SLEAD – A European Online Training Programme

Do you want to enhance your students’ democratic competencies?
Are you interested in learning more about Service-Learning?
Would you like to collaborate with dedicated colleagues from other countries?

In a world increasingly fraught with conflict, rising anti-democratic sentiments, and societal volatility, the empowerment of students and educational institutions is more crucial than ever. Competence-oriented and experiential education for democracy has never been more important. Service-Learning, an innovative pedagogical approach, bridges formal education with meaningful civic engagement. This distinctive approach stands apart from both traditional classroom instruction and extracurricular youth activities.

Together, let’s unlock the potential of Service-Learning to cultivate and strengthen students’ democratic competencies! Our training programme is designed for both beginners and advanced educators, school leaders as well as teacher students, and allows you to study according to your needs and time availability!

Even though registration for the live webinars is closed, you can still access a wealth of materials! Explore our online self-study course on the NELE platform, and find recordings of all webinars with user-friendly directions to guide you

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

• You will understand and critically reflect on Service-Learning and its relevance across subjects.
• You will explore democratic competence models and examine ways to integrate Service-Learning into your teaching.
• You will gain the knowledge, skills, tools, and attitudes needed to develop and implement Service-Learning projects focused on democratic competencies.
• You will have the chance to broaden your horizon and learn together with teachers, teacher students and civil society educators from different countries

WHO CAN JOIN AND PARTICIPATE?

The training programme is open to Europe and beyond:

• Teachers of all subjects in secondary education (The training is specially designed for 5th–12th/13th-grade educators, but it is relevant for anyone else interested in Service-Learning methodology applied in the school context.)
• School leaders
• Pre-service teachers
• University students
• Other organisations from formal or nonformal educational contexts (school administration, school management, NGO’s)     

In the spirit of inclusivity and diversity, we strongly encourage participants from a range of backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives to join.

We recommend that two colleagues from the same school or institution study together to build a learning group for the online training. This approach facilitates collaborative learning and the sharing of insights

THE TRAINING JOURNEY

The training is structured into three modules. Module 1 and Module 2 are interconnected, and both imply a self-study phase. Module 3 is non-consecutive and offers a variety of webinars, which can be watched according to the specific interests and needs of the learners.

Click and explore more about each module below!

TRAINERS AND SPEAKERS

The training is led by Service-Learning experts from universities, NGOs, and schools across Europe. Each webinar and self-study phase is led and co-facilitated by educational experts from the  SLEAD partner organizations:

• Stiftung Lernen durch Engagement (Foundation for Learning through Civic Engagement) (Germany)
• Ludwig-Maximilians–Universitaet Muenchen (Germany)
• New Horizons Foundation Romania (Romania)
• DSA – German School of Athens  (Greece)
• KMOP – Education and Innovation Hub (Greece)
• NUCLIO (Portugal)
• University of Education Upper Austria (Austria)

MORE ABOUT OUR TRAINERS AND SPEAKERS

For any inquiries or further information, please feel free to contact us at sleadproject@nuclio.org. We’re here to assist you!