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CITIZED – Transnational Project Meeting in Nice

On June 8, the CITIZED partnership gathered in Nice, France, to discuss the development of the project. The meeting was organised and hosted by Côte d’Azur University and involved all partners of the project. 

During the Transnational Project Meeting, the partnership made several steps forward in the implementation of the project. Among others, partners discussed the further development of the Whole School Approach Toolkit and of the modular training path for teacher training. Moreover, the implementation and the results of the Policy Labs – coordinated by the IIHL team – were discussed, along its resulting set of policy recommendations. All project results will be available soon.

LICEAL – Transational Project Meeting in Vienna

On May 25 and 26, the LICEAL – LInking Citizenship and Employability perspectives in Adult Learning strategies and practices – partnership gathered in Vienna, Austria, to discuss the development of the project. The meeting was organised and hosted by Wiener Forum für Demokratie und Menschenrechte and involved all partners of the project. 

The Transnational Project Meeting allowed all partners to share their ideas about the upcoming steps of the project and on how to implement them in the future, in particular the interweaving between the different work packages and the stakeholders’ involvement. 

The first important project deliverable that will be released in July 2023 and that was reviewed by the participants in Vienna is the Analytical Review of Adult Learning Practices linking Citizenship and Employability Learning Outcomes: the review will include a series of relevant best practices and projects on this topic, selected by each partner and coming from all over the World. 

Another important result that was presented in Vienna was a systematisation, carried out by DARE Network, of the most relevant competences of Citizenship Education emerging from the research activity, that were divided into clusters and that graphically represent the most important skills for a better inclusion of adults in the labour market.

The next Transnational Project meeting of LICEAL will take place in Almuñécar, Spain, in November 2023. 

CITIZED: Policy Workshop “Citizenship Education in Italy: challenges and opportunities” in Bologna

On June 12th 2023, as part of the activities of the ERASMUS+ CITIZED project, the Policy Workshop in Italy, entitled “Citizenship Education in Italy: challenges and opportunities” took place in Bologna.

The event was open to researchers, students and academics, local and school authorities, teachers, school leaders and, in general, associations and citizens interested in the topic. Some speakers intervened in the first part of the event: Patrizio Bianchi – Professor of Applied Economics at the University of Ferrara, UNESCO Chair of “Education, Growth and Equality,” former Minister of Education; Raffella Curioni – delegate for schools of ANCI Emilia-Romagna and Councillor of the Municipality of Reggio Emilia; Annalisa Quinto – University of Bologna, UNESCO Chair in Global Citizenship Education; Federica Manzoli – University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Ithaca project. Following these talks, participants were able to visit the school area of the Golinelli Foundation (School of Ideas). Once the visit was over, Claudio Dondi presented the results of the CITIZED project and the activity of the second part of the workshop, which consisted of a working group session. The participants could choose which questions they would like to discuss among the following: 1. How to raise school and local community awareness of the mission of citizenship education? 2. How to help teachers develop the social and relationship skills of citizenship? 3. How and why to assess civic skills? The discussion was very fruitful and led to a set of key issues that will be soon integrated in a comprehensive report together with the series of proposals that emerged in the other policy workshops. All the proposals will therefore lead to a set of policy recommendations as the project foreseen. 

The point of view of two Italian Montessori teachers: after the Arguing at School ME in Bucharest

The point of view of two Italian Montessori teachers, weren’t expecting to find so many applicable Montessori principles to bring back to their schools.

The most interesting thing during the multiplier event in Bucharest was to have the main theme (arguing at school) examined from different points of view: not only teachers and children, but also parents, and even policy makers.

And they find themselves looking forward to the new project meeting in Croatia [a full learning week planned in august 23] for greater input on the practical methods presented in Bucharest.

Read more about it here.


 

Il punto di vista di due insegnanti montessoriani italiani, che non si aspettavano di trovare così tanti principi montessoriani applicabili da riportare nelle loro scuole.

L’aspetto più interessante dell’evento moltiplicatore di Bucarest è stato quello di vedere il tema principale (litigare a scuola) esaminato da diversi punti di vista: non solo insegnanti e bambini, ma anche genitori e persino policy maker.

E non vedono l’ora di partecipare al nuovo incontro del progetto in Croazia [una settimana di apprendimento completa prevista per Agosto 2023] per avere maggiori input sui metodi pratici presentati a Bucarest.

