HEDA project has created a series of educational scenarios in order to support the teachers that would like to implement the method. These educational scenarios are practical examples of implementation of the method that are used in order to introduce teachers in the concept of the method and inspire them to do something similar. They have been created by the project partners and by the teachers during the implementation phase. They use a variety of works of art including litterature, poetry, music, painting, photography.
A list of these case studies is presented below:
HE WHO SAYS YES / HE WHO SAYS NO: Educational Scenario based on the short play by Bertolt Brecht. It’s about the right to individual freedom and decision. Relation between individual and collective needs. Conservatisms/traditionalism in democratic society.
Gangsta’s Paradise: Educational Scenario based on the song by Coolio. The Educational Scenatio is addressing the issues of structural and systemic racism, Laws of the street vs Rule of Law
Eyland: Educational Scenario based on the noveel by Sigríður Hagalín. The scenario focuses on self-sustainability and how dependent our modern civilizations are on energy consumption for every aspect of our lives.
STANDING UP FOR ANOTHER IS A FIGHT FOR OURSELVES: Educational scenario based on a photo from a contemporary unknown photographer from Iran. The focus of this educational scenario is on discrimination of women and women rights.
The Hill we Climb: Educational Scenario based on the poem Amanda Gorman. It focuses on the importance of the credibility of and participation in voting and elections (enfranchisement) in representative constitutional democracies
The Right to be Happy: Educational Scenario based on two books and one graffiti by Banksy focusing on the issues of human rights, denied rights and denied childhood
Ophelia and the Hate Speech: Educational Scenario based on “Hamlet” by William Shakespeare and the painting “Ophelia” by Millais aiming to increase students’ awareness of gender violence
To Belong- Grettis: Educational Scenario focusing on the importance of belonging based on the old Icelandic saga of Grettis.
Freedom, a Right and a Duty: Educational Scenario based on various works of art, mainly paintings, focusing at the end of Franco’s dictatorship in Spain and the return to democracy with the recovery of individuals’ personal freedoms and their duties as citizens
Medea: The refugee, the foreigner, the immigrant: Friend or Foe? Educational Scenario based on the ancient Greek tragedy of Medea. It focuses on the issue of migration and how the host society is accepting migrants and refugees.