Partners' Institution:

C.I.P.A.T. - Consorzio Istituti Professionali Associati Toscani

Project's period (from/to):

01 September 2017 - 31 May 2019

Activity concerned:

IO1 - Teachers’ Guide

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 a guide addressed to secondary teachers in order to deal with complex classroom realities, resulting from migrations and refugees phenomenon. The Guide should focus on the use of multidisciplinary, innovative and learner centred approaches to the study and understanding of the influence of religions in the history of mankind and how to exploit a better understanding of the different religions to promote and improve social, civic, intercultural competences of students and the mutual intercultural dialogue among them.

Description of activities carried out:

Creation of all templates needed for carrying out the activities
Proposal of the contents of the guideline for teachers on “Religious Diversity in the Classroom” which will be organised in 5 chapters

Development of the chapters
Constitution of the Cipat working group
Production of the 7 paragraphs:
Ontology
Religion and of the concept of God
Christianity
Judaism
Islam
Irreligion
Humanism
For each paragraph there are practical activities and tests
At the end of the chapter there is a glossary
Final version of the guide line
Meeting with partner schools
Translation of the Guide in national language

Results Achieved:

Analysis of chapter 1 and comparison with the partners on chapters n.2, n.3 n.4, n.5
Final version
Activities with classes in partner schools
All the activities ended and completed.