Budget: EUR 1 500 000 

 Duration: 1 January 2024 - 31 December 2027

 Continuation of the Project Democracy Starts in Schools – Engaging School Children in Decision Making Processes in Schools and Communities in Georgia  (2022-2023)

How does the Project work?

The Project includes measures to ensure a more participatory school governance model and a democratic school culture, such as:

• proposing a series of capacity building measures for education professionals to build their competences in the area of competences for democratic culture, democratic school governance and whole school approach.
• assisting with the development of resources for supporting democratic school governance and participation.
• funding civil society organisations to support school and community projects and non-formal education opportunities for school children.
• supporting networking, peer exchange and peer learning opportunities for schools, including through the Education for Democracy School Network.
• facilitating school children’s participation in school decision making processes through digital means.

Who benefits from the Project?

• School children
• School Administration
• Teachers
• Parents
• Community Members

What do we expect to achieve?

• Educational decision-makers and professionals support participatory school governance and a democratic culture.
• School community members and civil society organizations facilitate school children's participation in decision-making processes.

Reference documents

Reference Framework of Competences for Democratic Culture (RFCDC):

• Volume 1: Context, concepts and model

• Volume 2: Descriptors of competences

• Volume 3: Guidance for implementation

Council of Europe Charter on Education for Democratic Citizenship and Human Rights Education

Democratic Governance of Schools