Unity In Diversity Erasmus Project

Project Title

Unity In Diversity

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: Inclusion – equity; EU Citizenship, EU awareness and Democracy; Early School Leaving / combating failure in education

Project Summary

The main objectives of this partnership are to work with 16-18 year old students to promote unity in diversity at partner schools, create a safer school environment, reduce absenteeism and early school leaving, contribute to form inclusive societies.We will focus on inclusion because of the fact that everyday millions of people now travel or migrate from one part of the world to another in search of better opportunities and living conditions.Whether we like it or not,we have no choice but to embrace this social phenomenon and accept it as citizens of the global world.Otherwise, we can’t bring peace both to our lives and the world. In a world with so many different people like varying races, sexual orientation, economic conditions, beliefs systems, nationalities and talents, it is difficult to feel like you fit in. It is harder to find your place if anyone around you makes fun of you for the qualities that make you different. To raise awareness on the students in wider dimension, we will handle the concept of inclusion under the titles of disability, cultural, economic, social, religious, digital inclusion, tolerance and diversity.
This project will be complementary to a previous eTwinning project.The founders of the project have decided to expand the project via Erasmus+ opportunities,so this partnership, which consists of four partners from the UK ,Turkey ,Spain and Italy has been established.We have determined the methodology of the project as both activity-based and solution-oriented. Therefore, our activities are determined in accordance with our methodology. The students will write a collaborative story which will be converted into a film including four sections. Each part will be recorded in each LLTA.Both host and guest students will take part in the film. Through the film, the students will internalise the obstacles of the characters and better realise the effects of them on those who are experiencing different kinds of problems dealing with inclusion that will be reflected in the film. In addition, students will write a poem, create a magazine, visual presentations, project logo, Erasmus corners at partner schools, project dissemination tools and participate in eTwinning project and surveys. Solution oriented as the project will contribute to change school climate by promoting inclusive school environment.The students who don’t attend school regularly and tend to early school leaving will feel that they belong to the school community, so they will continue staying in the education system.
Approximately,150 students and 15 teachers will take place in the project.The students will absorb the idea of unity in diversity by accepting and respecting the differeneces as being 21st century citizens.They will also develop their self-confidence and communication, ICT, their English level which is the official language of the project ,presentation skills and have the opportunity to be able to express themselves, become more interested in school related activities,which will reduce the rates of absenteeism and early school leaving.The teachers will develop their professional skills, become updated at eTwinning and Erasmus projects, learn different implementations to create an inclusive education environment. Partner schools will be able to provide all students with facilities and support to grow as people and embrace diversity rather than allowing it to generate conflict.
Our dissemination plan has been planned to enhance the impact of the objectives of the project in the dimension of national and international. To achieve our goal,we will organize cultural activities in which parents will also take part ,meetings at schools for the school staff,students,parents, press and media,create project logo, poster,an e-magazine to be formed both digital and written, a website,a webinar in the etwinning platform,carry out an eTwinning project,arrange visitings to formal and civic organizations.All the materials will be prepared with webtools to be able to share them on dissemination tools of the project. An expert from Turkey will assess the results,which will supply us an objective evaluation.
The project will be completed in two years.Nevertheless,we have determined some activites to make our objectives beneficial in the long term.The partner school will join ‘ Inclusive school Week’ which is sponsored by the Inclusive Schools Network (ISN) and held each year during the first full week in December.The partner schools will organize activities and feedbacks will be shared with the partners and in the project dissemination tools.Therefore,the connection and coopeartion between the partners will continue .The film will be presented as a proposal to the higher state offices to make it watched in other schools.Thus,we will also inspire the other schools in the region,increase the number of the inclusive schools and contribute to generate inclusive societies in the long term.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 31301,1 Eur

Project Coordinator

The Corporation of NCG & Country: UK

Project Partners

• INSTITUTO DE EDUCACION SECUNDARIA “CANTABRIA”
• ISTITUTO TECNICO COMMERCIALE E PER GEOMETRI MARIO RAPISARDI