Parliamentary Administration Parliament and Public Relations 2 – Open Parliament

4. 4REPUBLIK ÖSTERREICH Parlament Citizenship education at school: Federal Ministry of Education and Women's Affairs operational entity: Zentrum Polis ("Centre Polis") Extracurricular citizenship education (including adult education): Associations, institutions (e.g. Demokratiezentrum/"Democracy Centre"), Private Foundations, regional and local authorities Parliament as a place for extracurricular citizenship education

5. 5REPUBLIK ÖSTERREICH Parlament Strengthen democratic awareness (basic democratic values) Further willingness to participate Sensitize for democratic processes Reduce barriers, promote articulation Positive experience of democracy Basic strategic goals of the programs

6. 6REPUBLIK ÖSTERREICH Parlament Programs at present For children and young people (since 2007) Democracy Workshop and Democracy Webshop www.demokratiewebstatt.at (8 to 14 year olds) Guided Tours (6 to 19 year olds) Youth Parliaments (15/16 year olds)www.demokratiewebstatt.at For apprentices (15 to 24 year olds) (since 2015) Youth Parliament for apprentices and online platform Apprentice Forum of the Democracy Workshop Guided Tours for apprentices For adults Guided tours & Open Days Website (since 1995, latest relaunch 2010/11) Visitor centre (since 2005) Citizen services (since 1996 email services, since 1998 telephone services)

7. 7REPUBLIK ÖSTERREICH Parlament Democracy Workshop Four-hour workshops For children and young people (school classes) aged 8-14 Groups of up to 30 students 2 workshops can be held concurrently = maximum of 4 workshops/day Age specific materials and topics are prepared

8. 8REPUBLIK ÖSTERREICH Parlament Goals of the Democracy Workshop Understanding of democratic structures and processes Encourage children and young people to express their opinions Support with the development of media skills

9. 9REPUBLIK ÖSTERREICH Parlament Six different workshops Workshop with Members of Parliament – "Are laws there for everyone?" Political Workshop – "Following the tracks of a law!" Participation Workshop – "My opinion counts" Media Workshop – "Manipulation through Information" Workshop "A Journey through Time" - "Discover the history of the Republic as reflected in Parliament" Workshop European Union "Getting to know the European Union"

10. 10REPUBLIK ÖSTERREICH Parlament Didactic Work in the Democracy Workshop Learning by doing Making the issues comprehensible Processing the experience

11. 11REPUBLIK ÖSTERREICH Parlament Benefits of the Democracy Workshop For children and young people: information, positive approach, motivation For teachers: introduction to or deepening of the understanding of a school topic, platform For Parliament: parliament in a positive context for children and adults (families, teachers) For Members of Parliament: contact with future voters

12. 12REPUBLIK ÖSTERREICH Parlament Potential as a platform Inclusion of (international) guests Emphasis on current topics

13. 13REPUBLIK ÖSTERREICH Parlament Sustainability Didactic approach Democracy Workshop Pass (approximately 4,300 "Democracy Workshop Pros") Interlinked with the Parliamentary Administration's website for children www.demokratiewebstatt.atwww.demokratiewebstatt.at

14. Thank you very much!