Basic information about the
organization:
Ryazan Association of Creative Education
was created in 1992 (the first registration – 14th
of February 1007, and the second registration– 26th
of June 1997, according to the license ¹ 32). The main organ
of the organization is – Council of Association. The number
of members of the organization – 25, no staff workers, the
most active members-15, volunteers – 120, freelance
specialists – 10-30 people (depending on the projects).
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The goals of Ryazan Association of Creative Education are:
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To foster civil society and democracy development;
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To generalize, further develop and spread methodologies and
techniques of creative education; to organizationally,
methodologically and financially support the projects
designed by the members of the association and other experts
working in the field of education.
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To develop cooperation between students and teachers so
that to foster development of positive character traits and
talents.
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To increase the quality of teachers and teaching materials.
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To
prepare a student to perceive the world as a whole, to help
students develop their responsibility and dignity.
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Ryazan Human Rights School
is a member of
Ryazan Association for Creative Education and it is also
included in the structure of NGO “Ryazan Memorial”
(with which Ryazan Association for Creative Education has
cooperated since 1997) and it conducts independent
activities, actions and educational programs.
Ryazan Human
Rights School:
Was founded in
September 1997 with support of the Ryazan Association for
Creative Education, Ryazan Historic Human Rights NGO
“Memorial” and now it is one of the main constituents of
Memorial and RACE. The students of Ryazan Human Rights
School are high school students from various high schools in
Ryazan. By June 2005 the school held its 9th
graduation ceremony.
The number of
students if 25–30 per group. The program offers 30 classes
(90 hours). The classes run on Saturdays from 15.00 till
18.00.
Besides teaching
process, the school organizes human rights monitoring, youth
actions and campaigns, seminars, trainings, round tables,
exhibitions, concerts, competitions, special human rights
educational programs aimed at reduction of xenophobia,
discrimination and intolerance in the Russian Society.
The goals of
RHRS:
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To
teach basic human rights concepts and principles, to let
students know about human rights movement in Russia, about
main human rights problems, about the history of human
rights;
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To
acquaint the students with basic Russian and International
human rights documents;
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To
develop respect to human rights values and tolerance
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To
teach intercultural communication and to develop skills
necessary to analyze historic and current social, political,
economic and social events, to develop ability to defend
one’s point of view
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To
teach how to use regional, national and international human
rights mechanisms
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To
develop active civic position and to involve youth in public
actions and human rights campaigns
Sources
of financing of Ryazan Association for Creative Education:
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Donations from members and various organizations/individuals
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Grants
for special programs and projects
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Donations from activities held by Ryazan Free Lyceum
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Other
legal sources
Ryazan Human
Rights School
has received many grants from various foundations.
We participate in a series of national and international
projects and programs:
“A man in history. Russia- 20th
century”, “Racism and xenophobia in Russian Mass Media:
Monitoring and Civic Action” and other.
