The Romanian Secular Humanist Association (ASUR) celebrated Darwin Day 2012 by inaugurating a unique contest dedicated to Romanian school students. ASUR, a member organization of the International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU), launched the National “Emil Racoviță” Contest on the theme of evolution. It targets all school students in Romania from ages 10 to 18.

The French Freethinkers (Libre Pensée) and Britain’s National Secular Society have agreed a joint policy proposal on “Religion in Schools”. The policy aims to ensure the complete separation of religion and state in the provision of public education, and makes specific policy recommendations for France and Britain. The complete policy proposal is as follows:

At its meeting in Brussels, Belgium, on the first weekend of August, 2010, the International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) passed the following resolution:

In February 2009, we shall be marking the 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin’s birth and the 150th anniversary of his great, seminal work, On the Origin of Species. Just as Copernicus and the many great scientists who followed him had upset the view that the Earth was the centre of the Universe, so Darwin upset the view that humans were privileged beings, specially created by divine will and totally distinct from the rest of life. It is no exaggeration to say that Darwin's discoveries have provided a basis for modern Humanism.

IHEU member organization the Institute for Humanist Studies has made its online e-learning materials on Humanism freely available to all. Starting now, anyone with an Internet connection anywhere in the world can learn about Humanism for free.

For those who like mysteries the Irish education system is as good as any other; after eight years living here it is still something of a quandary wrapped in an enigma to me.

Romania's withdrawal of the theory of evolution from the school curriculum could be evidence of a growing conservative tendency in teaching. Evolution has been removed from the school curriculum in a move which, pressure groups argue, distorts children's understanding of how the world came into being.

British Humanist Association has launched a new website of resources to support learning about Humanism at www.humanismforschools.org.uk, including videos featuring celebrated children’s author Philip Pullman. At the heart of the new site are six ‘toolkits’ of resources, each containing a slideshow of videos and other content, supported by teachers’ notes and student worksheets. In addition, downloadable PDFs contain revised versions of the BHA’s briefings on ethical and philosophical issues from a humanist perspective, previously hosted on the BHA’s main website and much used by teachers and students. Videos integrated into the toolkits (but also available to download from the site for use in other contexts) include humanists talking about their beliefs and values.

The Humanist Society of Scotland is launching its inaugural student essay competition, and invites students at Universities and Colleges of Higher and Further Education in Scotland to submit 1,000 word articles on the subject of sexual morality with the aim of winning a first prize of £500 with two runner-up prizes of £300 and £200 respectively.

IHEU member organization the Institute for Humanist Studies has made its online e-learning materials on Humanism freely available to all. Starting now, anyone with an Internet connection anywhere in the world can learn about Humanism for free.

The Continuum of Humanist Education (COHE) is the world's first online, interactive Humanist educational program. The Institute for Humanist Studies founded COHE in 2004.