Egedal schools now have 26 certified Democracy Fitness trainers ready to strengthen the democracy muscles in student councils and citizenship classes.

The 26 new Democracy Fitness trainers are teachers and employees who work with student councils and student democracy across the municipality’s schools, administration and Ung Egedal, which is a series of after school programs.

A lever for student engagement

“We have invited Democracy Fitness as a concept into the school area in Egedal because we want to introduce a common language and a physical experience of ‘doing’ student democracy. We also believe that a professional community on democratic education across the schools’ student council teachers can be a lever for better involvement and engagement. The hope is ultimately to increase well-being among students, who in many well-being surveys want a greater influence on their own everyday lives,” says Maja Blicher Christensen, who works as a consultant and became a certified Democracy Fitness Trainer in October 2023.

Democracy Fitness brings joy

Since then, Maja Blicher Christensen has used Democracy Fitness in almost every conceivable context. With student councils, city council politicians, school leaders and colleagues at city hall for department meetings. With each training session, she experiences that people respond with joy at having a new way of working with democracy.

“Now, of course, I’m both happy and excited to have a lot of coaching colleagues who can bring the joy and live in the student democracies through our many important student councils,” Maja concludes.

At Democracy Fitness, we are of course just as happy and excited. We’re cheering for student democracy in Egedal Municipality.