CONTEXT/PROJECT CONTEXT “Carducci-Paolillo” school is in a suburb of Cerignola, a particular area with a high risk of dropping out. Our school includes and gives importance to all kinds of “differences”. The social and economic background of our students is LOW. There is an increasing number of students coming from families with disadvantages. In this area young people experience some problems like marginalization and “deviance”. There are students coming from immigrant families with language and socio-economic problems. It means that there are learning difficulties and a lack of participation in school activities. Through the Erasmus+ KA2_ KA229, "Imparare facendo...Teatro” project, we could implement what our school “Improvement Plan” suggests in order to achieve the aims of the European Community. To give more effect to the Erasmus+ project and include an increasing number of students and teachers, the project will be the same as the school “curricolo” of the local identity which is carried out every year in our school through 20% of the total number of hours. Aims of the Project The most important aim of the Erasmus+ project is: 1- to enhance the development of core skills. The action will be promoted by other two important elements: 1.shared values, civic involvement and participation 2. social and educational value of the European cultural heritage Profile and number of participants The project includes 5 European countries: Poland, Romania, Greece, Spain and Italy. Every country has been chosen in terms of its experiences and its intention to learn and teach through pedagogical techniques based on the theatre: Poland: The shadow theatre; Romania: The puppet theatre; Greece: The theatre and the Myth; Spain: The theatre dance; Italy: “La Commedia dell’arte” and the relationship between Literature, Poetry, Music/Song and Theatre. Description of the activity Every activity will be done and detailed at school through workshops. Every country will propose a theme with elements related to its tradition and folklore. Everyone will have the possibility to communicate different contents and to let students know and give importance to the artistic and cultural heritage of all the countries involved. Methodology to be used for the project Theatre workshops will teach students how to get to know each other, express themselves and develop their personality. They will learn to relate to others, like “one for all, all for one”. There will be the participation of student’s families because they will make costumes, share food and traditions. Everything will be recorded and disseminated and on the twinspace every activity will be shared by all countries. Mobilities will provide an opportunity for on-site experimentation of different kinds of theatre and they will let students cooperate with others in order to create a show, meant as a cultural and artistic expression. Through the twinspace, there will be the possibility to exchange ideas, opinions and to develop social inclusion and civil coexistence. Short description of the expected impact and results We expect a deep impact on the whole school community and on the territory. We have already had the possibility to understand that our students prefer learning settings which are different from the classroom. It is important to let students express themselves in an alternative way so that they can be ready to go, cooperatively and effectively, beyond their limits and their difficulties. The topics analysed will help students develop core skills in a different way. They will learn to manage their conflicts and to get ready to take up employment in the future; they will develop a more efficient communication with students belonging to different cultures, by improving the use of a foreign language. They will achieve decision-making and entrepreneurial skills in order to organize events and performances. Everything will be useful for them so that they will grow harmoniously, reducing their sense of frustration and encouraging their self-esteem. LONG-TERM POTENTIAL BENEFITS Our long-term benefits expected won’t stop when the grant ends, but we would like to keep on carrying out this type of activities with different projects.
CONTEXT/PROJECT CONTEXT IC Carducci-Paolillo, in Cerignola, has been worked with students coming from the lowest classes of the town thanks to the project “learning …..by doing theater”, thanks to the action learning, being together and compromising. The implementation of the Erasmus + KA2_ KA229 project, "Learning by doing...Theater", has improved the objectives of the Improvement Plan of the institute and has involved a large part of the school community, as the project was made to coincide with the local identity curriculum, with 20% of the total curricular hours dedicated to it. Achived goals Goals achived thanks to the Erasmus + project are: 1-implementation of the key competences for lifelong learning. This process has been possible thanks to the implementation of two main goals a. common values and citizenship b. social importance of the European cultural heritage. Involved countries Poland, Romania, Greek and Italy are the countries joined the project. Each country worked on different learning techniques. They used pedagogical technique that are related to the theater. Each country had its themes: Poland: shadows’ theater Romania: puppet’s theater Greek: myth’s theater Italy: “la commedia dell’arte” and its relationship with literature, music, theater. Spain was, at the beginning of the projet, involved in, but then it left the project and its theme has been divided between Italy and Greek: its theme was the dance theater. Implementation and description of the activities Each school of the project has improved the activities thanks to laboratories. Each country has examined topics related to own traditions and folklore, maintaining the central role of its theatrical expression. During the mobilities, moments of learning specific techniques were created: in Poland on the shadow theater, in Romania on the puppet theater, in Greece on the theater and the myth and in Italy on the commedia dell'arte. After returning from mobility, the pupils showed and experimented with their classmates what they had learned and became tutors for the development of the topics in the laboratories. Methodologies for the project The theater laboratories demonstrated how students access to resources unknown to them. They learned to know each other better. They studied important topics related to literature, myth, folklore and civics education. They experienced how the help of families can be important in preparing of customs and sharing of food and the families experienced how students can get involved with extremely delicate topics such as freedom and equality. The whole school participated in the staging of the two great shows, supporting their implementation. The dissemination of mobilities and activities was produced with advertisements during collegial moments and with newspaper articles, as well as with the awareness of the town. Through the twinspace it was possible to share all the activities carried out by the different countries during the two years of the project. Each partner school held seminars with parents, teacher training on theatrical techniques and workshops with students. Results Expectation has been not disappointed, in fact it had a strong impact on the entire school and also on the territory. The students participated to workshops dedicating themselves and creating inclusive and special activities. They collaborated for the success of shows and short films, they overcame the fear of COVID, they learned to handle conflicts in order to join all the initiatives proposed by the school. Each topic increased the key skills, many of the third-year students have used the experience for the final exam, demonstrating a different, harmonious and integral maturity. During the mobilities they developed and improved effective communication between the partner students, improving communication in a foreign language.