Events

Capacity Building Workshop on Global Citizenship Education for Latin America and the Caribbean The principle objectives of the Regional Orientation and Capacity Building Workshop on Global Citizenship Education for Latin America and the Caribbean are to develop greater knowledge on Global Citizenship Education and help to integrate it into the education systems of the region. The workshop will take place in Santiago, Chile on 1-3 September. The workshop is intended for representatives from the government, academic community, civil society and international agencies who work on topics such as education policy and planning, curriculum development, teacher training, school and teacher health, gender equality, human rights, and education for peace, among others Main objective To orient key stakeholders on GCED. This includes ensuring their familiarity with core issues and challenges and identifying opportunities for further designing/re-designing and implementing GCED initiatives at the country level. Specific objectives The objectives of the regional orientation workshop, to be jointly implemented by OREALC/UNESCO Santiago and the HQ’s GCED Team are as follows:

• “Unpack” the concept of GCED for participants and familiarize them with existing tools and documents developed by UNESCO for GCED implementation (a separate session, prior to the main workshop, will be organized for UNESCO field office staff)
• Introduce the concept of GCED and how it intersects with other related fields such as peace and human rights education, education for a culture of peace, education for sustainable development, etc.
• Identify regional issues, needs, gaps and relevant entry points to mainstream GCED in education systems (curricula, teacher training and teaching materials, school policies, learning environments, etc.)
• Exchange good policies and practices - identify and share examples of good policies and practices in terms of policy frameworks, interventions and practical tools to integrate GCED into education systems and the monitoring of learning outcomes, in particular sharing new resource tools recently developed by UNESCO on GCED
• Agree on a regional cooperation agenda (e.g. regional initiatives, national activities, scaling up of existing practices)
• Enhance knowledge and skills in GCED of participants - UNESCO staff/national and regional education stakeholders (formal, non-formal and informal)
• Strengthen networking and create cooperation opportunities among relevant actors

link to event concept note: http://www.unesco.org/new/fileadmin/MULTIMEDIA/FIELD/Santiago/pdf/Concept-note-ENG.pdf