About the Project Living Democracy

Living Democracy

The website “Living Democracy” is a unique educational resource, available in multiple languages, which aims to promote democracy and human rights without additional cost to the user. The educational materials are prepared by educators from different countries and are approved by national authorities and the Council of Europe.

The principle of the website teaching material is based on the idea that Education for Democracy and Human Rights enables students to have an active role in school and their life environment, empowers teachers, supports school leaders and provides guidance to parents in their daily life with children.

The user-friendly approach allows for easy browsing by topic and by key-word.

The website www.living-democracy.com provides resources for teachers, students, principals and parents.

Democracy and Human Rights Education – the concept

Democracy Education acts on three levels:

• Classroom – as a small collective providing lots of opportunities for first experiences in democratic education.
• School – as an extended community.
• Society – where children and teenagers experience what participation means through defending their interests outside school.

The teaching materials for Democracy and Human Rights Education offered on the “Living Democracy” website aim to support the learning process and teach students the necessary content while providing methodical and decision-making competencies. Separate sections of the website focus on the competences of principals in democratic school governance and the empowerment of parents.