EDUC8 to build resilience

EDUC8 is an interdisciplinary, multi-track project conceptualised to build resilience in children and young people against radicalisation and polarisation through religious education in secondary schools and out-of-school settings.

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A religious education program

A curriculum for secondary schools that will be available on web/tablet platforms.

In-class discussions

Teacher-led in-class discussions to cultivate dialogue and appreciation of the other.

Socialisation Program

Exchanges between students from different faith groups in form of well-planned repetitive social activities.

Aims of the project

to equip the youth with the basics of other faiths to develop mutual understanding and empathy,
to lay solid foundation in their own faith to make them less open to manipulation by terrorist recruiters,
to create teacher-led in-class discussions to cultivate dialogue and appreciation of the other, and
to build friendships among religiously diverse individuals through smart encounters.

Strengths of the Project

The project is promising in that it:

targets the most vulnerable age group, young people.
builds transferrable capacity that can be used in school, prison, social work and work settings.
does not point fingers to Muslims, giving the message that they are seen as risk for the society.
The main colour of the project, storytelling is a crucial tool to develop overall personality and an age-old tradition to relate values.
Its modular structure makes it easily replicable in all member states (MS) with language adjustment.

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