PITHEA project is implemented to facilitate the social and educational inclusion of children in their communities, to increase children wiliness and interest in participating in education, to make them feel more welcome at school and to create a secure learning environment that makes each child feel safe and valued.
Coordinator: Scoala GImnaziala Valeriu D. Cotea Vidra
Partners: Primaria Vidra (Romania), Şcoala Gimnazială Pufeşti (Romania), Primăria Pufeşti (Romania), OOU "Bratstvo-Migjeni" Tetovo (North Macedonia), Zdruzenie Na Gragani Centar Za Edukacija I Razvoj S. Tearce (North Macedonia), OŠ Sveti Sava Trstenik
(Serbia), Osnovna škola Jovan Popović Sremska Mitrovica (Serbia), Hüseyin Avni Ateşoğlu İlkokulu Izmir (Turkiye) and Buca İlçe Milli Eğitim Müdürlüğü Izmir (Turkiye).
Project code: 2023-1-RO01-KA220-SCH-000158071
Implementation period: 01.10.2023-30.09.2025
Objectives
The partnership implemented this project: a) to develop a methodological guideline for teachers on how to enhance educational inclusiveness by better involving parents, local authorities and the community in extracurricular, based on a research with valuable insights
from all educational actors; b) to develop teachers’ skills into creating a more inclusive educational environment through extracurricular activities, based on sharing good practice examples from partner schools and on the methodological guideline developed through the
project; c) to encourage pupils, parents and representatives of the local community to share their insights about enhancing the inclusiveness in schools and to participate to common activities for reaching this goal.
All 3 objectives are directly linked to creating a more inclusive learning environment by providing tools for teachers and skills to use those tools, but are also linked to tackling learning disadvantage and early school leaving because having children feeling more included and valued in their schools also makes them learn better, despite their learning disadvantages, and makes them more motivated to stay in school.
Intellectuals outputs
IO1 – research on specific ways to enhance the inclusiveness in schools, with insights from teachers, but also from pupils, parents & local community – downloadable version here (link to IO1)
IO2 – IO2 – methodological guideline for teachers on how to organize community level extracurricular activities to enhance the inclusiveness in their schools, tested & validated within the implementation period – downloadable version here (link to IO2)
Joined training events
– 6-18.04.2024, Trstenik, Serbia, 27 staff from all partners and 37 pupils from Romanian and Serbia developed inclusive behaviours for inclusive schools, social and intercultural skills;
– 14-16.08.2024, Tetovo, North Macedonia, 21 staff from all partners and 19 pipils from Romania and North Macedonia developed their skills of using extracurricular activities to facilitate school inclusion, social and intercultural skills, and evaluated the project results to
further enhance their quality
– 29/30.04-02.05.2025, Izmir, Türkiye, 32 staff and 48 pipils from Romania, North Macedonia, Serbia and Türkiye developed their skills of using extracurricular activities to facilitate school inclusion, social and intercultural skills, and evaluated the project results to further enhance their quality.
Multiplier events:
Izmir, Turkiye, 30.05.2025, Seminar on school inclusion through extracurricular activities Sremska Mitrovica, Serbia, 07.07.2025, Seminar on school inclusion through extracurricular activities
Vidra, Romania, 28.07.2025, PITHEA Regional Seminar on school inclusion through extracurricular activities
Trstenik, Serbia, 28.08.2025, Seminar on school inclusion through extracurricular activities
Pufeşti. Romania, 13.09.2025, PITHEA Regional Seminar on school inclusion through extracurricular activities
Tearce, North Macedonia, 26.09.2025, Seminar on school inclusion through extracurricular activities
A total of 221 participants representing schools and other educational institutions and local authorities were informed about the project and developed their specific skills in using extracurricular activities to facilitate school inclusion and their interest and motivation for Erasmus projects