Communication
4. Understanding the ‚other side’ – be it professionals, ‚mainstream’ parents and other minorities
4.4. What my child's school/institution is doing to promote living together and how can I contribute to it
| ACTIVITY |  90 minutes | |
 | Should I do the activity alone? | Try to complete the activity with your child. |
 | After completing the activity… | I should be able to:
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 | Before I start, what will I need to do this activity? | Sheets of papers and pencils. Optional: audio recorder. |
Together with your child or another parent you should think about and write down the actions you actually know your child's school/setting is taking to enhance positive relationships among all parties. You should also list ‘otherness’ you are not confidently familiar with or feel uncomfortable/hostile against. After that, you should ask some teachers/carers or the director of the school/setting about these actions. You may also ask some representative of the parents from the Parents' Association at school/setting, or other parents. When talking to them take some notes or (better) ask them whether you can record the conversation in order to collect valuable information. You may like to ask about actions to keep peace in the classrooms/groups or in the corridors, to manage conflicts between children, between parents and teachers/carers, issues regarding integration of minority ethnic groups or immigrant people, students with special characteristics and needs, participatory democracy, norms and duties of students, teachers, carers and parents, mediation experiences, and so on. Finally, write a short paragraph with your conclusions about what your child's school/setting is doing, adding your suggestions to increase the frequency of those actions and your possible contribution to them. In the link you will find an example of a writing template. | ||
 | What to do next? | We will help each other if we share some key ideas to the forum.
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