Σήμερα είναι εξαιρετικά σημαντικό να επικεντρωθούμε σε παράγοντες που μπορούν να βοηθήσουν πρόληψη και διαχείριση της πρόωρης εγκατάλειψης του σχολείου και των συγκρούσεων. This is the aim of this training course which topic is every day more and more crucial even if there are no easy answers. With a holistic approach in mind, during the course the participants learned how to identify the causes of this phenomenon and the best approaches and strategies to prevent, tackle and reduce it as well as the keys to conflict management.

The new edition of the course “Preventing conflicts and tackling Early School Leaving​” took place in Palermo from 23/02/2025 to 01/03/2025. The participants came from all across Europe, with Lauri from Ammattiopisto Live in Finland, Marleen and Kaya from Förderzentrum am Göteborgring and Wolfgang from reis Soest in Germany, Vera, Marette and Rick from Hogeschool Inholland and Claudia from Hout- en Meubileringscollege in the Netherlands.

Η πρόωρη εγκατάλειψη του σχολείου είναι ένα ένα διαδεδομένο πρόβλημα σε ολόκληρη την Ευρώπη and being in a European context, participants delved into the different perspectives of countries but also at the national level. To kick off with the course, they focused on the definition of Early School Leaving and the identification of the main παράγοντες κινδύνου. Αυτό έδωσε τη δυνατότητα στους συμμετέχοντες να σκιαγραφήσουν και να μοιραστούν μια ρεαλιστική εικόνα της σχολικής τους εμπειρίας σε σχέση με την πρόωρη εγκατάλειψη του σχολείου, ξεκινώντας από τις βαθύτερες αιτίες και καταλήγοντας στις πιθανές συνέπειες.

We started from the assumption that in order to develop an early school leaving approach, teachers need to connect with students, since being closer to their interests and their feelings its crucial. The participants engaged in hands-on activities to learn about the importance of ενεργητική ακρόαση και συναισθηματική νοημοσύνη στη δημιουργία κοινωνικών δεσμών.
Διαχείριση συγκρούσεων was another important topic during the course. First, we dedicated some time for a change of perspective. With the support of an inspirational TED Talk, the group who initially associated the idea of conflict to something essentially negative, realized afterwards how conflicts provided in their life μοναδικές ευκαιρίες για να βελτιώσουν τη σχέση, την επικοινωνία και την κατανόησή τους.

Afterwards, the group practiced different activities to reflect the importance of ιδιότητα μέλους και συνεργασία and strategies for collaborative work and peer-education were analysed, following a non-formal methodology.
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Participants also had the chance learn how to give and receive feedback, through practical activities to explore the different types of feedback and their effect in not only students but in colleagues. In fact, role play activities were carried out to explore how students react to feedback. Moreover, the participants engaged in a team challenge that allowed them to learn how to foster a νοοτροπία ανάπτυξης στους μαθητές μας.

Finally, “transformation” has been the key word of this course, since we learned how to change perspective on conflicts, to give and receive feedback, to change our mindset from fixed to growth and to transform from a group into a team.
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