Spain

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Pilar Quera Colomina 
Living Values Education Coordinator 

 spain@livingvalues.net
Fax: +34 93 487 7638 

 

Current Status  - July 2001

Development in Spain of Living Values Education 

In 1996, we started to collaborate closely with UNICEF Spain on Living Values Education, the idea being to introduce the values education into the class-rooms. On the one hand, we worked on the elaboration of useful material for educators and, on the other, on imparting training courses in "values" to educators in the various educative fields: Infantile, Primary, Secondary and University Education.

The following are the most outstanding activities carried out between 1995 and 2001: 

Round tables dedicated to Living Values

November 1995
Programme for educators: "Values: a Key to Creativity, Enthusiasm and Hope".
It took place on 21 November 1995 in the Casa Elizalde in Barcelona, and the Round Table included the presentation of the Educative Project Living Values. The participants were: Sra. Eul?ia Bosch (Director of the Educative Service of the Museum of Contemporary Art in Barcelona); Sr. Juan Mer? (Technician of the Department of Education for Progress of the Spanish UNICEF Committee); Sra. Gayatri Naraine (Representative of the Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University at the United Nations); Sr. Josep M? Puig (Professor of the Faculty of Education of Barcelona University); Sra. Carme Romia (Coordinator of the Permanent Seminary of Educators for Peace at Barcelona University) and Sra. Miriam Subirana (Doctor of Fine Arts and President of the Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual Association in Spain).

November 1996
Organisation of the Round Table: "Values in Education".
This took place on 19 November 1996, in the Faculty of Economic and Business Sciences of Valencia University. The Round Table was presented by Don Vicente Llombart (the Most Illustrious Deacon of the Faculty), and the participants were: Sr. Alejandro Ba?res (the Most Illustrious Principal of Educative Order and Innovation and Linguistic Policy of the Education Committee of the Generalitat de Valencia, Autonomic Government of Valencia); Sra. Gayatri Naraine (International Coordinator of the Educative Project Living Values, Representative of BKWSU at the UN and at the UNICEF headquarters in New York); Sr. Juan Mer? (Technician of the Department of Education for Development and Programmes, UNICEF Madrid); and Sra. Miriam Subirana (President of the Brahma Kumaris Association). 

Presentations of Manuals for Educators

December 1996
5 December 1996: presentation of the Manual for Educators in Madrid. Conference and presentation of the Manual by Don Joaqu? Ru? Jim?ez(President of the Spanish UNICEF Committee). The conference was delivered by Dadi Janki (Co-Administrative International Director of Brahma Kumaris).

March 1997
Saturday, 1 March 1997: Presentation of the Manual for Educators in Le?. It took place in the Meeting Hall of the Trade Union COMISIONES OBRERAS, with the participation of Sra. Pilar Quera, author of the Manual. The programme included a conference entitled "Values, a Key to Creativity, Enthusiasm and Hope", imparted by Sra. Pilar Quera, which was followed by a workshop entitled "Innovate in the Class-room: Communication, Implication, Motivation and Autonomy".

Nation-wide Meetings for Educators
 
November/December 1998
30/31 November and 1 December: II Nation-wide Meeting on Living Valuesducational Program , which took place in Muntany? Seva (Mountain of Montseny), Barcelona. Its theme was: "The Poetry of Teaching, the Art of Learning".

May 1999
28-30 May, III Nation-wide Meeting of Educators involved in the Educative Programme Living Values. It took place in M?aga, with the participation of Anthea Church (from London), and the theme was: "The Value of Creativity: Educative Innovation".

Participation in Congresses, Workshops, Meetings or other Programmes

September 1998
12-18 September: Representatives of the Educative Program Living Values were invited to take part in the International Workshop for Coordinators of the Associated Schools of UNESCO, in Lisbon (Portugal).

Participation in "The Catalan Forum for Re-Thinking the Society", organised by EcoConcern in Barcelona. 

