Strasbourg, 21 of November 2013

The long-term training course "Respect and responsible attitudes in the virtual and social space" is a first-time cooperation between the European Youth Foundation and the Pestalozzi programme of the Council of Europe, linking teacher trainers, adult educators and youth leaders.The course for educational practitioners runs over 18 months and is made up of two face-to-face modules and of online cooperation and support.

Within the framework of the training course the participants explore the role which educational practitioners can play to develop the kind of responsible attitudes and behaviour in the virtual social space, based on the values of human rights, which are an essential framework for living together in democracy and diversity. Moreover the course offers the opportunity to learn together as well as to plan and carry out collaborative and transversal educational projects.

The long-term training course consists in:

So far, the online training and Module A have already taken place with great success! The 4 day training from 12 – 15 November took place in the European Youth Center and was an enriching experience for all those involved.

We would like to thank all our partners as well as the participants for making this possible and look forward to finding out how the educational actions have been carried out locally.