Table II. Summary of relational...

Table II.

Summary of relational capabilities

Relational capability	Illustrative narrative
Connecting with and supporting organizations committed to civic engagement (80)	“Cante Alentejano choral groups were brought in to perform with year 4 students and explain how the genre affirms a sense of identity and an emotional link with the region (…)”^a
Facilitating discussions about challenging issues through strategic partnerships (76)	“A group of local amateur meteorologists visited to school library to help students build amateur weather stations. Making the weather stations provided an opportunity for those that don’t normally use the library to develop a deeper and more engaged understanding of weather-related curriculum topics. Participants in this activity learned about climate change by discussing, making and experimenting”
Convening community conversations to identify shared concerns and solutions (68)	“In cooperation with the local council the school library launched a youth participatory budgeting process, which allowed youth groups to propose ideas for improving the community, develop those ideas into concrete proposals, and finally vote on the best proposals to be funded”
Embracing local culture to foster endogenous development (65)	“The harvest season was celebrated with a festival in which a variety of wine-relate professionals were invited to speak to our high school students about the economic impact of the wine industry in the region”^b

Relational capability	Illustrative narrative
Connecting with and supporting organizations committed to civic engagement (80)	“Cante Alentejano choral groups were brought in to perform with year 4 students and explain how the genre affirms a sense of identity and an emotional link with the region (…)”^a
Facilitating discussions about challenging issues through strategic partnerships (76)	“A group of local amateur meteorologists visited to school library to help students build amateur weather stations. Making the weather stations provided an opportunity for those that don’t normally use the library to develop a deeper and more engaged understanding of weather-related curriculum topics. Participants in this activity learned about climate change by discussing, making and experimenting”
Convening community conversations to identify shared concerns and solutions (68)	“In cooperation with the local council the school library launched a youth participatory budgeting process, which allowed youth groups to propose ideas for improving the community, develop those ideas into concrete proposals, and finally vote on the best proposals to be funded”
Embracing local culture to foster endogenous development (65)	“The harvest season was celebrated with a festival in which a variety of wine-relate professionals were invited to speak to our high school students about the economic impact of the wine industry in the region”^b

Notes:

Cante Alentejano is a genre of traditional polyphonic singing endogenous to Alentejo. Very frequently its lyrics explore the themes of rural life, and UNESCO (2015) describes it as “a fundamental aspect of social life throughout Alentejano communities, permeating social gatherings in both public and private spaces”. In the years that lead to its inscription on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, local communities played an active role in keeping it alive and meaningful to younger generations;

Alentejo is one of the country’s most successful wine production regions with a high rate of exports, and a related, emergent enotourism sector

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