Super Heroes of Little Hearts: Teacher Approaches in the Education of Immigrants Erasmus Project

Project Title

Super Heroes of Little Hearts: Teacher Approaches in the Education of Immigrants

Project Key Action

This project related with these key action: Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices

Project Action Type

This project related with this action type : School Exchange Partnerships

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2019

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: Migrants’ issues; New innovative curricula/educational methods/development of training courses; Integration of refugees

Project Summary

The content /history of the project
In our project,it is aimed to improve the professional success and satisfaction of the teachers and school administrators of partner schools,to ensure democratic values,social cohesion,active citizenship and intercultural dialogue in the International Consortium Project(ICP) developed by the objectives of education,innovation and social inclusion of the smart,sustainable and inclusive growth priorities as stated in the EU 2020 Strategic Document and to improve the education and training systems,to integrate multicultural and disadvantaged individuals into education and to find effective solutions to problems.It is determined via surveys that the teachers of the partner schools are inadequate to improve the quality of education,prevent prejudice and discriminatory behavior by exhibiting innovative approaches in the education of migrants.
With this project,it is aimed to develop the professional skills of teachers and school administrators of common schools to demonstrate innovative approaches in the education of immigrant students.

The objectives of our project are
With our (ICP),it has been prepared to prevent inequalities in education and to ensure that immigrant students benefit from quality learning activities and to prevent the disadvantaged groups from being excluded and discriminated against,and to encourage their participation in social life.With this project:
*Developing the competencies of teachers and school administrators with innovative teaching skills,coping with multicultural classroom environments,transferring new educational techniques and tools to classroom environment
*Developing strategies to prevent prejudice and discriminatory behavior towards immigrant students
*Improving teachers’ knowledge and skills in the education of migrants
*Ensuring the continuation of immigrant students’ schools and preventing dropouts
*Development of European awareness and foreign language skills in participants
*It is aimed to develop strategies for inclusion of immigrant parents in educational environment

Number and profile of participants
In accordance with the project selection criteria of the ICP Partner Schools,each participant will determine 24 participants for each activity.A total of 144 participants will be selected for all activities from 6 partner countries.Participants will be selected to be open to learning and selected by the participant identification commission among the willing staff in dissemination activities

Description of activities
ICP Coordination Team (ICPT) will perform 6 LTT activities with the participation of partners from 6 countries
C1-Turkey:Innovative Approaches to Integration of Immigrants(5th month)
The main theme of our activities will be ‘Integration of Immigrant Students into Education System and Community’.With the ‘Culture Day’ event, immigrant students will be introduced to their cultural values
C2-Poland:Immigration Strategies for School-Schooling and Attendance(7th month)
The main theme of our event will be ‘To Make Students Feel Belonging to School and Attendance to School’.With the ‘My School’ activity,immigrant students will be able to express themselves
C3-Greece:Social Skills in the Education of Migrants (9th Month)
The main theme of our event will be ‘The Role of Education in Solving the Problems of Migrants’. Awareness will be created with the ‘I am aware of our differences’ activity.
C4- Romania: Model for the Prevention of Discriminatory Behavior of Students to Immigrants (13th Month)
The main theme of our event will be ‘Discrimination Prevention’.The ‘Build Empathy’ event will be held
C5-Spain:Language Teaching Model in the Education of Migrants(19th month)
The main theme of our activities will be ‘Language Teaching in the Education of Migrants’. ‘One Language One Life’ event will be held
C6- Italy:Peer Bullying Prevention Model for Immigrant Students(21th month)
The main theme of our activity will be ‘Preventing peer bullying’.’Don’t Be Bully Be Friendly’ will be held

Method to execute the project
The UKPKE will be composed of legal representatives and contact persons of the partner countries.The responsibilities will be shared with the partners based on the shared management model.The communication between the UKPKE members will be realized instantly.The project studies will be evaluated by the monitoring and evaluation commission.The selection of the participants will be carried out transparently on the commission side.

Possible benefits in the long term with results and impacts: With the professional knowledge and skills gained by our teachers,discriminatory and prejudiced behaviors towards immigrant students in our schools will end. Peer bullying to migrant students will be prevented.Early school drop out of immigrants will be reduced below %10.By creating awareness that diversity is rich in the society,it will be ensured that migrants will contribute to the country’s economy in the long term as labor force

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 138980 Eur

Project Coordinator

Ticaret ve Sanayi Odasi Egitim Vakfi ilkokulu & Country: TR

Project Partners

• IPIAS G. GIORGI
• 2 EPAL KAVALAS
• Szkola Podstawowa nr 1 w Tarnowie im. Klementyny Hoffmanowej
• Scoala Gimnaziala Nr. 16 Take Ionescu