Democracy in Action: Empowering Adults to Teach the Next Generation (Democracy4All Ages)

Project Number: KA210-ADU-2470E0C5

About the Project

The project aims to strengthen the competencies of teachers and adult educators so they can effectively convey democratic values and civic engagement to young learners. At its core is the development of a comprehensive educational package designed to provide children with a deep understanding of democracy and to foster their active participation from an early age. These materials include a teacher’s manual, a guide for adult educators, as well as engaging teaching resources such as lesson plans, videos and interactive games.

The project pursues the following objectives:

• Development of versatile and adaptable teaching materials to convey democratic principles.
• Qualification of educators to effectively integrate democratic values into everyday school life.
• Promotion of awareness and active participation of children in democratic processes.
• Long-term strengthening of democratic attitudes and an active civil society.

The project is aligned with the priorities of the Erasmus+ funding programme: it supports adult education (ADU priority) through capacity building for educators, while also promoting common values, civic engagement, and participation (horizontal priority) starting from early education.sychological challenges and to create spaces where young people can actively shape their lives and surroundings.

Project Partners

• Roma Volkshochschule Burgenland (Coordinator) – roma-vhs.eu (Austria)
• Consensius Fundacja Europejskie Centrum Mediacji – www.consensius.eu (Poland)
• Monada Frontidas Proscholikis Agogis Kai Diapaidagogisis - Nipiagogeio Maria Ax. Vaiopoulou – Desponia Ax. Tsirakoupolou O.E. – www.akatamakata.eu (Greece)

LTTA: Democracy in Action – Empowering Adults to Teach the Next Generation

From 12–15 January 2026, an international Learning, Teaching and Training Activity (LTTA) will take place in Polanica-Zdrój, Poland, within the Erasmus+ project “Democracy in Action: Empowering Adults to Teach the Next Generation.”

The LTTA brings together adult educators, teachers and trainers from Austria, Greece and Poland to explore how democracy can be taught as a lived practice, not only as an abstract value – particularly in educational work with children aged 5–9.

The training focuses on:

• practice-oriented approaches to democratic education
• participatory and dialogical learning environments
• the role of adults as facilitators of democratic learning processes
• translating democratic values into everyday educational practice

Key methodological inspirations include Philosophy for Children (P4C) and the pedagogical legacy of Janusz Korczak, emphasising children’s rights, participation and shared responsibility.

Through workshops, peer exchange and collective reflection, participants develop concrete tools and methods to support sustainable, inclusive and age-appropriate democratic learning.

The LTTA contributes to strengthening professional capacities and fostering a shared European understanding of democracy as an educational practice.

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Project Duration

25 March 2025 – 24 March 2027

Project Website

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