Combating populism through school education

The Institute of Educational Policy and Council of State will spouse to strengthen organization acquisition successful schools, pursuing an inaugural by Education Minister Sofia Zacharaki.

The collaboration aims to familiarize students astatine each levels with rule-of-law principles and heighten ineligible consciousness done acquisition experiences. Officials mention concerns astir declining nationalist trust successful institutions and κοινωνικά media’s antagonistic power connected civic education.

Forty acquisition advisers will visit the Council of State connected October 6 to sermon teaching organization values and integrating these topics into curricula. The advisers will then train teachers and incorporated lessons into schoolroom instruction.

Council President Michalis Pikramenos said the tribunal is “opening to society” and pursuing planetary practices to familiarize students “with concepts of regularisation of instrumentality and judicial independence.”

Zacharaki emphasized schools are “primarily spaces for forming progressive citizens, with consciousness of rights and duties, and respect for institutions.”

The programme will found a model for student visits to the Council of State.