DECUS was born with the mission of empowering secondary school teachers to implement decolonizing methodologies and build inclusive classroom environments in collaboration with diversity and decolonization experts.
Decolonization of the Curriculum refers to the multilayered process of recognizing and dismantling power dynamics and knowledge paradigms that perpetuate racial, gender, and geo-political hierarchies. It entails rectifying historical and present power imbalances (dominations) and their social ramifications (discriminations), challenging the assumptions of Western knowledge hegemony and superiority.
Educational systems in Europe often reflect Eurocentric paradigms, marginalizing non-Western narratives and perpetuating inequalities.
DECUS seeks to address these gaps by integrating decolonial approaches, and supporting teachers in their professional development, fostering intersectional inclusion and equality in secondary education.
Promote curriculum decolonization in secondary education
Professionalize teachers by developing inclusive competences via decolonial approaches.
Enable teachers to implement inclusive decolonizing practices in class.
Encourage cross-curricular, cross-sectoral, and cross-national exchanges to diversify educational experiences.
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