Project – InEDU – Inclusive education in pre-school institutions

2016, 2017, 2018, European, Financing, HL_Events, HL_Projects, Project, Research Areas, Social inclusion and community development, Typology

December 12, 2018

Principal/Financier: European Commission-EACEA – ERASMUS+ Program Period: 2016-2018 Partners: Fundacja Rozwoju Demokracji Lokalnej Centrum Szkoleniowe W Łodzi (PL), lead partner; ISIG-Institute of International Sociology Gorizia (IT); Windmill I.P.S (UK); Association Center For Intercultural Dialogue in Kumanovo (MK); Eesti People To People (EE); Educentrum O.S. (CZ); Gradinita Program Prelungit Perlutele Marii (RO); Gradinita Cu Program Prelungit Nr.34 (RO); Folkuniversitetet Stiftelsen Vid Lunds Universitet (SE); Przedszkole Miejskie Nr 152 (PL). Description: Research and design activities as part of the project, which aims to facilitate the access of children with migration experiences to inclusive pre-school education. Through the development of models and tools for inclusion, to be tested and evaluated within pre-school institutions in partner countries, the project aims to develop recommendations and guidelines addressed to local, national and European policy-makers, pre-school institutions and civil society.

05.12.2018 – INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE –Integration and inclusive education in preschool age

Sala della Torre, CARIGO Foundation, Via Carducci, 2 – Gorizia Presentation: The conference, the final event of the INEDU project, promoted the latest teaching models and experiences for integration and intercultural dialogue in the European landscape. The conference was followed by a session of Practical Workshops, open to practitioners.

The afternoon session included practical demonstrations of innovative teaching techniques for inclusive education and to facilitate the exchange of experiences between local practitioners and practitioners from the European countries involved in the INEDU project.
The workshops also included the presentation and simulated application of the “Surprise Me” educational game developed by the European INEDU consortium, and which will be offered to participants for future use in their facilities.

Program – INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

Tower Hall, CARIGO Foundation, Via Carducci, 2 – Gorizia 9:30 a.m. – Registration 10:00-10:20 a.m. – Welcome addresses

MICHELA CECOTTI (ISIG President); DANIELE DEL BIANCO (ISIG Director) Video
ROSSELLA DIGIUSTO (Secretary General CARIGO Foundation) Video
SILVANA ROMANO (Councillor Welfare Municipality of Gorizia) Video

10.20-11.00 a.m. – Integration and Inclusive Education – The INEDUProject
The need for a European approach to inclusive education models – the experience of the INEDU project

ELZBIETA PLASZCZYK (Foundation in Support of Local Democracy, Poland) – Goals and results of the INEDU project
Presentation – Video
RAMONA VELEA; LORENZO DE SABBATA (ISIG) – INEDU Research, a new approach to inclusive education
Presentation – Video
KIERNA CORR (Windmill Integrated Primary School, UK) – Experiences and models of inclusion from Northern Ireland-UK
Video

11.00-11.40 – Integration and Inclusive Education – European Experiences
Tools, analysis and good practices

GESINA VOLKMANN (Gss Schulpartner GmbH – SFZ Berlin, Germany) – Inclusive education in multicultural communities in Berlin
Presentation – Video
ANNA MARIA LEONORA (University of Catania, Italy) – Open educational resources for the inclusion of children with migrant background
Presentation – Video
AUGUSTO GAMUZZA (University of Catania, Italy) – A game of experiences based on the positive value of differences
Presentation – Video

11:00-11:40 a.m. – Integration and Inclusive Education – Local Experiences
Roundtable discussion with administrators, practitioners and experts Video

Moderator STEFANO BIZZI, The Little One

SILVANA ROMANO – Municipality of Gorizia
ROSALBA TERPIN – Municipality of Gorizia
ELEONORA CARLETTI – ICS Gorizia 1
ELISABETTA KOVIC – ICS Slovenian Language
Artur STEPANOV – University of Nova Gorica
SILVIA CONTINO – Cooperative Duemilauno
ELEONORA DE PANGHER – Cooperative Duemilauno

Program – PRACTICAL WORKSHOPS: NEW EDUCATIONAL TOOLS FOR INCLUSION.

ISIG – Institute of International Sociology, Via Mazzini, 13 – Gorizia 14.30-16.30 – The INEDU tools

Practical demonstrations of innovative teaching techniques for inclusive education
Exchange of experiences among practitioners
Presentation and simulated application of the “Surprise Me” educational game developed by the INEDU project and made available to participants for future use in their facilities

WORKSHOP 1 – Inclusive preschool education in multicultural communities. Lessons learned from Germany and the United Kingdom-Northern Ireland.