EUROSPINEUROSPINEUROEUROpeanpean SStudents’tudents’ PPressress ININitiativeitiative

Project Kick-off Meeting10 – 12 February 2000

Ellinogermaniki AgogiAthens

EUROSPINEUROSPINEUROEUROpeanpean SStudents’tudents’ PPressress ININitiativeitiative

Project Overview

Objectives and expected outcomes

EUROSPINEUROSPINEUROEUROpeanpean SStudents’tudents’ PPressress ININitiativeitiative

Starting Date13 October 1999

Ending Date28 February 2001

Project PartnersProject Partners

Free University of Berlin – Institute for Social Pedagogy (Germany, Berlin)

Le Monde (France,Paris)

Kurier (Schulkurier) (Austria, Vienna)

Ellinogermaniki Agogi (Greece, Athens)

BG und BRG Schwechat (Austria, Schwechat)

Gymnasium Philippinum (Germany, Marburg)

EPINOIA (Greece, Athens)

Creative Marketing (Greece, Athens)

Lambrakis Research Foundation (Greece, Athens)

The ideaThe idea

To sensitize youth on current European issues, and especially on issues concerning European political conscience

by promoting an innovative methodology on civic education

through the active participation of students

based on student cooperation throughout Europe and taking advantage of the power of press.

The needsThe needs

Lack of an activity-based model on civic education,

Insufficient number of attempts in the direction of cooperation between the press and educational institutions throughout Europe,

Limited access to what other students in Europe think on issues of European interest.

Project ObjectivesProject Objectives

Develop an innovative model of co-operation between schools, experts and the press at European level,

Develop a model of active civic education, allowing students to participate in research efforts,

Implementation of this model through advanced Web based technology.

EUROSPINEUROSPINEUROEUROpeanpean SStudents’tudents’ PPressress ININitiativeitiative

Target groupTarget group Students Teachers Media

Potential audiencePotential audience Students at all age levels Education decision makers Media European Research Centers and Universities EU

School networkSchool network

Greece

Austria

Germany

France

Field Research

Interviews

Data gathering and submission

Data processing

Articles

Teachers

Expert

Journalists

STUDENTSSTUDENTS

Project expected outcomesProject expected outcomes

Sensitize youth on current European issues

Bring in contact students with professionals

Promote collaboration in European scale

Encourage research and critical thinking within

the curriculum

Project expected outcomes Project expected outcomes (cont.)(cont.)

Research on European issues across Europe

Co-authored articles disseminated in two forms

Project Implementation Guide

Guide of good practice