CONTEXT/BACKGROUNDToday's world map shows us an increasing intermingling of various cultures that have to or want to live together. More often than not, these colourful maps are often clouded by inherent conflicts and threats of imminent war. It is why we believe that the sooner we act, the better chance we will stand to prevent such conflicts from breaking out. The reason why we chose to make this a priority of our project is the fact that this entire phenomenon is 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.OBJECTIVESThe overall purpose of the project is to combat 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 combating 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 PARTICIPANTS2000 students in the 5 schools with ages ranging from 14-19 will benefit indirectly. Out of these, 128 students will participate in the short-term exchanges. 32 of them are at risk of social exclusion, facing economic difficulties or have behaviour problems. The selection will happen before each meeting (8 students/partner/meeting) according to a previously estabished methodology. One criterion in the selection of the team will be to have a wide variety of cultures and minorities.200 teachers involved directly and indirectly. The project team in each school will comprise at least 1 school counsellor, 1 English teacher, 1 Arts teacher, 1 Music teacher and 1 PE teacher. Their work will be 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-TR Presentation of bullying issues at local levels by each school. Current local measures to combat and prevent bullying; M2-CZ The role of teachers in combating bullying. Developing a programme to include victims of discrimination and bullying- LTTAs: C1 - CZ Types of discrimination. Forms of bullying //Sports To Stop Violence; C2 - IT Victims and aggressors within discrimination and bullying. Arts&crafts to stop violence; C3 - RO Neutralising hate speech. Music&dance to stop violence; C4 - GR 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; Ellaboration 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
CONTEXT/BACKGROUND Today's world is characterized by intermingling of various cultures, inherent conflicts and threats of imminent war. It is why we believed that the sooner we act, the better chance we will stand to prevent such conflicts from breaking out. The reason why we chose to make this a priority of our project is the fact that this entire phenomenon is also visible from early stages of life. They should learn acceptance and be free from prejudices. The basic behaviour that students generally resort to at their age to show disrespect and lack of tolerance is bullying. we documented this by our research. OBJECTIVESThe overall purpose of the project is to combat a) disrespect and intolerance against certain groups of people by raising students awareness b) the terrible effects of these behaviours c) hate speech d) hate behaviour inside schools. We achieved the promotion of inter-cultural dialogue between our countries, reduction of violence at school , promotion of tolerance and acceptance of alterity and inter- and intra-cultural respect. We involved students in activities in multicultural teams and reduced stereotyping and prejudice based on isolated cases of misbehaviour. We enhanced the quality of the relationship among students of different cultural backgrounds and developed their social and communication skills. The project encouraged the learning of Enlish and other languages and cultures from the European space. NUMBER AND PROFILE OF PARTICIPANTS The participants were 2000 students in the 5 schools with ages ranging from 14-19, they benefited indirectly. Out of these, more than the planned 128 students participated in the short-term exchanges. 32 of them were at risk of social exclusion, facing economic difficulties and/or have behaviour problems. The selection aphpened before each meeting (8 students/partner/meeting) according to a previously estabished methodology. One criterion in the selection of the team will be to have a wide variety of cultures and minorities. 200 teachers were involved directly and indirectly. The project team in most schools comprised at least an English teacher, a school counselor, a Music teacher and a PE teacher. Their work was coordinated and supervised by the contact person and the legal representative of each institution. DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITIES & METHODOLOGY TO BE USED Project management icluded - selection of participants, communication, reporting - financial management and acquisitions - risk management and control - evaluation of activities and results. The project included two transnational meetings: - M1-TR Presentation of bullying issues at local levels by each school. Current local measures to combat and prevent bullying; - M2-CZ The role of teachers in combating bullying. Developing a programme to include victims of discrimination and bullying The planned LTTAs were: C1 - CZ Types of discrimination. Forms of bullying //Sports To Stop Violence; C2 - IT Victims and aggressors within discrimination and bullying. Arts&crafts to stop violence; C3 - RO Neutralising hate speech. Music&dance to stop violence; C4 - GR Consequences of bullying. Photographs were taken. Films to stop discrimination were shot. The dissemination of project results and activities was ongoing. We created a website and updated it. An e-Twinning page was created. We designed a range of materials and ellaborated a sustainability plan. RESULTS AND IMPACT We created materials helping against bullying. We developed a better intercultural relationships. Thee cases of bullying are reduced at our schools, which are now a school network and can assist each other in dealing with bullyingomotion of tolerance and respect. LONG-TERM BENEFITS The outcomes were implemented according to sustainability plan. The outcomes are available online for free use by other schools. The number of bullying cases is reduced. A ynergy among different cultures was established during mobilities.