Zagreb, July 22, 2021
Together with Nikica Torbica (DKolektiv) and Lina Jurjević (Hermes), on Wednesday, July 10th, we held a workshop for history and social science teachers about antiwar and peace initiatives in Croatia during the 1990s, a topic which is marginalized within the collective memory and the educational curriculum. The workshop was attended by 30 teachers from different parts of Croatia, all of whom were interested in expanding their lesson plan by encompassing this topic, particularly as part of 8th-grade elementary education and 4th-grade high school education, as well as within civic education curricula.
We presented the lesson plan on “Peace activism in Croatia and the region in the 1990s”, which was written by dr.sc. Maja Nenadović and edited by Nikica Torbica. The lesson plan includes an introductory reflection regarding key terms relevant to the topic, such as peace, activism, and nonviolence. Then, the lesson plan offers four different activities which allow the students to explore this topic. Three out of four activities rely on the use of learning materials which contain photographs on one side, and text on the other, presenting various people, organizations, key events, and terms related to peace activism in Croatia and the region in the 1990s. One of the activities asks the students to select photographs that they find the most interested, get to know the material, and then present it in a small group, thereby learning from one another. The second activity also creates the space for peer-to-peer learning by making and presenting posters with photographs and information which stood out the most to the students. The third activity utilizes the learning materials in the form of a quiz, while the last activity includes watching video interviews with peace activists. Finally, the lesson plan also offers ideas for homework assignments.
All interested may access the lesson plan here: http://cgo-cce.org/izdavastvo/ljudska-prava-izdavastvo/#.YOxT40kzaUl, and the learning material here:
This workshop is part of the project “Different paths – shared values”, which the Youth Initiative for Human Rights – Croatia is implementing in partnership with the Center for civic education (Montenegro), The Association for Modern History (B&H), and German foundations forumZFD and Heinrich Böll (HBS), with the financial support of the European Union through the program Europe for Citizens.