Context The differences between us are essential to humanity. They are a circumstance of birth and should not become a source of conflict or hatred. The latest events on the European social stage show us that we are still victims of some deeply rooted mentalities according to which we evaluate human beings belonging to different cultural groups based on some ready-made appreciations which have no connection with the reality. We are all unique and different from each other, but this is a reason for celebration rather than conflict. We believe that all people deserve respect, irrespective of skin colour, religious beliefs and practices, descendance or ideas. If people understand that, we will be able to live in harmony, respect and acceptance. The topic is a hot one in the context of today's ever-increasing immigration numbers. Spain, Turkey and Italy, three of the partner countries are making efforts to deal with this phenomenon through a variety of programmes, initiatives etc. Romania and Hungary are the other countries which are also in the frame of the issue as the members of the European Union. The reason why we chose to make this topic a priority for our schools and project is the fact that the sooner in life students become aware of the problem of stereotyping and discrimination, the better the chances will be for the world to change and for people to live in harmony with one another. Objectives We want to reach the following objectives: - to combat hate speech and hate behaviour inside schools; - to increase social awareness , tolerance, empathy for the immigrants and refugees - to destroy stereotypes and raise awareness about the risks they cause - to improve the know-how related to tackling the issues of stereotyping and discrimination inside schools - to promote the active involvement of students in the social life on the topic of stereotyping and discrimination - to strengthen the relationship between schools and local NGOs who are addressing the same issues Participants The project addresses a target group of 360 students of different specialisations in our school, boys and girls, who are 11-15 years old. We believe that this is a critical age, when the risk is higher for them to develop long-lasting negative attitudes towards other people based on stereotypical thinking and discrimination. The project also addresses teachers in our schools, school counsellors and psychologists who will turn the project results into longterm practices at local levels. Main activities We have planned 4 student exchanges: C1 - Stereotypical thinking and discrimination: common stereotypes related to nationalities; direct, indirect, multiple discrimination; forms of discrimination and their effects - xenophobia, homophobia, transphobia. C2 - Gender and racial equality: common gender and racial stereotypes and their effects; ways of combating them. C3 - Religious equality: common stereotypes related to religions and religious beliefs; effects of such stereotypes; analysis of cases in which stereotypes and discrimination against religions had terrible consequences C4 - Stereotypical thinking and discrimination in schools - how can we address and solve these issues? Methodology The project will cover 5 main areas: - Project management 1. Design and implementation of methodologies - selection of participants, communication, reporting 2. Financial management 3. Risk management 4. Monitoring and evaluation of activities and results 5. Organisation and attendance of TMs - Selection and preparation of participants - Organisation and participation in exchanges - Elaboration of tangible results - Dissemination 1. Creation of website and updates 2. Creation of e-twinning space 3. Design of materials - brochures, flyers, posters, banners, articles 4. Dissemination meetings 5. Ellaboration of sustainability plan Results and impact The results we propose are at the level of the students: - increased awareness of the democtatic values of the EU, increased desire to participate actively in local campaigns against discrimination, better intercultural awarness, communication and dialogue; increased social awareness, tolerance, empathy for the immigrants and refugees; improved knowledge of the concepts of stereotyping and discrimination and the areas in which they can manifest, the dangers they bring about; improved English skills, data manipulation, critical thinking skills, improved team work abilities (developed in local activities and transnational exchanges) Tangible results - informative materials developed for the purpose of the exchanges, creative poems and prose by students on the topic of European diversity, role plays recorded on videos, posters on the topic of "NO HATE in schools", "United as One under the European Sky", photographs of students for the competition about cultural differences "I am not You but We can be together", collection of interactive games and activities
The differences between us are essential to humanity. They are a circumstance of birth and should not become a source of conflict or hatred. The latest events on the European social stage show us that we are still victims of some deeply rooted mentalities according to which we evaluate human beings belonging to different cultural groups based on some ready-made appreciations which have no connection with the reality. We are all unique and different from each other, but this is a reason for celebration rather than conflict. We believe that all people deserve respect, irrespective of skin colour, religious beliefs and practices, descendance or ideas. If people understand that, we will be able to live in harmony, respect and acceptance. The topic is a hot one in the context of today's ever-increasing immigration numbers. Spain and Turkey two of the partner countries are making efforts to deal with this phenomenon through a variety of programmes, initiatives etc. Romania and Hungary are the other countries which are also in the frame of the issue as the members of the European Union. The reason why we chose to make this topic a priority for our schools and project is the fact that the sooner in life students become aware of the problem of stereotyping and discrimination, the better the chances will be for the world to change and for people to live in harmony with one another. The pedagogical aspects of the two-year cooperation were: - support for high quality, interactive, real learning education - to strengthen inclusive education and increase equal opportunities - pedagogical, methodological renewal, improvement of teachers' knowledge and skills - promoting cross-sectoral cooperation The project also addresses teachers, specially school directory, who are using and turning the project results implementation plan of the proposal and the methodologies into long-term practices in our schools. We are sure that we have created several good channels, our knowledge accumulated on this topic can be passed on to those who want to work on this topic. The main result of these two years have been getting closer to the topic and a chance for all of us to reach our aim to live in harmony, respect and acceptance with one another. After our two year collaboration, all partners even believe more that we must work on the topic because all people deserve respect, irrespective of skin colour, religious beliefs and practices, descendance or ideas. Main activities C1 - Stereotypical thinking and discrimination: common stereotypes related to nationalities; C2 - Gender and racial equality: common gender and racial stereotypes and their effects; C3 - Religious equality: common stereotypes related to religions and religious beliefs; C4 - Stereotypical thinking and discrimination in schools - how can we address and solve these in schools Objectives We had the following objectives: - to combat hate speech and hate behaviour inside schools; - to increase social awareness , tolerance, empathy for the immigrants and refugees - to destroy stereotypes and raise awareness about the risks they cause - to improve the know-how related to tackling the issues of stereotyping and discrimination inside schools - to promote the active involvement of students in the social life on the topic of stereotyping and discrimination - to strengthen the relationship between schools and local NGOs who are addressing the same issues PARTICIPANTS There were 4 schools involved in the project, which included different types of training: primary school and high school, but in each school we were able to find the participants' common grades in the successful implementation of project tasks, The target group was 11-15 years old students in our schools. At this ages is not late affecting to the attitude toward of students. We believe that this is a critical age, when the risk is higher for them to develop long-lasting negative attitudes towards other people based on stereotypical thinking and discrimination. KNOW-HOW - The main results - Informative methodical materials developed for the purpose of the collaboration the KNOW-HOW “NO HATE in our lives - Breaking free from stereotyping and discrimination”, creative poems by students on the topic of European diversity, role plays recorded on videos, posters on the topic of "NO HATE in schools" and "United as One under the European Sky", photographs of students for the competition about cultural differences "I am not You but We can be together", collection of interactive games. INFO: https://twinspace.etwinning.net/46023/home http://www.nostereotypesbutd.com/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/287456478422849/