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Policy Labs in action all over Europe for the MUST-a-Lab project

The project “MUlti-STakeholders Labs for migrants and stakeholders,” funded by the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund of the European Union, is currently implementing Policy Labs in six local administrations across Europe: Mechelen in Belgium, Modena in Italy, Fuenlabrada in Spain, Livadia in Greece, Grenoble in France and Vienna in Austria. 

The general objective of the project is to adopt a bottom-up approach in designing local integration strategies for migrants and citizens with a migratory background, in order to bring Policy Makers closer to final beneficiaries of the local policies. The Policy Lab approach foresees an horizontal dialogue between the participants, being them grassroot stakeholders or field experts: in this scenario, a fundamental role is played by the Facilitator, a figure devoted to help all the voices being heard and to avoid overpowering and elitist dynamics. 

Five of the six local administrations involved – with the exception of Grenoble Alpes Métropole, which just recently officially joined the process – have completed the first round of consultations, consisting of a Preparatory Workshop and two Policy Labs. During these events, participants had the opportunity to get to know each other, bring their personal and professional experience to the table, and design together proposals to address the needs and criticalities detected in their cities.

At the beginning of the project, each of the five local administrations chose specific policy challenges based on the local context analysis. These challenges include increasing the sense of belonging at school for pupils with migrant roots, promoting respect for human rights through democratic participation and education, improving social and health services for migrants, involving young people with a migrant background through volunteering opportunities, sports and job orientation, and encouraging the political participation of youth through associationism.

The Policy Labs have partly confirmed and partly modified these challenges. Now, the partner cities have the important task of implementing the proposed solutions through micro-experiments that will develop between June and November 2023.

Transnational Project Meeting and Multiplier Event of Arguing at School in Bucharest, Romania

From May 11th to May 12th, the Litigare a Scuola consortium met in Bucarest, Romania, for the project Transnational Project Meeting and for a Multiplier Event organised within the project activities. The meeting was hosted by the Romanian partners Innovate4Future and Colegiul Sfantul Sava.

During the TPM, which took place on May 11th, several steps forward were made in the implementation of the project. Among others, partners discussed the further development of the Theoretical Framework of the three methods implemented within the project, its dissemination strategies, the structure of the toolkit to be tested in Autumn, the guidelines for the Whole School Approach and, finally, the first steps of the implementation of the policy labs to develop a set of policy recommendations.

During the ME, taking place on May 12th, the partners presented the projects and its products to an audience of 50 persons (other 30 persons were connected online). The ME was well participated and several guests also intervened in the event talking about their experiences.

In the afternoon, the audience was divided into different groups, that were asked to present stragies to tackle three issues related to conflict transformation at school: 1) general awareness of the need of methods; 2) curriculum changes in the education system; 3) the promotion of methods in teachers trainings. The results of the brainstorming will be used as a basis for the creation of the policy recommendations, which, as mentioned, will be defined after the policy labs (Autumn 2023 – Spring 2024).

Transnational Project Meeting of PERFECT in Graz, Austria

The PERFECT partneship landed in Austria, hosted by the partner school BORG Dreierschützengasse! The meeting took place from March 30th to 31st in the beautiful city of Graz.

The meeting represented an enriching opportunity for the partnership to meet also the students involved in the project. As a matter of fact, the schools and the teachers organised several sessions in which students were involved as singers, musicians and actors. During the first day, a short theatrical performance – that will be included in the PERFECT final cultural product – was staged by the students.

Beside the wonderful performances of the students, the TPM was very fruitful for the implementation of the project results. More specifically, the conceptual model was further validated and finalised, the handbook for school leaders was improved and finalised and brainstorming on the guidelines and on the virtual showcase were organised. The different partner schools also presented the development of the cultural products by showing videos and presentation.

The PERFECT partnership will meet again in Malta in October 2023. During Autumn, several multiplier events – during which the performance of the students will be staged – will take place in Italy, Malta, Austria and Romania, stay tuned! 

The long-term effects of training on quarrels between peers at school

Does experiencing quarrels between 2-6 year olds in a school using a pedagogical method leave an imprint on pupils? Which one?

