Twisted Tales Educational Toolkit for parent tutoring and inter-generational learning

<< Background >>Fairy tales, as originally written, were perfectly suited to the subject of stigmas. It is only in the more recent sanitised re-interpretations that their valuable lessons have become lost. The modern versions of fairy tales like Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, and Snow White are very different from their originals. Instead of important life lessons, they teach girls to wait for a prince to save them. Stereotypes like passive women with dubious life goals were not always part of the tales, either. TwistedEDU rewrites these tales with an eye to lessons for a world of empathy and understanding and without bias of the stigmas in question.Re-telling well-known fairy tales provides an important familiarity to effectively emphasize the new digital narrative developments.Needs covered by the project:- Lack of quality content for parental education on creativity and family co-creation- Low level of digital competences among grandparents- Lack of the awareness on the benefits of new and emerging technologies/digital tools<< Objectives >>TwistedEdu is an educational project whose overall goal is to contribute to non-formal and informal adult learning with a creative and cultural component to support children in improving their creativity and empathy for vulnerable groups. By developing tools that foster innovative approaches to participation and intercultural dialogue in local languages, this project contributes to the development of digital competencies and skills of adults while also promoting social inclusion of vulnerable groups. More precisely, the project contributes to:the non-formal and informal learning of adults with a creative and empathy component that supports young generation in improving their creativity and sensibility for vulnerable groupsthe non-formal and informal learning of adults in acquiring new skills and competences, forefronting digital competencessocial inclusion of vulnerable groups through the arts, by fostering innovative participatory and intercultural dialogue approaches<< Implementation >>Implemented activities:Transnational Meetings (3) delivered in Montenegro, Croatia and Serbia, supporting detailed planning of the project implementation and IO developments.In-depth Research, conducted to analyze needs and aspirations of the targeted groups.Creation of Audio-tales, well-known fairy tales reinterpreted and rewritten, localized, and digitized. Development of the application, to stimulate creativity, as well as a deeper understanding of a particular theme of stigma. Tutorial Package Design, to bring the awareness on HOW to use the application and the methodDevelopment of the Experiential Installation, an innovative form of engagement with the target groups through the performing arts and UGC.Delivery of Mutual Learning Events (2) merged with Partner Meetings to maximize the impact of the knowledge sharing activity among partners.Development and implementation of Dissemination Conference (4) in Slovenia, Serbia, Croatia and Montenegro.<< Results >>Project Results:Research - Detailed analysis of the final beneficiaries’ groups’ needs (IO1) in-depth analysis of the beneficiary groups' needs and aspiration was delivered in a white paper form, serving as a ground for IO2, IO3 and IO4 developments.Audio tales - Tales creation, digitalisation and localization (IO2) one existing Twisted Tales (Cinda Real) and four newly created fairy tales (Allen and the Magic Lamp, Desire and the Snow Queen, New Hansel and Grettel, Little Red Bianca) reinterpreted, localized, and digitized, serving as a tool to stimulate creativity and provide a deeper understanding of a particular theme of stigma. The stories are available in five different languages: Slovenian, Croatian, Serbian, Montenegrin, and English. While Cinda Real is also available in Spanish language.App for creativity - Web and mobile application for participatory creation (IO3) accessible via Android Play Store, Apples I-Store, and Twisted Tales website.Tutorials - Tutorial package Twisted Tales for parents and grandparents (IO4) that equips adults with the knowledge on how to use the new tools for promotion of creativity and empathy among children.Exhibition / Experimental installation and online archive of user generated stories (UGC) - Twisted Tales experimental installation and online archive of user generated stories (IO5), to motivate parents, grandparents and children to participate in the experience and to return to the learning programme and to create and share UGC (user generated content).