PORTUGAL_SHORT-TERM JOINT TRAINING EVENT IN LATINA, ITALY

  • This meeting took place in February 2015. Teachers participated in teacher training courses and workshops with experts psychologists and trainers about "The Italian Best Way for Inclusion"and  Assisitive Technology. The presentations on different European Education Systems were discussed, a chart about the education systems was prepared, at Lazio Regional Counicl, they attended a workshop about school and social integration and a training about National Authority for Children and Adolescents. The teachers also analyse the questionnaires, compared results of the interviews, visited some Disabled Centres in latina, observed different ways of teaching and working in order to promote an outstanding cooperation among European partners involved in the project.

    The Portuguese students who participated in the exchange were hosted by Italian families. They participated in workshops and lessons with Italian students in inclusive classrooms, observed different ways of teaching and working. They also participated in drama and art lessons at the primary school "G. Rodari" and in a performance where students with disabilities played an isntrument, sang using sign language and acted together with other students of their classrooms, experiencing a moment of inclusion and integration beyond curricular activities at secondary school "L. Da Vinci".

    They all met the Mayor of Latina and the Local Authorities and made an educational tour in Rome and in "Circeo National Park", learning about Italian traditions and culture.