INTEGRATION BY SMART STRATEGIES Erasmus Project

Project Title

INTEGRATION BY SMART STRATEGIES

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 2019

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: Social dialogue; Key Competences (incl. mathematics and literacy) – basic skills; New innovative curricula/educational methods/development of training courses

Project Summary

This project includes five schools of GR, IT, PL, RO, TR with pupils aged 9-13.
The project focuses on the problem of social exclusion (in terms of lack of basic skills). In order to achieve this goal of inclusion, we will apply new strategies and teaching methods both durng school and leisure time.
This is due to the specific needs of pupils from each of the partner schools, based on four common problems that have a major impact on students’ success (1 – Lack of social inclusion, 2 – lack of basic skills, 3 – Lack of parental support 4 – Lack of socio-economic needs). Needs analysis is done in five different schools, monitored by teachers, and a major study is conducted to assess these four obstacles.
Before we created this project, we had a preliminary period for analyzing new strategies and finally we identified 5 new ones to be used in our project. Each partner will apply one of these methods in their school environment, monitor and evaluate the results. During these meetings these results will be discussed by all partners and will be passed on to each other. At the end of the 2-year project period, 5 strategies will be implemented and evaluated. According to the observation and the results of the success, the partners will continue to use these strategies and methods in their schools.
We intend to develop new strategies for these schools to improve their ability to prevent school drop-out through a joint international partnership based on good practice in each school. The project tries to find methods to encourage the inclusion of disadvantaged students in community and labor market activities.
We will practice new types of links between formal and non-formal education to offer our students solutions to these four problems and real opportunities for their behavior.
OBJECTIVES
– encouraging the inclusion of excluded students, those with a lack of basic skills, pupils with special needs, stimulating their integration into primary education and society
– implementing new strategies to tackle social exclusion, lack of basic skills and dropping out of school
– introduction of new methods in the field of emotional and social development of children in the practical training materials for pupils with special educational needs.
– to give teachers and different learning methods and to share their good practices
NUMBER AND PROFILE OF THE PARTICIPANTS
Students / teenagers: 180 of them will be actively involved in the project activities. We hope that about 1200 students / teenagers will be indirectly affected.
Teachers / adults: Each partner organization will have teams of 5 teachers, so 30 of them will take an active part in the project. There will be an English teacher, a math teacher, an ICT teacher, a pedagogical counselor, and a science teacher. About 150 teachers / adults will be indirectly affected.
Administrative staff: The head / chairman and deputy head will take part in the project, approximately 36 administrative staff will be indirectly affected.
Families: The number of family members will total 300. They will participate in the preparation of traditional food for the international cultural evening and will contribute to familiarizing with the culture and traditions of the host country.
Local community: The local community, including the local press, the municipality, the national education directorate, and the PTA, will be important in disseminating the project to a wider community.
RESULTS AND IMPACTS
Through our project, the five partners intend to create both short-term and long-term material and nonmaterial results and achieve the greatest possible impact on future projects and processes: students will overcome low self-esteem and have a leading role, the project website will provide uninterrupted access to general information on project activities, progress and results, publication of newspaper articles and creation of panels or leaflets to inform other people about the main project outcomes, communication and cognitive skills for students at risk, the cultivation of effective partnerships between trainers, lecturers and public organizations.

Project Website

https://www.facebook.com/Integration-by-smart-strategies-106151364137897/?modal=admin_todo_tour

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 137700 Eur

Project Coordinator

2o Gym Rodou & Country: EL

Project Partners

• ISTITUTO COMPRENSIVO “SANTA CHIARA – PASCOLI – ALTAMURA”
• Zespol Szkol w Przyborowie
• Scoala Gimnaziala “Nicolae Tomovici Plopsor”
• Sultangazi Istiklal Ilkokulu