December 1998
9-11 December: Meeting of Educators from Andalusia and Morocco, organised by the UNESCO Centre in Andalusia and the Faculty of Educational Sciences. The theme of the report: "Human Rights and Education".

May 1999
Participation in the Education Trade Fair in Barcelona, with a stand showing Living Values Education. 

July 1999
Participation in the Summer School at Ll?ia (Gerona). Organised by the "Centre of Promotion and Culture of the Generalitat de Catalunya (Autonomic Government of Catalonia), Department for Culture."

April 2000
Participation and collaboration in organising the First Symposium on Bringing Peace and Solutions to Conflicts (Barcelona, 27/28 April).28 April: Seminary entitled "Values and Ways of Bringing Peace". Coordinated by Pau i Treva, University Centre for the Investigation and Conflicts Resolution. Icesb - Pere Tarr?, Ram? Llull University, Barcelona.

November 2000
Organisation of, and participation in the VI Congress of Education for Peace and Progress, entitled "For a Culture of Peace and Non-Violence", organised by the Andalusian Coordinator of the NGOD, which took place in Seville from 24-26 November. With the collaboration of The Deputation of Seville and the University School of Technical Architecture of Seville. Amongst those participating were: Sr. Enrique Sim?(Brahma Kumaris Association); Sra. Pilar Quera (Association Living Values); Sr. Sebasti? de la Obra (Deputy Ombudsman and Member of the Association Pro Human Rights; Tusta Aguilar (Association "Project for Culture and Solidarity") and Sra. Mila Ramos (Association "Women in Areas of Conflict"). It was attended by some 50 educators and professionals involved in education.

December 2000
Session for educators in the Organisation Rosa Sensat. It was imparted by Mike George (International Consultor), and dealt with overcoming stress and with personal growth. 

Courses for educators and trainers

March and April 1999
30-hour Training Course for Educators in the Teachers Training Centre of Ibiza, entitled "Being Together to Live and Accept Each Other: Solving Conflicts".

July 1999
Course entitled "Sharing our Values with Others", which took place in the Barcelona School for Expression and Psychomotricity. Organised by the Education Department of the Generalitat de Catalunya (Autonomic Government of Catalonia) and the Municipal Institute.

January and March 2000
10-12 January, 17-19 January and 20/21 March: 3 Training Courses on Values Education for teachers in public and private centres, coordinated by the Latina Carabanchel Centre for Teachers and Resources in Madrid. "Education in Values: Values in Physical Education".

May and November 2000
Course on "Values" - CEP of Seville, for Secondary Education teachers from Castilleja de la Cuesta (Seville), with the participation of 30 teachers. It took place in Mairena del Aljarafe (Seville) on 2 days, the first in May and the second in November.

December 2000
Talk and discussion on "Values", held in the NGOD Madre Coraje in Puerto de Santa Mar? (C?iz). It was attended by some 50 volunteers.

Interchanges with Latin America

January 1999
I   Latin American Meeting in Barcelona, with 60 participants from Argentina, Colombia, Mexico and Chile. Course on Living Values entitled "A Proposal for Exchanging about the Reform". Srs. C?ar Coll and Seraf?Ant?ez collaborated by each imparting a session. Coordinated by Sr. Ezequiel Ander-Egg and Sra. Pilar Quera.

April 2001
II   Latin American Meeting in Albacete. Training course on Values Education for South American educators, coordinated by Sr. Ezequiel Ander-Egg and Living Values.

European Forum 1999
Organisation and presentation of the European Forum, entitled "Living our Values: the Spirit of Education in the XXI Century". It took place from 22-25 of July in Muntany? Seva (Barcelona), with the participation of 120 people from 18 countries. 

The Spirit of the Forum:
 
The Forum represented a new event directed at the entire European Educational Community, its object being go forward together to achieve anew goal: Construct the Culture of Peace. It was also a confluence point for people to meet, share, grow together and promote co-operation between educators and their various educative institutions and organisations, working together in a collective and dynamic process to plan and create new proposals for Education in Values.

