Global Education Week
In 1999 the North-South Centre of the Council of Europe has launched the first Global Education Week, promoting school activities in the member States with a specific focus on how to overcome poverty and social exclusion.
Since, and on the basis of the very positive feed-back from 1999, the North-South Centre invites the 47 member States of the Council of Europe to participate annually in the Global Education Week.
Global Education Week 2024, November 18-24.
Motto: "Connected people for an inclusive planet"
NGOs, schools, universities, state institutions, local and regional initiatives in Estonia, are invited to organise events and to particularly involve children and teenagers. You can either arrange your own project or participate in the activities from other organisers in the framework of the GEW.
The GEW will take place in many European countries.. The host of the Global Education Week at the European level is the North-South Centre (NSC) of the Council of Europe in Lisbon.
The aims of the GEW
The Global Education Week encourages pupils and teachers as well as youth groups to explore educational activities for global citizenship. It is a matter of addressing issues of diversity and inequality at the local as well as at the global level with an understanding of the core issues of global citizenship:
· awareness of the wider world and of our own role as a world citizens;
· attitudes of respect for diversity and intercultural communication skills;
· ability to take action to make the world a more equitable and sustainable place;
· responsibility for our own actions.
The Global Education Week encourages young people, head teachers, teachers to implement a global education project in their schools, reflecting on how to address exclusion and inequality and discussing globalisation.
Global Education Week 2023 - Peace for the Planet : A Planet of Peace
Global Education Week 2022 - It’s our world, let’s take action together!
Global Education Week 2021 - It’s our world, let’s take action together!
Global Education Week 2020 - It’s our world, let’s take action together!
Global Education Week 2019 - Wake-up! This is the final call for climate
Global Education Week 2018 - The World is changing, what about us
Global Education Week 2017 - My World Depends on Us
Global Education Week 2016 - Acting together for a World of Peace
Global Education Week 2015 - Make equality real
Global Education Week 2014 - Food Security
Global Education Week 2013 - Go for a Sustainable Life Style
Global Education Week 2012 - Move towards One World.
Global Education Week 2011 -Act for our planet!
Global Education Week 2010 - Peace and Non-violence for Children
Global Education Week 2009 - Food for all
GEW COORDINATOR IN ESTONIA
Ruta PELS
People to People Estonia
33-76 Kärberi, TALLINN 13919
Tel.: (+372) 635 56 97
e-mail: ptpest@hot.ee
