In Szeged, the academy led a practical session focused on school-level civic engagement and youth leadership.
Democracy Begins at School The group examined school governance, student councils, and youth advocacy in education. Workshop Goals- Empower student leaders.
- Connect education with civic responsibility.
- Build bridges between students and educators.
- Student Union Simulation – Election, debate, and resolution drafting.
- Civic Contract – Teams wrote pledges to improve their schools.
- Teacher Roundtable – Youth and staff shared visions for more democratic schools.
“We spend half our lives in school—why not make it democratic?”Outputs and Legacy A civic school award program was launched to recognize student-led initiatives