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Slovenia
Sites
of the project
National Level External Evaluation (2005)
Implementing
partners
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Roma
leaders
Damjan
Hrvat
Anton Zupet
Sonja Lièen
Tesari Franc Bogoviè
Project
information
Slovenia was funded in September 2002 and began
implementation immediately. In the 2004-2005 year,
the project operated as follows:
Number
of Sites - 3 (Leskovec pri Krškem, Semi?,
and Škocjan)
Number of schools/preschools - 6
Number of children - 359
Number of Roma children - 51
The
major implementing partners are the Developmental
Research Centre for Educational Initiatives (DRCEI)
Slovenia, Slovenian Roma Association, Roma Association
of Leskovac, Regional Roma Association of ROMANO
GAV, Association of Friends and Youth, Slovenian
Adult Education Center, and Peace Institute.
In
the Slovenian model, the focus is on children ages
four to 15 years of age. Local NGOs, medical centers,
municipalities, and Adult Education Centers are
highlighted. The focus is on developing inclusive
classrooms through the professional development
of teachers, including mentoring. Step by Step modules
are adapted to school needs; Reading and Writing
for Critical Thinking (RWCT) is adapted for Adult
Education Centers. REI Slovenia has supported literacy
programs for adults in cooperation with various
state institutions. The programs offer a completion
of primary school (7th or 8th grade) and literacy
programs (1st to 6th grade) for adults in the community.
When
asked about the most significant elements of their
model, the Slovenian team emphasized the focus on
desegregation, the involvement of Roma teaching
assistants, and the training of teachers to create
inclusive classrooms.
Project
Summary
The
goal of this innovative project is to de-segregate
schools in communities with large Roma populations
by building a structure to promote school success
for Roma children within the country in selected
regions. In doing so, the Project will also generate
models of good practice which can be replicated
through the public education structures of the country.
The
Project will inspire Roma families to take full
advantage of their statutory rights to meaningful
and equitable educational opportunity for their
children, and will work to enable state-funded educational
providers to meet their obligations towards these
children and their families effectively, caringly
and respectfully.
The
project is aimed to develop, implement and evaluate
a model of integration of Roma children in quality
education in preschools, primary schools, vocational
and secondary schools to ensure equal opportunities
and social justice.
The
project is presently preparing conditions for implementation
in three sites - Leskovec pri Krškem, Semic
and Škocjan. It will implement the model into
practice and will monitor and evaluate the results.
It will then disseminate to other schools with Roma
children by establishing a network of schools. In
the process, it will include and coordinate all
partners on local and national levels. The Model
will be comprehensive in aspects of prevention,
intervention and rehabilitation in combating educational
disadvantage and segregation in Roma communities.
It will focus on vertical integration in educational
provision for Roma children up to 18 years.
The
Methodology of the project is as follows: to introduce
personal and professional development for teachers,
introducing sensitization seminars for involving
sites and communities to bring together all involved.
The pedagogical methods will be Step by Step child-centered
approaches, Reading and Writing for Critical Thinking,
school improvement, and community development by
self-organization. These methods will be respectful
to different culture, language and developmentally
appropriate practice. It will use a variety of methods
such as co-operative learning, democracy development,
high academic expectations, and anti-bias curriculum
to achieve social integration of Roma children in
partnership with parents and community. The link
between schools and communities will be provided
by a Roma coordinator and local Roma NGO's. The
project's design includes many activities aimed
to reduce isolation and biases of the Roma and non-Roma
communities. The project will ensure policy changes
on educational and social field.
REI
Project Model - Slovenia (Powerpoint presentation)
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