Migration- Past, Present and Future Erasmus Project

Project Title

Migration- Past, Present and Future

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: Migrants’ issues; Cultural heritage/European Year of Cultural Heritage

Project Summary

Today in Europe people both online and in the physical are experiencing hate, violence, profanity and marginalisation because of their heritage, ethnicity, religion, race or nationality. This problem is growing. Research by agencies in Europe including the EU agency for Fundamental Rights shows that hate crime is on the rise, including hate crime motivated by racism, Antisemitism, xenophobia and religion. Parallel to this, there are growing migrant and refugee populations across Europe, and questions of the impact of migrants and the control of these populations has become a topic of debate and wide media attention. However, there is still a lack of understanding into migration and refugees within Europe; many people still see migrants as a threat to their societies.
This project therefore brings together 5 schools (with 15-25 students aged 16-19) from the UK, Spain, Italy, Germany and Turkey, to enable students to learn about migration in their communities and across Europe including its history and present day, whilst promoting social cohesion, inclusion and diversity. Students will also learn about migration policy and political debates, to help them to envision what migration could look like in the future.
A key objective of this project is to better understand migration, European identity and cultural heritage within our communities, countries and across Europe. Additionally, we aim for this project to promote and create social inclusion and cohesion; tackle discrimination both online and physically; encourage students to become active learners; and develop skills and key competences of students and school staff. In our pursuit to promote/create social inclusion, our project prioritises disadvantaged students including refugees, migrants, students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds and students less likely to continue into higher education.
This project is innovative and interdisciplinary; and students will develop a range of skills and knowledge during project activities. Students will:
-Learn to research including: interviews, historic archives, public sites and surveys
-Actively engage in political discussions
-Learn how to promote social inclusion and cultural heritage
-Learn to identify fake news and misrepresentation of immigration
-Develop personal skills including intercultural competencies and communication, teamwork, independence and public speaking
-Develop IT Skills
-Create logos
-Engage in debate and discussions
-Learn to present findings using a range of mediums including video, photography, posters, essays and blog posts.
-Develop language skills particularly English language skills for the students currently undertaking English lessons
-Develop creative skills
-Actively engage in their schools and communities

Teachers participating in the project will also learn more about innovative teaching practices, coordinating transnational projects and merging formal and non-formal learning

Outcomes
-Project website and eTwinning platform
-Digital and physical posters focusing on key themes of the project including fake news and how to promote inclusion will be disseminated in school
-Workshops and assemblies held in schools focused on project themes including migration and promoting inclusion
-Student conferences in topics of migration past, present and futures
-Presentations about what life is like to be a migrant will be created by students in the form of a thesis, video documentary, photography project and podcast using audio recording
-Reports on the perceptions of migration and the experiences of migrants within school and local community.
-Postcards for schools showcasing traditions and cultures of partner schools
-Celebration of Erasmus and world days
-Project report/brochure to be disseminated in schools and community
-T-shirts
-Badges
-Exhibition about migrations stories in each school
-Erasmus corner in schools

Longer term benefits.
-Materials produced during the project will be used in the schools and become a feature of extra-curricular school activities including enrichment and assemblies
-Teachers can develop their school curriculum to include key topics within this project including migration, multiculturalism, cultural heritage, tolerance, diversity, how to identify fake news, etc.
-Reports will be available to the public via school websites, project website and eTwinning
-Increase the motivation for learning among students from vulnerable groups for the next years
-Create links between all kind of students in our schools and facilitate everyone access to reciprocal
-Increase in positive perceptions of migrants, and refugees
-Improve skills and competences such as critical thinking, communication, creativity and team
-Working for better scores in education
-Promoting the innovative teaching methods and strategies to develop intercultural competences
-Stronger social cohesion amongst community hubs, local organisations, schools and parents, locally and across Europe

Project Website

http://migrationppf.wixsite.com/project

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 12741 Eur

Project Coordinator

Bow School & Country: UK

Project Partners

• I.E.S. Ntra. Sra. de la Cabeza
• Werner-von-Siemens-Schule Wetzlar
• Istituto Polispecialistico Statale “San Paolo”
• ABBAS SIDIKA CALIK HIGH SCHOOL