Empowerment Social Change Justice Equality Transformation Creative Participative Inc lusiveness Political Holistic Empowerment The Community Education Network Social Change Justice Equality Why invest in community Challenge education? The Community Education Network is a Transformation Creative Participative Inclusiveness Political Challenge Holistic platform for community education groups In the current economic climate it is within the AONTAS Transformation membership and it serves Creative Participative Inclusiveness imperative that adults, particularly those Justice Empowerment Social Change Equality as a space for promoting community education most marginalized, are able to obtain and as a political platform for shaping policy. It Justice Equality Transformation appropriate, accessible andHolistic professional Empowerment Political Challenge Social Change AONTAS Community is the only Network at national level dedicated community education opportunities that meet toPolitical community education, with overHolistic 60 Creative Participative Challenge Empowerment Social Change their personal, social, civic andInclusiveness economic organisations and local networks it is dynamic Education Network needs. Community education is an effective, Justice Equality Transformation Creative Participative Inclusiveness Political Challenge Holistic and proactive space. value-for-money education service that has many other beneficial outcomes for Empowerment Social Change Justice Equality the learner in terms of: health benefits, Who can join theTransformation Community EducationCreative Participative Inclusiveness What is Community Education? social inclusion, active citizenship, personal Empowerment Network? Political Challenge Holistic Social Change Justice Equality Transformation development in addition to upskilling. Any local, self-managed, independent Community education is a process education organisation that is Creative Participative Inclusivenesscommunity Political Challenge Holistic Empowerment Social Change of personal and community committed to raising the profile of, and How is it funded? Justice Equality Transformation Creative Inclusiveness Political Challenge Holistic lobbying for,Participative a community education sector transformation, empowerment, that is committed to social change. Community education is funded through challenge, social change Inclusiveness and collective Empowerment Social Change Justice Equality Transformation Creative Participative various streams which makes planning and responsiveness. It is communityMission Statement delivering courses difficult and unsustainable. PoliticalTheChallenge Holistic Empowerment Social Change Justice Equality Transformation led reflecting and valuing the lived funding is also inadequate. To achieve a greater public understanding of experiences of individuals and their the value of community education andHolistic have it Creative Participative Inclusiveness Political Challenge Empowerment Social Change community. Through its ethos and In 2007, ₏10.4 million yearly = 0.1% recognised as a distinctly funded sector of the total education budget. There holistic approach Challenge community education Education system. Inclusiveness JusticeofEquality Transformation CreativeIrishParticipative Political Holistic are approximately 300,000 adult builds the capacity of groups to engage learners in Ireland of which 10% are Justice Equality Empowerment Social Change Transformation Creative Participative Inclusiveness Join the Network Today in developing a social teaching and participating in community education For more information or to join please contact learning process that is creative, Political Challenge Holistic Empowerment Social Change Justice Equality Transformation but only receiving 5.7% of the adult Niamh O’Reilly or Jenny Gunning on 014068220 participative and needs-based. and further education budget. noreilly@aontas.com or jgunning@aontas.com Creative Participative Inclusiveness Political Challenge Holistic Empowerment Change Community education Social is grounded on principles of justice, equalityHolistic and The Community Network For More Information Visit: Justice EqualityEducation Transformation Creative Participative Inclusiveness Political Challenge inclusiveness. It differs from general call for... www.aontas.com/commed/network.html Empowerment Social Change Justice Equality Transformation Creative Inclusiveness adultParticipative education provision due to its A distinct multi-annual funding stream that AONTAS (National Adult Learning Organisation) political and radical methodologies. Political Challenge Holistic Social Change Justice Equality Transformation is accessible for independent community Empowerment 2nd Floor, 83-87 Main Street, Ranelagh, D6 education providers in a flexible manner. Ph: 01 4068220/1 Fax: 01 4068227 Creative Participative Inclusiveness Political Challenge Holistic Empowerment Social Change www.aontas.com Justice Equality Transformation Creative Participative Inclusiveness Political Challenge Holistic
