We’re talking double digits here, ladies and gentlemen. In our 10th issue, we cover the German National Advisory Board meeting at the Karlsruhe Kinemathek, explore an embodied approach to cultural literacy in a Barcelona classroom, and invite you to the upcoming Summer School for master’s students. Read about how art, materials, and lived experience are […]
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The EXPECT_Art project has successfully concluded its research phase with the Arts Exploratorium, designed to generate comprehensive knowledge about how arts education is taught and practiced in schools and local communities, and how cultural literacy can be enhanced. Arts Exploratorium took place in schools and local communities in 6 countries, combining participant observation, arts-based practises,
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As part of our project, we finished this year’s theatre club at one of the Slovenian primary schools with the theatre play “Fairy Tales in Action”. The creative process started with the children’s idea to create their own fairy tale together. From the first ideas, conversations and imagination, a story gradually emerged, which the children
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This issue of the EXPECT_Art newsletter reflects on last year’s theatre club activities with children in two Slovenian primary schools. It highlights how creative processes opened safe spaces for pupils to explore sensitive topics such as peer violence, power, belonging, and discrimination. Through theatre, improvisation, and collaborative storytelling, children of different ages expressed shared concerns
We are pleased to share this year’s final EXPECT_Art newsletter. It describes the Hungarian project team’s fieldwork, where theatre performance and debate were combined in a workshop with students. Deep, personal, and often contradictory arguments emerged while discussing inequality as represented by performance art. You can also take a first look at each partner country’s
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In this issue, we look back at an inspiring Summer School in Krzyżowa where students and partners explored decoloniality, cultural literacy, critical pedagogy, and art-based methods. We also share highlights from our participation at the ECER 2025 conference in Belgrade, where we presented our work on decolonizing curricula through art education. Finally, we announce a
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Our consortium took part in the 2025 European Conference on Educational Research, hosted by the University of Belgrade. The city’s academic community impressed us – students and teachers as well as local community are leading ongoing protests that highlight their democratic spirit and active participation in shaping society. The conference took part in the second
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Cultural diversity, voice, and power have always been at the heart of the EXPECT_Art project. From the very beginning, we set out to create spaces where critical dialogue is nurtured because dialogue is how knowledge grows, how understanding deepens, and how communities are strengthened. After much reflection, we have made the decision to leave Facebook
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