Aesthetic and embodied learning for democracy
Welcome to the AECED Project Website
Democracy isn’t simply a technical process that involves you learning about its history, principles, rules and institutions. Democracy is a way of governing and a way of relating to each other that is a here-and-now experience.
This understanding sits at the heart of our work and the resources we are developing to support education for democracy in practice through integrating aesthetic and embodied approaches.
Starting your journey
Find approaches and pathways to support a stronger, more lived connection to democracy
What is AELD
Explore the key ideas and principles behind AELD and how it supports education for democracy
Putting AELD into action
Access research informed resources to experiment with and explore AELD in your own setting
Policy implications
Consider how ALED can be supported in learning environments, organisations and policy systems
About the AECED project
Learn more about the 3-year Horizon Europe and UKRI-funded project
Project blog
Engage with blogs written by AECED project members over the lifespan of the project
Latest from the AECED Project Blog
On working with the Sisters – Barcelona thoughts
Democrat sister project held its final consortium meeting in the form of the Democrat conference. Critical Change Lab and AECED were invited and included in the planning phase as Democrat’s sisters. Moreover, on the morning before the actual conference, we held a joint policy roundtable in which various European policy actors discussed the policy ideas formulated by the three sisters.
Research Interns from the AECED German Team participate in the PBNE Forum at the University of Education Weingarten
The AECED German Team (from Philipps University Marburg) participated in a conference on political education, sustainability, and transformation at the University of Education Weingarten.
Festival of Social Sciences – 110+ visitors, 5 prompts, every voice matters
AECED UK and creative activities to explore, feel, experience and reflect on democratic values such as empathy, fairness, and inclusion, and how these values might impact on everyday life at school, work, or home.
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