Intercultural Education: from Theory to Practice

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to present the idea of intercultural education as a lifelong process and to indicate the practical possibilities of its implementation. Three educational initiatives, which the author designed conceptually and practically, are discussed in reference to the premises of lifelong intercultural education and to the studies on attitudes to ‘otherness.’ The initiatives are: the Programme for the Development of Sensitivity Toward Otherness The Adventures of the Other, as well as two educational projects Towards Ethnic Diversity and Immortalize Atlantis. The abovementioned ventures aim at meeting the needs of the residents of the Podlasie region, taking into consideration the character of the pre-school and school environments in the region. The initiatives are examples of the implementation of intercultural education through innovative, based on active participation teaching methods.