1.1 Kultura in vzdušje v šoli

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.

Ta projekt je namenjen podpori razvoju socialno-čustvenih učnih spretnosti otrok, starih 11 do 14 let, in spodbujanju vzajemne podpore za reševanje in omejevanje ustrahovanja. Programi za socialno-čustvene učne spretnosti izboljšujejo učenčeve socialne, čustvene in akademske spretnosti, ki vključujejo bolj prosocialno vedenje, pozitiven odnos do samega sebe in do drugih ter nižje stopnje čustvene stiske. Sistemi vzajemne podpore zmanjšujejo negativni učinek ustrahovanja na žrtve, za katere postane prijavljanje ustrahovanja bolj sprejemljivo. Projekt se ravna po vsešolskem pristopu, ki vključuje mlade, osebje, starše in širšo skupnost. Zato ta program pomeni odstopanje od dvodimenzionalnega pogleda na ustrahovanje kot odnos med žrtvijo in ustrahovalcem. Preučuje namreč socialno in skupinsko dinamiko v šolskem okolju ali okolju, v katerem otroci preživljajo prosti čas, ter obravnava vrsto dejavnikov, ki prispevajo k ustrahovanju. Mreža ENABLE je usposobila skupino ambasadorjev v vsaki sodelujoči državi, ki dajejo informacije in navodila šolam ali organizacijam, ki želijo izvajati program.

Program Vključevanje otrok, ki so jih prizadele migracije (angl. Including Children Affected by Migration) je program, ki se ga izvaja v sklopu programa Erasmus+ in je namenjen zagotavljanju dostopa do izobraževanja otrokom, ki so jih prizadele migracije. Program pomaga šolam ustvariti varno in zanesljivo okolje za otroke, ki so jih prizadele migracije, in jim omogočiti, da v celoti izkoristijo možnosti za izobraževanje.

"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.