The project implements a holistic teachers’ capacity-building program on inclusive education, intercultural education, Greek as a second language, digital education, and the Accelerated Learning Programme. The program targeted educators and school counselors, principals, and school administrators to facilitate the successful social and academic transition and integration of all refugee students. It aims to reach 2.000 teachers and other education-related staff during the school years 2021-2022, 2022-2023, and 2023-2024, applying a hybrid/blended (distance and face-to-face) methodology adaptable to changing situations. At the same time, the Accelerated Learning Programme resources, developed by a collaboration scheme including the Institute of Educational Policy (IEP), UNICEF, and the University of Thessaly will be piloted in Low Secondary Education Schools hosting refugee students, all over Greece. The ALP aims to provide systematic catch-up learning for the low-secondary students of refugee and migrant background who have missed several years of schooling due to conflicts, displacement, etc. to help their smooth integration into the Greek education system, and to reduce drop-outs. The outputs of the project are 1) 2,000 teachers, school counselors, school principals, and school administrators which will improve their knowledge and skills regarding the inclusion of refugee / migrant children in formal education classrooms; 2) ALP pilot implementation in selected lower secondary schools in Greece.
Funded by the European Commission and Unicef.
Academic Coordinator: George Androulakis, Professor, Department of Primary Education, University of Thessaly
Participant from SECEd: Maria Papadopoulou