The aim of the project was to improve the educational services offered to students and their families by capitalizing on the international experiences of continuous, professional and personal training. It was achieved by achieving 100% of the specific objectives: the revision of the plan to combat violence in the school, by the 5 beneficiary teachers after participating in the "Embracing Diversity, Preventing Bullying and Violence" course; the realization of a thematic circle of personal development for students, by the 5 teaching staff, beneficiaries of the Erasmus+ program; the development of the skills necessary to carry out the outdoor activities of 5 teaching staff, by integrating them in the activities with the students.
Functioning since 1957, the "Constantin Paunescu" Special High School in Iasi has a 63-year tradition in special education, being the first and largest school for students with special educational needs in the region of Moldova. It has 134 employees and 285 students with mental deficiency, associated deficiencies, autism, Down syndrome schooled in three cycles: preschool, primary and secondary school. The needs and problems improved by the implementation of the HOPES project - Harnessing opportunities and potential for an European school were: the phenomenon of school violence that decreased, the need for personal development of employees, the need to integrate outdoor education into formal education.