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UNESCO

five themesfour pillarsone ASPnet

Stijn Dhert2011 April, 15


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UNUnited Nations

1945: 51 countries

2010: 192 countries

International governmental organizationCooperation:

international law

international security

economic development

social progress

human rights

achievement of world peace

http://www.un.org/en/
http://www.un.org/en/http://www.un.org/en/


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Created by theUnited Nations General Assembly

UNESCOUnited Nations

Educational,Scientific

and Cultural

Organization


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An overview

What is UNESCO?

What does UNESCO do?

UNESCO on Education

The Four Pillars of EducationThe Four Pillars put into Practice


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What is UNESCO?

Founded on 16 November 1945

The Preamble to the Constitution of UNESCO: Sincewars begin in the m inds o f men, i t is in the minds of

men that the defences o f peace must be

constructed.The founding fathers believed:

in ful l and equal oppo rtun i t ies fo r education for al l

in the unrestr ic ted purs ui t of object ive truth

and in the free exchange of ideas and know ledge


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Wat does UNESCO do today

A laboratory of ideas and a standard-setter to forgeuniversal agreements on emerging ethical issues.

A clearinghousefor the dissemination and sharing ofinformation and knowledgewhile helping Member

States to build their human and institutional capacities indiverse fields.

The promotor of international co-operation among its 193Member States and six Associate Members in the fieldsof

Education

Science

Culture

Communication


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An overview

What is UNESCO?



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UNESCO deploys its action in the fields of

Education,

Natural Sciences,

Social and Human Sciences,

Culture,

Communication and Information.


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Social and Human Sciences

The social and human sciences have a vital role to play in helping tounderstand and interpret the social, cultural and economic environment.

UNESCOs priorities in the field of Social and Human Sciences:

Ethics of science and technology, with emphasis on bioethics

Promotion of human rights and the fight against all forms of discrimination,

racism, xenophobia and related intolerance through activities in UNESCOsfield of competence

Foresight, philosophy, human sciences, democracy and the enhancementof human security

Management of social transformation

http://www.unesco.org/new/en/social-and-human-sciences/
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Culture

Preserving and respecting the specificity of each culture,while ensuring that it preserves and respects thespecificities of another culture, and involving it in anapproach that bring them together and extends beyondthem in a more interactive and interdependent world, isthe challenge which must be met by the international

community and, on its behalf, by UNESCO and itspartners.

UNESCOs cultural priorities:

Promoting cultural diversity, with special emphasis onthe tangible and intangible heritage

Cultural policies as well as intercultural and interfaithdialogue and understanding

Cultural industries and artistic expressions

http://portal.unesco.org/culture/en/

http://www.unesco.org/en/rapprochement-of-cultures/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fIFbJw3pks
http://portal.unesco.org/culture/en/http://www.unesco.org/en/rapprochement-of-cultures/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fIFbJw3pkshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fIFbJw3pkshttp://www.unesco.org/en/rapprochement-of-cultures/http://www.unesco.org/en/rapprochement-of-cultures/http://www.unesco.org/en/rapprochement-of-cultures/http://www.unesco.org/en/rapprochement-of-cultures/http://www.unesco.org/en/rapprochement-of-cultures/http://portal.unesco.org/culture/en/


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Communication and information

Communication and Information programs are rooted in UNESCOs

Constitution, which requires the Organization to promote the freeflow of ideas by word and image.

The main objective for UNESCO is to build a knowledge societybased on the sharing of knowledge and incorporating all the socio-cultural and ethical dimensions of sustainable development.

UNESCOs priorities in the field of Communication and Information: Empowering people through access to information and knowledge

with special emphasis on freedom of expression

Promoting communication development

Advancing the use of ICTs for education, science and culture

http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/ev.php

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivqzt1lmg3A
http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/ev.phphttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivqzt1lmg3Ahttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivqzt1lmg3Ahttp://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/ev.php


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An overview

What is UNESCO?


UNESCO on Education


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The millenium Goals (VN)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ReRx12QUv54

Also

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nuvl9vOZedE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYy97YYlSdw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4dpPNYWkYk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icgHZKpyx-I

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3p2VLTowAA

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http://www.un.org/millenniumgoals/


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UNESCO on Education(at the heart of the organisation)

UNESCO's core mandate: education for all.UNESCO believes that education is key to social and economicdevelopment.

UNESCO works for a sustainable world with just societies that valueknowledge, promote a culture of peace, celebrate diversity anddefend human rights, achieved by providing EFA

The mission of the UNESCO Education Sector is to:

Provide international leadershipto create learning societies witheducational opportunities for all populations

Provide expertise and foster partnershipsto strengthen nationaleducational leadership and the capacity of countries to offer

quality education for all.


