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The mission of Forum for Freedom in Education (FFE) is to develop, enhance and implement educational programs and projects as well as influence public policies with the aim of advancement of Croatian education system, in line with FFE basic values (such as democracy, human rights and child wellbeing).
In the next strategic period, FFE will achieve its mission is to:
1.) Contribute to development of democratic, inclusive and sustainable school (School Democratization).
2.) Improve wellbeing and active participation of children and youth in all their diversity, with special emphasis on the resilience and recovery from the crisis (Wellbeing and participation of children and youth)
3.) Actively contribute to widening and empowering a network of educators for democracy (Supporting Civil society)
4.) Advocate for FFE strategic goals (Advocacy for democracy in education)
5.) Organizational development of FFE.
Our focus is on: School democratization (civic education); Personal and Social Competences (mental health, diversity, wellbeing, participation), Teaching advancement (advancing teaching methodology and emergency education); and Youth programs.
Within the education system we recognize a variety of needs of our target groups (children, youth, teachers, educators, counsellors, principals, policy makers, parents). Currently the system is dealing with consequences of triple crisis: pandemic, earthquakes, war in Ukraine, and all stakeholders will need specific support in providing psychosocial support and continued learning to all children as well as refugee children and parents. With the societies changing dramatically, all stakeholders will need to deepen their understanding of human rights, democracy, law and politics, sustainability, climate change, peace education as well as mental health protection. Schools will have to make their contribution in building a democratic, inclusive and sustainable society.