The project aimed to achieve the following objectives: 1) a project film including good practice examples that can be used by other educational institutions 2) articles disseminating the project's activities 3) articles to spread the word about the project's activities 4) increased student tolerance and mutual understanding 5) increased social inclusion 6) improved communication and language skills 7) increased cultural knowledge among students, teachers and parents 8) increased interest in organizing similar tasks on the subject 9) expanding the international network of school collaboration 10) future project collaboration The objectives were aligned with the horizontal priority of "Inclusion and diversity in all fields of education, training, youth, and sport." Tolerance and mutual understanding are essential for the inclusion of diverse young people. Another horizontal priority was "Common values, civic engagement, and participation." We wanted the students to participate and engage in the collective work for inclusion and tolerance by identifying common values and accepting differences.
Europe is known for its cultural, linguistic, and religious diversity, but in recent years, intolerance has increasingly emerged, leading to hostile actions across the world. Immigration is a real challenge in the three countries, and the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East are constantly in the minds of European youth. Many young people are verbally attacked, and they feel lonely and anxious. Through an analysis conducted at our three schools, we identified the need for a project focused on tolerance. Bullying, intolerance, racism, and ethnic prejudice are trends observed in the behavior of young people from the partner nations. The experience of loneliness and anxiety is also increasing among our students. With this project, we aimed to expose young minds to tolerance and diversity. We sought to increase tolerance at our schools and to share our results with other institutions, with the hope of fostering greater tolerance across Europe.