Vasaskolan
Vasaskolan –
the coordinator of this project – is a nine-year comprehensive school
situated in the centre of Kalmar. Kalmar is a town in the southeast part
of Sweden with a population of 60 000 inhabitants. Vasaskolan is the
largest comprehensive school in Kalmar with about 500 pupils and 45
teachers. The pupils in year 1-6 are generally from the local
environment which is a middle-class area. In year 7-9 the pupils are
more mixed, both from from the neigbourhood and from another area which
is an area with socially and economically disadvantaged families. About
10% of the pupils are immigrants or refugees therefore the knowledge of
other cultures, apart from the Swedish one, is limited. There are also
25 pupils integrated in our special school. Mentally disadvantaged
pupils come from different areas around the city to get special
supervision and education among students of the same age.
I.E.S. Los Moriscos, Spain
The High
School is situated in a small village in Extremadura, in the south of
Spain, with a population of 4000. Most of them work in the agriculture.
Los Moriscos High School has 400 students and 41 teachers. In our School
there are just 20 students with special needs (Turner syndrome,
Asperger syndrome, migrants from South America or East Europe, two deaf
students…), so there is not really a great diversity or origin, religion
or social status.
Yalova Lisesi
Yalova
Lisesi is a General Secondary Public School with 87 teachers and 1423
pupils aged 14-18 boys and girls. It is the biggest and the oldest
educational institution in Yalova.
Most of the students come from the town centre, districts and villages of Yalova, therefore there is a large profile backgrounds of the pupils and their families. Nearly half of the pupils come from socially and economically disadvantaged families.
Most of the students come from the town centre, districts and villages of Yalova, therefore there is a large profile backgrounds of the pupils and their families. Nearly half of the pupils come from socially and economically disadvantaged families.
Gimnazjum nr2 im. Polskich Noblistów
Gimnazjum
nr2 im. Polskich Nblistów is a secondary school situated in central
Poland, in semi-urban area. Most students are the inhabitants of the
town itself, but many of them live in the surrounding villages. The
students usually come from families of low or medium income. The rate of
unemployment is about 15% which is the source of many problems that our
students must face and put them at risk of social exclusion. 20% of
them are covered by the help of some social welfare institutions. We
have many students whose one or both parents have emigrated to other
countries, it happens that they studied abroad and now they continue
their education in Poland. Therefore, they can find if difficult to
accustom to a new situation.
Smith’s Wood Sports College
Smith’s Wood
Sports College is a large comprehensive school on the outskirts of
Birmingham. It is part of the Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council. The
school serves in an area that is in the lowest 20% for depravation.
Over 90% of the students are in the most deprived 10% of households
nationally. 29% of the students have Special Educational Needs and
approximately 3% of those are statemented. We are an improving school;
in fact we are in the top 100 most improved schools in the country for
GCSE performance. Our examination results continue to improve every
year. The school caters for students with differing backgrounds and
needs but we have recognized our need to learn more about the different
ethnic groups in and around our community. One way that we can do this
is to partner with other schools whose students come from a more
culturally diverse background. Smith’s Wood’s students are talented and
the school offers many opportunities for its students to excel in areas
such as Sports, ICT and Music, among others. We welcome visitors with
open arms and are always willing to share our knowledge and experience
with others.
Colegiul Național “Sabin Drăgoi” Deva
Colegiul Național “Sabin Drăgoi”,
situated in the town of Deva, is a living and modern institution that
has already celebrated 140 years of existence. It is the place where
students from Deva but also from the surroundings villages and from the
Valley of Jiu (a disadvantaged area, that used to be heavily
industrialized and where the main activity was coal mining, but due to
low efficiency, most of the mines were closed down in the years
following the collapse of Communism in Romania) come to study and some
of them live in the boarding school. Some of our students (5) with
specific needs feel good about participating in all the extra-school
activities we organize. Our school also has a parents association,
“Edu+” that can provide the necessary support to help us face the
challenges of our students.
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