What might aesthetic-embodied learning for democracy mean for you?
Join this free session ‘Leading for Aesthetic-Embodied Learning for Democracy’ with the AECED team.
Online Weds 4th March, 12.30-13.30 UK time
Register. lnkd.in/ebGhkS4C
#education4democracy
The title of Karine's article 'Sensing Democracy-as-Becoming' with a small image of a smiling Karine
Big moment for the AECED project 🎉
Karine Oganisjana’s article on “Sensing Democracy-as-Becoming” is now published in ESHA Headlight magazine!
#AECED #Education4Democracy #SchoolLeadership
110+ visitors. 5 prompts. 1 creative space where every voice mattered. From plasticine sculptures to deciding together how to create, our @AECED_UK pop-up brought democracy to life through art, movement and conversation.
#ESRCFestival #AECED #Education4Democracy
aeced.org/blog/festiva...
Small box of colourful collage items next to skein of chunky blue wool and AECED and University of Hertfordshire colleague Karen Mpamhanga's delegate badge from the Democrat Conference on Education for Democracy
AECED slide on democracy-as-becoming from presentation at the Democrat conference on education for democracy
Great discussions on AELD and policy recommendations in Barcelona this week at the Democrat Conference on Education for Democracy #Education4Democracy #AECED #AestheticEmbodied
AECED, Critical ChangeLab and DEMOCRAT will explore how different pedagogical innovations can strengthen democracy as a lived, felt and experienced practice. 20-21 November 2025. Barcelona
Register: activacongresos.com/forms/democr...
#Education4Democracy
The Portuguese AECED team is at #ICERI2025!
Presenting: “Education for Democracy in Virtual Environments – Teacher Training Practices for Aesthetic & Embodied Learning.”
Exploring how art, embodiment & technology foster democratic, inclusive learning. 🌍
#Education4Democracy #AECED #VirtualEducation
Join our conversation about everyday democracy. Our project aims to foster democratic values such as fairness and mutual understanding through aesthetic and embodied learning. Get in touch with aeced@herts.ac.uk or visit www.aeced.org #Education4Democracy
Big changes ahead for #CitizenshipEducation! Join ACT’s online panel discussion on the Curriculum & Assessment Review Independent Panel Report to understand what making Citizenship statutory from KS1 means for schools. 25 Nov 2025 | 3:30pm
Book now: https://ow.ly/ciyi50Xn7SV
AECED’s Sandra Wallenius-Korkalo & Pilvikki Lantela are at #FERA2025, exploring Future-Proof Education with @deliberate_fi. They’re sharing insights from #AECED and joining inspiring discussions on sustainable, global futures in education. 🌍📚 #Education4Democracy #AestheticLearning #EmbodiedLearning
Prof. Susanne Maria Weber standing in front of her presentation
From Marburg to Ankara and beyond! 🌍
AECED’s Kardelen Dilara Cazgir & Prof. Dr. Susanne Maria Weber shared insights from the German team at #IHEC2025. Read about it here: aeced.org/blog/ihec-co... and watch Susanne's keynote here: youtu.be/9Q7fdfe96s8 #Education4Democracy
background of multicoloured faces in silhouette. Three photographs from three blogs on the AECED website. One shows a person being held aloft by 4 other people (Croatia blog), a second shows three AECED colleagues seated at ECER 2025 in Belgrade, the third shows an AECED colleague from Latvia presenting in Riga University. Text reads "visit our blogs page to read about transformation in the classroom in Croatia, reflections from ECER 2025, and sensing democracy through a multiscape journey. There is a QR code for being kept informed and the AECED logo.
You already know that the AECED team are busy with preparing our launch ready materials, but you might like to hear what else we’ve been up to. Visit our website to read our three latest blogs – something for everyone! #Education4Democracy
white banner at the top with the aeced logo and the title: The experiences within higher education settings - join us at an SRHE online seminar where we'll share insights from Finland, Portugal and the UK. Blue background beneath with blue and orange movement lines and sprays of colour and three figures captured in movement with arms aloft. Thu 30 Oct 2025 10.30 to 12.30 UK time. Free to SRHE members.
