Context
Currently, civic education in Romania is poor, with few opportunities for students to exercise critical thinking, to understand democratic values, and the need for democracy in our daily lives.
Young people in Romania are affected by various problems in their communities and do not trust that public authorities are interested in solving these problems. Their distrust of public authorities discourages them from actively engaging in the democratic process.
The public education system in Romania does not provide children with the necessary tools to actively engage in their communities and to understand democratic processes in society.
Strategy
The program implemented by the Expert Forum aims to increase the quality of civic education in Romania by training teachers, creating tools, courses and materials for them, creating communities of involved teachers who have the same goal – supporting students in becoming active and democratic citizens.
The program includes a 3-year action plan, focused on three pillars of action: providing support to teachers through online courses and lesson plans ready to be applied in the classroom, involving major universities in Romania to effectively train students in the field of democracy and ensuring the financial sustainability of the program.