EUROPEAN HERITAGE CLASSES	[back]

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The first "European Heritage Classes" were launched by the European Council at the beginning of the 1980s.
Its objective was to bring into contact youths from different cultures, by allowing them to discover the cultural heritage of their region and also of their European partners. Since 1995 ch Youth Exchange is used as an intermediary to promote this program in Switzerland.

WHO CAN PARTICIPATE?

All Swiss classes can be involved, without any age distinction.

WHAT ARE THEIR AIMS?

"European Heritage Classes" are based principally on teaching and learning skills, research and partnership. The principal objectives are summed up as such :

to increase the students awareness of their cultural heritage in all its wealth.
to discover Europe and its multi-cultures and all the resources it brings, the differences and the common points, tolerance and experience.

WHAT ARE THE THEMES?

The idea of heritage is extremely vast and rich : archeology, history, urban development, architecture, fine art school, applied arts, music, literature, everyday ideas etc.
If the list seems limited to you, then you are free to suggest supplementary subjects .

WHERE DO WE FIND OUR PARTNER SCHOOLS ?

The inventory of partners is spread around the 47 countries, known by the European Council on cultural subjects.

ch YOUTH EXCHANGE IS AT YOUR DISPOSAL FOR CONCRETE ASSISTANCE:

wir vermitteln Ihnen ou can order different publications
we offer you training possibilities
we put you into contact with partner schools
we help you to sort out different administrative questions
we offer you a little financial help (valid only for Swiss schools).

If you would like to inscribe, or if you are in need of more information, refer to :

If you would like more detailed information, you can also consult the Council of Europe's website http://culture.coe.int

THE PUBLICATIONS OF THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE ON THE SUBJECT OF "EUROPEAN HERITAGE CLASSES"

Council of Europe, "Mémento sur les Classes européennes du patrimoine", Council of Europe Press, Strasbourg, 1993.
Council of Europe, "Classes européennes du patrimoine", proceedings of the Château de Maisons-Lafitte (France) 7-9 October 1992, Cultural Heritage N° 34, Council of Europe Press, Strasbourg , 1995.
Council of Europe, "European Heritage Classes, comprehension factors of cultures", 69^th Seminar of the Council of Europe for teachers, Donaueschingen, Germany, 9-14 October 1995, Refer, Council of Europe, Strasbourg, 1995.
Council of Europe, "The Culture Heritage and its Teaching Skills: a tolerance factor, a sense of civic responsibility and social integration," Brussels seminar (Belgium), 28-30 August 1995, Cultural Heritage N° 36, Council of Europe Press, Strasbourg, 1998.


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