19-23 February  2018 Teaching-Training Activity in Turkey

The second international meeting of the project partners from Turkey, Spain, Romania and Hungary took place in İstanbul, Turkey. The two-year project; “No Stereotypes But Diversity” is funded by Erasmus +, Action 2, School Education, Strategic Partnership. The meeting took place between 19th and 23rd February, 2018. Teachers from Turkey, Romania, Spain and Hungary met to discuss „stereotypical thinking about nationalities, discrimination and forms of discrimination” and plan the key actions of the project.

The aims off the meeting: The aim is to meet the partners, to present and discuss about stereotypical thinking and discrimination: common stereotypes related to nationalities; direct, indirect, multiple discrimination; forms of discrimination and their effects. Besides, participating in the activities and workshops about the subject. To check if the responsibility and roles are well distributed and balanced and to update the plan. To decide about the activities and the schedule of the next meeting.

1. Welcome to the school, ice breaking games
2. TR presentation of school and education system
3. Introduction of the project topic on Power Point
4. Discussion of the topic with MULTECILER (NGO)
5. Presentation of the school and education
6. Workshop I - visit to Sultanbeyli Multeciler.org
7. Handycraft workshop for the students
8. Dscussion of the topic with ASAM (NGO) - Workshop II
9. Workshop III with HYD (NGO)
10. Introduction for teacher in Etwinning with Hatice Turhan
11. WEB documentation fort he students in IT room
12. Evaluation of the activities for the teachers
13. Students: feedback writing
14. Intercultural showDiw

19^th February 2018, Monday: According to the schedule of the day, after taking a tour of the school in order to have the students know each other well an ice breaking activity was held. To know better about Turkey, the hosting school made their presentations about Turkey, İstanbul, Turkish education system and the school. The students also made a presentation about the meeting subject, we talked and discussed about stereotypical thinking about the participating countries, stereotypes and discrimination issues in Turkey, especially about the minorities and refugees living in Turkey. The students told about their observations and researches about the subject. Photos link: http://drive.google.com/open?id=1-qQjzNP8zGfWeu5RaOo3x3lGRcpHJelR

20^th February 2018, Tuesday: A meeting with Multeciler (NGO) took place in the conference hall about “Take a step forward”. The students had an insight to the issue of stereotypical thinking and discrimination related with nationalities with Merve and Bilge from the NGO. The Hungarian team made their presentations about their country, school and education system. We had an observation trip to Sultanbeyli Mülteciler Foundation. After the trip to Sultanbeyli we took a boat tour in Bosphorous with the students and the teachers. Mülteciler& Sultanbeyli Refugees Center:http://drive.google.com/open?id=1-G0XM8qxpGhd1-ZbF3kFktcQIjtAkEl-

21^st February 2018, Wednesday: On the third day of the meeting, the teachers gathered to discuss about the evaluation, dissemination of the project results. We also talked about the tasks done by the partners. We decided the exact date and the topic of the next meeting in Romania. The international group of students had a handicraft activity with Merve and Burçak, the visual arts teachers from the Mustafa Mihriban Boysan Middle school. After the meeting of the teachers and the handicraft activity we met with Pınar and Numan from SGDDS-ASAM (NGO) for the “Who am I?” activity about identities and discrimination about these identities. After the workshop we went to the Balat district with the students where they could see the multicultural face of İstanbul, as it is the best place for observing the multi-national and multi-religious aspect of the city.
ASAM, Balat, Handicraft activity

22^ndFebruary 2018, Thursday: The fourth day of the visit started with the workshop called “Human Security” held by Hakan Ataman who is a representative of the HYD-AMNESTY NGO. He mentioned the concept of safety for a refugee. The students liked this activity so much, as they had the chance to put themselves in somebody else’s shoes. We continued with the e-Twinning session with Hatice Turhan, for evaluation of the e-twinning usage and the page of the project and preparing a video of the meeting. In the meantime, the students tried to make the video diary of the meeting and afterwards they completed the online evaluation form made for the İstanbul meeting. In this form they answered questions about how well the facilities and activities were made, they made an evaluation to measure the success of the meeting. After that the Romanian team and the Spanish team made their presentations about their countries and education systems. In the afternoon to make all the groups interfere with each other more an intercultural programme, with the parents and students from the hosting school, was held. HYD 

23^rd February 2018, Friday: On the last day of the programme, the students wrote feedbacks of the meeting. Meanwhile the teachers gathered to make an overall evaluation of the meeting and to talk about the activities done and to be done in the next meeting. After that, having lunch at school the students head to Topkapı Palace and the teachers completed the evaluation forms of the İstanbul meeting.We  completed a week; full of cooperation, workshops and activities done to understand and respect the differences of each other, by handing the certificates of attendance.