The main goal of project no. 2021-1-PL01-KA220-SCH-000023629 "Together again. “Practical techniques for relearning interpersonal relationships and fostering psychosocial development in the post-Covid 19 era” is to alleviate the effects of isolation and social distancing of students and young people during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. During the lockdown, young people lost contact with peers, friends and teachers, were forced to manage their learning on their own and were forced to function in the virtual world. The use of digital technology can enrich and stimulate a child's experience, but it will never replace interpersonal relationships. Therefore, the priority result of the project was and is the implementation of a training program for teachers (handbook) and the creation of a resource of tools to rebuild and strengthen intrapersonal and interpersonal competences and skills of young people. Project activities in which young people gain competences in the field of emotional intelligence, psychosocial and emotional development are a goal and a way to mitigate the negative effects of distance learning and social distancing after the pandemic after the pandemic.
In school education, the main goal and reason for priority activities is the student and his broadly understood intellectual and psychosocial development. After more than a year of the pandemic, educational centers covering the entire educational community (teachers, students, parents) had to experience a gradual return to normality after months of isolation and distance learning to in-person classes. This long period of lack of contact with teachers and peers and social distancing had a huge impact, especially on students. During their psychosocial and emotional development, which is so important in the context of adult life, they were forced to break off established relationships, habits and forms of learning, and systematic work. Therefore, the Together Again project fits perfectly into the needs of students, teachers and parents after the pandemic. Rebuilding contacts and interpersonal bonds after the period of isolation is the most important. The project formula - cooperation between schools and associations of psychology specialists from four countries provides an opportunity for the most interesting solutions to a problem that affects the entire population of young people in Europe.