First School of Excellence in Sarajevo Canton
In partnership with the Public Institution Secondary Dental School and with the continuous support of the Ministry of Education of sarajevo canton for the past 10 years, a large number of activities have been carried out whose purpose is to strengthen the capacity of the school to implement one of the world's top 12 scientifically based educational programs for the prevention of violence and promotion of healthy lifestyles among young people "Program Y".
Public Institution Secondary Dental School received the status of A School of Excellence after strengthened capacities that included training of teaching staff, strengthening the capacities of students, conducting research and strengthening psychosocial competences of students based on the methodology Program Y. During the process of capacity building, 40 teachers were educated, over 250 workshops were conducted in which at least 5000 students participated, and as many as 400 students themselves became activists - peer educators.
Strengthening the capacity of the school and achieving the status of the School of Excellence was made possible thanks to the project "Young Men's Initiative: Promoting Healthier Lifestyles and Reducing Interpersonal Violence among Young People in Bosnia and Herzegovina by Challenging Gender Stereotypes III", which is supported by the Government of Switzerland and CARE Germany and implemented by the Institute for Population and Development (IPD) and CARE International Balkans.