Inclusion through Farming Erasmus Project

Project Title

Inclusion through Farming

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 2017

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: Romas and/or other minorities; Integration of refugees; Inclusion – equity

Project Summary

Schools throughout Europe are faced with the challenge of integrating large numbers of migrant children from a diverse variety of backgrounds. Their successful inclusion into the school system of their adopted country is vital to the long term outcomes of the child and can play an important part in integrating their wider families into society. Gardening and farming are an international language and this project seeks to use school gardening and farming projects as a tool for inclusion. The objective is to develop a model for inclusion using the best practice from six European partner schools that can be replicated elsewhere in a variety of settings.

The six secondary schools are from the UK, Germany, France, Spain, and the French Caribbean. It includes one residential secondary school for special needs pupils. Each school will take it in turn to host a short term teaching and learning visit during which students will participate in collaborative gardening or farming activities designed to be inclusive and to build pupils self-confidence and self-esteem. Between exchange visits pupils will undertake collaborative school based activities where the results are shared. These will include competitions to grow the tallest sunflower and the largest pumpkin!

The anticipated impact of this project is that pupils will feel more included in school which means they are happier, more self-confident and have greater self-esteem. This will mean that their academic attainment will be improved and they will have better life chances. For teaching staff and schools the impact will be that they are better able to offer a more inclusive education to their most disadvantaged students. The principal outcome will be a guide to best practice based on international collaboration that can be used to inform other projects.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 117279,35 Eur

Project Coordinator

Tile Cross Academy & Country: UK

Project Partners

• IES DE VALLADA
• Cité Scolaire Robert WEINUM
• Lycee des métiers Armand Guillaumin
• Hunters Hill Technology College
• Lily-Braun-Gymnasium Berlin-Spandau