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Fifteen students from Syria
and Jordan participated in a week long training camp on media and civic
education in Amman.
Organized by the Jordanian Centre for Civic Education
Studies, the workshop provided student with hands-on training on news reporting,
investigative writing and analysis as well as new media, crisis management,
leadership and citizenship.
The camp which kicked off Saturday Nov.14 and concluded
Nov. 20 is one of a series of workshops that brought dozens of students from
Syria, Jordan and Egypt together to improve their writing and working skills and
introduce them to the world of media.
Nabil al Sharif, the Minister of State for Media Affairs
and Communications, presented the students with certificates and prizes and
delivered a small speech in which he called on all students to be the tool of
change in the Arab world.
“While reading the workshop’s agenda, we come across an
important aspect, its focus on youth who are the hope of this nation and are an
important factor in the building and prosperity process,” said the minister.
“Our hope for change lies on the youth of this nation… a
change that achieves development and is associated with technology,” added al
Sharif while calling on the participants to care for community development
issues and the wellbeing of Arab citizens.
During the event, students were divided into five groups,
each of which worked on a project related to the topics addressed at the
workshop. Two groups worked on TV shows, another group on a radio show and the
rest wrote newspaper reports. They were also taken on site visits to Reuters
News Agency, al Sijjil political magazine, Farah al Nas Radio Stations and The
Jordan Times English Newspaper.
Most students said they benefited a great deal from the
topics addressed in the training camp and called for similar events in the
region.
“We were amazed at the performance of the civic education
trainers who interacted with us and went beyond the rigid and academic frame
that we are used to,” said one students. “ We definitely need more such
workshops that address topics that are of great importance to us and our work in
the future.”
The Jordanian Center for Civic Education Studies (JCCES) is conducting a four day civic education workshop for 21 elementary teachers in partnership with Konrad Adenaur Stiftung in Amman. The teachers who are attending the workshop on 10, 17, 24, 31October, 2009 will implement the Foundations of Democracy program in grades 1-3 in UNRWA and private schools.
Organized by the Idaho Human Rights Education Center, a delegation of 12
Idaho educators and friends
of the Center participated in a two-week study
tour of Jordan from October
14 to 28,2009. Participants included Dr. Marilyn
Howard, former Idaho
Superintendent of Public Instruction, Alta Graham,
principal of Centennial
High School, and Dr. Dan Prinzing, Education
Director at the
Center. The purpose of the study tour was to provide a
first-hand experience in
the Middle East that included an opportunity to
meet with the Center's
partner: The Jordanian Center for Civic
Education Studies (JCCES).
JCCES arranged a visit for the delegation to the Jubilee School, to meet with
the students who are implementing civic education projects, and hosted a meeting
with US Embassy officials from the Cultural Affairs Office.
Conference in Karak to Train Students on Civic Education and Citizenship Rights
Al-Ghadd
Newspaper, issue # 1724,
Thursday 14 May 2009
Hshal Adhayleh
Al-Karak
The Civic Education Conference “Project Citizen” opened yesterday in Karak. The Conference is organized by the Jordanian Center for Civic Education Studies (JCCES) in cooperation with the Ministry of Education, the participation of students and teachers from the Karak Education Directorates and the support of the Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI).
The Director of the Training Division of the Ministry of Education, Dr. Mohammad Al-Zu’bi, stated that the project aims to develop education towards knowledge economy through discussing the inputs of the education process, its operations and outputs and through adopting "National and Civic education" as an independent syllabus.
He pointed out that the Ministry translated this interest through a work-plan that would establish a unified social weave that promotes awareness and belonging to the nation in an atmosphere of freedom and the order of law.
She noted that His Majesty King Abdullah
II’s proclamation of the Jordan First slogan aimed to devote the concept of
citizenship as a fundamental right for each Jordanian citizen, to deepen the
national identity, to reject all aspects of extremism and to expand tolerance
and acceptance of others. She pointed out the devotion of JCCES to the Jordan
First slogan through assisting students in dedicating their abilities to
participate efficiently and responsibly in
She indicated that the JCCES worked on training a number of teachers, educational supervisors and school headmasters from the Ministry of Education on Project Citizen to enable them to supervise the implementation of student-prepared projects that serve the local community.
Al Sabeel Newspaper, issue # 877, 16 May 2009
Al-Tafieleh – Mohammad Al-Khasbah
Al-Tafieleh
Education Directorate participated in "Project Citizen" which is implemented by
the Ministry of Education in cooperation with the
The Director of JCCES, Mona Al-Alami, referred to the work of the Center with the Division of Training, Development and Educational Supervision in the past years to train a number of teachers, educational supervisors and school headmasters from the Ministry of Education in all the Kingdom’s Governorates on "Project citizen". The training enables the teachers to supervise students’ implementation of projects that serve the community and that are inspired by the local environment and to work on preparing a citizen who is committed to his/her duties and belongs to his/her country and nation.
Al Dustour, issue # 15027 on May 16, 2009
Karak – Al Dustour Amin Al-Ma’aytah
Mr. Al-Zu’bi stated that the project aims to develop education towards knowledge economy through discussing the inputs of the education process, its operation and output, and including national and civic education in the educational syllabi as an independent curriculum. He noted that the project intends to enable students to visit national institutions, familiarize themselves with relevant social problems and propose viable solutions from the students’ perspectives.
He highlighted the interest of His Majesty King Abdullah II to make Jordan a regional model through emphasizing the quality of desired education; and noted that the Ministry addressed His Majesty’s interest in a work-plan, which would lead to establishing a unified social weave that promotes awareness and belonging to the nation in an atmosphere of freedom and the order of law.
The Director of JCCES, Mona Al-Alami, said that the Center aims, through its philosophy, to promote excellence and innovation so as to support learners and to develop the educational environment for the students so that they may come up with solutions to the problems which they face. The Center intends to prepare a citizen who is committed to his duties and belongs to his country and nation.
She indicated that JCCES worked on training a number of teachers, educational supervisors and school headmasters from the Ministry of Education on Project Citizen to enable teachers to supervise the implementation of student-prepared projects that serve the local community.
Ms. Al-Alami affirmed the commitment of JCCES to cooperate with all relevant parties on civic education and human rights, pointing out that there were 5 winning projects from the 24 competing projects this year, namely: "Medical Errors" from Al-Qasr, "Utilization of Youth’s Free Time" from Qasabat Al-Karak, "Water Shortage" from Al-Tafieleh, "Internet Abuse" from Southern Mazar and "Uncovered Irrigation Ponds" from Southern Aghwar.
