FLAGSHIP PROGRAMMES
National Network
Austria
Address
Helferstorfer Straße 5/1Country
City
ViennaMobile Phone
+4313534020Telephone
01/353 40 20Website
Click HereYear of Establishment
2006Contact Person1
Patricia HladschikContact Person 2
Ingrid AussererOrganisation Type
Non-Governmental OrganizationFields of Activity
Democracy and community development, Human rightsGeneral Information
polis – The Austrian Centre for Citizenship Education in Schools
polis is the central education service institution for citizenship education in schools. The centre helps teachers to bring citizenship and human rights education into the classroom, serves as an information platform and advisory centre, develops new materials for the classroom on a regular basis, plays a part in the European and Austrian discussions on citizenship education, has an influential role in teacher training and organizes events for students.
Mission and Objectives
With the activities on offer polis supports competence-oriented teaching, the aim of which is a political awareness which the student has reached through careful deliberation. In this respect it is not primarily a question of the acquisition of the broadest possible range of knowledge, but of learning activities which enable the student to learn about, think about and deal with political themes. The activities are therefore linked to the lives and experiences of the students themselves.
Main Projects / Activities
development of teaching materials, teacher training, workshops for schools, online-platform, networking.
How can you contribute to the Network in your country?
Cooperation offers for events, spreading information etc.
Why do you want to join the ALF Network?
We believe that we can benefit from the network's activities (learning from each other) and that we also can bring in new impulses with our activities.
Additional Information
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