Integration of migrants in European school systems and society Erasmus Project

Project Title

Integration of migrants in European school systems and society

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: Labour market issues incl. career guidance / youth unemployment; Reaching the policy level/dialogue with decision makers; EU Citizenship, EU awareness and Democracy

Project Summary

The social inclusion of migrants in our European school systems and our on freedom founded democratic societies is one of the core challenges of our time. Migration caused by the most different sources will not decrease but will keep us busy for decades. In order to integrate these people into our societies it is essential that we supply them with skills and competences which enable them to participate in the economic and social environment of our societies.
Besides the supply of competences which enable the migrant to take part in the economic structure of the European societies (it is essential to explain the values which are the foundation of our societies. Values like freedom of speech, freedom of assembly, freedom of press, pluralism, freedom of religion, equal rights of man and woman etc are values which are not self evident for many. These values must be learnt and experienced. School is an ideal location for experiencing democratic principles.
The objective of the project is, besides the description of the existing practices in the different European nations, to identify methods of good practice and develop and install methods created on the basis of above mentioned experiences.
Teachers should be able to collect their experiences, methods and procedures to develop a manual of good practice. This manual would be a source of assistance and should be used to disseminate competences of teaching personell.
Moreover we should formulate requests to approach politics, may it be on munipical, country level or on European level to help improve the existing conditions.
The objective of this project is besides the description of existing practices in the participating countries to identify good pracice and develop and implement further methods and common practice.
The teachers involved are supposed to share experiences and develop a manual to communicate their competences and and act as multipliers for the staff involved. Moreover we should be able to formulate demands and recommendations for the improvement of existing practices to address political stakeholders may it be on local, regional, national or European level
profile of participants; description of activities; methodology to be used in carrying out the project; a short description of the
results and impact envisaged and finally the potential longer term benefits. The summary will be publicly available in case your
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3. Number and profile of participants
The participating schools have approximately 3500 students, which we can regard as direct and indirect benefitors. In addition there are app. 400 teachers who are in contact with the project and its objectives. They profit either from direct involvement as well as through constant information through monthly staff conferences and special meetings and the communication with participating colleagues. 24 students and at least 5 are teachers and/or social workers will profit directly from the activities ofthe projects. Parents of the paticipating students will also be involved in the project. 24 students with minimum one parent make up a number of 144 involved parents. It is ddifficult to estimate the spread out of information within the families and their friends. (If we consider one sibling per family, grandma and granddad and 2 friends we can add 720 more people who get to know the objectives and the content of the project..
There are also external cooperation partners like sports and culture clubs as well as and politicians invoved.
All participating schools will take care of disseminate the activities and mobilities in the local, regional and national media, if possible. The social networks of the participating schools will accompany all activities and mobilities. Last but not least we count on the effects of moth to mouth communication.
The following activities are planned:
– 6 transnational project meetings (coordinators, teachers, students)
– virtual mobilities
– presentations, workshops etc.
– production of the manual of good practice
– dissermination
The applied methodology is participant and competence orientated, as we collect the experiences of the participating partner schools in educating migrants, determine, adjust and identify good practice. The documentation of these practices is the basis of the project`s activities. We ensure the application this approach with the following methods:
– e-learning ICT
– working in groups
– workshops for teachers and students
– presentations of experts (politicians, NGO`s, scientists, concerned persons like work migrants and refugees)
– presentations,
– classroom visits
We expect the following lasting results:
1. We learn good practice from the experiences of participating schools and identify good practice and improve good practice.
2. We document good practice in form of a manual.
3. Implementation of the manual
4. Living and experiencing democratic and European values.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 131615,06 Eur

Project Coordinator

Sophie-von-Brabant-Schule & Country: DE

Project Partners

• GAelscoil Mhichil Ui Choileain
• IES Miguel de Cervantes
• IISS Ettore Majorana Bari
• 2 GYMNASIO PREVEZAS
• Gymnasium Palouriotissas