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Gordon posted an update: Resveratrol Supplements

Tue, 11 Oct 2011 10:23:02 +0000

Gordon posted an update: Resveratrol Supplements

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admin wrote a new blog post: Teacher Training in Ghana Helps Students Appreciate Civic Responsibilities

Thu, 23 Jun 2011 17:02:57 +0000

admin wrote a new blog post: Teacher Training in Ghana Helps Students Appreciate Civic Responsibilities The National Commission for Civic Education held a 3-day teacher training in Kumasi, Ghana this May. Teachers from 10 regions attended the workshop that focused on youth better understanding their rights and civic responsibilities. Teachers have been urged to help school children to have a better understanding of their fundamental rights and adopt positive disposition [...]

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admin wrote a new blog post: Moroccan Civic Educator Honored

Thu, 23 Jun 2011 16:52:10 +0000

admin wrote a new blog post: Moroccan Civic Educator Honored Elarbi Imad, Moroccan Center for Civic Education president and Civitas International Programs country director for Morocco, was recently honored at the U.S. State Department’s celebration of the 70th anniversary of the International Visitor Leadership Program. ebruary 17, 2011 marked the 70th anniversary of the International Visitor Leadership Program. A reception hosted by the U.S. Department of State [...]

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admin wrote a new blog post: Newsletters

Mon, 14 Feb 2011 18:23:35 +0000

admin wrote a new blog post: Newsletters 2010 Newsletters -December Newsletter -May Newsletter -April Newsletter -March Newsletter -January Newsletter 2009 Newsletters -December Newsletter -November Newsletter -October Newsletter -September Newsletter -August Newsletter -July Newsletter -May Newsletter -January Newsletter 2008 Newsletters -December Newsletter -November Newsletter -October Newsletter -September Newsletter -Augost Newsletter -July Newsletter � [...]

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admin wrote a new blog post: March Newsletter

Sat, 08 Jan 2011 15:27:42 +0000

admin wrote a new blog post: March Newsletter

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admin wrote a new blog post: Fifth Grade Students Participate In Mock Hearing

Thu, 30 Dec 2010 19:39:36 +0000

admin wrote a new blog post: Fifth Grade Students Participate In Mock Hearing � Fifth-graders at St. Joseph School in Cottleville participated in a mock congressional hearing Nov. 15, testifying before a panel of judges. The hearing was the culminating event to a citizenship education program called We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution. Students demonstrated their knowledge of the Constitution in front of a panel of judges. The judges [...]

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admin wrote a new blog post: Workshops In Guam Aim To Stop Bullying

Thu, 30 Dec 2010 19:39:36 +0000

admin wrote a new blog post: Workshops In Guam Aim To Stop Bullying Over the past several weeks the issues of Bullying and harassment within Guam's public schools have become a concern. Now The Judiciary of Guam and the Department of Education are working together to implement a program to stop bullying in our island schools. � The Judiciary of Guam in collaboration with the Department of Education held a workshop [...]

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admin wrote a new blog post: Study Shows European Students Have Strong Civic Knowledge

Thu, 30 Dec 2010 19:39:36 +0000

admin wrote a new blog post: Study Shows European Students Have Strong Civic Knowledge Civic education, which includes an understanding of citizenship and democracy at national and European level, is part of compulsory education in EU Member States. �The International Association for the Evaluation or Educational Achievement (IEA) has conducted its largest study in the field of international civic education. �The results of this study showed the European students have [...]

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admin wrote a new blog post: Pakistan Students Participate in Federalism Workshop

Mon, 20 Dec 2010 19:39:36 +0000

admin wrote a new blog post: Pakistan Students Participate in Federalism Workshop � Democracy is prerequisite for a federal system PESHAWAR: Democracy is the prerequisite for a federal system where all federating units have equal say in national affairs. The was the crux of a one day event on “Understanding Federalism”, arranged by the Centre for Civic Education Pakistan and Forum of Federations at the Institute of Management Sciences, (Hayatabad) Peshawar. [...]

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admin wrote a new blog post: Ghana Students Attend Project Citizen Showcase

Mon, 13 Dec 2010 19:39:35 +0000

admin wrote a new blog post: Ghana Students Attend Project Citizen Showcase � St. Louis Senior High School wins award � Accra, Dec. 9, GNA - St Louis Senior High School on Thursday made its Ashanti Region proud when the school won the 2010 Project Citizen Ghana National Showcase award in Accra. Project Citizen is a portfolio-based interdisciplinary civic education programme for the youth that promotes qualitative participation in local and [...]

