📘 Results of the 2023–2024 Course: From Expectations to Achievements
In the 2023–2024 academic year, the course continued to expand the educational horizons of future teachers, psychologists, social workers, education practitioners, and volunteers. In pre-course surveys, participants expressed a desire to gain deeper knowledge about systemic support for children with special educational needs (SEN), explore European approaches, and acquire practical skills for working in inclusive settings.
🔹 Participants’ Expectations
«I look forward to learning how to build a dialogue with parents of children with special educational needs. This is a challenge I face in my daily work»
— Preliminary survey, practical psychologist
«I hope to understand how to talk about inclusion with children in an accessible way»
— Prospective primary school teacher
«This course is an opportunity to view education through the lens of values and humanity — not just as a set of instructions»
— Comment from the expectations questionnaire
🔹 Achieved Results
Upon completing the course, participants reported increased personal responsibility for creating inclusive environments, enhanced communication skills for engaging with families, greater competence in adapting educational settings, and more confidence in inclusive collaboration.
📚 Scientific and Educational Achievements
A handbook entitled “Inclusive Practices in EU Countries and Ukraine for Preparing Children for Social Interaction” was published.
Several research articles based on course content and training activities were published in academic venues:
VIDEO PROJECTS AS A COMPONENT OF INCLUSIVE COMPETENCE OF FUTURE TEACHERS, ETR, vol. 2, pp. 132–135, Jun. 2023, doi: 10.17770/etr2023vol2.7257.
INCLUSIVE SOCIO-EDUCATIONAL SPACE: COMPARATIVE CHARACTERISTICS OF EUROPEAN AND UKRAINIAN EXPERIENCE (Bulgaria, Spain, Poland and Finland). Modern science: theory and practice of applying the latest paradigm: Collective monograph. Institute of professional development. Bratislava, Slova-kia. 2023. 72-89.
ORGANIZATION OF DISTANCE LEARNING IN THE UKRAINIAN PRACTICE OF INCLUSIVE EDUCATION, ETR, vol. 2, pp. 156–161, Jun. 2023, doi: 10.17770/etr2023vol2.7243.
BASIC KNOWLEDGE OF SOFTWARE AND WEB CONTENT AS ELEMENTS OF SOCIAL PROGRAMMING IN EDUCATION, ETR, vol. 2, pp. 136–140, Jun. 2023. doi: 10.17770/etr2023vol2.7258.
SPECIFICATIONS OF «MANAGING» THE EDUCATIONAL PROCESS IN THE CONDITIONS OF DISTANCE LEARNING (EXPERIENCE OF UKRAINE). SOCIETY. INTEGRATION. EDUCATION. Proceedings of the International Scientific Conference, 1, 309-317. https://doi.org/10.17770/sie2023vol1.7139
Historical and cultural prerequisites for the formation of an inclusive educational environment in the EU countries. Inclusive socio-educational space: comparative characteristics of the European and Ukrainian experience: WORKS, 2023. 6-45. https://library.vspu.net/handle/123456789/11228
🎉 Серед проведених заходів
Секція Всеукраїнської науково-практичної конференції з міжнародною участю "Інклюзивна освіта як індивідуальна траєкторія особистісного зростання дитини з особливими освітніми потребами".
Літня школа для підвищення кваліфікації.
Симуляційна гра "Разом".
Онлайн-консультування для батьків дітей з особливими освітніми потребами.
Онлайн-челендж "Україна в європейському просторі різноманіття та толерантності" до Дня Європи.
Онлайн-челендж "#Не_ховай_свій_талант. Подаруй дитині мир" до Дня талантів ЄС.
Волонтерська акція "Подаруй дитині мир".
Освітній хакатон.
Волонтерський юридичний проєкт "Юридична субмарина" для дітей з особливими освітніми потребами.
Award ceremony for course participants.
🗣 Відгуки учасників за результатами участі у проєкті
«This course taught me not to be afraid of change. Inclusion isn’t about creating perfect conditions — it’s about paying attention to each child every day»
— Course participant, preschool teacher
«I especially appreciated the sessions on working with parents — the practical algorithms and situational modeling were very helpful»
— Practical psychologist, Kyiv region
«The exercises and simulations helped me understand the barriers children with SEN face. I now have a better sense of their perspective»
— Student majoring in social pedagogy
«I didn’t expect an online course to be so in-depth and practical. I found answers to questions that had been troubling me for a long time»
— Participant in the online marathon
«This training inspired me to create an inclusive corner in our classroom. The children were excited to join in»
— Primary school teacher