HEALTHY MINDS FOR HAPPY LIVES
KA2 - Cooperation for Innovation and the Exchange of Good Practices
Strategic Partnerships for Schools
INTEGRATION WORKSHOPS
2016/2017
Good atmosphere and well integrated groups are believed to be one of the very important protective factors influencing teenagers' mental well-being. To support these factors we planned a series of integration workshops for all our students. Each class, on each level is planned to have a series of such workshops. We believe that groups of students are dynamic, they change all the time, they are not the same groups before and after holidays. Therefore we see the need for such classes as very important and beneficiary for our pupils.
In Poland we started the workshops in late September. Each class has a two-hour workshop aiming at students' getting to know each other, better communication, solving problems (depending on the current needs of the group). The meetings included discussions, games, drawing and other activities. So far, the students have participated actively and willingly.
In Bulgaria 9th grade students, together with their class teachers had 90 minute workshop with a psychologist from Sofia. We had activities to get to know one another (talking about one's strengths and weaknesses), later students were divided into smaller groups and were asked to draw the relationships in their classes. It was a really positive meeting; students were in good mood, shared some thoughts and for us, their teachers, it was a source for better understanding about the atmosphere of our classes.
Integration workshops in Italy