EDUCATING CITIES:
THE IMPORTANCE OF THE
CONCEPT IN THE WORK OF THE
EDUCATOR.
THE EXPERIENCE OF LISBON.
PAULO LOURO
EDUCATION
From latin
Educare – feed, rear, guide
Educere – changing, eliciting, get out
is a human activity directed to the development
of skills (to do), knowledge (to know), attitudes
(to be)
ongoing process aimed to improve the person in
being, knowing, doing and living
LIMITED REPRESENTATIONS OF
EDUCATION
ENTITIES: SCHOOL AND FAMILY
TIME: CHILDREN AND YOUTH
EDUCATION= INSTRUCTION
EDUCATION = FORMAL EDUCATION
FUNCTIONS OF EDUCATION
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INSTRUCTION
CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION
PREPARATION FOR ACTIVE LIFE
INTEGRATION IN SOCIETY
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
IMPORTANCE OF NON FORMAL
AND INFORMAL EDUCATION
CHARACTERISTICS OF FORMAL
EDUCATION
• HIERARCHICAL: TEACHER – STUDENT
• OBJECTIVES DEFINED BY A EXTERNAL
ENTITY
• BASED IN INDIVIDUAL COMPETITION
• SELECTIVE IN EACH LEVEL: NOT ALL
PROSPER FOR THE NEXT LEVEL
• GEARED TOWARDS THE FUTURE: LEARN
NOW AND PRACTICE LATER
CHARACTERISTICS OF NON FORMAL
EDUCATION
• THERE IS EDUCATIONAL INTENTIONALITY
• VOLUNTARY PARTICIPATION
• FLEXIBLE AND ADAPTED TO THE NEEDS OF
PARTICIPANTS
• PRACTICE AND PROBLEM SOLVING
• NO HIERARCHICAL RELATIONSHIP,
EDUCATOR IS A PROCESS FACILITATOR
• ACTIVE AND PARTICIPATORY
METHODOLOGIES
CHARACTERISTICS OF NON FORMAL
EDUCATION
VALUES THE EXPERIENCE AND
KNOWLEDGE OF PARTICIPANTS
POOL PLEASURE AND SATISFACTION TO
THE LEARNING PROCESS
NORMALLY OCCURS OUTSIDE THE SCHOOL
JACQUES DELORS (2004)
FORMAL EDUCATION SYSTEMS TEND TO
GIVE PRIORITY TO KNOWLEDGE
ACQUISITION DEVALUING OTHER FORMS
OF KNOWLEDGE. IS REQUIRED THE
DEFINITION OF NEW EDUCATIONAL
POLICIES
CHALLENGE
LIFELONG EDUCATION
CHANGES
AT THE PRODUCTION LEVEL
THE FAMILY STRUCTURES AND TIME WE
SPENT IN FAMILY
THE WAYS OF LEARNING
SOCIETY AND THE WAY WE RELATE WITH
EACH OTHER IN THE CITIES
CHARTER OF EDUCATING CITIES
Carta delle Città Educative
I. THE RIGHT TO AN EDUCATING CITY (IL
DIRITTO ALLA CITTÀ EDUCATIVA)
II. THE COMMITMENT OF THE CITY (L’IMPEGNO
DELLA CITTÀ)
III. SERVING ITS INHABITANTS (AL COMPLETO
SERVIZIO DELLE PERSONE)
http://www.edcities.org/en/wpcontent/uploads/sites/2/2014/03/Charter-inItalian.pdf
CHARTER OF EDUCATING CITIES
• AICE (ASSOCIAZIONE INTERNAZIONALE
CIDADES EDUCADORAS)
• 490 CITIES 5 CONTINENTES
• CHARTER 1990 BARCELONA
• 2004 GENOVA
• www.edcities.org
I. THE RIGHT TO AN EDUCATING CITY
• Lifelong education
• Education in Diversity
• Intergerational dialogue
• Innovation
• Formal education, non-formal, and informal
II. THE COMMITMENT OF THE CITY
• Memory and Identity
• Citzenship and participation
• Urban planning
• Sustainable Development
• Life Quality
III. SERVING ITS INHABITANTS
• Social cohesion/Social Justice
• Educational planning → Labor Market
• Training
• Civil society participation
• Fight Infoexclusion
LISBON PROJECTS
• SPORT INSPIRES ME
• OLIVAIS FARM SCHOOL
• SCHOOL PASSPORT
SPORT INSPIRES ME
MOTIVATION
• MODERN SOCIETY INCREASES SOCIAL
INEQUALITIES.
• EXCLUSION TAKES A SHAPE OF
MULTIDIMENSIONAL SOCIAL
PHENOMENON THAT INCLUDES NONPARTICIPATION.
