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From: "ACC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, October 17, 2004 7:31 PM
Subject: First European Community College
Dear all,
We would like to invite You and your organisation) to become part of the
network of sympathizers of the First European Community College (FECC). This
project was presented during the Networking European Citizenship Education
-conference in Santiago recently.
We are a European organisation working for the development of a European
public sphere, using the residential Community College format. We were
originally inspired by the Nordic Folk High School system and believe a
parallel movement and network of schools could be developed on a European
level, committed to the common interest of Europeans.
We ask You to show your support for this initiative by e-mailing us at
[EMAIL PROTECTED] one or more of the following:
1) Your comments and/or critique on the basic papers enclosed
2) Your and/or European Commission, Directorate General Education and
Culture's support of the FECC
3) Your banner for use on the FECC website to show your support
4) Your help developing contents for a European citizenship education
by forwarding
(a) tools and methods (games, simulations, material, etc.)
(b) principal considerations concerning what is common European?
(c) suggestions for basic contents of a European citizenship
education
We intend to/will:
1) invite You to the opening of the FECC, taking place when European
commitment to the project has been consolidated,
2) report on this first consultation, revise the basic papers on the
comments from individuals and organisations all over Europe, and forward it
to you,
3) share the database of methods & tools, principles & aims among
everybody replying to this request.
With this we are inviting everybody to take part in three web-seminars
dealing with contents of a future European citizenship education. The first
web-seminar will take place between October 25th - 31st, the second from
November 15th - 21st and the third from December 6th to 12th. After each
session there will be an interim report sent as well as a final report at
the end.
Contributions to the [EMAIL PROTECTED] (excluding the senders e-mail
address) will be visible at http://www.acc.eu.org/SEEEMS/2702.asp in order
for everybody to see what ideas emerge on principles, methods and aims of a
non-formal European citizenship education.
Yours sincerely,
Helle Villekold J�rgensen,
Project-coordinator
John Petersen,
Chairman
Enclosures: Basic papers
The ambition has come up time and time again since the ACC was founded in
1999 that it should aim at creating a model-example on how schools for
Europe could be realized. A real European Community College!
The ACC General Assembly 2002 encouraged the board to give it a try and to
work for establishing the First European Community College. Since it was
most likely realizable in Denmark, where the tradition of Folk High Schools
is well established, we were considering Denmark as the place for the
establishment of the First European Community College.
The project Youth2002 together with the Community College events
(http://www.acc.eu.org/SEEEMS/128.asp) we have carried out from 1999 up
until now has created a large group of enthusiasts, a huge number of people
all over Europe supporting the idea. We believe they are the best
ambassadors for our project to found a First European Community College.
Following up Youth2002 the ACC International Programme Office consulted many
of the 1000 Youth2002 participants in particular. They were asked if they
could imagine themselves in the role of facilitators or teachers in such a
school. They were then asked to give ideas and proposals on topics that
could be included in a future school-plan or syllabus. The many replies,
ideas and support made it possible to construct a description and a model of
how the First European Community College could function, with the help of
our many ambassadors, members and well-tested projects and programmes
(description at http://www.acc.eu.org/SEEEMS/2702.asp).
In December 2002 the ACC board together with an enlarged working group had a
very fruitful seminar in which the aim of founding a First European
Community College was included in the working plan for the years 2003-2005.
In February 2003 a group of 30 young Europeans met at the "Schools for
Europe Community College II" in order to edit the spring issue 2003 of the
Journal of World Education (downloadable at
http://www.acc.eu.org/SEEEMS/1044.asp). The "Journal" can be seen as a
compilation of preparatory and PR-material in order to set the stage for the
founding of the First European Community College. This step in the process
was especially important since a group within the group of 30 were working
on a proposal for a set of bylaws (available at
http://www.acc.eu.org/SEEEMS/2702.asp) for the First European Community
College. The "Journal" including the first proposal for bylaws was released
in April 2003.
The FECC as an idea, a school-plan, ideology, statutes, personnel,
timetable, courses, and so on, would be more than ready, were it not for
lack of financial support. Even our position concerning validating
FECC-learning courses (and on the background of educational policy of the
EU) has been debated, and a summary is available on the ftp-server at
http://www.acc.eu.org/SEEEMS/2702.asp
To gain financial support, you need moral support. That is why we are
working on creating a network of organisations and individuals to support
the FECC. We have got many positive replies from all parts of Danish society
- business life, arts, educational sector, politics and many more.
A recent letter from the Minister of Integration, Mr Bertel Haarder, proves
that we have support even within the current Danish government. Mr Haarder
expressed his warm support for the project. Mr Niels Helveg Petersen
(foreign affairs) and Mrs Margrethe Vestager (education) are among former
ministers supporting the project, as are several Danish MEP's.
The next step in the development of the FECC is to make public the work that
has been done so far. Everything is now available to the public on an
ftp-server. Find it at http://www.acc.eu.org/SEEEMS/2702.asp
In addition to simply sharing this material, making public our work has the
aim of allowing many more to take part in the discussion on the future
contents of a European Citizenship Education programme, just as it has the
goal of committing many more to this discussion and to the idea of opening a
FECC.
ACC International Programme Office
Falstersgade 44, st.
DK-8000 Aarhus C
www.acc.eu.org
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
+45 7363 0043
+45 2425 3068
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