Description
Excluding, anti-Semitist and prejudicing actions are getting current, not only in public talk and in news, but between youngsters, too. Educational documents about the history of Jewish are hardly available for the students. The main objective of the project is to create localized educational programs that helps youth to get to know their hometowns’ cultural values and history thus students becoming responsible citizens, and they will be more open for the social diversity. The project promoter aims to elaborate interactive educational programs titled Jewish Local History Walks. In 4 countryside towns local museums and archives are visited; stories and videos connected to the tour are searched. Draft programs, test-walks will be made then the local walks will be announced and implemented. Training with invited lecturers for teachers will be organized, and the educational program will be presented. An evaluation will close the project. The target group of the project includes high school students and their teachers, other students participating in walks, the educators of the organization, members of Jewish youth organizations, and participants of the training.
Summary of project results
Educational documents about the history of Jewish are hardly available for the students. Thus the main objective of the project was to create localized educational programs that help youth to get to know their hometowns’ cultural values and history. 4 educators and 79 pupils were involved from 4 towns: Békéscsaba, Pécs, Szeged and Aszód. After the selection of educators, a Kick-off training was organized where the method and the experiences of the previous Budapest-based project were introduced. Educators started the local history research with the help of the involved pupils and also the research in the USC Soá Archive. The “Additional Grant” made it possible to involve another town which was Miskolc and to elaborate a 6-occasion organizational development process. Pupils were active in all part of elaborating the walks e.g. choosing the directions and traverse them. Altogether 47 video interviews were selected to the interactive walks, 15 practice walks and 28 actual walks with visitors were realized. Before launching the walks for visitors, participating pupils – who became leaders of the local walks – visited the Budapest one so they really had an example from their peer group and these events helped them to become more committed to the theme. The project helped youngsters to develop their critical thinking and they become more open towards minorities. Educators were inspired by the innovative teaching method that fits to the national curriculum’s requirements.
Summary of bilateral results