The objectives of the Forum were:

• Create and consolidate the European Educators Network in connection with the International Educators Network, which collaborates on a practical level in the Education of Values by means of various proposals and programmes. 
   

• Exchange of ideas, discussion and making of proposals to explore universal values.
   

• Try out effective proposals for creating inner strength, stability and confidence.
   

• Develop the experience of values in the various types of educative programmes, both formal and informal.
   

• Increase co-operation between all the educational community groups (families, young people, educators, philosophers and thinkers) in the process of educating for, and constructing, the culture of peace.

Educational Congresses

January 2000
28/29 January: Congress for Education in Values. It took place in Valencia, and was organised by Living Values and convened by Living Values and CEFIRE of Valencia and Godella. Collaboration was received from The Council of Culture, Education and Science of the Generalitat de Valencia (Autonomic Government of Valencia) and BANCAJA (Bank).

May 2000
26-28 May: Congress in Granada, proposed by the University of Granada. Presentation of the Living Values Association. Theme: "Administering Oxigen to the Culture of Peace through Values: Winds of Change in Education".

The participants were representatives from the Education Department of the Andalusian Community, the Andalusian UNESCO Centre, Sr. Anthony Strano (BKWSU Greece) and Sra. Pilar Quera.

Agreements

February 2001
 Signing of a Collaboration Agreement between the Living Values Association and the Foundation Culture for Peace, presided over by Don Federico Mayor Zaragoza.

Present situation - July 2001

Living Values Education continues in a state of constant expansion. Representatives from this programme also intervene in other forums or congresses, or in debates, seeking an active participation in the heart of the educational community.

Following a custom established in 1996, at the beginning of the Programme, there are regular monthly meetings in the cities of Barcelona, Valencia, Seville and Las Palmas de Gran Canaria for educators interested in the Programme. The object of these investigation groups is to improve techniques and develop new strategies and resources so as to ensure a more effective education in "values".

The Agreement signed with the Foundation Culture for Peace in Madrid in February 2001 opens new doors for the Programme as regards a wider projection on national level.

Some of the most outstanding of the recent activities are:

• Monthly meetings of the Operative Unit of Education for Progress of the Andalusian Coordinating Committee of the NGOD, in their headquarters in Seville.
   

• 25 January 2001: Start of the training course for teachers, entitled "Education in Values; Proposed Techniques for Application in the Class-room". It took place in CEFIRE, J?iva (Valencia), and was composed of 7 sessions, which ended on 12 March. Some 35 teachers attended.
   

• 9-11 February 2001: Informative stand in the Toys International Trade Fair (FEJU) in Valencia, relating to the theme of an event taking place simultaneously on the same premises, entitled "Education in Solidarity through Games and Toys".
   

• 8 March 2001: Theatrical presentation of "The Carpenter's Shop" in the Nicolau Primiti?Primary School, Valencia. This event was included in the framework of the International Day for the Working Woman.
   

• June 2001: Participation with a paper in the debate "Participating in Democracy", a congress held at the Institute??
   

• June 2001: Participation in a Day for Teachers, Parents and Pupils, organised by the Town Council of Premi?de Mar (Barcelona).
   

• 18 June 2001: Session for parents of pupils of the Colegio Agramunt (L?ida).

 

Number of Sites Using Living Values Education 

Total number of sites

Between 1996 and 2001, about 5000 educators or members of the educative community have received training or have participated in activities relating to Living Values.

In approximately 1000 sites, people have had experience of, or set in motion proposals for Living Values.

Training courses have been carried out in teachers' training centres, schools and institutes in the following cities or towns in Spain:

• Barcelona

• Sant Cugat del Vall? (Barcelona)

• Sevilla, Lebrija (Sevilla)

• Lora del R? (Sevilla)

• Lucena (C?doba)

• M?aga

• Marbella (M?aga)

• Granada

• Almu?car (Almer?)

• Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

• G?dar (Gran Canaria)

• Telde (Gran Canaria)

• Valencia

• Le?

• Madrid

• Ibiza

• Alicante

• L?ida

 
Impact