The objective of our project was: "To increase the level of competence school employees in the field of management, education and teaching of students with mental and combined disabilities. By the short-term educational mobilities we wanted to support teachers in educational proces with pupils from low social and Roma marginal grups with methods of dramatic education, Montessori pedagogy, experiential and creative techniques. We wanted to expand their portfolio including methods and forms of formal and informal education as well as creative learning, support the school's competitiveness, make its offer more attractive and prevent burnout employees." We wanted to introduce them the new educational methods that will be directly applicable to teaching and to use them in subsequent activities already during this school year. We wanted the application this methods, acquired in the courses, would lead to the development of self-confidence of our students, strengthening of cultural identity and sensitization, to accept of diversity, to support them to better attendance, to increase interest in the school and its events, and to attract the attention of parents pupils and improved cooperation with the school. The goals were filled.
We handed in the project because we wanted to followe up on previous educational activities and continue the continuous acquisition and enrichment of teachers' competences according the mission and goals of the school. Then we also needed to maintain the school's innovative direction, to provide teachers with the opportunity to compare the work methods used in our country with those in foreign schools, provide motivation impuls which is applicable in our practice and motivate teachers to perform better. The goals of the project were set to improve the attendance of pupils from a social environment, improve their motivation for their better outcomes and enrich the portfolio of used methods and forms of work with pupils with SEN and pupils from low social grups.