Teacher´s training to the inclusion of the children of foreigners Erasmus Project

Project Title

Teacher´s training to the inclusion of the children of foreigners

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 vocational education and training

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2016

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: Inclusion – equity; Integration of refugees

Project Summary

Project Teacher’s training to the inclusion of the children of foreigners (TTI) was submitted by the National Institute for Further Education NIDV) of the Czech Republic. It is twenty month long strategic partnership project created in cooperation with well experienced entities. The project partners are the Italian Associazione CEMEA Napoli, Slovak State Pedagogical Institute (SPU) and the Greek 1st General Lyceum of Trikala. All project organizations are the partners of NIDV for many years in the field of formal and non-formal education of teachers. The project originated at a time when the education of children/pupils of foreigners has become a priority in all four countries. During the bilateral negotiations we have prepared the documents for the preparation of our project proposal and agreed with partners to further cooperation in the framework of the strategic partnership. All four partner organizations are experienced in the training of pedagogical staff not only in integration of foreigners/immigrant children into the education and decided to work together in the framework of this project to create a common tool for teachers who act in this field of education. The implemented project aimed to devise principles of methodological support of teaching staff in the education and inclusion of children / pupils of foreigners attending schools and other educational facilities in the Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, Italy and Greece. It focuses mainly on elementary education (primary) and secondary education (high school, secondary school) and non-formal, leisure activities of school and other entities involved. The aim of the project was not only to exchange inspiring experience for professionals of partner organizations, but also to create a common, present, useful, practical, freely available tool for the teachers/workers who find themselves in a situation where they have to do their teaching practice to include children of foreigners. Within 20 months of the project we have scheduled four official meetings of the pilot group – (including the opening and closing a meeting). There will be one commont seminar/workshop held in Slovakia focused on the practical ways of inclusion.The main results of the project are: Analysis of the current state of integration of immigrant children into formal and non-formal education; E-learning module/program that offers the methodical approach to the process of integration of pupils – foreigners in school and the questionnaire survey. The e-learning is divided and subdivided into individual modules. The module is a tool that brings inspirational examples of practice and information (published on the NIDV website or the Support Portal of Educational Workers Educating Children for Foreign Learners), which was created in Moodle environment and is therefore accessible online.. Other outcomes are teaching materials, presentations, web links. They will serve as a pilot for the creation of other educational programs of this type; Networking, creating a database of all actors for different regions (schools with experience of teaching foreigners, interpreting, non-profit organizations and non-governmental initiatives, organizations of citizens of foreign countries, state institutions, etc.). Next aim of the project was to organize the seminar and practical demonstration of the integration of immigrant children into teaching. The project contained also activities such as methodological visits, discussions with teachers, exchanging experiences of the participating countries. We hope that the project impact mainly reflects and enhances the intercultural, educational and social skills of all the participants of inclusion. The international partnerships facilitated to perceive the issue abroad and in the European context. At the local and regional level, we see the most significant impact on the educational community, respectively the target group of the project – the teaching staff educating children of foreigners.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 48000 Eur

Project Coordinator

NARODNI INSTITUT PRO DALSI VZDELAVANI (ZARIZENI PRO DALSI VZDELAVANI PEDAGOGICKYCH PRACOVNIKU) & Country: CZ

Project Partners

• Associazione C.E.M.E.A. Napoli
• 1st General Lyceum of Trikala
• Statny pedagogicky ustav