YOU ARE SPECIAL

<< Background >>The necessity of this project had its origins in the need of enhancing the motivation for learning about Diversity, in the social context and students' willingness to become more Active Citizens of European Future.The project was focused on not just nation diversity, but also diversity of people, as individual because it put together people with SEN and without SEN. The project aims to draw attention to the unit in its distinctiveness and individuality, as well as to pupils with different special educational needs. The need of educational and social inclusion of vulnerable pupils who may feel themselves at the border of society was one of the priorities of all European and national strategies.In 2018, an average of 10.6 % of young people (aged 18-24) in the EU were early leavers from education and training.Each school of our partnership had different number of students with SEN (Such as dyslexia, dyscalculia or hearing disorders, mental development disorders) and students with social problems, fewer possibility and most of them had experience in educational work with these kind of students. These children need more attention and encouragement to become active and self confident European citizens in the future.<< Objectives >>The main objectives we wanted to achieve by implementing the project were:• To motivate the SEN(Special Education Needs) and Fewer Opportunities students into School Atmosphere and makeSEN students and parents believe future employability• To increase the respect and tolerance of the participant towards the different type of individuality• To reduce the disparity in learning outcomes affecting students from disadvantaged backgrounds or with feweropportunities.• To support schools to tackle early school leaving and disadvantage as well as to address all students from the lowest to the highest end of academic spectrum.• To encourage children the capacity of work in Europe since early ages by working on linguistic and social competences and being Active European Citizen• To implement the European dimension amongst all participants, encourage them to be open minded,• To use ICT as international instrument of communication, elaboration, evaluation and dissemination of the outcomes• To improve students' and teachers' communication, group working skills, the use of English..<< Implementation >>The project activities we implement:- leaflet and brochures of Inclusive Education and Social Inclusion, -training on Brigade of Inclusive education techniques, Social Inclusion and Inclusion Techniques, - Story telling - color diversity -seminar on the Active Citizenship-Entrepreneurship--Workshop: Performing Marbling Art with all participant using recyclable materials and other objects using recycledmaterials. -Seminar on Children Rights and Equality Principle for ChildrenForum with Pupils; What are their preferences with education? How they feel when they think about future-Workshop( THE CİRCLE OF CONTROL) on Anger Management techniques- stress management-Thermal swimming activity with special needs students- visite the Valmiera Business Incubator, where they got acquainted with various opportunities for young people to set up their own business and enter the labour market.-Workshop on handicrafts in Pendik Disabled Life Center-Workshop: to compose guide book about hot to work with SEN students-Workshop: Web 2.0 tools and how we can adapt them to our classes dictionary game-Workshop :Sign language Learning and performing a song -Workshop: Preparing theproject e-book and Project dictionary<< Results >>RESULTS: Students became more conscious about their life and position as individual in social context (cultural, political, economic) and learned to care the creativity, independence, tolerance and growing in the environment.The Fewer Opportunities students got motivated into School Atmosphere. It contributed to reduce early school leaving rates in the communities. It helped to make SEN and Fewer Opportunities Students believe future employability.It contributed better cultural and educational understanding. Working in multinational groups provided international friendship. Making students' voices heard by using English in presentations and free conversations improved students' self-confidence. Concerete RESULTS: 1 Project webpage, 1 guide book( teachers can use whenever they come across a problem with students at risk), Logos and Posters E-book (My memories in another country), articles about special education and children rights, leaflets about inclusion and social Inclusion, Newsletters, Multilingual Dictionary and 2024 project Calendar, Facebook Group, Erasmus corners