The " A Journey of Understanding and Inclusion for a Better Future" project aims to cultivate a school environment where diversity is celebrated, differences are embraced, and inclusivity thrives. Through strategic initiatives and collaborative efforts, the project seeks to combat prejudice, promote positive interactions, and empower students with fewer opportunities. By fostering tolerance, empathy and mutual respect. We want to create equal educational opportunities and cultivate a culture of acceptance. Both for the school staffs professional development and - the main issue - for the students, we planned the project as one step towards becoming global citizens.
Inclusion, migration, gender equality, fight against racism, are challenges, that schools in the world have to face. This Project idea was announced on ESEP and Partnership pages on Facebook by Italian School with the short description of the Project and criteria for possible partners. The partners were chosen on according to the following criteria: - Diverse schools that have similar needs and face similar problems on diversity. Schools have that interest in diversity topic and willing to making international cooperation and improve their institutional capacity. - Turkish school contacted Italian school and after having an online meeting they decided to forward an email to their Erasmus contacts and Turkish school contacted German and Lithuanian school since they met at different trainings in the past. After having online meetings the partnership formed. -Italian and Turkish school had no experience with Erasmus, German school was experienced in seminars and mobilities for teachers and educataors, while Lithuanian was very experienced in projects for students and school staff.