O projektu

The project In the Whirlwind of Change – A Supportive and Safe Learning Environment is an Erasmus+ project of OŠ Dragomelj, aimed at developing a supportive, safe, inclusive and modern learning environment. The project focuses on international cooperation, the professional development of staff, pupil mobilities and the transfer of good practices into the school environment.

Project duration: 1 July 2023 – 31 December 2024
Funding: the project is fully funded by the European Union
Actively involved in the project: 20 teachers and 10 pupils

Why the project?

Life in today’s rapidly changing, digital and materially oriented world brings many challenges. These include fragmented relationships, alienation, weaker communication, an emphasis on rights while neglecting responsibilities, and the consequences of social crises such as the pandemic, wars and other uncertainties. The effects of the fast pace of life are also reflected in the emotional distress of children, parents and staff. Pupils may face feelings of inferiority, helplessness, withdrawal, sadness or anger, which can gradually also be expressed through undesirable forms of behaviour.

Project Aim

The basic aim of every school, including ours, is high-quality work with pupils, enabling them to successfully continue their education and supporting them in developing values, self-confidence and a healthy personality. This requires a safe and supportive learning environment based on the quality professional development of staff, the upgrading of key competences, and the introduction of new teaching methods and approaches.

The key aim of our school is to raise the culture of dialogue and mutual respect among pupils, staff and parents. The project connects a supportive learning environment with sustainable development, modern teaching approaches, learning and the development of digital competences.

What do we want to upgrade?

Our teaching staff are already distinguished by professionalism, experience, publications in professional journals and proceedings, participation in national and international conferences, and involvement in various projects. Through the Erasmus+ project, we want to further strengthen, upgrade and transfer our existing knowledge, experience and activities into the everyday work of the school.

Project Activities

The project activities include:

teacher mobility,
job shadowing,
training courses for professional staff,
mobility of pupils with fewer opportunities,
preparation of materials,
reflection and dissemination of the knowledge gained.

Developing Competences

Within the project, we want to address the challenges of the modern school environment and look for ways to develop children’s competences, such as mindfulness, creativity, constructive problem-solving, emotional regulation, critical thinking, empathy and cooperation. We also consider the integration of cross-curricular learning to be important, with special emphasis on language literacy in the mother tongue and in foreign languages.