NO TO DISCRIMINATION AND SOCIAL EXCLUSION Erasmus Project

Project Title

NO TO DISCRIMINATION AND SOCIAL EXCLUSION

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 2016

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: Romas and/or other minorities; Inclusion – equity; Ethics, religion and philosophy (incl. Inter-religious dialogue)

Project Summary

CONTEXT/BACKGROUNDToday’s world map showed us an increasing intermingling of various cultures that had to or want to live together, These colourful maps are often clouded by inherent conflicts and threats of imminent war. It is why we believed that the sooner we acted, the better chance we standed to prevent such conflicts from breaking out. The reason why we have chosen to make this a priority of our project is the fact that this entire phenomenon was also visible from early stages of life, at ages when children should try to see the beauty of life, should learn acceptance and tolerance and should be free from prejudices. The basic behaviour that students generally resort to at their age to show disrespect and lack of tolerance is bullying, a phenomenon which has increased steadily and affected an increasingly worrying number of students in the past years.OBJECTIVES The overall purpose of the project was to fight the unsound mentalities existing inside communities which are built on disrespect and intolerance against certain groups of people by raising students awareness of the terrible effects of these behaviours on the development of a human being and by fighting hate speech and hate behaviour inside schools.The objectives we have established are meant as steps that need to be undertaken in order to attain the purpose:1. to promote inter-cultural dialogue between different countries and socio-cultural categories2. to reduce violence, school dropout and inequality by promoting values such as tolerance, acceptance of alterity and inter- and intra-cultural respect3. to actively involve students in activities that presuppose working in multicultural teams.4. to discourage the tendency to stereotyping and prejudice based on isolated cases of misbehaviour.5. to enhance the quality of the relationship among students of different cultural backgrounds and develop their social and communication skills6. to encourage the learning of different languages and cultures from the European space.NUMBER AND PROFILE OF PARTICIPANTS 2000 students in the 5 schools with ages ranging from 12-17have benefitted indirectly. Out of these, 128 students have participated in the short-term exchanges. 32 of them were at risk of social exclusion, facing economic difficulties or have behaviour problems. The selection happened before each meeting (8 students/partner/meeting) according to a previously established methodology. One criterion in the selection of the team was to have a wide variety of cultures and minorities.200 teachers involved directly and indirectly. The project team in each school comprised at least 1 school counsellor, 1 English teacher, 1 Arts teacher, 1 Music teacher and 1 PE teacher. Their work has been coordinated and supervised by the contact person and the legal representative of each institution. DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITIES & METHODOLOGY TO BE USED- Project management (ongoing): Design and implementation of methodologies to be applied – selection of participants, communication, reporting; Financial management and acquisitions; Risk management and control; Evaluation of activities and results.- Transnational Meetings: M1-IT The role of teachers in combating bullying. Developing a programme to include victims of discrimination and bullying; M2-IT Presentation of bullying issues at local levels by each school. Current local measures to combat and prevent bullying- LTTAs: C1 – BG Types of discrimination. Forms of bullying //Sports To Stop Violence; C2 – PL Victims and aggressors within discrimination and bullying. Arts&crafts to stop violence; C3 – RO Neutralising hate speech. Music&dance to stop violence; C4 – TR Consequences of bullying. Photographs&films to stop violence.- Dissemination of project results and activities (ongoing): Creation of website and updates; Creation of e-twinning space; Design of materials – brochures, CDs, DVDs, flyers, posters, banners; Dissemination meetings; Elaboration of sustainability planRESULTS AND IMPACT-booklet which includes outcomes-programme for assistance of bullies and bullied devised and implemented at the end-students, staff, local communities will become aware of the phenomenon and implications of bullying and develop better intercultural relationships-the cases of bullying are reduced-the schools become part of a network and can assist each other in dealing with bullying-values like tolerance and respect are promoted among participants and indirect beneficiaries.LONG-TERM BENEFITS-programme will be implemented according to sustainability plan-booklet will be available online for free use by other schools-number of bullying cases is reduced-synergy among different cultures is established

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 121280 Eur

Project Coordinator

ISTITUTO COMPRENSIVO DI PALENA – TORRICELLA PELIGNA & Country: IT

Project Partners

• Melanakapi Ozel Egitim Uygulama Okulu II. Kademe
• Hristo Botev Primary School
• Liceul Tehnologic Special ,, Ion Pillat ” Dorohoi
• Zespol Szkol Nr 1 z Oddzialami Integracyjnymi w Zamosciu