Partners' Institution:

Foundation of Cultural and Business Potential of Civil Society

Project's period (from/to):

01 December 2017 - 31 August 2019

Activity concerned:

IO3 - Training Course on Religious Traditions

Objectives of activities carried out:

The project general aim is to foster the role of school education for the enhancement of social inclusion, through a peer to peer transnational knowledge sharing experience for a mutual understanding of religious habits and beliefs and through a critical analysis of the role played by the main monotheistic religions in history of mankind.

The aim of this Intellectual Output is to produce an on-line training course on Religious traditions for the sharing of religious traditions in order to promote, through mutual understanding, a better integration among students with different religious beliefs and backgrounds within their classes. The collection should outline the everyday life traditions and habits linked to the different religions and confessions, addressing issues as ceremonies (e.g. Mass, Shabbat, Salat etc.), celebrations (e.g. Christmas, Hannukah, Muharran etc.), dietary rules (Kosher food, Halal food, Ramadan etc.).

Description of activities carried out:

1. Identified three Jewish celebrations, three ceremonies and three dietary rules for the respective course chapter.
3. Developed the content for IO3 in accordance with the template: IO3.B – Guidelines to create the online course.
4. Videos and visual materials for the appropriate sections were inserted in the course according to template.
5. Planned interviews with Jewish young people related to the chosen celebrations, ceremonies and dietary rules, which will be uploaded to YouTube by the end of April.

Results Achieved:

Chapter of Jewish celebrations, ceremonies and dietary rules in English developed and sent to coordinator.