We wanted to enhance the skills of teachers in the main school and the School in the Hospital, as well as the school's professional service and the principal, in implementing gamification methods and to sensitize them for its broader application. Gamification develops critical thinking and decision-making skills, encourages teamwork and communication, and makes learning more interesting and exciting. In a hospital environment, play is often used as a form of psychotherapy. Hospitalized children socialize through play. We aimed to improve the skills of teachers in the main school and the School in the Hospital, the professional service, and the principal in implementing volunteer programs and to sensitize them to the importance of such programs. Inclusive volunteering of students from the School in the Hospital has increased the interest of children in treatment for school, but it has also enabled them to be more than just recipients of volunteer assistance as they have been until now. Through this project, we wanted to introduce socially useful learning in the community ("Service-learning") as a way for students from the main school to volunteer for the School in the Hospital
Osnovna škola Marjan currently educates 287 children in the main school and 125 children undergoing hospital treatment who belong to other primary schools. Within our development plan, we have identified the following needs: -Increasing empathy and motivation among students in the main school through gamification and community service learning. -Enhancing motivation and psychological resilience among students in the hospital through gamification and inclusive volunteering. To achieve these goals, we have planned to implement the following methods: -Service learning -Inclusive volunteering -Gamification In the hospital environment, play is often used as a form of psychotherapy. Hospitalized children socialize and develop emotional skills through play. Volunteering has been shown to empower individuals by increasing their self-confidence and sense of usefulness. To strengthen teachers in implementing these methods, we have planned and carried out mobility activities based on the principle of job shadowing in schools, as well as participation in courses at organizations that have already implemented similar practices. These steps have enabled the transfer of necessary knowledge, skills, and examples of best practices.