A small Utopia: Philosophy and Practice for DCYDE!

Some projects begin with a focus on deficits. This one began with a conviction that the future is not fixed but can be shaped: by young people, educators and organisations that dare to work together across borders, languages and differences.

 DCYDE! – Digital Global Citizenship for Youngsters and Educators in Partnership – is a small project in the face of enormous global challenges. But it is a deliberate one.

This handbook explains the philosophy behind the project, the pedagogical approach that guides it and the values that hold it together. It does not aim to replicate what has already been written elsewhere, but to show how these ideas come alive in the specific context of DCYDE!

The handbook offers practical guidance and methods for implementing DCYDE! learning settings in formal and non-formal education. It is written for educators, multipliers, researchers, young people and civil society organisations. For everyone who believes that Global Citizenship Education (GCE) can be a lived practice and not just a buzzword.

Sticking to that idea, this handbook itself is a product of that collaboration: developed together with coordinators and trainers from all the partner organisations, shaped by their experience and perspectives.