AECED

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

23.10.2025 11:33 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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

20.10.2025 14:42 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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

09.10.2025 09:54 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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

11.09.2025 15:29 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

brown wooded desk surface with an array of colourful papers and pens and a cup of coffee, the image signifies someone who is ready to get started with an interesting piece of work

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.

09.09.2025 09:36 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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

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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

27.06.2025 10:02 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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

17.06.2025 10:08 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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

27.05.2025 12:34 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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

06.05.2025 15:31 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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

23.04.2025 16:11 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

AECED - aesthetic and embodied learning for democracy Learn about AECED’s mission to enhance early childhood education in India through advocacy, research, and support for educators and families.

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

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