OPEN CHALLENGE aims at significantly reducing school dropout levels by intervening on the reduction of social situations that prevent a continuous and productive school attendance, supporting a path that renews participation in school life, and develops a higher level of prosocial and transversal knowledge and skills in students, facilitating the ability to relate with themselves and others, to intervene and also reduce phenomena of hatred, racism and bullying that arise many times in the class group. The project allows the student to develop their potential and knowledge, in compliance with the rules of cohabitation, relationship with each other, acceptance of the other, aims at supporting successful education. The educational value of the proposed activities lies in the student’s understanding that this path is significant for his development as an individual and as a student. The school, therefore, assumes an important value as a place to learn scholastic knowledge but also to accompany active participation within the community to which it belongs, where there are no gender, state, physical and social differences among people. To positively influence the attendance and the success in the school system through the promotion and the diffusion of an innovative path (Calciosociale methodology) to prevent the phenomena of racism, sexism, homophobia and bullying, in order to establish more solid relationships among young people, intervening on students at a greater risk of social exclusion. AIMS • Develop and disseminate the training methodology of Calciosociale as a new school curriculum able to promote the creation of an inclusive environment • Consolidate the collaboration between all the actors involved in the school sector, including the families of the students and all the staff collaborating with the school (headteacher, teachers, administrative staff, school staff) • Make students aware of the context in which they live and work in the protection, and enhancement of the territory outside and inside the school, facilitating the comparison and learning of the differences of the others, stimulating reflection and sharing on social and relational issues The project will involve 4 Countries: Italy, Portugal, Slovenia, Bulgaria
Goals: - acquire and develop pupils' soft skills and citizen competencies. - increase and disseminate the technical and transversal skills of teachers in teaching planning and in the relationship with students and families; - facilitate the opening of schools in the area with the creation of stable networks.
One of the EU objectives is to reduce the school dropout rate to less than 10%, a problem which in the long term will increase the risk of social exclusion and poverty. The main causes of the phenomenon can be traced to the key players. Students who come from disadvantaged backgrounds, from families with a low level of education, are more likely to drop out of school. There are also cases of racism, sexism, homophobia and bullying which make school a place of difficult integration. The school plays a key role and considering that commitment and academic success are also influenced by external factors, it cannot continue to act alone. From studies and good practices spread across the EU, it emerges that in order to overcome difficulties, students need to develop, in addition to school education, soft skills and citizenship skills, useful for dealing with and constructively managing the highlighted problems. A global and integrated approach allows us to tackle the problem with the involvement of the entire school, including managers, in a cohesive and collaborative action, in close cooperation with the community, integrating actors external to the system into teaching