My Personal History in the Multicultural Mosaic Community

Project Number: CRO2

Country: Croatia

Institutions/Departments: Nansen Dialogue Centre Osijek, Museum of Slavonia in Osijek

URL: http://www.ndcosijek.hr/projekt-moja-osobna-povijest-u-multikulturalnom-mozaiku-zajednice/ (only in Croatian)

Publication/Material: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0Bz3qYH9UBaWccllLel96ZW9UZDQ/edit (only in Croatian)

Project leader and contact person: Nansen Dialog Center

Duration: 2012-2013

Short Description:

During the school year 2012/2013, the Nansen Dialog Center in cooperation with the Museum of Slavonia in Osijek conducted a project titled "My Personal History in the Multicultural Mosaic of the Community". The project was carried out in the eight schools of Osijek-Baranja and Vukovar-Srijem County as an extracurricular activity affiliated with the subject "Cultural and spiritual heritage of the homeland.” The project introduced students to their own family heritage and to the family heritage of students of other ethnic backgrounds. The idea behind the project was to strengthen the value and potential of tradition in preserving national, religious and family identity. The project comprised a series of activities: Presentations and workshops for teachers, organized by the curators of the Museum of Slavonia in Osijek, aimed to educate teachers about the collection, description and marking of ethnographic material, how to make family trees, and more. Educators received training in field research, specifically family history research with personal storytellers. They were also taught how to work with secondary sources such as photos and archival records. The project included an exhibition and a joint workshop for parents, teachers and students. The results and applied project methodology continues to be disseminated in schools interested in similar topics and projects.

Implementation: 2012-2013, the project has ended but presentation of project methodology and results continues

Target Group(s), age & context: Primary education; elementary teachers and pupils

Approach/Method: Lecture series for teachers

Type: Project and field teaching, creative workshops, visits to museums, culture institutions, networking - common meetings of students and teachers

Funding: A combination of EU agencies, Croatian Ministries, and European NGOs.

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