The Learning for Well-being Foundation launched a social media campaign on human core capacities. Core capacities are abilities that we use every day in order to explore and connect with ourselves, each other, and the world we live in. These are the cornerstones of the Learning for Well-Being Foundation’s work. As social networks and the […]
“When it comes to supporting the rights of children and addressing the harsh consequences of the pandemic, philanthropic organisations also play a key role. Already today, many foundations contribute actively to the well-being and support of children – and this both during the crisis as well as before and beyond”. In that sense the Chief […]
The EU Strategy on Children’s Rights was developed in consultation with 10,000 children, it includes actions and recommendations targeting the EU, Member States and the private sector. It will provide the framework for EU action to better promote and protect children’s rights and contains a set of measures for the EU to implement, addressing among […]
The presentation at our last Qoc meeting has been given by Professor Dr. Mathias Urban, who holds the Desmond Chair of Early Childhood Education at Dublin City University. He presented the ‘OECD’s International Early Learning and Child Well-being Study (IELS). Is this the way forward for the EU?’ The talk was followed by a group discussion on how children’s […]
led by ACT2gether Bolivia
2getherLAND Online is a campaign to promote partnership between children and adults for fairness and sustainability using different social media and virtual platforms in order to overcome physical distancing and still create together. In this campaign we aim to share the opinions, needs, feelings and ideas of children and adults from all ages on […]
A big thank you to the EFC for allowing us to present Act2gether and be part of the kick off meeting of their Children’s Thematic Network! https://www.efc.be/news-post/the-new-efc-childrens-thematic-network-kicks-off-with-an-exploratory-meeting-looking-at-childrens-participation-and-the-next-steps-of-the-network/
led by the Bertelsmann Foundation
Quality of Childhood at the European Parliament, on Tuesday 3rd September, 2019 “Our last Qoc meeting at the Parliament welcomed Marshall Marcus, the founder and the chairman of the Sistema Europe https://www.sistemaeurope.org This organisation gathers volunteer musical teachers, children and young people in orchestral and ensemble music-making programmes, to inspire and transform positively the lives of these children, […]
Brussels, 13 September 2019 Measuring what matters — according to Learning for Well-being perspectives — is essential for well-being, including for school children. Too often, however, standardized assessment in schools undermines children’s well-being rather than enabling each child to develop her or his unique potential. Yet even within the constraints of the existing system, teachers […]
