We fulfill our mission to contribute to a world of free and open knowledge and lifelong learning. Through our Programs for Schools, Seniors Write Wikipedia, and Open Education Program, we strive to attract newcomers, spread awareness of Wikimedia projects, and deepen relationships and activities within the Czech community.
Seniors Write Wikipedia
The life wisdom of seniors will find its place at Wikipedia, while they will find their place in the digital world and gain a new and meaningful hobby.
Professor Sokol and other editors came up with the idea for the Seniors Write Wikipedia courses in 2013. Since then, in addition to senior courses across the country, we have been providing online support, organizing Senior WikiTowns and other educational events.
Programs for Schools
Let’s put an end to the term papers that nobody reads. The future belongs to open and shared knowledge. We teach students to write and use Wikipedia.
We provide a platform for students and teachers to submit credited work in the form of Wikipedia articles. Using the tools of Toolkit, teachers can assign entries for students to write and track their activity. This creates validated content and a chance to create term papers and articles in a meaningful way all at the same time.
Open Educational Program
Wikimedia is here for anyone with a burning love for education.
You do not seem to fit any of our target groups? Don’t worry! Get in touch anyway, everyone can get involved. We’ll help you take your first steps in the Wikiworld.
Sign up for a course, come to one of our WikiClubs or read our editing guides. Live or online, there’s something for everyone
Event calendar
21. 11. 2024
České Budějovice
Kurz Senioři píší Wikipedii – začátečníci – České Budějovice
21. 11. 2024
Olomouc
Wikiklub Olomouc
25. 11. 2024
Online
Pondělní Wikiporadna
26. 11. 2024
Dolní Cerekev
Samet na školách: Jak se píše (historie) na Wikipedii? – ZŠ Cerekev
26. 11. 2024
Praha
Wikiklub Praha – Svět HUB
26. 11. 2024
Brno
Wikiklub Brno
27. 11. 2024
Wikiklub Hradec Králové
28. 11. 2024
Olomouc
Wikiklub Olomouc
29. 11. 2024
Praha
CEE Youth Meeting Prague vol. 2
02. 12. 2024
Online
Pondělní Wikiporadna
23. 12. 2024
Online
Pondělní Wikiporadna
24. 12. 2024
Praha
Wikiklub Praha – Svět HUB
24. 12. 2024
Brno
Wikiklub Brno
25. 12. 2024
Wikiklub Hradec Králové
26. 12. 2024
Olomouc
Wikiklub Olomouc
30. 12. 2024
Online
Pondělní Wikiporadna
31. 12. 2024
Praha
Wikiklub Praha – Svět HUB
31. 12. 2024
Brno
Wikiklub Brno
01. 01. 2025
Wikiklub Hradec Králové
02. 01. 2025
Olomouc
Wikiklub Olomouc
EDU news
The For Monuments Conference will host the Wikimedia CR booth
Wikimedia CR stand at For Monuments Conference in Pardubice on Thursday 14th.
We are part of this year’s Digital Czechia Week
We are joining the largest educational event in the field… Read more »
Workshop Documentary Film and Wikipedia will take place in Jihlava on Thursday 31st
Workshop Documentary Film and Wikipedia will take place at IDFF Jihlava on Thursday 31st.
BROUMOV BAROQUE THROUGH THE EYES OF WIKISENIORS: A TRIP TO ENRICH WIKIPEDIA
On 24 September, a trip focused on a tour of… Read more »
More about our programs
Seniors write Wikipedia
Seniors Write Wikipedia project provides senior citizens with the space for sharing knowledge as well as for making social connections and spending their free time. The program also engages libraries all over the Czech Republic by providing training to the library workers in the education of the elderly. The courses for librarians comprise of three loosely related trainings focusing on the Wikipedia basics and on the education of the elderly. Taking full advantage of the most extended network of libraries in the world, we teach the elderly how to use Wikipedia all over the country.
Are you interested in hosting a course for the elderly or in attending one? Contact us at seniori@wikimedia.cz or visit seniori.wikimedia.cz.
Students Write Wikipedia
Students Write Wikipedia project ensures there is no more hard work wasted on papers that end up at the bottom of a shelf. What more, Wikipedia itself is a database of yet unresearched topics which can provide the students with inspiration for coming up with their own paper ideas. We can teach you how to use the Outreach Dashboard, or we can organize a training familiarizing you with the basics of working with Wikipedia. In cooperation with our Programs for Community, we also host a whole range of editathons focused on the topics relevant to students.
Are you interested in joining the project together with your students? Contact us at studenti@wikimedia.cz or visit studenti.wikimedia.cz.
Teach (With) Wiki
Teach (With) Wiki is a project aimed mainly at teachers of 8th and 9th grade elementary school students and first- or second-year high school students. The educational program introduces you to the basic (technical) functions of Wikipedia and subsequently provides you with practical examples demonstrating how to make effective use of these functions in developing critical thinking and digital literacy.
Contact us at studenti@wikimedia.cz or visit the Teach (With) Wiki website.
Open Educational Program
The program is aimed at educating both the general public and the existing community surrounding Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects. The program attempts to create an open space for education for a number of target groups and to offer a closer look at areas and topics not fully covered in our other educational programs.
The program is open in two directions: it attempts to reach outside to draw in the general public, while also supporting the activities that contribute to the existing community on the inside.
The program encompasses:
- educational activities for the general public
- support of community-driven educational activities
- annual WikiConferences
- cooperation with an extensive team of Wikimedia lecturers
- strategic cooperation and partnerships in the area of education
- production and dissemination of open educational resources (OER)
Attend our WikiClub or start with reading our newcomer guide Hot to Write Wikipedia