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admin wrote a new blog post: December Newsletter

Wed, 08 Dec 2010 16:02:43 +0000

admin wrote a new blog post: December Newsletter

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admin wrote a new blog post: New Guide for School-Community-University Partnerships For A Sustainable Decmocracy

Tue, 07 Dec 2010 20:27:11 +0000

admin wrote a new blog post: New Guide for School-Community-University Partnerships For A Sustainable Decmocracy School-community-university partnerships for a sustainable democracy: Education for democratic citizenship in Europe and the United States of America (01/12/2010) This guide examines how schools and universities can work together with their local communities to promote democracy in society based on the principles of Education for Democratic Citizenship (EDC), a concept developed by the Council of Europe. Partnerships [...]

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admin wrote a new blog post: Manteca High Students Take on We The People

Tue, 07 Dec 2010 19:39:35 +0000

admin wrote a new blog post: Manteca High Students Take on We The People � STOCKTON - Most high school students - most adults - don't usually dissect the United States Constitution. But that can't be said about 17-year-old Marlene Valencia and her teammates. She and 21 other Manteca High School seniors were the only San Joaquin County competitors in the Center for Civic Education's regional We the People: The Citizen and [...]

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admin wrote a new blog post: Asia-Pacific Forum on Civic Education

Mon, 06 Dec 2010 19:39:35 +0000

admin wrote a new blog post: Asia-Pacific Forum on Civic Education @font-face { font-family: "Cambria"; }p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }div.Section1 { page: Section1; } The Korea Democracy Foundation held a three day Asia-Pacific Forum on Civic Education in Changwon City, Korea from October 20- 23, 2010 under the theme Beyond Society in Conflict: Civic education for Sustainable Development. � Topics discussed [...]

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admin wrote a new blog post: New Study on Civics in Oklahoma

Mon, 06 Dec 2010 19:39:35 +0000

admin wrote a new blog post: New Study on Civics in Oklahoma � A new study shows Oklahoma ranks 45th in voter turnout in the nation, 36th in voter turnout and 31st in discussing politics with friends and family. The study was released by a national civic organization and students, faculty and staff at the University of Central Oklahoma. The first of its kind study in the state is called the [...]

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admin wrote a new blog post: UNICEF: Child Friendly Schools

Mon, 22 Nov 2010 19:39:35 +0000

admin wrote a new blog post: UNICEF: Child Friendly Schools �

This series features six documentary films focusing on the personal stories of students in different countries and contexts in which child-friendly school policies are being implemented. The individual films were shot across the world, in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cambodia, Egypt, Ghana, Nicaragua and the Sudan. The purpose of the series is to show the depth and [...]

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admin wrote a new blog post: Manila, Philippines: Secretary Coloma Pushes for Human Rights Subjects in School Curriculum

Fri, 19 Nov 2010 19:39:35 +0000

admin wrote a new blog post: Manila, Philippines: Secretary Coloma Pushes for Human Rights Subjects in School Curriculum November 18, 2010, 2:51pm MANILA, Philippines (PNA) — Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Secretary Herminio "Sonny" Coloma, guesting at an academic forum at the University of the Philippines (UP)-Diliman in Quezon City on Thursday, cited the need for the inclusion of human rights subjects in the basic and tertiary education levels. Secretary Coloma said Malaca�ang will soon ask [...]

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admin wrote a new blog post: Combating Social Injustice Through Justice Education

Fri, 19 Nov 2010 17:00:47 +0000

admin wrote a new blog post: Combating Social Injustice Through Justice Education The Global Alliance for Justice Exchange will host its 6th annual conference in Valencia, Spain focusing on promoting social justice through new and existing university legal clinics. �

The Valencia Conference will be an opportunity for law teachers, law students, legal practitioners, jurists and social activists to acquire new ideas, models, and skills for the use of education [...]

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admin wrote a new blog post: India Showcases Project Citizen

Thu, 18 Nov 2010 19:39:35 +0000

admin wrote a new blog post: India Showcases Project Citizen In the cover photograph (listed left to right): U.S. Ambassador to India, Timothy J. Roemer; Rachna Pant, regional coordinator, Project Citizen India, Dr. Terry Mason, Indiana University. Days before President Obama’s October visit to India, students from twenty-five schools across the country gathered to participate in the National Project Citizen Student Showcase held at the India Islamic [...]

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admin wrote a new blog post: CEDAW For Change: One Week Institute

Wed, 17 Nov 2010 16:35:31 +0000

admin wrote a new blog post: CEDAW For Change: One Week Institute This one week session will focus on the discrimination of women in diverse situations. The session will begin on May 16 and end on May 20, 2011. Applications are being accepted now through March 16, 2011. � This session stresses the multiplicity of forms of discrimination women from diverse situations experience. During the week we will learn through [...]

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