To answer these questions, the Consortium entrusted Fondazione INTRO with the implementation of a qualitative pilot research, with the aim of producing an audiovisual testimony that could be immediately used in following educational events.

On November 5th 2022 INTRO gathered at the school 17 teenagers to spend an afternoon together, facilitated by education professionals and with the help of operators of the so-called Theatre of the Oppressed.

The experience represented an important moment of verification of the effects of the training on the management of the conflict even after many years.

The video obtained, lasting about 20′, can be used for awareness and dissemination purposes.

The value of the video lies above all in highlighting the great potential of children in conflict management, if adequately accompanied: the educational methods of conflict management in school work, and if applied continuously generate significant and lasting relational skills.

Read more about it here.

 


 

Vivere i litigi tra bambini di 2-6 anni in una scuola che utilizza un metodo pedagogico lascia un’impronta sugli alunni? Quale?

Per rispondere a queste domande, il partenariato ha affidato alla Fondazione INTRO la realizzazione di una ricerca pilota di tipo qualitativo, con l’obiettivo di produrre una testimonianza audiovisiva che potesse essere immediatamente utilizzata nei successivi eventi educativi.

Il 5 Novembre 2022, INTRO ha riunito presso la scuola 17 adolescenti per trascorrere un pomeriggio insieme, facilitati da professionisti dell’educazione e con l’aiuto di operatori del cosiddetto Teatro dell’Oppresso.

L’esperienza ha rappresentato un importante momento di verifica degli effetti della formazione sulla gestione del conflitto anche a distanza di anni.

Il video ottenuto, della durata di circa 20 minuti, potrà essere utilizzato per scopi di sensibilizzazione e divulgazione.

Il valore del video sta soprattutto nell’evidenziare le grandi potenzialità dei bambini nella gestione dei conflitti, se adeguatamente accompagnati: i metodi educativi di gestione dei conflitti nel lavoro scolastico, e se applicati con continuità generano competenze relazionali significative e durature.

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Third Transnational Project Meeting of MUST-a-Lab in Livadia, Greece

From the 19th to the 21st of April 2023, the MUST-a-Lab project partners met in Livadia, Greece, for their third in-person meeting hosted by the Koinofelis Epicheirisi Dimou Levadeon – K.E.DH.L.. 

With the occasion, the consortium welcomed a new partner from France: the local administration of Grenoble Alpes Métropole, that will soon join the capacity building activities and start implementing its own Policy Labs during the summer. 

The three-day event was dedicated to reviewing upcoming activities and deliverables, as well as preparing for one of the most crucial phases of the project: the selection and implementation of “micro-experiments”.

As a direct result of the consultation that took place in Policy Labs, migrants, young citizens and other relevant stakeholders proposed concrete actions to improve inclusion and integration services in their own cities; micro-experiments represent the implementation of these proposals and will take place from June to November 2023. 

During the meeting – which foresaw the hybrid participation of Policy Lab Facilitators as well – participants had the chance to express their expectations and to analyze success and failure factors of their chosen experiments. The participants left Greece with an increased awareness of the actions to be undertaken and strong mutual support.

The 10 partners of “Arguing at School”

The video presents the 10 partners of the Erasmus+ consortium that is managing the project “ARGUING at SCHOOL – Psycho-pedagogical Methods to help children (2-18) learn from arguing”.

The 4 aims of the project are: develop a methodological framework about quarrelling at school, offer to teachers an operative tool to introduce in the classroom a new educational approach to this theme, provide to the schools a process to define a whole approach to conflicts, promote policies able to develop relational life skills.

The ten organisations involved will work on the project until the end of 2024.

Watch the full video here.

 


 

Il video presenta i 10 partner del consorzio Erasmus+ che gestisce il progetto “ARGUING at SCHOOL – Psycho-pedagogical Methods to help children (2-18) learn from arguing”.

I 4 obiettivi del progetto sono: sviluppare un quadro metodologico sui litigi a scuola, offrire agli insegnanti uno strumento operativo per introdurre in classe un nuovo approccio educativo a questo tema, fornire alle scuole un processo per definire un approccio globale ai conflitti, promuovere politiche in grado di sviluppare competenze di vita relazionali.

Le dieci organizzazioni coinvolte lavoreranno al progetto fino alla fine del 2024.

Il video è disponibile a questo link.