This year our European Project Team will continue to work
and we’ll take part in a new Comenius project.
With the school Saint Pierre-Notre Dame de
France-Sainte Marie from Abbeville, in France, we’ll develop
the Bilateral Project “Towards a brighter future: preventing dropping out in an
inclusive school ". A very interesting project which will deal with a
serious problem in Europe: early school leaving.
This is our project summary:
“Early school leaving is an urgent and serious problem
in Europe, both for individuals and society as a whole. According to the
European Commission, one in seven young people leave school without finishing
secondary education. One in seven young people who are more likely to end up
unemployed, poor or marginalized. Beyond the cost to
individuals, early school leaving hampers economic growth and competitiveness.
Low levels of education have severe consequences for young people, but also
high economic and social costs for society. There are many reasons why
some young people give up school prematurely: learning difficulties, social
problems or a lack of motivation, guidance or support. However, the impacts of
individual and social conditions are also affected by the set-up of the
educational system and the environment in schools. Since there is not a single
reason for leaving education or vocational training, there are no easy answers. With this project, we will try
to find out some answers and to set up some innovative
methods/strategies/activities to prevent school drop-out in the vocational
education sector in our countries. Teachers, students, parents
and local entities will work together to exchange practices and knowledge on
the most effective ways to keep young people in education and training and to
fight against early school leaving. We'll focus on teaching/learning
methods which promote personal and social growth, career development, and civic
responsibility, while involving parents and local entities which will make the
connection between school and real life more visible for students.”