• FUNDAMENTAL ROLE OF SPORT AS
VEHICLE OF POSITIVE VALUES
• WHITE BOOK OF EU SUGGESTS SOCIAL
INCLUSION TROUGH SPORT REGULAR
ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG AT
RISK
CONTEXT
• IN THE NINETIES WITH THE AIM OF CLEARING
SLUMS, A SPECIAL RE-HOUSING PLAN WAS
CREATED
• COMPULSIVE MOVEMENT OF PEOPLE,
SPECIALLY FOREIGNERS AND ETHNICAL
MINORITIES
• NO SOCIAL FACILITIES IN THESE
NEIGHBORHOODS
• CONCENTRATION OF PROBLEMS AND SOCIAL
STIGMA
• URBAN GHETTOS (VIOLENCE, TRAFFIC,
PROSTITUTION, ETC)
OBJECTIVES
• TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION
• TO ASSURE THE ACESS TO SPORT
ACTIVITIES IN MUNICIPAL FACILITIES
• TO DEVELOP CIVIC VALUES IN THE SCOPE
OF SPORT, SUCH AS FEELING OF
BELONGING, COOPERATION, SOLIDARITY
AND FAIR-PLAY
• TO EMPOWER THE PARTNERS FIELD
ACTIONS
• TO ENABLE NEIGHBORHOODS RESIDENTS
TO DEVELOP REGULAR SPORT ACTIVITIE
METHODOLOGY
• DINAMIC PARTNERSHIP WITH LOCAL
PUBLIC AND NON GOVERNAMENTAL
SOCIAL ENTITIES
• MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM
• PEOPLE WITH EXPERIENCE AND
KNOWLEDGE OF EACH COMMUNITY
ACTIONS
• REGULAR SPORT ACTIVITIES (INDOOR
SOCCER, SKATING, SWIMMING,
KICKBOXING, ETC)
• EDUCATION: TRAINING LOCAL RESIDENTS
TO DEVELOP REGULAR SPORT ACTIVITIES
FOR THE COMMUNITY
• CITIZENSHIP ACTIVITIES: TO CREATE A
FEELING OF IDENTITY AND BELONGING
(WORKSHOPS, SPORT FESTIVALS, …)
FUTURE ACTIONS
• REACH MORE URBAN AREAS
• INVESTMENT IN TRAINING YOUNG PEOPLE
FOR REFEREES AND COACHES
Lisbon’s City Farm,
bringing creativity towards a
sustainable use of a public space
MISSION
A PUBLIC SERVICE OF EXCELLENCE,
OFFERING SUPPORT FOR PEDAGOGICAL
ACTIVITIES,
ON
A
SPACE
WHICH
RECREATES A TYPICAL FARMING SCENARIO
THAT THEREBY FAVORS THE CONTACT
WITH OUR CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS,
ENCOURAGING SOCIALIZING AND SHARING
EXPERIENCES BETWEEN GENERATIONS.
PLACES AND SERVICES
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Orchards and plant nurseries;
Herb garden and greenhouses
Kitchens
Library
Workshops facilities
Stables and other animal facilities
Lakes, lawns and public facilities
Full access to handicaped people
ACTIVITIES
• INTEGRATION OF DISABLED YOUNG PEOPLE;
• VOLUNTEERS;
• INTEGRATION OF YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULTS
SUBJECTED TO APPROPRIATE LEGAL OR
PUNITIVE-EDUCATIONAL MEASURES;
• HOST OF YOUNG GRADUATE STUDENTS;
• PROMOTION OF TWO COMPETITIONS FOR
SCHOOLS (BUILDING OF SCARECROWS AND
CHILDREN’S STORIES);
• SUPPORT FOR SENIOR UNIVERSITY CERAMIC
AND ART CLASSROOMS
SCHOOL PASSPORT
MOTIVATION
• RANGE OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMES
• IMPORTANCE OF NON FORMAL EDUCATION
• 4 AREAS: CULTURE, SPORTS, SCIENTIFIC,
CIVICS
OBJECTIVES
• CONTRIBUTE TO THE FORMATION OF
INFORMED AND ENGAGED CITIZENS
• COORDINATE THE EDUCATIONAL
OFFERINGS OF THE CITY
• ENSURE THE PARTICIPATION OF
STUDENTS IN THREE VISITS PER YEAR
METHODOLOGY
• DEVELOPMENT AND DISSEMINATION OF
ANNUAL GUIDE
• RECEIPT OF REGISTRATION
• TRANSPORT ORGANIZATION
• MONITORING OF ACTIVITIES
RESULTS
• STUDENT‘S PROGRESS OVER FOUR YEARS
(PHYSICAL PASSPORT)
• RECOGNITION OF NON-FORMAL
EDUCATION
• ENHANCEMENT OF EDUCATIONAL AGENTS
OF THE CITY
• INTEGRATION OF NON-FORMAL IN THE
PLANNING OF TEACHERS
ITÁLIA
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Bologna, Brandizzo, Brescia, Busto Garolfo
Castelfiorentino, Collegno
Foggia
Genova
Orzinuovi
Pordenone, Portogruaro
Rávenna, Roma, Rovereto
Sacile, Settimo Torinese, Siracusa
Torino
Venezia, Vicenza
TURIM
LA ESCUELA ADOPTA UN MONUMENTO
Un programma che promuove la proprietà e la
tutela del patrimonio storico di Torino.
http://www.edcities.org/wpcontent/uploads/2014/05/experiencia-destacadaES-18-turin.pdf
ROMA
ARRESTO PER TABELLA VANDALISMO
http://w10.bcn.es/APPS/edubidce/pubExperienciesA
c.do?accio=cercar&quants=0&ce=458&pubididi=2
CASTELFIORENTINO
Dialogo e la convivenza nello spazio pubblico
http://w10.bcn.es/APPS/edubidce/pubExperienci
esAc.do?idexp=29005&accio=veure&idioma=2&
pubididi=2
La partecipazione e la mobilità
http://w10.bcn.es/APPS/edubidce/pubExperienci
esAc.do?idexp=29445&accio=veure&idioma=2&
pubididi=2
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION
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