1.1. Skolas kultūra un gaisotne

The project partners designed and implemented a new anti-bullying programme in schools in five EU countries. It drew on the experiences of existing programmes and practices originated by the project partners working in different cultural contexts.  It provided further evidence of effective approaches to the reduction of bullying in schools that will inform the development of improved child centred, whole school strategies for adoption at European level.

Šā projekta mērķis ir atbalstīt 11–14 gadus vecu personu sociāli emocionālās mācīšanās (SEM) prasmju pilnveidi un veicināt līdzbiedru atbalstu, lai apkarotu un samazinātu apcelšanu. SEM programmas uzlabo skolēnu sociālās, emocionālās un mācību prasmes, kā rezultātā uzvedība kļūst prosociālāka un uzlabojas attieksme pret sevi un citiem, kā arī samazinās emocionālā stresa līmenis. Līdzbiedru atbalsta sistēmas mazina apcelšanas negatīvo ietekmi uz tās skartajiem un vairo apcelšanā cietušo uzskatu, ka ziņot par apcelšanu ir pieņemami. Tajās ir izmantota visas mācību vides pieeja, kurā ir iesaistīti jaunieši, darbinieki, vecāki un plašāka sabiedrība. Tātad šajā programmā vairs neuzlūko apcelšanu kā divu pušu — cietušā un apcēlēja — mijiedarbību, bet gan raugās uz sociālo un grupas dinamiku skolā vai brīvā laika pavadīšanas vidē, lai novērstu dažādus faktorus, kas veicina apcelšanu. ENABLE ietvaros katrā iesaistītajā valstī ir apmācīta vēstnešu grupa, kuras dalībnieki spēj sniegt informāciju un norādes jebkurai skolai vai organizācijai, kas vēlas īstenot šo programmu.

ICAM (migrācijas skarto bērnu iekļaušanas) programma ir Erasmus+ programma, kuras mērķis ir nodrošināt, ka bērniem, kurus ir skārusi migrācija, ir pieeja izglītībai. Programma palīdz skolām radīt drošu vidi bērniem, kurus skārusi migrācija, lai viņi varētu pilnībā izmantot izglītības sniegtās priekšrocības.

"Our School - My Future" was an ESL project initiated within the framework of the Erasmus+ Strategic Partnerships for School Education. It aims to support cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices between schools from different countries across Europe.
Part of the problem of ESL is attributed to lack of support and guidance, disengagement from schooling, and secondary-level curricula which too often do not offer enough options for varied courses, alternative teaching pedagogies, experiential and other hands-on learning opportunities or sufficient flexibility and support.
The framework for this project was designed to focus mainly on in-school factors influencing ESL, such as teaching methods and curricular issues, positive/negative school climate, and the parents’ role as a contributing factor to ESL.
A distance education programme, “Promotion of healthy lifestyles and development of the students’ social skills through physical education and environmental activities” was offered to teachers from five partner countries. Some 65 teachers from Greece, Poland, Romania, Spain, and Turkey had the opportunity to participate in this training programme, along with six academics who are also members of the Hellenic Academy of Physical Education.

At the end of the 1990s, the first attempts to innovate at school level started with some primary classes being organised based on the ‘Step by step’ alternative pedagogy system. This meant that there were two teachers per class and that the learning process was organised around teams of students, rather than based on an individual learning. The change happened in response to requests from parents, and the school continues to offer both regular and ‘Step by step’ classes at primary level, with all students attending regular classes during lower secondary education (from 5^th to 8^th grade).

The ‘Different school’ (‘Şcoala altfel’) programme, introduced in 2011, offers an entire week of the school year dedicated to non-formal education. Partnerships with NGOs and the local community have also led to the implementation of several projects involving students in all stages, including planning and evaluation stages.

The school practices several innovative initiatives:

- The ‘Exercise company’ supports students to go through all the steps of setting up a company, from the creation of its administrative structure to its daily management, supporting students’ entrepreneurship competences. This project is regarded very positively by the whole school community and national authorities.

- The ‘Different school’ (‘Şcoala altfel’) programme significantly changed the relationship between students and teachers, thanks to its flexibility. Coupled with the participation in trainings of non-formal education by the teaching staff and practices acquired during Erasmus+ projects, it helped to reshape the educational process at the school.

- Teachers have been involved in curricular innovation dedicated to their particular field of study (tourism and economics) while members of committees set up by the Ministry of Education and the National Centre for the Development of Vocational Education (CNDIPT) contributed to the renewal of the national curriculum.