The Others and Us – Bridges Between Us Erasmus Project

Project Title

The Others and Us – Bridges Between Us

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: Early School Leaving / combating failure in education

Project Summary

Background
Humans have always been searching for better living conditions and they have been forced to immigrate to countries offering a higher income and better everyday living conditions. In recent years however, humanity has experienced massive relocations of populations moving from Mediterranean war zones to northern countries where refugees –not immigrants- have sought not so much for better financial conditions but mostly for decent survival conditions away from war zones. This has been a constant source of conflict not only among host countries but also among the citizens of each country. The main features of arguments were discrimination, social seclusion and isolation, disagreements, protests, embarrassment and scaremongering.
Objectives
This project aims at helping students to:
– identify their own attitudes, feelings and behaviour towards what is different and learn to recognize unfair practices such as prejudice and discrimination stereotypes
– recognize similarities and differences among human beings
– comprehend on the one hand the means which facilitate the development of stereotypes and
prejudices and on the other hand their consequences
– learn how to get in someone else’s shoes and develop empathy
– learn to recognize the negative consequences of stereotypes and react to them
– learn and recognize other people’s point of view
– adopt and use what they have learned and experienced about equal treatment and respect in their everyday contact with different individuals
Profile of participants / Context of the project
All that is mentioned in the background and objectives sections above has acted as motivation for us- the 4 Balkan, Mediterranean countries all facing the pressing reality of integrating refugees and eliminating discrimination among sensitive groups, to participate in this Erasmus+ Project.
The project will be intended to be extended to every minority or “weak” group which experiences rejection and social seclusion. Such groups include, apart from immigrants and refugees, religious minorities, people with special needs, Roma and the sexes (male, female).
Activities/Methodology:
Activities will be carried out using a number of methodological tools based on the following guidelines:
– active involvement of all participants in the process of realizing the differences of minorities as well as the pressing need of incorporating them in the community
– decreasing and/or eliminating minorities’ sense of inferiority and help them feel accepted
– getting acquainted with the Roma people’s fears, intentions, expectations
Tools that can be implemented to assess outcomes using both direct and indirect methods of assessment such as: research/survey (indirect method of assessment), questionnaires, case-studies
– established accreditation criteria/standards when developing the assessment plan.

Project Website

https://theothersandus.edublogs.org/

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 150231 Eur

Project Coordinator

Gymnasium of Kanithos & Country: EL

Project Partners

• Angel Kanchev Third Secondary School
• Cemil Atlas Ortaokulu
• IES Campanillas
• Colegiul Tehnic Constantin Brancusi Petrila