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In the midst of a complex, polarized and dynamically changing world, we help schools and educational institutions to create a safe environment, open to dialogue and the development of creative and critical thinking.

“Critical thinking is born in the conversation between students and the teacher. But the trick is that it has to be a real conversation, a sharing that is open, empathetic and safe for everyone.”

Ján Markoš

Critical Thinking Instructor and Coach

“There are schools that are like a narrow corridor through which stressed mice rush with the desire to bite into their cheese, which awaits them at the end as a fragrant reward. Agora 21 tries to plant plants instead. We create a supportive environment for them to have stable roots and manage to cope with the flood of the midday sun.”

Dušan Jaura

Institute Leader

Live if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.

Mahatma Gandhi

Soňa Hanan

Project Manager

“The research being done today reminds us of the relative importance of emotion over pure reason, social connections over individual choice, character over IQ, emergent, organic systems over linear, mechanistic ones, and the idea that we have multiple selves over the idea that we have a single self”. (David Brooks, The social animal)

Hana Šándorová

Mental health systems and processes manager

We are aiming to create school environments where students remain after their classes. We believe that education doesn’t end with the last class in their schedule.

Peter Hadvab

Head of Institutional Development

CRITICAL
THINKING cognitive wellbeing

It develops the ability to solve problems and challenges creatively, it is related to the way information is processed, placing judgment, motivation to achieve a positive result and a successful solution. It supports the acquisition of new knowledge and the experience of positive education.

ECOSYSTEM
AND CULTURE
ENVIRONMENTS social wellbeing

It is related to setting up processes in schools and educational institutions to promote awareness of belonging, dialogue and communication skills. At the same time, it focuses on creating meaningful relationships and a stable system of mutual emotional support that promotes a sense of authenticity and self-worth.

INDIVIDUAL
DEVELOPMENT emotional wellbeing

Emotional wellbeing prioritizes positive relationships, an inclusive and supportive environment. Self-discovery develops empathy and we place emphasis on resilience and coping with the challenges of life. We support individuality and autonomy through coaching and mentoring.

GLOBAL
EDUCATION value wellbeing

Within this framework, we support a diversity of worldviews, the ability to actively listen and to cultivate a dialogue, incorporating solidarity with the weak and respect for the views of others. Aware that we are part of a whole, we consider it important to think and act ecologically and to take into account the higher good.

SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT
AND WHOLE HEALTH
AWARENESS physical wellbeing

Among other, it is related to the physical space of schools and educational facilities that support overall wellbeing. They co-create a sense of security and well-being, offering a symbiosis between a space for education and self-expression and a physical, tangible space. It also includes a healthy lifestyle, the quality of school meals, and raising awareness of self-care skills.

Kontakt: info@agora21.sk