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SOCIS

This project aims to support the development of Sociocracy in European Schools, in order to foster the emergence of innovative and democratic educational centers enabling all school actors to actively participate in the decision-making process and where every voice is heard.

objectives

  • we want to explore where European schools of different types have already had experience with sociocracy, to find out what challenges they have encountered and what benefits they have been able to derive from them;

 

  • to organize several focus groups and workshops for interested schools, to spread the knowledges and practices of sociocracy in schools;

 

  • to develop a handbook for schools and all their actors, which can support them in introducing sociocracy in European schools.

activities

  • Activity 1-RESEARCH: a innovative study to explore and investigate and divulge features, benefits and implications of applying sociocracy into European schools;

 

  • Activity 2- WORKSHOP: four free online seminars to spread knowledge about Sociocracy in schools;

 

  • Activity 3- GUIDELINES: to help Schools start using sociocracy, activating a process of democratization and inclusion and follow best practices.

duration

01.04.2022-01.08.2023
(16 months)

target groups

  • Young people with fewer opportunities
  • Young people with disabilities
  • Young women
  • Youth workers and educators

call

This project is under the KA2 COOPERATION PARTNERSHIP PROJECT n° 2021-2-BE02-KA210-SCH-000048971 call

partnerships

Soziokratie Zentrum (Austria)
Quality Education in Europe for Sustainable Social Transformation (Belgium)

Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor EACEA can be held responsible for them.

Related publications

Guidelines: Sociocracy in schools

Workshop proceedings: Sociocracy in schools

sociocracy research report compressed

Research report: Sociocracy in schools

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