ABOUT THE PROJECT
The “ Integration Through Arts Learning to Enhance Society” project (acronym I-TALES) is a European Erasmus + project / Key Action 2 / Adult education. The projects funded under this action are aimed at cooperation for innovation, development and the transfer of innovative practices in education, training and the provision of young people among the participating countries. Key Action 2 aims to increase the positive impact of European activities at all levels to ensure benefits for people, organizations, and countries involved in projects.
The needs
1.Urgency of building a cohesive community based on mutual respect, collaboration, dialogue, appreciation of cultural diversity
2. Urgency of education to history and critical thinking
The objectives
1. Promote lasting interaction between local communities and people / groups of different origins whose aspects are equal dignity of cultures, mutual acceptance, equal exchange, open dialogue
2. Develop student critical thinking, creative thinking and new behavior patterns to counter intolerance and discrimination
3. Spread the use of creative methods in adult education and develop educators' awareness of their importance in building intercultural dialogue
The main activities
The I-TALES project is focused on "The Arrival", a graphic novel that tells the story of a family's journey to the "golden land". The planned activities are laboratories in which the students will explore the family history step by step, from departure to arrival in the new country. Through it other TALES will be narrated by migrants participating in the project and also by the natives who will look for old stories of migration from their territory to other countries. Each of the six long-term laboratories that will be activated during the 2 years of the project's life is closely connected, both in the theme and in the organization of the activities, to the so-called blended mobilities that will follow. Blended mobility consists of a virtual activity through web applications to make music in a cooperative way and live streaming to prepare a performance (dance, street art, theatre ...) to be held together during physical mobility.A 6-day physical mobility will be held in every country where laboratories and events open to the community will be held.
Virtual mobilities: following the expert input on the topic of each panel of the story, participants will produce a work of Art (visual, performing, music) in work-group or individually to be shared with partners online; feedback to the whole group and discussion.
Physical mobilities: participants will collectively create artistic/musical products on the topic of the panel already explored during the virtual mobility; will be involved in the organization of public presentations, shows, exhibitions
Sociality activities: activities dealing with the everyday life, e.g.: eating together, celebrating festivities together, sharing hobbies, spending free time together, spending some time in families, helping with everyday life problems or in doing practical things. Activities with linguistic and cultural mediators for host country language learning if some of the learners are out of the Education system or they need a further course. It also means some basic English to communicate with partners