December 2014
PROJECT A GLOBAL ETHIC IN SCHOOL: THE SECOND TRAINING OF TEACHERS OF CANTON SARAJEVO
Within the project of TPO Foundation, “A Global Ethic in a School: Integrating a Global Ethic into Educational Structures and Processes in Bosnia-Herzegovina”, done with the partnership of The Global Ethic Foundation from Tübingen, a professional team of TPO Foundation Sarajevo – Alen Kristic i Sedzida Hadzic – held the second training of teachers of Canton Sarajevo in Sarajevo on Saturday and Sunday on December 06 and 07, 2014. This training represents a special form of educational theory with the clear pragmatic courses of action in the real life. The training was attended by 21 teachers mainly in the field of social sciences and humanities subjects, an adviser for education of the Educational-Pedagogical Institute of Sarajevo Azemina Bogdanovic, a director of TPO Foundation Zilka Spahic Siljak, project coordinator Monja Suta Hibert, and project assistant of TPO Foundation Ivana Krstanovic.
Alen Kristic introduced teachers with the notion of a ethic just as a conception of a global ethic which is
developing in several European countries, and whose founder is a Catholic theologian Hans Küng. A global ethic today represents a realistic approach to people – we cannot survive without changing the consciousness of a man/village/community/world. Furthermore, Kristic pointed out that we need to understand the ethic as a repository of human possibilities to make the world a better place for coexistence because a global ethic calls for the research of principles/foundations of our religions, just as the demand to research that what is common to all religions, and not what divides us. Kristic gave lectures on the following themes: "A Global Ethic: Rules of the Globalized World", "A Global Ethic - Jewish, Christian, Islamic and Philosophical Foundation", "A Global Ethic as a Pedagogical Project", " A Global Ethic and Religion Dialogue with Reference to the Issue of Terrorism", and "A Global Ethic in BiH - Contextualization and Application".
Sedzida Hadzic gave lecture on the themes "Potential Applications and Contextualization Principles and Values of a Global Ethic in Bh Society" and “The Dimension of Learning”, and worked on the demonstration of double lessons. The first double lesson functions as an introduction to the topic and deals with the basics of world religions and the concept of "a global ethic". Another double lesson focuses on recognized and personal perceptions of values and considers values in the writings of the world's religions. The third double lesson deals with the particular conception of the common ethic, and the participants are introduced to the "Project A Global Ethic". The fourth double lesson reflects the ethic drawn up in the context of current religious and social issues. Emphasis is placed on the problem set of "Terrorism – Christianity – Islam" and the Bible and the Qur'an. After each double lesson was done, double
conclusion and review of all the dimensions of the implementation of the particular double lesson was done. Great teachers were able to present elements of a global ethic in a very didactic and methodical rhythm, in phases and stages of the whole day's work. The main aim of this project is to introduce teachers of secondary schools to a global ethic and qualify them that they mediate principles and values of a global ethic to their students in a professional and systematic way. The training was organized with the approval of the Ministry of Education, Science and Youth of Canton Sarajevo, and the Educational-Pedagogical Institute of Canton Sarajevo on the recommendation of the minister Abid Kunic, an assistant of the cantonal minister for preschool, elementary and secondary school. Participants received certificates for the successfull completion of the two-day training – teaching unit "Global Ethic in School".