EDUCATIONAL SERVICES
“Your way of educating gives us a sense of greater purpose outside of ourselves: you
have discussed with us rather than talking “at” us the idea behind the power of art
and how it can connect and challenge ideas for positive change. It inspire us to get
more involved in our own community, reminding us that we can do our part with
patience and selflessness to change what we believe is wrong.”
Reflections of the students after an Edu-actors class on Contemporary Global Issues. Somerset
Hills School District, NJ (USA)
TRAIN THE TRAINERS AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
We consult and advise on training for peacebuilding and conflict transformation through the humanities, first-hand narratives and the language of the arts. We offer pedagogical support and personalized training for educators, policy-makers, trainers and activists.
THEY TRUST EDU-ACTORS
Autonomous University of Madrid. DEMOSPAZ Institute (Spain)
City University of New York. Kupferberg Holocaust Center (USA)
Goethe Institute. DocLab (Vietnam)
International Christian University. Rotary Peace Center (Japan)
Perils and Promises of Diversity Initiative (Israel, USA, Colombia, Spain)
University of Barcelona (Spain)
“Edu-actors’ ability to interactively use art, oral history, language and technology in thoughtful and engaging ways holds great promise. The topics addressed are important, urgent and vital issues, and they are not well met by traditional approaches.”
James K Daly. Education Studies Department, Seton Hall University. Co-convener of the Perils and Possibilities of Diversity Initiative (USA, Israel, Colombia, Spain)
EDUCATIONAL CONTENT DESIGN
Edu-actors provides conceptual guidance and creation of educational modules, didactic materials, and teacher guides for primary, secondary and higher education, non-formal and community education, and capacity-building for educational, political and social institutions, and community-based organizations and NGOs.
We have designed objectives, pre-assignments, interactive sessions and assessments of the educational materials to engage students and teachers alike in learning from personal and collective real-life experiences, while developing a critical stance based on what they have sensed, felt, and discovered during the lessons.
THEY TRUST EDU-ACTORS
Autonomous University of Barcelona. Culture of Peace School (Spain)
Autonomous University of Madrid. DEMOSPAZ Institute (Spain)
Barcelona Town Hall (Spain)
City University of New York. Kupferberg Holocaust Center (USA)
Comenius Program (European Union)
Cordaid (Holland)
Democratic Memorial of Catalonia (Spain)
Fundación Cultura de Paz (Spain)
International Catalan Institute of Peace (Spain)
Japan ICU Foundation (Japan – USA)
Seton Hall University. Department of Educational Studies and the Center for Global Education (USA)
UNESCO Catalonia (Spain)
UNRWA Gaza (Palestine)
“Edu-actors’ methodologies focus on creating empathy (instead of resignation or anger), encouraging students and educators to become peace-builders in their own community, during these times of political unrest, economic uncertainty and health care crisis.”
Evaluations from faculty attending a Professional Development Workshop lead by Edu-actors. Kupferberg Holocaust Center. City University of New York (USA
GLOBAL EDUCATIONAL AND PEDAGOGICAL CONSULTANCY
We accompany peacebuilders through education in local contexts, in formal and non-formal educational settings, engaging in a deliberate and respectful dialogue with each specific cultural paradigm we interact with.
THEY TRUST EDU-ACTORS
International Nuremberg Principles Academy (Germany)
Javeriana University. Intercultural Studies Institute (Colombia)
National University of Ireland. Moore Institute (Ireland)
NOVACT (Western Sahara – Spain)
Rotary Peace Center (Japan)
Seton Hall University. Department of Educational Studies and the Center for Global Education (USA)
“Edu-actors’ methodologies generate educational approaches that enhance a humanistic pedagogy which links theoretical and empirical experience, by placing emphasis on the local context in an interconnected world, in which Peace and Conflict transformation can occur.”
Giorgio Shani, Ph. D. Director of the Rotary Peace Center. International Christian University (Japan)
INTERPERSONAL AND INTERCULTURAL DIALOGUE FACILITATION AND EDUCATIONAL COACHING
We bring pedagogical expertise to the “difficult dialogues” that take place within us, with our neighbors, and between organizations and communities. We facilitate educational tools that enhance a communication that we envision as essential to generate harmony in these three levels, and that allows access to an expansive and inclusive creativity, critical in any educational experience of personal and systemic transformation.
THEY TRUST EDU-ACTORS
Bergen Community College (USA)
International Nuremberg Principles Academy (Germany)
Javeriana University. Intercultural Studies Institute (Colombia)
Mémoire à quatre voix (France – Germany)
Petra Peacebuilding (USA)
Rutgers University. Center for the Study of Genocide and Human Rights (USA)
“I find the pedagogical approach provided by Edu-actors methodology to be very moving, revelatory as well as illustrative of engagement through dialogue and how this facilitates healing on the intrapersonal, interpersonal and social levels.”
John Giaimo, Bergen Community College (USA)
