Designing and creating the inclusive school of our dreams

The main objectives ultimately achieved by the implementation of the project were: 1. through the cooperation of the two Schools, students, teachers and parents to cultivate skills of empathy, tol...

The main objectives ultimately achieved by the implementation of the project were: 1. through the cooperation of the two Schools, students, teachers and parents to cultivate skills of empathy, tolerance, inclusion of children with special educational needs and sensitive social groups such as Roma and economic migrants. 2. to disseminate in practice the knowledge gained by the teachers from attending the project on inclusion during the implementation of Erasmus+KA122 : -EL01-KA122-SCH-000079937 which was successfully completed through collaborative artistic activities. 3. To adopt modern techniques of inclusion and integration through art (music, cinema, dance therapy, crafts), technology (robotics), as well as through contact with nature, animals and exercise (horse riding and climbing) . 4 To reinforce the concept of "togetherness" in our school communities, through the creation of groups (choir, robotics, crafts, cinema, dance therapy, horse riding and climbing).

Artistic groups were created and established based on the philosophy of inclusion, such as the choir of students, teachers and parents, and a film group, with the participation of everyone, without exclusion, since students and parents of socially sensitive groups of Roma, immigrants as well as students of the integration class participated. Handicraft groups were also created and all the public places of the school building were decorated with the works they made. Moreover, a robotics team was set up which participated and excelled in a local competition.

The main results are: 1. The original teaching scenario based on film education entitled "Una Faccia, Una Razza", which will be posted in a repository of educational scenarios with the distinctive logos of the Erasmus+ projects. 2. Our collaborative poem and song 3. The collaborative story which we published in a book and donated to libraries and institutions in the two cities (Karditsa, Ottaviano) 4. The handicrafts that adorn all the public areas of the school 5. The simulation creations of the robotics team 6. The collaborative choir of teachers-parents working with the students' choir 7. The climbing team at the Greek school and the riding/hippotherapy team at the Italian school 8. The bags that were made and distributed to city institutions 9. The dance therapy group 10. Founding and equipping of Erasmus+ classrooms in both schools