NECE festival 2025: HOPE
02/09/2025
Towards the end of last autumn, we took part in the NECE session Transformative Experiences in Civic Education, held online in November 2025
20/01/2026
As our societies face complex challenges, how can civic education truly empower citizens to act for a more just, peaceful, and sustainable future?
Join our FREE online workshop to explore the meaning, importance, and methods of transformative experiences in civic education.
On November 25, 2025, the webinar “Transformative Experiences in Civic Education” took place as a free online event bringing together education professionals to reflect on the role of civic education as a tool for social transformation. The session featured inspiring practices and international perspectives, highlighting innovative approaches to fostering a more just, peaceful, and engaged citizenship.
Speakers include:
The speakers explored how transformative civic experiences can foster epistemic, personal, and communal change, emphasizing collaboration, democratic participation, and community engagement. Contributions included reflections on designing meaningful non-formal civic education experiences (Andrew Peterson and Juan Luis Fuentes), teen-centered approaches to civic thriving through innovative educational design (Fernande Raine and Susan Rivers), and inspiring practices from Brazil that highlighted the role of civic education in strengthening democratic culture and public policy (João Tavares). The session offered concrete frameworks, tools, and real-world examples to support educators in creating impactful civic learning experiences.
