"Let's keep the children at school and prevent them from the hazards of the street" This is a working title .The idea is that students shouldn't associate school only with tedious lessons and boredom, strict teachers but they should think of it as something attractive and desirable. The project will try to show that students can bring changes to their schools making them look much more modern, cosy as more and more students leave school without even finishing it. This will roughly happen in 3 aspects ; the way the school looks - how clean and tidy it is, pictures, posters, plants, greenery, etc.. Second; lessons and how students are involved in them , not just as passive recipients but as active participants, adding to the effective process of learning by developing and presenting lessons of their own, based on their interests and creativity, working in teams. Third; Students will be involved in a number of extracurricular activities - various clubs, sport games, Do it Yourself workshops lead by parents which can last even during the holidays so that children should not expose themselves to the hazards of the street..

These workshops will tighten the bond between parents and children, develop some skills which they can use in their life after school and then the things they have produced , for example benches, wastebins, flowerpots , etc will be used to decorate the school and make it more beautiful, exhibitions will be organised to display the objects which students themselves have made.This will include the fact that some of the objects could be donated to various instutions ,homes for elderly people or places for children who have no parents. Furthermore, children with special needs can also be included in project in order to integrate them and help them develop.

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Hacı Celal Oto Secondary School
AYDIN/TURKEY



Hacı Celal Oto Secondary School is located in the city center in Aydin in the west part of Turkey.There are 214 students attended at the age of 11-14. We have 18 teachers who teach different subjects, such as Turkish, Social studies, Science, Art, Music, PE, History, English, etc. There is a parent advisor. The school has its own canteen. Approximately 30% of the students come from the east or south-eastern part of Turkey. Those who come from Eastern Turkey to work in agriculture are mostly uneducated, lowly paid and face social exclusion. They speak differen languages .There are local people who are well educated and well paid.Of course, there are people from Aydın or surrounding villages .The differences within these groups produce gaps and lead to the appearance of challenging work for the school where there are children from all social groups.
Ten percent of the pupils in the school have economic problems and are financially supported by the school. There are two pupils who are severely socially disabled, autistic .We have students whose parents are divorced and they need care and special interest. After the earthquake in Van, which is a city in the East of Turkey, some families are located by the government and children are atended to our school. Those student are in need of social adaptation.
In addition to the curriculum the school has chess, folk dance, drama, modern dance and handicrafts facilities. The clubs are run by experienced teachers in their fields , moreover they are given in-service trainings by public training center of Aydin whenever needed. We also give importance to special or local celebrations and arrange some days and nights according to the dates. Seminars and courses for parents are organized with the help of the school advisor in order to educate them about childcare and behavior management .
The school is interested in the future of the world, In the face of feeling responsibility for teaching the students global culture, now we are ready for an active involvement in a Comenius Project which will enrich our school’s not only the curriculum but also the way of institutional standpoint.



PRIMARY SCHOOL SAN PIO X - FOGGIA- ITALY
The Primary School "San Pio x" consists of two school buildings, a nuersery school and a primary school, located near the city centre. The school is attended by 912 pupils aged 3 to 11 years old, of medium high cultural provenience. it is composed of 64 teachers: 14 are support teachers of students with disabilities and two teachers of Catholic religion. The subjects are Italian, English, Maths, Science, History, Geography, Art, Music, P.E. and Religion. Part of the school population includes groups  of students from families with low income and culturally disadvantaged. The school is attended by foreign students, mainly adopted or of second generation, being both linguistically and socially perfectly integrated leading to the school the richness of their culture of origin, without the need for special activities of integration. In the school pupils with disabilities are included in regular classes and followed by specialized teachers. The school develops and implements various courses to better respond to the educational needs.
It implements projects in environmental education and active citizenship in collaboration with associations such as WWF, legambiente and educational city. It concludes agreements and conventions with the "University" for the implementation of research- teaching actions and methodological teaching. it also collaborates with the Trinity College for the Trinity exams, levels A1 and A2. It realizes in collaboration with the Museum of Natural Science and the Provincial Library, some projects of "Identity and Territory" to promote pupils' knowledge about natural, historical and artistic values in our country. The school participates to national trials for the improvement and the development of schools ( VALES PROJECT), in collaboration with the National Institute of Evaluation ( INVALSI).
The students participate in the Olympics of Mathematics and to competitions of poems. For a long time, the school has been cooperating with some local newspapers, such as " La Gazzetta del Mezzogiorno" for the realization of  journalistic courses.




ZER ELAIA (LA GRANADELLA, BELLAGUARDA AND BOVERA)


ZER Elaia is formed by three rural schools located near Lleida, in Catalonia (150 Km from Barcelona). 
The biggest school is called "Escola de La Granadella",  in a small town called "La Granadella" (800 inhabitants). In this school there are 47 pupils and 4 teachers. 
The second school is "Escola Set Focs", in "Bellaguarda (400 inhabitants). In the school there are 13 pupils and 2 teachers. 
The  third school is "Escola Vallmajor", in "Bovera" (300 inhabitants). There are 2 teachers and 15 pupils. 
All these schools share five more teachers: the Music teacher, the PE teacher, the English teacher, the teacher for children with special needs and the Religion teacher. 
These three villages are located in an area called "Les Garrigues". Most of the people grow olive and almond trees. Most of our pupils are from the area, although we also have pupils from Morocco and Romania. 




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