Miteinander-voneinander-füreinander lernen : Tiergestützte Pädagogik zur Weiterentwicklung der Unterrichtsqualität im inklusiven Unterricht an weiterführenden Schulen in Europa Erasmus Project

Project Title

Miteinander-voneinander-füreinander lernen : Tiergestützte Pädagogik zur Weiterentwicklung der Unterrichtsqualität im inklusiven Unterricht an weiterführenden Schulen in Europa

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 2015

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: New innovative curricula/educational methods/development of training courses; Quality Improvement Institutions and/or methods (incl. school development); Inclusion – equity

Project Summary

In the line of major changes in the general educational system in Europe teachers as well as pedagogical helpers need new concepts and practical guidelines to work with inclusive classes and courses. By using animal assisted education, students with special needs can design their school career individually and more effectively in Europe. Animal assisted education can lead to better concentration, a goal oriented way to deal with aggressions, better reading abilities, a positive influence on self-perception. Researching didactic and methodical basics of animal assisted education in secondary schools in Europe is meant to improve the quality and efficiency of general european education, minimize social differences, and strengthen social solidarity in Europe. A european manual for animal assisted education in classes and a documentary film with some impressions of our work are the main results of the two year project work.

During the project different educational and methodological approaches were tested at Gesamtschule Eifel in Blankenheim (Germany), Neue Mittelschule Markt Allhau (Austria) and Instituto Comprensivo Alfonso gatto in Battipaglia/Salerno (Italy) under scientific monitoring by Prof. Harald Mandle and his team from Pädagogische Hochschule Burgenland. The results of this project are collected in a manual of animal assisted education (see upload of documentation).
The manual can be downloaded from TWINSPACE (tttps://twinspace.etwinning.net/9450/home). It’s available as well from the homepage of Gesamtschule Eifel (https://gesamtschule-eifel.de/internationals/Erasmus.) A printed version is available from the office of Gesamtschule Eifel (Finkenberg 8,53945 Blankenheim).

The core of the manual is a collection of short projects about animal assisted education and their evaluations. The projects were realized in secondary schools with the help of the dogs Saga, Bilbo, Bluena and some rabbits and horses. In addition to the projects you can find an overview of the projects, newsletters and abstracts of the meetings held in Blankenheim, Salerno and Markt Allhau. Excerpts of the bachelor thesis by Austrian student Saskia Taborsky are also included.

Supervised by the NMS Markt Allhau a film trailer and a short film with impressions of the projects were produced (see upload of documentation). Both can be downloaded from the homepage of Gesamtschule Eifel (http://gesamtschule-eifel.de/internationales/erasmus), from TWINSPACE (https://twinspace.etwinning.net/9450/home)

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 62750 Eur

Project Coordinator

Gesamtschule Blankenheim-Nettersheim & Country: DE

Project Partners

• NMS Markt Allhau
• ISTITUTO COMPRENSIVO ALFONSO GATTO