Crisis Simulation lab Erasmus Project

Project Title

Crisis Simulation lab

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 : Partnerships for Digital Education Readiness

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2020

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: New innovative curricula/educational methods/development of training courses; ICT – new technologies – digital competences; Access for disadvantaged

Project Summary

The threat of COVID-19, social exclusion and the closure of schools at the end of last school year posed an important task for school education around the world – the introduction of a completely distance form of education.
Regardless of how and to what extent normal learning activities are resumed, distance learning is very likely to be an important part of the learning process in general and a preventive measure in particular, in order to avoid a sharp increase in infection rates. Therefore, it is important to take measures and work to correct the shortcomings and weaknesses inherent in distance learning. The main disadvantage of distance learning is the discontinued social communication between teachers and students.
The idea of the project is to develop a Crisis Simulator, dedicated to the various crises that children need to be aware of and ways to prevent and respond to them. The emphasis will be on a methodology that is attractive, with clear messages and instructions. The crisis simulator will enable teachers to include it, as part of the remote work with students in class or in other classes, as well as to use them in communication with parents to draw their attention to parental involvement in online life and children’s education.
The crisis simulator will use a complex psychological approach aimed at overcoming emotional stress in a critical event – natural disasters, industrial accidents, catastrophes, terrorist acts, etc.

The main goal of the project is to develop a methodology and technical specification for application (Crisis Simulator), which will provide preparation and psychological support to students in a situation of various crises, through an innovative game model.

SPECIFIC AIMS:
• To support teachers and students in adapting to distance learning;
• To prepare teachers and students to deal with possible life risks – violence in all its forms, xenophobia, etc.
• To prepare teachers and students to deal with possible future similar challenges and crises – pandemics, cataclysms and any other emergencies;
• Active inclusion and equal opportunities for inclusion in the online education of students from 1st to 7th grade, incl. from risk groups;
• Increasing the number of students from risk groups who are involved in distance learning by creating a social environment in the Internet space.

THE TARGET GROUPS of the project are divided into:
• teachers (representatives of general education schools);
• students from 1st to 7th grade, incl. from the under-represented risk groups: students from ethnic minorities, students living in isolated and remote geographical areas, students with risky behavior and at risk of dropping out of the learning process, students from families with economic constraints and difficulties, students with educational difficulties, etc.

ACTIVITIES
The following intellectual products will be developed within the project:
O1 – Methodology and technical specification for creating a “Crisis Simulator” application
O2 – Development of interactive materials (game models)
O3 – Crisis Simulator Pilot Application

Five transnational meetings of the partners are planned
M1 – Kickoff meeting in Sofia, Bulgaria – March 2021
M2 – Second transnational project meeting in Bologna, Italy – September 2021
M3 – Third transnational project meeting in Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal – December 2021
M4 – Fourth transnational project meeting in Alcalá la Real, Spain – March 2022
M5 – Final project meeting in Sofia, Bulgaria – October 2022

Learning mobility:
C1 – Training of teachers to work in a crisis situation according to the model of WE ARE Lda. (PT)
C2 – Training of teachers to work in a crisis situation according to the model of Asociación Socio-Cultural VerdeSur Alcalá (SP)
Activity Title
C3 – Training of teachers for work in a crisis situation according to the model of the Institute for Training, Occupation and Mobility (IT)

Dissemination event
E1 – Final seminar “Crisis simulator – interactive practices for counteracting emergencies”

The project lasts 20 months.
Participating organizations: DISKORDIA Ltd. – Bulgaria, “St. St. Cyril and Methodius” Primary school, Kovachitsa – Bulgaria, Institute for Formation, Occupation and Mobility – Italy, WE ARE Lda. – Portugal and Asociación Socio-Cultural VerdeSur Alcalá – Spain.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 225912 Eur

Project Coordinator

DISKORDIA Ltd. & Country: BG

Project Partners

• OU “sv.sv. Kiril i Metodii”
• WE ARE Lda.
• Istituto per la Formazione, l’Occupazione e la Mobilità
• Asociación Socio-Cultural VerdeSur Alcalá