Human Rights Education: Lessons from History
EUROCLIO and Slovenian History Teachers’ Association
Professional Training Development Course
Bled, Slovenia, March 19-25, 2007
Draft on 07/03/2007
Monday, March 19, 2007
Main Location: Golf Hotel, Bled
13.00-19.00 Arrival of participants / Optional visits
14.0 Start of Registration
17.30 Romana Frankovič, Amnesty International: Presentation on History of AI’s activities
18.00 Will Bouwman, EUROCLIO Web manager, Presentation of www.euroclio.eu
18.30 Steven Stegers, Staff EUROCLIO Secretariat, Projects for the Future
19.00-19.30 Introduction to the Conference Programme
19.30 Welcome Dinner
Tuesday, March 20, 2007
Main Location: Golf Hotel, Bled
10.00-10.45 Official opening
Milan Zver, Ph.D., Minister of Education and Sport
Mr Janez Fajfar, Mayor of Bled
Jelka Razpotnik, MA, EUROCLIO President
Andreja Valič Zupan, MA, President of Slovenian History Teachers’ Association
10.45-11.30 Presentation: Milan Zver, Ph.D., Minister of Education: Education and human rights in 21st Century
11.30-12.00 Coffee break
12.00-13.00 Presentation: Igor Grdina, Ph.D., Institute of Cultural History, Scientific Research Centre, Slovenian Academy of Science and Arts: Emancipatory Thought between the Individual and National Rights
13.00-13.30 Speech by Ambassador of USA Thomas Bolling Robertson
13.30- 14.30 Press conference
13.30-15.00 Lunch
15.00-16.30 Practical workshops on offer. For a more detailed view check the Workshop Form:
o Active teaching of Human Rights in the primary school (subject: Citizenship learning and ethics), By Marjeta Šifrer, Slovenia
o ‘Teachers’ attitudes towards the relationship of History and Civic Education: Initial and in service Training’, By Vassiliki Sakka, Greece
o History and the Human rights in Kosovo, By Ragip Zekolli, Kosovo
o Human rights in History teaching and learning in Sweden, By Hans Almgren, Sweden
o Modern methods in teaching violation of Human Rights in communist regime, By Pavel Corina Roberta, Romania
16.30-17.00 Coffee break
17.00-18.30 Practical workshops on offer. For a more detailed view check the Workshop Form:
o Case study – comparison between Angela Vode and Vida Tomšič, By Irena Paradžik, Elissa Tawitian, Slovenia
o Free2Choose, By Julia Sarbo
o Human Rights History in Ukraine, By Polina Verbytska, Iryna Kostuyk
o A Model lesson of contemporary history: Fighting Xenophobia through drama techniques, By Katerina Brentanou, Greece
18.30-19.15 Presentation: Andreja Valič Zupan, MA, Slovenian History Teachers’ Association: Short introduction to the history of Slovenia
20.00 Welcome dinner
Wednesday, March 21, 2007
Locations: School visits, Kranj&Ljubljana
09.00 Buses leaving Bled
10.30 School visits in Kranj and Ljubljana
13.00-14.30 Lunch
14.30-16.00 Guided introduction to the history and architecture of Ljubljana
16.00-16.30 Coffee break in the Parliament
16.30-17.30 Presentation: Danilo Türk, Ph.D., Professor at Faculty of Law, Ljubljana, Former Deputy of General Secretariat UN: Human Rights in an Era of Transition: From Ideology to a Sophisticated Understanding
17.30-21.00 Free time in Ljubljana
21.00 Buses leave from Ljubljana for Golf Hotel
Thursday, March 22, 2007
Main Location: Golf Hotel, Bled
09.00-10.30 Practical workshops
o Will we ever learn the meaning of “NEVER AGAIN”, By Katja Holobar, Romana Frankovič, Slovenia
o The Beginnings of the New Yugoslavia (Camps after the War as Well – The Banishment of the Volksgermans), By Denis Detling, Croatia and colleagues from Former Yugoslavia
o The civic education's contribution to the establishment of international standards, By Marc-André Ethier, David Lefrancois, Jean-Pierre Charland, Jean-Francois Cardin, Felix Bouvier, Canada
o Rights in deed, Human Rights Education – an example of good practice and teaching material in Romania, By Mihai Manea, Romania
o (To be announced), By Dean Smart, Ph.D., United Kingdom
10.30-11.00 Coffee break
11.00-12.00 Lovro Šturm, Ph.D., Minister of Justice: Violation of Human Rights in the
Slovenian History
12.00-13.00 Dina Kiwan, Ph.D., Birkbeck College, London: Education for Inclusive
Citizenship: identity, history and human rights
13.00-14.30 Lunch
14.30-16.00 Practical workshops
o Human rights in ancient democracy, By Damjan Snoj
o What was political organization of Yugoslavia 1945-1990?, Emina Dautovic, Goran Miloradovic, Serbia and colleagues from Former Yugoslavia
o Teaching problems of migrations and identity, By Julia Kushnereva, Russia
o (To be announced), By Ineke Veldhuis-Meester, Netherlands
16.00-16.30 Coffee break
16.30-17.30 Cirila Toplak, Ph.D., Faculty of Social Sciences, Ljubljana, From Human Rights to
Human Duties: Evolution of Mentalities in 20th Century
17.30-18.00 Chris Rowe, Presentation of Council of Europe educational CD-ROM “Turning Points: 1848-1989”
19.30 Slovenian evening with dinner and cultural programme
Friday, March 23, 2007
Main Location: Golf Hotel, Bled
9.00-10.30 Practical workshops on offer. For a more detailed view check the Workshop Form:
o Teaching human rights in primary school using different methods, By Anita Mirjanic, Slovenia
o Roma Cases in Hungary – Roleplay and Discussion, By Katalin Falus and Viktória Vajnai, Hungary
o Women, the Family & Human Rights: Linking Past to Present, By Lyn Reese, USA
o Exploiting the Council of Europe CD-Rom “Turning Points?”, By Chris Rowe, United Kingdom
10.30-11.00 Coffee break
11.00-12.00 Presentation: the results of the EUROCLIO Questionnaire 2007: Human Rights Education: Lessons From History
12.00-13.30 Lunch
13.30-15.00 Discussion groups, lessons from the conference (See Discussion Group)
15.00-15.30 Coffee break
15.00-18.30 EUROCLIO General Assembly: policy making for history education in Europe 2007-2010
19.45 Buses leaving for Castle Brdo
20.30 Festive Reception by Minister of Education and Sport at Castle Brdo
Saturday, March 24, 2007
Study visit&Golf Hotel, Bled
10.00-18.00 Study visit and on site education to historical places: National Museum of Contemporary History in Ljubljana, historical towns: Kranj/ Skofja Loka/ Kamnik
20.00 Farewell Dinner
Sunday, March 25, 2007
9.00-13.00 Choice of study visits
Departure of participants