Tag: dialogue
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Let’s ban AI for youth?
At this year’s Arvamusfestival, the Estonian Dialogue Academy and the Nordic Council of Ministers’ Office in Estonia hosted the final Youth Dialogue Lab event at the Nordic Dialogue Tent. The focus was on a simple-sounding question: should young people’s access to artificial intelligence be limited? Read this article in Estonian The conversation did not stay…
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Workshop ‘A Strategy for Youth-led Dialogues’
How can you empower young people to lead their own conversations? It is not the youngsters themselves who have to change, but the teacher, facilitator or youth worker, who has to step back. This means creating space for young people to facilitate their own conversations. As an adult, your final task is to step out…
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Dialogue Cricles ‘How can I cope?’
In what ways does Estonia’s geopolitical and security situation affect our daily lives? How can I cope? What makes me feel safe? What can support me and my community? These questions were the starting point of two dialogue circles that we recently organised. One took place at our office with people living in Estonia, coming…
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How to understand and promote peace education in Estonia?
On 2 December 2025, a group of adult educators and peace education promoters met at the Estonian Dialogue Academy in Tallinn for a group dialogue as part of the Teach Peace project, which is developing an approach to peace education for adults. Since “peace education” can feel unfamiliar at first, the session offered a chance…
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Participants Youth Dialogue Lab discuss youth crime
What is the reason for a child or teen to commit a crime? And who should we blame? These questions were discussed last week by twenty young participants of Youth Dialogue Lab (Noorte Arutelulabor). After a performance of the Ukrainian song and dance group Volya the participants warmed up by discussing opposing ideas: Rules or…
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Evening in the museum
On Tuesday we visited Vabamu, where we gained a deeper understanding of Estonia’s recent history and the development of our modern free society. Our guide explained why Vabamu was created, which stories the permanent exhibition highlights, and how different historical periods have shaped everyday life. The exhibition covered both repression and the restoration of freedom,…
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Why should we care about people we don’t know?
The participants of our Youth Dialogue Lab meet every second week. On Tuesday we a guest at Mondo NGO in Tallinn. We started off with an inspiring and interactive presentation by Global Education expert Mari Jõgiste. They learned about the aid work of Mondo around the world and about their global education program. The intro…
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Fundamental shifts in education
Introducing dialogue in the classroom is more than just adding another lesson to an already packed curriculum; it symbolises a fundamental shift in the core values of education. Based on our experience of working with young people in and outside schools, we identify these four key shifts when introducing dialogue in education: One of the…
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Arutelud algavad siit!
Päev oli vihmane, aga hoolimata sellest kogunes omajagu noori meie avaüritusele, mis toimus 23. septembril. Uksest sisse astudes jäi kohe silma laud, millel olid õhupallid. Tekkis kohe küsimus, et mis meid küll ees ootab. Õhkkond oli ootusärev ja uudishimulik. Üritus algas väikese soojendusmänguga, mis aitas jääd murda. Viskasime palli käest kätte ning igaüks ütles paar…
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The dialogue starts here!
The day was rainy, but despite that, quite a few young people had gathered for our opening event on September 23. As soon as you stepped inside, a table decorated with balloons caught your eye. This immediately raised a question of what might be waiting for us. The atmosphere was filled with anticipation and curiosity.…