Stop Discrimination and Start Unification Erasmus Project

Project Title

Stop Discrimination and Start Unification

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 school education

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2014

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: Inclusion – equity; Disabilities – special needs; Gender equality / equal opportunities

Project Summary

With this project we tried to raise the awareness of discrimination of any type especially of young European citizens like our students and do something against discrimination in various areas and levels (individually, institutionally) on the regional, the national and also in European level.To reach this aim, the students have made researches, documented it and planned actions against racism in their regions and schools, realized voluntary services for disadvantaged groups such as immigrant offices, orphanages,elderly and children houses etc. On project meetings they compared their results and actions if there were similarities or differences in the different countries.

First the students researched about discrimination and social status (Low income, disability/old age and discrimination, foreigners/minorities and sexual orientation), discrimination and gender. Then they researched (interviews, videos,texts etc. ) about the reasons for discrimination as well as discrimination in literature. The products of the research work were films, audio files and typed interviews as well as presentations and multilingual books (own stories of discrimination (creative writing pieces) and a “calendar against discrimination” with using paintings that students created.They developed ideas what could be done against any type of discrimination.

On the project meetings we organised various workshops to rise the awareness for discrimination and understand how was it to be discriminated. We also encouraged our students and/or made it obligatory to work as a volunteer with discriminated people.

During the whole project our students exchanged their experiences within the project on an internet blog (eTwinning)and on our Facebook group. At every school students organised themselves a “big” project against racism. such as in Turkish school, a painting competition and a photograph competiton were organized. The winners were awarded in the end.

By planning and organizing the research work, the activities and the workshops mainly of the students they rised their self organizing competencies especially in such an important field.
By reflecting also all activities by the students by writing in an internet blog, reports about project meetings and also discussions as well as questionnaires they also rised their reflection competencies.
By working with ICT technology by producing films, audio files and PowerPoint and Prezi presentations, using the eTwinning platform and a blog, the students enhanced their ICT competencies like how to work with these tools, how to use it effectively especially for working together despite long distances between the different schools and also which new ways and methods for working together were possible.

Through this project, students learned about existing discrimination in various areas, the effects on the discriminated people, the reasons for it and what to do on different levels to reduce discrimination,about stereotypes, prejudices,discrimination in literature.

They also learned that there were lot of similarities in the different European countries regarding discrimination in general and national stereotypes especially but also some differences. They recognized the importance of speaking English very good and improve their knowledge of English.They were be able to communicate, document and present in a foreign language.They improved their competencies in working in teams on their own on projects, As for the staff, they fostered interdisciplinary cooperation,collected experiences in the field of discrimination in different countries as well as teaching and learning by using the eTwinning platform and dealt with new media by assisting the students making presentations and films, got to know different teaching and learning methods and use it, and how to deal with people with different cultural backgrounds in general.

The results published on DVDs, exhibitions, local newspapers, on the eTwinning platform, in a blog and the schools websites. There were 2 transnational meetings one in Poland in the beginning of the project and one in Italy in the end. There were 3 project meetings with students and teachers where the students presented their work and work together in mixed groups.We have realized 3 Learning,Teaching and Training activiies

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 139840 Eur

Project Coordinator

Gaziantep Vehbi Dincerler Fen Lisesi & Country: TR

Project Partners

• Stadtteilschule am Hafen Standort Neustadt
• II Liceum Ogolnoksztalcace
• Liceo Scientifico Statale V. Vecchi