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Supportive Multicultural Inclusive Learning Environment for early childhood education

2022-1-EL01-KA210-SCH-0000822502022Small-scale partnerships in school educationfinalized
Countries: EL|RO|ES|CZ · Grant: €30,000
Early childhood education and careDemocracy and inclusive democratic participationInclusion, promoting equality and non-discrimination

Objectives

The top objective that we wanted to achieve was inclusion and diversity in our school communities. Develop our professional skills of teachers ithrough the promotion of European values: active citizenship, freedom, tolerance, non-discrimination, interculturality in order to respond adequately to the diverse needs of children. The acquisition of innovative and active inclusive strategies , the participation of teachers in the exchange of good practices including observing job shadowing lessons, face-to-face and virtual meetings. Increasing the level of education of children in responding positively to the challenge of diversity and promoting a tolerant attitude, acceptance for adaptation and successful integration into school and social life, reducing school dropout. Increase involvement of children in activities to promote European values: citizenship, freedom, tolerance of non-discrimination, interculturality; Uplift of the emotional state of the children and change of negative behaviors in positive ones Enrich the inclusive pedagogical approaches of schools and increase the quality of the educational act by developing a child-centered education, by adapting the curriculum to the current needs of the child and their families.

Background

We applied for this project as we are living In a constantly changing world, having passed the pandemic Covid 19 era and the stress and insecurity that every family and every child faced. Also with this terrible war between Russia and Ukraine that affects all European citizens, as many refugees are leaving their country and are moving to find peace, new conditions and their consequences affects the school life of all European students, teachers and families across Europe. It was urgent to work together and succeed new innovative inclusive pedagogical methodology that improved the relations in school communities.We needed to focus on the smooth integration of children and building relationships of trust and mutual understanding for everybody. Every child is different and special and has his or her own needs, whether or not he or she is a child with a disability, or having a different cultural background . We needed to identify quality, efficient and sustainable solutions and build the parties' ability to share their strengths, expertise and excellence, thus multiplying mutual benefits. We needed to develop positive attitudes towards the community multiculturalism - acquiring social and civic qualities knowledge of other cultures.

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