SCHOOL CURRICULUM FOR OPTIONAL SUBJECT
ACTIVE CITIZENSHIP THROUGH DIALOGUE BETWEEN GENERATIONS
Presentation note The curriculum for the subject “Active citizenship through intergenerational dialogue” is a curricular offer for an optional subject for secondary education, belonging to the curricular area “Man and Society”. This curricular offer has been designed to be applied during a school year in secondary schools, with a time allocation of one hour per week. The proposed school curriculum is justified from the perspective of its intergenerational character: children and adults (young and old) are encouraged to collaborate in various educational activities, aiming at: Ø promoting active citizenship, dialogue and solidarity between generations; Ø increasing socialization/relationship of children, through individual or group interactions, with people from different backgrounds and ages; Ø increasing the degree of integration into society as students and future adults; Ø improving students’ education, their cognitive performance, through a greater access to information; Ø improving the relationship between children, their parents and grandparents; Ø mutual understanding between generations and removing barriers to relationships; Ø maintaining the vitality of the elderly, teaching others and learning from others; Ø increasing interest in their own development and increasing the quality of life. Education for active citizenship is a necessity of contemporary education. The present school curriculum places a major emphasis on the active dimension of civic education, by practicing in different contexts, civic competences, attitudes and behaviours, contributing to the emphasis of the practical-applicative character of teaching-learning-evaluation processes. The structure of the curriculum includes the following components:
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General competences
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Specific competences and examples of learning activities
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Contents of learning
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Methodological suggestions
General competences: 1. Identifying information from different sources in different fields as part of the mechanisms of knowledge and understanding of the real world. 2. Cooperating with adults (young and old) to solve theoretical and practical problems, manifesting initiative and creativity. 3. Manifesting in different life contexts of social behaviour – active and responsible, appropriate to a changing world.
Specific competences and examples of learning activities 1.Identification from different sources of information from different fields as part of mechanisms for knowledge and understanding of the real world Specific competencies
Examples of learning activities
1.1. Identifying information about your identity
-analysing of the genealogical tree -drawing your own family -searching for information about ancestors
1.2. Understanding the concept of -discussions about parents and grandparents or other adult persons close to students (as perceived by children) maturity and aging -The expectations tree : what students would like to know from mature or older people 1.3. How I imagine my own future?
-drawing and writing down important events from birth to the present and imagining significant future events (studies, profession, family events) -Design: Me in the future
1.4. The perception of history as a -meetings with people from other generations living, permanent process -discovering other places and spaces through communication with senior interlocutors coming from outside the school - time-based exercises - observation exercises of events -comparing past experiences with present ones 1.5. Cultural, humanistic and scientific -interviews addressed to seniors -analysis of family members development -thematic conversations -directed observation of real situations -making sketches, drawings, graphic representations -watching some movie/pps sequences -general culture competitions 2
- the story/ hearing of real events - building questions about the events presented 1.6. To increase interest in a particular presentation of significant personal items and favourite area and to discover preferred activities activities -study and description of objects -Drawing/painting/collage: What I like to do. - presentation of the collections "The little Collector" -riddles about hobbies and favorite activities. - making posters, advertisements, announcements thematic files 2. Cooperation with adults (young and old) to solve theoretical and practical problems, manifesting initiative and creativity Specific competencies
Examples of learning activities
2.1. The fulfillment of some roles/responsibilities real or imagined, in a group
- exercises of involvement in solving a work task, according to the role assumed within the group -simulation game in the presentation of some events - communication exercises on given topics -exercises for mimic and pantomimic rendering of some actions and states -situational game -workshops for making simple works, making collections, experiments, practicing local customs and traditions, a dynamic/ sports game, etc.
2.2. Positive relationship with adults in solving some tasks simple to work
-dialogue with different people - role-playing games involving group interactions based on tolerant attitudes, solidarity and self-help; -use stories, images, films that stimulate positive relationships between children and adults and joint participation in activities -group work exercises composed of children and adults, to stimulate intergenerational cooperation - role-playing games that involve the fulfillment of roles and responsibilities in the group
2.3. Participation in joint actions with adults, -collecting information about a particular activity demonstrating initiative and creativity in a group - consultation of articles in children's magazines a biography of well-known people - create a small dictionary with specific terms for 3
an activity -creating a mini database with different types of information from different fields of activity - own interpretation of old photographs photolaguage
3. Manifesting, in different life contexts, active and responsible social behavior appropriate to a changing world Specific competencies
Examples of learning activities
3.1. The formation of habits of active - observing the unfolding of events civic behaviour in different social - highlighting citizen attitudes in different situations - identification of norms of active moral-civic behaviour in groups various social groups; - free expression of opinions about different situations in life; - readings to raise awareness of moral actions - musical auditions - the story of personal facts and events 3.2. Applying the skills of active moral- -establish rules of conduct in different situations civic behavior in relationships with -game-exercises to simulate life situations - thematic debates starting from events and practices of adults in different life situations school/family/social life - adapting the behavior to the needs and requests of the group to which it belongs; questions about intergenerational collaboration analyze your own moral values writing letters, congratulations organizing social events 3.3. Relationship with adults based on - thematic conversations about current social events positive affective states, in various life - adapting games to group life -expressing personal experiences in common actions contexts -making promotional materials for activities to promote the values of active citizenship and dialog between generations (posters, flyers, leaflets); - literary gatherings with guests from among seniors - organizing school celebrations with the support of adults -participation in visits, excursions - common child-adult competitions, on different topics -voluntary actions
Contents of learning 4
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Me, along with others
1. Personal identity – I know where I come from (genealogical tree) 2. Time machine – I know where I am going (the notion of maturity and aging) 3. Identity and change - me, us, others Always together for a better life II. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Generations – face to face Childhood of yesterday and today The old school From grandma's jobs Favorite activities and hobbies Life styles, traditions and habits from then and now
III . The art of succeeding in life 1. Journey in life - stories of friendship between generations 2. Podium with goals IV. We learn from the experience of seniors • Gardening, science, painting, origami, sewing, weaving, cooking, fashion, music, poetry, theatre, foreign languages, dance, etc. workshops. V. The champions of yesterday and today 1. Meetings with former champions in the Olympics in various dsubjects and former champions in various sports (chess, gymnastics, swimming, karate, etc.) 2. Joint competitions on different themes/ general culture competitions - My family, chess players - In the world of The One Who Knows It All VI. Connections of the heart 1. Voluntary actions 2. Preparation of celebrations: A Bridge over time Bridges between generations Youth Without old age
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