Leading preservation and conservation bodies support ELAICH’s Cultural Heritage Toolkit

More than 60 participants from large international bodies and senior officials from European and Mediterranean countries participated in a special workshop conducted by the ELAICH (Educational Linkage Approach in Cultural Heritage) project in Venice, Italy.
 

Participants included senior officials from Greece, Italy, Belgium, Malta, Algeria, Morocco and Israel, as well as decision makers and experts in the areas of education and cultural heritage conservation, including high school managers, educators in science, arts and history, representatives from authorities and NGOs related to cultural heritage conservation.  Representatives from local, regional and national government institutions from the entire Mediterranean Sea Basin and the EU also attended.
 
“Participants were very excited about the ELAICH methodology,” said Dr. Anna Lobovikov-Katz, ELAICH’s coordinator. “We also discussed the possible implementation of the toolkit and we obtained the support of leading bodies such as UNESCO and ICOMOS (the International Council on Monuments and Sites) which were very positive about it.”
 
Participants discussed the possible adoption of the ELAICH Toolkit and ways of implementing and incorporating the toolkit into the educational systems of participating countries and the conservation and educational activities of the organizations.
 
The toolkit is particularly aimed at providing tools for educators to introduce the values of cultural heritage to the general public and to high school students in particular.
 
The toolkit provides traditional workshop materials integrated with modern e-learning activities through a specially developed e-learning system (eLAICH). The toolkit, which is based upon a scientifically validated and tested educational methodology, will enable teachers to manage the toolkit’s educational modules in order to allow them to better guide their students through the process of learning the value of cultural heritage.