The Center for Interactive Pedagogy’s Project Undergoes Successful External Evaluation in Serbia

November 2007

The Center for Interactive Pedagogy (CIP) has undergone an external evaluation for their project “Equal Chances in Secondary Schooling” (funded by Pestalozzi Children’s Foundation and Fund for an Open Society Serbia).  During the project, CIP conducted ESJ trainings for secondary school professors and NGO Roma Activists.  These participants then went on to conduct workshops for their own students in “mixed pairs” (professor and Roma activist.)  The evaluation documented extremely positive feedback from participants, who stated that the relationship among children is changing, and that compared to when the children entered the first grade in September, the children are almost unrecognizable – they are more aware of each other and care more for each other.

The evaluation revealed that the children participating in the training were truly thrilled with the methodology used.  They feel that they hardly communicated with their teachers before, but now they are active participants in their own learning process and much more comfortable with differences and their own identities.  Professors and teachers involved in the project have introduced many new activities, including ESJ posters and peer education.

For more information, please contact Milena Mihajlovic at ciip@sezampro.yu.

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