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Welcome to Europe, my country, my city, my school!

Funder: European CommissionProject code: 2018-1-NL01-KA229-038972
Funded under: ERASMUS+ | Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices | School Exchange Partnerships Funder Contribution: 46,460 EUR

Welcome to Europe, my country, my city, my school!

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"A growing number of refugees enter the European Union, looking for a safe place to live. Because of war more and more people decide to undertake the dangerous travel to Europe. Once in Europe, the different countries have to take their responsability and give shelter to large numbers of expelled people. After admission the different countries redevide them over several cities where they can start their new life. Often with young children. The children have to attend school and big problems arise.The Dutch Onderwijsraad has published in 2017 a report about Refugees in Education.They conclude that perspectives on a paid job and full fledged participation in society after leaving school are low. How can school help and prepare refugees in a better way? Education must have a major role in asylum and integration policy in every country!Problems arise in schools:- how can schools finance special care?- students with a refugee background often attend lower forms of education because of language problems- schools have no competence in recognizing traumatic events these students often encountered- they don't have qualified language teachers for this group- other students in the schools don't understand the problems of the refugees and don't mix with students with a refugee background. Social exclusion is on the lurk.In our Erasmus+ project 4 countries with different levels of refugee problems work together. Large groups of refugees enter in the E.U. through Italy and Greece.They give shelter to them and take care of them in school.Germany and Holland take care of many refugees because often refugees want to go to safe, wealthy and caring countries.In this project we want to learn about the problems and solutions concerning education for refugees in the partner schools.During a preparatory visit to Germany the refugee-coordinators made a priority list of the current problems: - recognition of exclusion and preparing instruments to realize social inclusion in school and city- investigation on migrant issues needed in order to help integration of refugees in society and school- insufficient awareness in schools and the rest of society about migrant issuesParticipating students are on basis of the following criteria:- age 16- 18; all students have pre-university level; a good level of English; sufficient schoolresults; a letter of motivation.6 - 8 students per country will attend International Learning, Teaching and Training Activities. They will be accompanied by two teachers. Students will stay in host -families.The methodology that will be used:First our schools will investigate refugee issues in their country.Resulting this investigation the first conference is in October 2018 in the Netherlands.Students make a digital booklet about refugee problems , and will have a course of Lectora to learn how to build E-learning modules which we will use in our schools to inform people outside the project.An internet site will be built, containing a section of the general part like an agenda of conferences, student profiles, videos, surveys and the digital booklet. And a section containing with the Learning Portal.After each conference a film will be published on the site. A digital survey is sent to all participants. Results will be available on the site.In April 2019 ,in Greece, we investigate the macro scale problems of large groups of immigrants arriving there. The problems in certain cities to shelter them and give them proper education will be examined.After this conference, we will produce a digital survey for all schools. Results will be published on the site, and will be used to prepare the final conferences in Italy and Germany. In October 2019, in Italy we try to find solutions to the problems we have found during the previous conferences. We will use knowledge from external organisations like the Immigrant Reception Center ""Less"". The first e-learning module will be published on our L.P. Between this conference and the final one, the e-lessons will be tested in school and if necessary adjusted.In April 2020, in Germany, we will proceed with our search for solutions to refugee related issues in schools. Also we want to organise a major final event; presenting our findings and solutions to other schools and external organisations, concerned with refugees.The impact of the project is expected to be manifold:All students will be aware of the problems refugees encounter at different levels. During mentorlessons the Elearning lessons will be used.European citizenship and social awareness will increase.Participants in the future will be able to make thoughtful decisions in their social and political life. Elearning modules and other content on the site will be available for at least 2 years.Refugees will participate, helped e.g. by the Buddy project in school events and social life.They will have better job changes and improved language knowledge. They will connect better!"

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