By Learn 2 Change’s Team
Democracy is much broader than a special political form, a method of conducting government, of making laws and carrying on governmental administration… It is that, of course. But it is something broader and deeper than that. It is… a way of life, social and individual.
DEMOCRACY is a right and also a struggle. Each and everyone of us can develop our:
“The key-note of democracy as a way of life may be expressed as the necessity for the participation of every mature human being in formation of the values that regulate the living of men together”
J. Dewey, Democracy and Educational Administration, in School and Society (1937)
Cards for Democracy for All are a set of 60 cards intended for all individuals, on their own and in groups. The cards help to reflect on our intention, and to nurture a disposition to examine and improve our attitudes, skills, knowledge and understanding to better contribute to creating democratic spaces and improve our practices and behaviors for co-constructing a more just and happy society.
It all starts with me!
It can be uplifting to experience how the values we hold dear take many shapes in our lives. Our values and inner conditions shape us and govern our actions as we engage in activities with any group.
This is a collaborative work in progress that L2C offers as a creative commons product to allow you to explore, invent and use C4D with freedom and creativity.
60 educators (teachers, professors, school-heads…) collaborated for some 6 years to develop learning activities that help nurture a democratic environment. We realized that whether the topic, whether it was teaching history, civics, language etc. There was a core set of learning outcomes that were the same in each area. We decided to work on finding what these core elements were.
Once we had found the core competences, we set off to identify what observables behaviors we could engage in that would show that we possess the competences: the cards are the behaviors we can display do in different contexts.
The full set of Cards for Democracy in PDF format is available for download to members of Learn to Change.
Click below, download and print your own set now!
A big thank you to the Pestalozzi community members who have helped us translate them and to eTwinning for their support as well: Veton Sylhasi, Gilda Rrushi, Liridon Mulliqi (Albanian); Olga Jukić, Milos Jeremić, Jasminka Milošević, Visnja Rajić, Milka Mihailović, Sladjana Domladovac, Marta Nikolic (Bosnian, Croatian, Montenegrin, Serbian); Evelina Ivanova (Bulgarian); Maria-Angeles Hernandez Sierra & Mercé Bernaus (Catalan); Patricia Garouste, Pascale Mompoint-Gaillard, Audrey Cheinut (French); Nona Maziashvili (Georgian); Carmen Becker & Stephan Schustereder (German); Foteini Veneti, Maria Sfetkou, Barbara Koziori, Anna Maria Panagiotidou, Julie Gyftoula, Chrystalla Kaloyirou (Greek); Cinzia Billa, Daniela Trausi, Paola Lupi, Rita Morresi, (Italian); Dalia Uržaitė, Rasa Aškinytė (Lithuania); Annapetra Jenssen, Arild Nyvoll, Karoline Slåttum (Norwegian); Emília Alexe (Romanian); Marta Viñes Jimeno (Spanish); Oksana Solovyova, Natalia Kidalova & Krystyna Chushak (Ukrainian); Alena Pali & Iryna Lapitskaya (Russian); Luisa Black- de Bivar, Christina Gomes da Sylva (Portuguese).
The next available versions will be Albanian and Romanian. If you have been following us for some time, then you will probably already be aware of the project which has to do with our core values. What is new is that the L2C teams are now preparing a workshop and coaching for teachers wanting to use these versatile and fun cards! You will hear more about this in 2022.
We offer training and coaching for using the C4D. Contact us at info@learntochange.eu
For the professional development of educators: Cards for democracy – Teachers’ edition is a very handy tool for working with teachers that we all love to use at L2C.
Join our Community of Practice here: Facebook Group – Cards for Democracy devoted to conversation and activities to do with learner using the cards.
Teaching and learning activities with C4D: self-assessment, peer to peer, ideas for a more democratic year at school, learning journey.
In this article we answer some questions regarding the decision to transform Learn to Change from an association to a collective.
In this article, we talk about what we mean by Collective – the new form chosen by L2C – and how you can join it.
Learn to Change’s members held a General Assembly in fall 2022, in which the decision was taken to transform the association into a less formal, and more agile entity. Therefore, we will change status, going from an ‘organization’ to a less formal entity that we name “The collective”
If you feel you are committed to the vision and mission of the association, then your place is here.
We are sure that becoming a member will benefit you in many ways. Read the product description for more details or click sign up now.
