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Description
The Czech Republic has provided a legal framework for inclusive education, but majority of teachers still encounter practical problems in their classroom teaching. The problems are most obvious in the work with Roma pupils who require a specific approach. The purpose of this project is to enhance the competences of teachers so that they do not perceive the pupils as a class, but rather as individuals with specific background, and adapt their teaching method appropriately. This objective will be achieved through the following activities:
- creation and use of support materials for trainings of inclusive education including the puppet animation film,
- trainings of inclusive education for teachers,
- summer school on inclusive education,
- supervision and mentoring, ongoing meetings of teachers and experts,
- transnational teaching or training (Iceland and Czech Republic),
- initial and final meeting
The whole project will be led by experienced Czech experts and in the framework of bilateral cooperation also the Icelandic experts on inclusive education will get engaged. They will cooperate with at least 4 selected elementary schools. Teachers, Czech and Icelandic partners will continue also after the end of this project.
The project will have an impact not only on 30 trained teachers and 800 mostly Roma pupils, but its outputs will also be disseminated to other schools attended by children of Roma origin.
We are convinced that the project will give an answer to the question “How to Do It!“ (in Romani language: Sar Upre!), which is also the name of the project, and will help teachers acquire the skills that will enable them to improve the quality of their work with children, to guide the children towards their harmonic development and engagement in the mainstream society.
Summary of project results
The project aimed to offer teachers targeted support in the inclusion of Roma pupils in education. The plan of activities was based on the experience of experts on primary and secondary education and, at the same time, reflecting the needs of the target groups, i.e., teachers and other pedagogical staff. These experts prepared a series of training sessions focusing on creating a favourable inclusive environment at school. This was followed by the so-called Autumn School of Inclusion, during which selected teachers could try working with a heterogeneous class. One of the project’s outputs was a puppet film intended to introduce the (professional) public to inclusive principles.
Summary of bilateral results
Our Icelandic partner EVRIS foundation was a big contribution to our team of experts in terms of sharing experience and knowledge in the field of inclusive education. The future collaboration is being discussed.