Louth VEC has recently secured EU funding to run a new cross border inclusion and diversity in schools project. The VEC was awarded the funding under the EU’s Comenius Regio Partnership programme - a programme managed by Leargas, the National Agency for the Lifelong Learning Programme.
Comenius Regio Partnerships promote joint cooperation activities between local and regional education authorities across
The VEC project, entitled 'Together Towards Inclusion in Post-Primary Schools', will be a cross-border project involving the Inclusion and Diversity Service of the North Eastern Education and Library Board of Northern Ireland, the Chester Beatty Library in
The project aims to create inclusive practices in education that will recognise the growing social, cultural and linguistic diversity in schools and museums. The project will help to better connect schools and museums to students' experiences, interests, values and cultural identity.
Dr. Pádraig Kirk, CEO of Co. Louth VEC, explained that, "the project is quite unique in that it proactively champions a whole school approach to diversity, while simultaneously tackling sectarianism and racism issues. The project will be the first of its kind in the country to be implemented on a cross-border basis involving all the education partners working collaboratively to promote awareness and understanding of diversity – school management, teachers, parents, students and the local community".
Co. Louth VEC recognises the significant opportunity that this project affords for collaborative relations to be developed between the various institutions on both sides of the border, to enhance peoples skills, and to develop the capacity of schools, museums and other educators to support migrant learners.
No comments:
Post a Comment