Altérité, Résilience, Implication et Inclusion

<< Background >>For the students, we organized three progression modules to help them grasp the full scope of the project: before discovering resilience, we approached otherness by drawing on the associative fabric in which our students were able to get involved in civic actions. With the entire educational community in need of tools to help students, this project has created a dynamic around inclusion, putting the need for special attention for certain students at the heart of our practices, whether they are “dys” or autistic, or simply have a visible or invisible disability. The teams opened up to the world of associations, and the search for these partners was an opportunity to take stock of practices. Comparative work between different European countries helped us to develop avenues for improvement.<< Objectives >>The previous project, carried out with the same partners: “2020/2022 Accentuons l'Inclusion en Développant en Europe l'Entraide et la Solidarité (AIDEES)” led us to reflect on the various actions to be carried out to develop and improve inclusion within our establishments.For the Spanish El Somni center, this meant welcoming and integrating “able-bodied” people into their environment, into their center, and offering their young people mobility and workshops in all the partner countries. The results exceeded all expectations. For the other schools, the aim was to raise young people's awareness of inclusion in their future careers and in everyday life.The teachers from the 5 countries wanted to develop our pupils' civic involvement, remove their fears and enable them to reach out to others in associations, to experience a civic commitment. This participation, within the framework of a social mix, would be a further step towards encouraging our students' European openness. Teachers, aware of the need to welcome pupils with learning difficulties, are keen to develop the tools they need to promote their inclusion; this project should make it possible.<< Implementation >>All our partners have made otherness clear through books, plays and encounters with disabled people.Slovenia provided in-depth knowledge of the various “invisible” illnesses, and above all created workshops so that young people could learn to deal with these “different” people.Participation in “mental health” week was an opportunity to attend numerous conferences.Romania has developed a stress management module that is very useful for their students, who are under a great deal of institutional and family pressure. These workshops will be continued in both schools. France set up handisport discovery and sharing sequences throughout the year, culminating in an unmarked day.Slovenia and France set up meetings with retirement homes, which were very moving and rich in lessons for both our young people and the residents. France and Spain's Lloixa high school have stepped up their encounters with disabled people of all shapes and sizes.These activities are set to continue in the different establishments.<< Results >>This project enabled us to meet many different people, virtually through books, films or social networks, or through visits and hospitality. The diversity also stemmed from the activities of these people and the nature of their disability.All the work around resilience showed our students the importance of willpower, commitment, surpassing oneself and support.Inclusion was seen as a way of helping people with disabilities, but the experiences of immersion at the El Somni center and in countries where the language and culture were unfamiliar turned this notion on its head. The participants felt obliged to integrate.The production activities also helped our students to progress in teamwork, autonomy, communication, language skills and self-confidence.In many subjects, teachers have adapted their teaching methods to the needs of the project. At the same time, schools and teams have strengthened their inclusion practices.Through external distribution, we hope to raise the long-term awareness of all those affected by the project.