Human Right (to take action) Erasmus Project

Project Title

Human Right (to take action)

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: Civic engagement / responsible citizenship; EU Citizenship, EU awareness and Democracy; Home and justice affairs (human rights & rule of law)

Project Summary

During this project our students will work on and deal with human rights issues; LGBTQI-issues, migration and cultural differences. At the end of this project student will know more about human rights and its issues. Tolerance, citizenship, intercultural competences and social inclusion are keywords. All these issues have been part of both schools’ curriculum over the past years and we would like to expend the curriculum and we see this program as a great contribution to our educational program. We want to achieve that students look at how they relate to a particular problem and experience how they can deal with it as effectively as possible. During this project, experiences gained by students and actions they take are linked with the international convention on human rights. Human rights are a part of a child’s everyday life, we therefore see this as an opportunity to teach, learn and work with human rights on a higher scale than just in a regular classroom situation. We believe that human rights education not just teaches students about rights but also about their responsibilities as a global citizen. Through these human rights can educate students in a sense of respect towards other human beings and inspire them to become, in their own way, educators and ambassadors who will assist in the defense of human rights.

Impact: We believe that this Human rights project will produce and develop the following components with our participating students and the community:
develop attitudes of solidarity across issues and nations and knowledge and analytical skills
produce a positive change in values and attitudes and (social) behavior
develop more inclusive behavior by our students
give a positive impuls to more cohesion within our community including our school and other social enterprises
confront students with their own influence that they have on their community and in society in general.
gain more knowledge about global human rights issues and the difference that every human being can make concerning these issues

Participants: This project is intended for students of the third year in the Netherlands (age 14 – 16) and students of the same age in Portugal. Students of all levels may participate. In the Dutch group, students who have recently migrated (refugees) can also take part. Students will receive information about the project and those who wish to participate are required to write a motivation letter.The teachers involved are teachers who teach the participating students and have experience in leading a project and exchange. The official language is English.We aim for participation of at least 20 students, these students will also be joining in the physical exchange. During the project, therefore, 40 students will be simultaneously joining in the project. Each year there will be a physical exchange, in Portugal and the Netherlands.

Preparation: We want to organize one meeting with teachers/coordinators in advance. This is to ensure that we can start the project with the same goals. We are in touch via email, and will later set up the project in the E-twinning platform. There wil also be time to evaluate after each exchange.

Project: We want to design a digital project as well as a physical exchange. For the digital exchange we want to use the eTwinning platform but also media that are closer to the students. We see this as a website that is managed by both groups, this website as well a presentation will be the final outcome of the project. By establishing a digital exchange first, students can get each other and the project better and feel more comfortable during the physical exchange. We see the physical exchange as a vital part of this project because in this way students can completely immerse in another culture and lifestyle and see how students from another country experience family and school life.
The activities are designed to communicate with experts on Human Rights Issues and learn about the history and current situation of these rights. Students will discuss these rights and look into the threats and opportunities. They will learn to approach, to think about and experience the human rights as closely as possible. Students will also report on and debate on the issues involved. By researching, discussing and experiencing all aspects of the rights, students will see how there might be differences and similarities between them.
Exploring the Human Rights in an increasingly complex society will contribute to the development of current curriculum. This project fits entirely within the vision and objectives of both schools. In the longer term, the SDCA and AECS want its students to treat each other in a more respectful way in today’s diverse society. To achieve this, we want to continue to use the results and activities, after evaluation, also for students who have not participated in the project. We will share lessonplans and this project with other schools.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 49352 Eur

Project Coordinator

Stedelijk Dalton College Alkmaar & Country: NL

Project Partners

• Agrupamento de Escolas de Carregal do Sal