Preparing Youth to be Active Engaged Citizens
The project is directed at young Jordanian students (grades 6-10) and aims at engaging them in civic education activities by working on problems in their local community. The project focuses on MOE public school students in 5 directorates: Al Tafileh, Al Karak, Al Mazar, Al Qasr and Al Aghwar to provide them with the knowledge to experience democracy in action, to build their volunteer spirit and to encourage them to be active participants in their community. 
  

 

Enhancing Citizenship among University Students:

This project is conducted at the University of Jordan in Amman and at Mu’tah University in Kerak, south of Jordan.  The project objective is to raise civic awareness and participation among university students. The project will be also launched at the Hashemite University in Zarka.

 

 

 

Engaging Newly Graduated Teachers in Civic Education Training at Ministry of Education Schools:

This project targets school-age youth in an attempt to build and enhance their knowledge of civic rights. The project aims to create empowered and well informed teachers and students who will be able to carry on relevant activities beyond the life of the project itself. This project is being carried out in Lebanon and Palestine with organizations specialized in civic education.

 

 

 Engaging and Empowering Emerging Leaders in Universities of Jordan:
In the partnership with World Learning Organization, JCCES  aims  to  build  on  the  socio political  awareness  and  emerging  of  Jordanian  youth  through  developing  capacity  and  establishing  youth  civil  society  networks.  

 
Workshops for Teachers and University Students:  
JCCES partnered with Konrad Adenaur Stiftung in Amman to conduct  civic education and human rights workshops for educators in private and public schools, and an introductory civic education workshop for students coming from different universities in Jordan. 

Partnership with the Center for Civic Education

JCCES has been happy to work with the center for civic education, Calabasas USA on youth and community civic education projects, where by CCE provided support and training on it's curricular materials. Past and present collaborative efforts between the JCCEs and the Center include:

  • The We the people: Project Citizen and foundation of democracy curricular materials were adapted for K-12 Students, and training was provided to teachers throughout the country.

  • From 2006 to 2008 Jcces worked with the CCE to develop a software based version of project citizen civic education curriculum in Arabic and English for The Jordanian  Ministry of Education Discovery schools.

  • Currently JCCES and the CCE is partnerning for Civitas: an International Civic Education Exchange Program

International Civic Education Exchange:

JCCES has an on going civic education and human rights partnership with the Center of civic Education in Calabasas and the Idaho Human Right Education Center.  Exchanges of delegations of educators and educational    policy leaders; partnership projects between Irish, Jordanian, Colombian and Idaho schools, seminars and workshops relating to civic education; adaptation, development, and implementation of civic education materials and programs in schools and youth groups. Hallmarks of the partnership include the integration of a human rights framework and the use of technology in education for democracy.