Smooth Educational Spaces. Passing through enclosures and reversing inequalities through educational commons

The courses, are offering training material about the following core concepts and methodologies: the commons, educational commons and conflict resolution, P2P governance and peer learning, a pedagogy of listening, pedagogical documentation, and project-work.

The specific objective and function is to present, organise and operationalise training material and activities that will allow partners and third parties to engage in training on how to:

a)     create smooth peer learning and governance spaces, such as a children’s assembly.

b)     together with children and youth develop a collective research theme – e.g. children’s or youth’s sense of social and physical space.

c)      exert the tools of a pedagogy of listening, pedagogical documentation and project-work.

d)     develop pedagogical, personal and social skills, such as active listening and conflict resolution.


1. The Commons and Educational Commons
Educational Commons

1. The Commons and Educational Commons

This seminar introduces participants to the basic concepts and approaches to the commons. The seminar is structured around textual and visual material which introduce participants to the commons in a clear and attractive manner...

2. Educational Commons and Conflict Resolution
Educational Commons

2. Educational Commons and Conflict Resolution

This seminar consists of the first part of a course about ways of finding solutions, in a peaceful manner, which satisfy all interested parties. The course consists of 3 workshops...

3. P2P Governance and Peer-learning
Educational Commons

3. P2P Governance and Peer-learning

The seminar will introduce participants to the principles of P2P Governance and Peer-learning. The seminar is structured through presentations, practical examples, participants’ active research on the web and discussions.


4. Children’s rights
Educational Commons

4. Children’s rights

This seminar introduces participants to the development of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC), including the difficulties and challenges faced by children in the realization of their condition as active subjects of rights and the possibilities to build more democratic and equity contexts to face inequalities...

5. A Pedagogy of Listening, Pedagogical Documentation, and Project-work
Educational Commons

5. A Pedagogy of Listening, Pedagogical Documentation, and Project-work

The seminar consists of short introductions to the three core concepts and methodologies a pedagogy of listening, pedagogical documentation, and project-work. The seminar is divided into three parts and each part ends with discussion points...

6. Exercises in core concepts and methodologies
Educational Commons

6. Exercises in core concepts and methodologies

Exercise I Listening to children and youth: Analysis of children’s interests, questions, and problems. Exercise II Using pedagogical documentation together with children and youth: Revisiting lived and documented events. Exercise III Performing pedagogical documentation together with children and youth. Exercise IV: Planning a project-work.





7. Visual discussion material
Educational Commons

7. Visual discussion material

Visual discussion material I-VIII