The schools which would like to present an own project, always about the UNESCO subjects, should strongly consider that the project has to respect the following characteristics:

• be interdisciplinary and transversal
• be based on actual issues and/or international realities
• be the result of collaborations with libraries, territorial authorities, research institutes, universities, NGO ect.
• be structured in order to increase the student’s will and the necessity to work always more in web with other Associated National and InternationalSchools
• preview the creation of a final product, representative of the work accomplished

The final product has to be presented always more frequently in another language (English or French) in order to consent a major visibility of the work done in other countries.

The Four ASPnet study themes

World concerns and the role of the United Nations system

Activities chosen by  Associated Schools concern topical subjects linked to the priority themes of UNESCO and the United Nations, such as peace, poverty, hunger, HIV, racism, discrimination, child labour and sustainable consumption.

Education for sustainable development

This theme enables students to link the environmental, economic, social and cultural dimensions of development. Activities can relate to the main issues connected with sustainable development such as: poverty, environmental deterioration, demographic growth, urban and rural transformations, but also health, ethics, gender equality, social justice, governance and cultural diversity.

Peace and human rights

By studing and discussing international reference textes such as the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the Convention on the Rights of the Child, students develop an awareness of their own rights, those of others and of duties and responsabilities. Most Associated Schools activities on this theme aim at renforcing critical thinking, civic responsability, education in favour of diversity and mutual respect and the non-violent resolution of conflicts.

Intercultural learning

While societies have always been multicultural and multi-ethnic, today we are aware of the importance of promoting such diversity, which can be studied and experienced through exchanges with students of other countries.