The project objectives answer the objectives of the strategic partnership to improve the quality and relevance of the educational offer in the field of education in the EU and a horizontal priority in the field of inclusive education . Each of the partner schools can boast of innovative programs to help become more independent and better prepared for adult life. The desire to share these experiences and develop additional educational materials along with the intercultural context became the basis for the creation of this project. The main objective of the project is education for self-reliance and overcoming social passivity among young people.The number of participants directly involved in the project is 18 students from each country (a total of 72 students from all partner countries ) . Through the dissemination activities and implementation of the developed solutions in educational practice project will include teachers and students of participating institutions . Youth Educational Centre in Radzionków is a community of 50 students and 40 teachers and educators. Partner Turkish employs 60 teachers and teaches 1,500 students. Italian partner : 180 teachers and 950 students. Maltese partner: 260 students and 55 teachers. Activities during the project will be based on the practical operation of the students , activating methods ( brainstorming ) and methods of independent investigation to knowledge ( situational method , case studies). Methods of work with teachers will include mini- lectures and study panels.The cooperation will include the exchange of good practices in the field of education. Each of the partner schools will share their achievements through the preparation and implementation of chosen module . Students participating in the project will acquire competence in : personal budget management , work organization , problem solving , collaboration in the group. At the same time they develop their linguistic competence , and through international cooperation learn to use their knowledge abroad.Teachers will gain knowledge about the activities that contribute to the development of independence and better preparation for adult life in different countries. In addition, they will increase their language and intercultural competence. Participation in the project will increase the effectiveness of education by incorporating intercultural factor in ongoing educational activities and education. Thanks to the project activities schools across Europe will gain supportive materials to educate young people to independent life. Through dissemination activities the materials will be used at regional, national and European level. The final product in the form of a guidebook “Guide to independent life” will be posted on the project website and the websites of partner schools. "Guide to independent life" will include materials for students and materials for teachers available in PDF files and videos from the workshops.
The "Truly Independent" project was dedicated to students at risk of social exclusion. The objectives of the project were based on programs of student self-empowerment in partner schools. The result of cooperation during the project is the exchange of experience and the development of additional teaching materials. The main goal of the project was education for independence and overcoming social passivity among young people. The methods used in the work during the project were based on the practical activity of students (practical classes), activating methods (brainstorming, staging) and methods of independent learning (situational method, case method). Methods of working with teachers included mini lectures and a panel study. Each of the partner schools shared their achievements in the field of self-empowerment by preparing and then implementing the module devoted to the self-empowering activities. Students participating in the project gained competences in the areas of: budget management, work organization, problem solving, group collaboration. At the same time, they developed their language competences, and through international cooperation they learned to use the acquired knowledge abroad. Teachers have gained knowledge about activities that contribute to the development of independence and better preparation for adult life in different countries. In addition, they have increased their language and intercultural competences. Participation in the project increased the effectiveness of education by including intercultural factor in the educational activities. The project involved four partner schools: Youth Educational Center from Radzionków, Alternative Learaning Program from Malta dedicated to work with students with special educational needs and two vocational schools from Turkey and Italy, which educate students that are at risk of social exclusion. At the level of partner schools, support tools for schools were developed to educate young people for independence. Through dissemination activities developed during the project, materials can be used at the regional, national and European level. The final product in the form of guide "Guide to independent life" has been posted on the project website and on the websites of partner schools. "Guide to independent life" consists of materials for students and materials for teachers available in PDF files and videos from the workshops.