CREATING A SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT FOR ACTIVE PARTICIPATION Erasmus Project

Project Title

CREATING A SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT FOR ACTIVE PARTICIPATION

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 2020

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: Social dialogue; Access for disadvantaged; Civic engagement / responsible citizenship

Project Summary

The project idea comes from the needs first identified in the coordinating school and then discussed with the partner schools in the project.
In this period schools do their best to provide an open and active educational place where quality educational activities and students’ well being are top priorities.
Problem of poverty, the health problems, cultural, ethnic differences and refugees, pupils with parents who working in countries of the European Union,orphan students, are encountered in all the schools involved in this project, wich face problems of social inclusion and the problem of school absenteeism.The main analysis has shown that 677 of students, of project schools are in these disadvantaged situations and are aged between 15 and 18, some from which only 150 will participated directly at LTTA.
Students will be involved in the project activities for resolve of social inclusion problems, to reduce the number of absences, to increase the level of learning outcomes and to increase their your responsibility in solving problems from society.
The objective of the project: Development of common educational values through civic involvement and active participation at European level for 700 direct participants students and 600 indirect participants teachers, parents through cooperation between schools from 6 countries(Portugal, Poland, Italy, Greece, Turkey and Romania) over a 24 months period.
Our main aim is to help institutions to will contribute to social cohesion, resolve social inclusion problem, non-discrimination, developing civic, social, cultural competences, by these objectives and results:
-To develop a joint long term strategy for increasing by 80% the number of students included socially in the period of implementation of the project – 24 month
-To promote a culture of equality, respect, tolerance, peace for 90% the 700 of students in the period of implementation of the project – 24 month
-To enhance participants’ communication, social, civic, interpersonal, intercultural competences, teamwork, for 95% the 700 of students in the period of implementation of the project – 24 month
-To foster self-expression and creativity amongst participants, self-confidence, for 95% the 700 of students in the period of implementation of the project – 24 month.
– 95% – will improve their foreign language skills, IT and improve educational quality, becoming more aware of their own place within the European community out of 1300 directly or indirectly participants.
-95% will be more tolerant of different cultures, religions, ethnicities, by people from other countries
– 95% will be promote democratic way of life, they will become active citizens and participative
-100% make new friends and communicate with them during and after the project, share European knowledge and experiences
-100 % learn about different life-styles by staying with a family from a different country
– reducing absences 60%.
Collaboration with local NGOs and local institutionson by partnership agreements on topics of the project, it motivates the students to get involved actively involved in the social life of the community.
Activities :
C1- Unity in diversity – Intercultural exchanges: Each school will promote the specific customs and traditions of each country, making intercultural exchanges.
C2-The activity of organizing a petition campaign – students will prepare a petition and request it to be signed by other students and other people from local community.
C3-Environmental cleaning the organization: in the Model UN activity, participants will discuss a topic related to society and the environment and offer solutions, developing communication, teamwork, critical thinking by greening activities.
C4-Poem reading contest through Model of United Technique. In poem speech competition activity, they will be able to use a foreign language and express their feelings and ideas, will improve social skills.
C5-Visiting institutions that need helping – charitable activities – will carry out social entrepreneurship activities, so by direct involvement, they become responsible for solving a social problem in the community.
C6-Stereotypical thinking and cultural discrimination în school – how can we address and solve these issues?- In drama activity, will promote examples from their own culture and understand and respect cultural diversity and organize cultural visits.
Impact:
– schools will become more visible on the local level and will gain a positive image in their communities, attracting in this way more students for the future years
– the experience will encourage teachers to develop new Erasmus+ projects in the near future
– the increased European character of all schools from the partnership, developing the civic, social, intercultural, active citizenship skills
– ensures the right to education for all students in the school
– ensures equal opportunities for all students, eliminating and resolve social inclusion problems.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 197110 Eur

Project Coordinator

Colegiul National de Informatica “Carmen Sylva” Petrosani & Country: RO

Project Partners

• 1st General Lyceum of Patras
• FETHİYE ÜZÜMLÜ İMKB ANADOLU LİSESİ
• Agrupamento de Escolas Augusto Cabrita
• Istituto di Istruzione Superiore “Enrico Fermi”
• Zespol Szkol Nr1 im. prof. B. Krupinskiego