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Learning: the treasure within

International Commission on

Education for the Twenty-first

Century Chairman: Jacques

Delors

Education throughout life is

based upon four pillars


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The four pillars of education (UNESCO, 1996)

Learning to know

Learning to do

Learning to live together

Learning to be

See: http://www.unesco.org/delors/fourpil.htm
http://www.unesco.org/delors/fourpil.htmhttp://www.unesco.org/delors/fourpil.htm


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Learning to know

Learning to know lays the foundations of lifelong learning

It is about basic knowledge that we need to be able to

understand our environment and to live in dignity

It is about competences to acquire information andsearch actively for knowledge

It is about arousing curiosity, allowing to experience the

pleasures of research and discovery

It is about developing the powers of concentration,memory and thought

Learning to know is learning to learn


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Learning to do

Learning to do refers to the acquisition of practical skills,but also of social and psychological skills

It refers to an aptitude for teamwork and initiative, and a

readiness to take risks.

It is about personal initiative and the ambition to innovateIt is about the competence of putting what we have

learned into practice so as to act creatively on our

environment.

Learning to do enables us to turn our knowledge intoeffective innovations.


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Learning to live together

Learning to live togetheris the pillar that the UNESCOCommission emphasizes more than any other.

It refers to developing an understanding of others through

dialogueleading to empathy, respect and appreciation.

And, if we are to understand others, we must first knowourselves.

It is about recognizing our growing interdependence,

about experiencing shared purposes, and about

implementing common projects and a joint future (peace,education for all, environment)


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Learning to be

Learning to be is founded on the fundamental principle

that education needs to contribute to the all-round

development of each individual

It is about the broadening of care for each aspect of the

personality

It deals with the freedom of thought, feeling and

imagination that we need to act more independently, with

more insight, more critically, and more responsibly.

The end of education is

to discover and open

the talents which are hidden

like a treasure within every person


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Is it?

Learning to know, to do and to live together

in order to be?

Learning to know, to do and to be

in order to live together?


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An overview

What is UNESCO?


UNESCO on Education

The Four Pillars of EducationThe Four Pillars put into Practice


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ASPnet

ASPnet is a network of committed schools

engaged in

fostering and delivering quality education

in pursuit ofpeace, liberty, justiceand human development

in order to

meet the pressing educational needsof children and

young people throughout the world.

ASPnet: A Quality Network for Quality Education


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ASPnet

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ASPnet: evolution

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ASPnet: school levels

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Caribbean

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Teacher Training


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ASPnets comparative advantagefrom the international viewpoint

broad network across all continents and involving all typesof schools

spirit of voluntarism and committed hard work at all levels

supporting intercultural learning and contacts between

schools worldwidestrong visibility of UNESCO

Dialogue of UNESCO with children and youth

potential to serve as a laboratory for pedagogical materials,

approaches and methods on UNESCO prioritiesensuring the international sharing of good practices

developing a multiplier effect in promoting QEFA


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ASPnets comparative advantageat the school level

for teachers

supporting professional development as agents of change

for students:

development of intercultural and life skills, universal values

for both:

improvement of the content of curricula

development of participatory methods of teaching and

learning

enhancing the climate of the classroom


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2003 Auckland Declaration outlines (a.o.)ASPnet schools

are navigators for peace and agents of change

contribute to the achievement of the UN MDGs

contribute to the achievement of UNESCOs strategies and

programmes in education, science, culture and communication

are instrumental to achieving Education for Allare laboratories of ideas on innovative approaches for quality EfA

translate the 4 Pillars of Education into reality in the classroom

implement innovative approaches towards cooperative learning

without frontiers and commitment to international solidarity

exchange ideas, knowledge and experience among educational

institutions locally, nationally and internationally


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ASPnet membership

Pre-primary, primary, secondary and vocational schoolsas well as teacher-training institutions (public or private)

An educational project on one or several of ASPnetsstudy themes

Support of the National Commission for UNESCOLong-term commitment on the part of the school principaland teaching staff

Involvement of students, teachers and parents

A coordinator to liaise between National Commission andschool

An annual report


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ASPnet Major Themes of Study

World Concerns and the role of the United Nations

system

Education for Sustainable Development

Peace, Human Rights and Tolerance

Intercultural Learning and Intercultural Dialogue


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ASPnet: good practices

First Collection of Good Practices (2008)

Quality Education

http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0016/001627/162766e.p

df

Second Collection of Good Practices (2009)

Education for Sustainable Development

http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0018/001812/181270e.p

df
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0016/001627/162766e.pdfhttp://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0016/001627/162766e.pdfhttp://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0018/001812/181270e.pdfhttp://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0018/001812/181270e.pdfhttp://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0018/001812/181270e.pdfhttp://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0018/001812/181270e.pdfhttp://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0016/001627/162766e.pdfhttp://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0016/001627/162766e.pdf


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