Established in 1991 with the mission of promoting

Established in 1991 with the mission of promoting the forming and strengthening of civil society in Estonia. As of 2007 JTI has 4 independent centres: -Training Centre -Human Rights Centre -Civic Education centre -Global Education Centre Number of employees: 12 Address: Pärnu mnt. 67, 10135 Tallinn, Estonia

Global Education Centre Established in 2007 with the aim of: -raising the awareness of Estonian population on global challenges -promoting tolerance, respect for human rights, and solidarity towards people from poorer regions. Offers: -documentary films -teaching materials and methods -trainings and workshops -school links with schools in Afghanistan and Africa -exhibitions and campaigns. . . and a lot more! Director Johanna Helin, number of employees 6

The films and educational materials can be found at the www. maailmakool. ee portal. It includes all the global education materials for schools that have been developed in Estonia. The portal is run by Jaan Tõnisson Institute in cooperation with Humana Estonia and Estonian Green Movement. A special youth portal with more interacive materials was developed in 2009 and can be found in noorte. maailmakool. ee

Current projects of the GE centre (1): Watch and Change – development education though documentary films is a project which uses contemporary interesting documentaries on global themes as method and material in global education. It is based on the experience of a Czech organisation People in Need which is also the lead partner in the project. Other partners are People in Peril (Slovakia) and Civic Education Centre (Poland). From the project mediatheque teachers can lend films on global themes on DVDs. From the Maailmakool. ee portal they find background and methodological materials that have been developed for the films. Teachers are also trained on global issues and on how to use films in teaching. Young people are encouraged to form their own film clubs where they can widen the world views of their peers though watching films and discussing them. Currently, there are more than 100 films in the mediatheque used by approximately 150 teachers. The project also organises film screenings for schools at film festivals, film making trainings for young people, competitions etc.

Current projects (2): The Education for Social Justice project enables teachers to examine their own values, reflect on their practice in relation to global themes, review the learning experiences they provide and plan for the delivery of cross-curricular themes. In the first year of the project Jaan Tõnisson Institute is offering to support 10 -15 'core' schools in two or more curriculum areas in to participate in the initiative to review and develop the delivery of the cross-curricular themes such as “values and morals”, “civic initiatives” and “environment and sustainable development”. The initiative will enable schools to access training on Social Justice and use of a new Social Justice Framework. The GE centre supports a team of minimum 3 teachers in each school to develop new cross-curricular modules which engage students in thinking about sustainable futures in relation to their own lives. The lead parther in the project is Leeds DEC. Other partners IMVF (Portugal), The African Institute (Slovenia), Open Education centre (Bulgaria) and GLEN Latvia.

Current projects (3): Within the Afghanistan twin school project, 10 schools in Estonia have found a partner school in northern Afghanistan. Schools are exchanging letters and materials, preparing and displaying exhibitions, organising Afghan weeks and days. They are getting to know each other though Skype conferences, guest speakers and study visits. The aim of the project is to raise awareness and understanding on global issues in the world. Special attention is also put on changing stereotypes on Islam. The focus of the project is on the Millennium Development Goals and the situation in Afghanistan. Other schools participating in the project are from Slovakia, UK and Sweden. Lead organisation: The Swedish Commitee for Afghanistan. Other partners: People in Peril (Slovakia), Afghan Connection (UK) who all have long-term exprience in working in Afghanistan.

Current projects (4): Teach. MDG project is a new project that started in April 2010. It aims to support the integration of Millennium Development Goals into the education system through the development of country-oriented teaching resources on the goals. Lead organisation: Future World Centre (Cyprus). Other partners: Youth Career and Advising Centre (Lithuania), Scottish Development Education Centre (Scotland) and C. E. G. A. Foundation (Bulgaria)

Integration projects: To promote the internal integration and mutual understanding between the Estonian and Russian speaking population as well as refugees and asylum seekers, Jaan Tõnisson Institute has been involved in various projects to prepare the society for multiculturalism. Target groups have been NGOs, education sector, youth and the society as a whole. Many of the projects have been funded by the Estonian Integration Foundation.

Starting from this year, the Global Education centre is managing the UNESCO Associated schools network in Estonia. In cooperation with the UNESCO Committee in Estonia, the GE Centre is developing a criteria for educational institutions to receive the status of an “UNESCO school”

Partners: Ministry of Education, Estonia