Training course "Intercultural learning and cultural diversity in the classroom"

  Training course "Intercultural learning and cultural diversity in the classroom"                                       26/02/2023- 04/03//2023 - Bologna

Cláudia Filipa Marques Nogueira- 2º Ciclo - Inglês

Maria Manuela de Sousa Paiva- Educação Especial

Sandra Durães Bolinhas- 2º Ciclo - Educação Visual e Tecnológica

Teresa Maria Valente de Carvalho Rafael- 2º Ciclo- Português

 “INTERCULTURAL LEARNING AND CULTURAL DIVERSITY IN THE CLASSROOM”

We live in a society where migrations and the consequent encounter and clash among different cultures has become extremely relevant and shall be at the top of public stakeholders’ priorities. One of the biggest challenges for teachers and the education system is to be equipped to face newly arrived students, who may have experienced great distress and confront obstacles in adjusting to a new cultural environment. Promoting intercultural education and training intercultural competences becomes therefore crucial to manage the encounter and possible conflicts arising from cultural differences.  

Modelling empathic, critically-thinking and open minds contributes to shape welcoming school environments, where cultural diversity is promoted and celebrated, and the first step towards bringing social change and inclusive societies.

Participating in this course teachers and education staff will share and discuss challenges, best practices and strategies to facing, acknowledging and celebrating interculturality in the classroom.

This course aims to help teachers to develop their cultural awareness while giving them the tools and new approaches to cater to a multicultural and ethnically diverse group of students.

Thanks to this course, the participants will:

- Confront and understand the mechanisms behind head-on stereotypes and personal prejudices;

- Improve their cultural awareness and intercultural competences;

- Explore and value different points of view through simulation exercises and storytelling;

- Learn new approaches to education that can be applied to culturally diverse classrooms;

- Know more about teachers' role in the integration process of immigrant or foreign children;

- Exchange good practices and discuss challenges with fellow colleagues and the course trainers.