The project TERNO (Teachers Education for Roma New Opportunities in School) is a project co-financed by the Lifelong Learning Programme of the European Commission (Key Activity 1: Roma Multilateral Projects) which aims to set up and implement special support centres in order to support the Roma children that attend the last classes of the elementary school to complete primary education and pass on to the secondary education.

The general objective of the project is to prevent the early school leaving of the Roma children and support the Roma children to move from the elementary to the secondary education. The project aims to improve the participation/maintanance in school for children with low living standard by overpassing the lack of interest towards traditional learning methods. The specific objective with which the general objective will be achieved is through the training of the teachers (or teaching assistants) that are teaching Roma in order to support the Roma children to complete the elementary education.

The main result that the TERNO project has developed are Centres for the provision of supplementary education for Roma children that are completing the elementary education and are preparing to pass to the secondary education. The organization of these centres was based on a methodology which has included all the important elements in order to help teachers of Roma children to better support children that attend the last classes of the school to complete elementary education and pass to the secondary education.

The consortium of the project is multi-actor, it has a great experience in the field and it has complementary competencies. It is constituted from 6 partners from 5 countries (Greece, Spain, Italy, Hungary and Romania). In the project they participate, 3 Roma Associations, one NGO led by Roma, a Research Institute which is specialized in the education research for the Roma people and an organization specialized in the development of research methodologies and management of LLP projects.

Tab 1 The Project

Tab 2 General Objectives and Activities

Tab 3 Main Results

Tab 4 Partners

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Roma families get involved: transnational methodology for working with Roma families towards their children’s success in education

The aim of this project, established by Fundación Secretariado Gitano, is to reduce
early dropout rates amongst Gitanos (Spanish Roma), by working with them and
their families. Involving families in their children’s education is the key to their
educational success. It is therefore essential to raise awareness amongst Roma
families to the consequences of early school leaving for their children’s future
development and prospects.


The project sets up a transnational platform for the exchange of knowledge and
experience amongst education professionals working with Roma, with a view to
improve and refine their understanding of the practices and culture of young Roma
in education. Tools are identified or elaborated to assist professionals in facilitating
the engagement of Roma families in their children’s education. Methodological tools
will be made available in five EU languages for greater dissemination amongst
professionals involved in Roma education.


Coordinator: Fundación Secretariado Gitano | Website: http://www.gitanos.org
Tel.: +34 914220960 | E-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Contact person: Ms. Belen Sánchez Rubio

Site: http://www.gitanos.org/que-hacemos/areas/cooperacion_internacional/roma_families_get_involved.html

Source: Roma and Education: Challenges and Opportunities in the European Union

© European Union, 2012

 

This project is co-funded by the European Commission. This publication reflects the views of the author only and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use of the information contained therein.

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