Formation of Civic and Social Competences in School Education: Teacher’s Toolkit

The article defines the essence of civic and social competences in accordance with the main state and international regulatory and legislative documents. The article considers as well the conceptual foundations of civic education and the Council of Europe’s Reference Framework of Competences for Democratic Culture as a tool for democratization of the educational environment. A model of the Framework of Competences for Democratic Culture, which represents a systematic approach to the process of formation and assessment of competences for the culture of democracy, has been presented. The principles of Education for Democratic Citizenship and Human Rights Education have been outlined. The main forms of education for practical implementation of the concept of Education for Democratic Citizenship and Human Rights Education have been highlighted. A number of multidisciplinary exercises for the formation of social and civic competences in school education with a step-by-step description of their implementation and summary comments has been presented. The suggested exercises serve as a clear example of the successful implementation of the competence approach in school education. The main focus of the exercises is to prepare students for an independent responsible life, rational decision-making and constructive interaction in the community.