Register now for this SRHE online seminar bit.ly/4nKdnTg to hear insights from the Finnish, Portuguese and UK teams about their experiences in HE settings - srhe.ac.uk/civicrm/even... - free to SRHE members
#Education4Democracy #SRHE
stacking blocks that read "almost ready final drafts pedagogical framework and guides - stay tuned". The aeced logo is in the top left corner.
Lots of work going on - we can't wait to share our resources - you're going to love them - stay tuned! #education4democracy #pedagogy #democracy
photo taken on diagonal slant of aeced colleague in discussion at ECER 2025 in Belgrade with conference participant. Both people are seated.
Three AECED colleagues seated and facing the camera smiling. A fourth person has had their face obscured by a flower image to preserve anonymity
#AECED colleagues and sister project partners #DemocratHorizon and #CriticalChangeLab are at #ecer2025 in Belgrade this week to deliver a trilogy of research workshops and present about multi-cross case analysis strategies in qualitative research #education4democracy
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Did you miss us over summer? We’re back! 🎉
The AECED Project have completed deliberative dialogues, where educators/researchers/institutions joined to review our prototype framework and guides.
Stay tuned as we share updates on our mission to foster democratic habits beyond the classroom.
Overhead shot of blue swimming pool water with refraction squiggles from gentle water movement. A yellow inflatable ring floating at the left hand side of the pool casts a gentle shadow.
𝐖𝐞’𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫 - but behind the scenes, the AECED team is still hard at work in 𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘶𝘦 to shape our practitioner toolkits.
See you soon with exciting updates! 🌞🌞
#𝐀𝐄𝐂𝐄𝐃 #𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧4𝐃𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐲 #𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐃𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐮𝐞
left to right: Left, paper plate decorated with a felt tip mosaic border and with the words Transforming Dialogue across the centre; Centre, A4 landscape collaged card with yellow and green plant-like textured border and the words Holistic Learning across the centre; Right, paper plate with decorated scalloped border and the words Power Sharing across the centre.
A wonderful video produced by the Portuguese team has been added to the project YouTube channel. You can find it here: bit.ly/3T9UHPF and on the project website 'resources' page: aeced.org/resources/
#Education4Democracy #AELD
Cloudy background with covers of the two position papers shown side by side. The covers are cream with black text and wispy decorative squiggles.
The AECED team have been preparing a series of position papers exploring the key concepts that run through and surround the project.
You can access the first two of these papers on our website's resources page - www.aeced.org/resources/ #education4democracy
Drawing on insights from the AECED Project, the Portuguese team presented on real-world European practices connecting art, the body, emotion, and democracy at the 5th International Youth Seminar.
#Education4Democracy #ResponsiveEducation #SocialHealth #Democracy #AECED #TransformativeEducation
People stand in a circle. They each hold a piece of string which is criss-crossed between them, creating a web
Great co-hosted session by AECED Project researchers & #dialogiakatemia! “Embodied Dialogue Enhancing Democracy” – an evening of movement, reflection & exchange. Small shifts in rhythm & space sparked big questions about power, belonging & civic life!
#Education4Democracy #EmbodiedLearning #AECED
Flyer for Politiikan tutkimuksen paivat 2025 placed on top of a rust coloured background. A pen is placed across the top of the flyer and the corner of a conference attendee's badge is visible.
Pauliina & Sandra from AECED shared project insights at the Finnish Political Science Association Conference 2025.
Their talk, "Democracy as Becoming?", was part of a wonderful workshop on reimagining higher ed, led by the UNIDEMO project.
#AECED #Education4Democracy #PolitiikanTutkimuksenPäivät
We are: Transforming Education for Democracy through Aesthetic and Embodied Learning. Funded by Horizon Europe & UKRI (April 2023 - March 2026).
Read about our project progress and our recent consortium meeting in Lisbon aeced.org #Education4Democracy #DemocracyAsBecoming
