Female and Racial Equality Ever Erasmus Project

Project Title

Female and Racial Equality Ever

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 : Strategic Partnerships for Schools Only

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2016

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: Gender equality / equal opportunities; Inclusion – equity

Project Summary

F.R.E.E. (Female & Racial Equality Ever) is a project which promotes equality and same opportunities given to anyone, regardless gender, race and ethnic group, the elimination of racial stereotypes and the spreading of the inclusion of immigrants.The schools involved are in Italy (Ladispoli), Turkey (Istanbul), Portugal (Vila Verde), Spain (Alcalà del Valle)The Portuguese and the Italian schools are both characterised by the presence of many immigrants in their areaThe Spanish school is living a situation which is somehow reversed as many students have their parents who work abroad as immigrants in France, so a large part of the students live with their grandparents, experiencing the situation of emigration inside their own family.Turkey is characterized by situations of deep inequality and discrimination towards women. Our project have been addressed to pupils of 16 of age as main protagonists; but all the actions have involved the whole schools (all pupils and staff), any other school and cultural organisation in the area, the inhabitants in the 4 towns, the immigrants’ communities in the area. We intended to involve also our previous European partners. With them we had started a path of cultural growth, working on the dismantle of stereotypes, spread of the ideal of European citizenship in the projects carried on by Italy. But, unfortunately, they did not join our project.To reach our goals we have involved our students in several activities:the 11/25 celebration day against any form of violence against women; a White Night festival celebrating human rights through reading of poems, short stories from international literary heritage; arts and crafts labs;chorus; dances;films with debate,afternoon school workshops held by local immigrants’ communities;painting of multicultural murals in the school yard;performances with songs, dances, tales from each partner’s country and from immigrants’ cultures;Role Play Activities through which our students have experienced the difficulties an immigrant student has to faceStudentshave produced:a historical documentary on the role of women in Roman and Etruscan past;a documentary on modern discrimination and sexist and racial stereotypes; women in literature, science, religion, philosophy, art;a “Manual on Good Practices” on how to deal with the immigrant students’ integration and improve their results;exhibition on women’s marginalization and gender violence; women’s and immigrant biographiesCooperative learning, learning by doing, brainstorming, debriefing, problem solving, role play activities are the methods we used Students have developed:a collaborative attitude empathy, interest and appreciation of othersThey were able to:see human diversity as reciprocal enrichmentuse mediation and negotiation especially when in contact with different life styles and habitsThey have developed:the knowledge of the role of women in Roman and Etruscan history; in past history; in literature; in foreign literature; in philosophy; in science; in art; in religion..the knowledge of culture, traditions, customs of foreign partners and immigrant communitiesICT capacitiescreative capacities, seeing things and events under a new perspectivecritical capacities recognizing and refusing superficiality and stereotypesa preparation for lifelong learning through independent thinking and learningTeachers have improved:their way of planning, monitoring, evaluating and disseminating more efficientlytheir collaborative attitude The whole school has adopted an inclusive attitude towards the local immigrants’ communities offering permanently the possibility to make intercultural workshops and other future initiatives.At local level: the global mentality have become more respectful of both women’s rights and minorities’ rights. We have had a large participation in the 11/25 and White Night celebrationsThe local communities of immigrants have been given the chance to feel part of a democratic and multicultural society based on mutual respect and understanding. Videoconferences with experts have been carried on only once, due to technical problems. All products have been stored on a etwinning platform, at disposal for any other European school. 11/25 and White Night will become part of the school calendar and local and regional ones. To get such an agreement we will go on collaborating with municipality and other schools in the area to a shared template fixing dates to meet in order to organize the 2 eventsMulticultural workshops at school will become permanent thanks to an agreement among the school, the person in charge for each immigrants’ community in town and the local Council

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 134150 Eur

Project Coordinator

Liceo Scientifico Statale “Sandro Pertini” & Country: IT

Project Partners

• OZEL SISLI DOGA ANADOLU LISESI(ASIST OGRETIM KURUMLARI A.S)
• Escola Profissional Amar Terra Verde
• IES Fuente Grande