Empowerment Social Change Justice Equality Transformation Creative Participative Inclusiveness Political Challenge Social Change Reflections from Community Education Justice Equality Case Study: Transformation An Cosán What does this mean forHolistic learners andEmpowerment Participants their communities? Creative Participative Inclusiveness Political Challenge Holistic An Empowerment Social Change Cosán is a community education centre in Jobstown Tallaght. The centre was established Community educationTransformation enables participants t new Inclusiveness Justice Equality Creative Participative Political Challenge Holistic ce to mee n a h c a s r a e on the basis of the belief that education is the to emerge with more than just new personal h t o “It w m fro n r a le d n a y” fast trackParticipative out of poverty. An Cosán (the path) is skills and knowledge;Social it leads to an increased riends Empowerment Change JusticefEquality Creative Inclusiveness communit yTransformation m f o s r e b so called because it offers local people a path ability to act as part of a united community mem to learning and leadership. The centre provides Political forChallenge Holistic Empowerment Social Change Justice Equality Transformation improved social justice. adult community education and early childhood nse of such a seHolistic lt fe r ve Creative Participative Inclusiveness Political Challenge Empowerment Social Change e n e education and care and social enterprise to an It provides learning opportunities that “I hav r forget ve e n ll I’ d an t n area of Dublin that is severely disadvantaged address the needs of the community and the achieveme oup” e gr th f o Justice Equality Transformation Creative Participative Inclusiveness Political Holistic rt o p p su by poverty and high Challenge levels of unemployment. the individual whilst ensuring that the learners’ The courses delivered within the centre experiences are recognised, valued and used Empowerment Social Change Justice Equality Transformation Creative Participative Inclusiveness are designed to address educational needs as part of the learning process. identified by the community. While all of the “My personal satSocial isfaction wiChange Political Challenge Holistic Empowerment Justice Equality Transformation th courses from basic education to their HETAC engaging in education and The wellbeing of the participants and their thinking support the personal and professional led community is nurtured during the learning me to gain emChallenge Creative Participative Inclusiveness Political Empowerment Social Change ployment in my Holistic degrees development of students this is allied with process. This process also ensures that the local community” education and action for social change. An Justice Equality Creative Participative Inclusiveness Political Challenge Holistic tutor and participantTransformation are on an equal level Cosáns’ vision is for a community committed as the learner identifies the knowledge Empowerment Social Creative Participative Inclusiveness to a radical form of education, teaching and which would be useful to themChange and the tutorJustice Equality Transformation more confident, it am I ow “N learning together how to re-order our society responds by creating a collaborative, creative to new worldChange Political Holistic Justice Equality Transformation has opened up aSocial and economy so that we can shape our ways of learningChallenge experience that facilitates and Empowerment t in en m lve vo in y m to ks an Th .. e. m being human together. learner involvement. ation I am havingHolistic Empowerment Social Change Creativesupports Participative Inclusiveness Political Challenge community educ the time of my life.” The values of community education are put Justice Equality Transformation Creative Participative Inclusiveness Political Challenge into practice by the group and are promoted locally and nationally: justice, equality and Change Justice Equality Transformation Creative Participative Holistic Empowerment Social inclusiveness. Inclusiveness Political Challenge Holistic Empowerment Social Change Justice Equality Community education supports the Transformation Creative Inclusiveness Political Challenge Holistic Empowerment empowerment of people to identify Participative action that is needed regarding their issues and Social Equality Transformation Creative Participative Inclusiveness Political alsoChange to understandJustice why such collective action should be taken. It also supports Challenge Holistic Empowerment Social Change Justice Equality Transformation Creative the challenging of the existing social and economic structures. Participative Inclusiveness Political Challenge Holistic Empowerment Social Change Justice Equality Transformation Creative Participative Inclusiveness Political Challenge Holistic