CIVITAS
PARTNERSHIP EXCHANGE
Usti nad Labem, Czech Republic
January 12–16, 2006 |
A
partnership exchange, held in Usti nad Labem,
Czech Republic, January 12–16, 2006 provided
a cross-cultural professional exchange among Project
Citizen teachers from Michigan, Oklahoma,
Colorado, Slovakia and the Czech Republic.
School visits, field experiences and large and
small group seminar sessions provided opportunities
for thinking about how we can be more intentional
in linking Project Citizen study with the principles
of democracy. The exchange set a
context for the importance of understanding democracy
as it is reflected in Usti nad Labem, a city that
reflects the experiences of a people who have
lived under authoritarian regimes and with peoples
from other nations.
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Party Politics
Participants deepened their understanding of
the Czech parliamentary system and coalition building
by participating in a simulation of political party
activities.
Download
this multi-party simulation of the
Lower House of the Czech Parliament.
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Oklahoma
teacher, Donna Jo Garrison, made many promises on behalf
of the Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia.
Pavel Siman (Slovakia) sang the Communist International
anthem for the party. |
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Zdenka
Pistekova, CZ Republic, explains why
the Czech Social Democratic Party wants the
nation to follow “the blue river of Democracy”
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Jim
Troost, Michigan, passionately advocates for the Christian
Democratic Union Party. |
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Classroom
Visits
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6th
grade students at Jatecni High School consider
equality among people with different skills
and abilities.
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Conceptualizing
each nation's road to democracy
Participants
analyzed student work from Colorado, the Czech Republic
and Slovakia to understand youth perspectives on the
evolution of democracy in each nation.
Link:
Road to Democracy lesson (developed by Street Law, Inc.)
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Ryan
Ruddell, Thornton High School,
presents Colorado's Road to Democracy |
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