Due to their remote location, rural communities and the schools in them face similar challenges, which can be improved through cooperation and local inventiveness.
The publication includes research findings based on 19 case studies from 11 countries across Europe to share innovative practices undertaken at school level in rural contexts.
The Elmer nursery in Brussels aims to promote well-being, diversity, social opportunities, and participation of families. Through their neighbourhood-centred services Elmer provides accessible and high-quality childcare, while promoting training and employment among disadvantaged groups.
Disadvantaged neighbourhoods experience several social and environmental problems, overburdened and understaffed schools being often one of them. Schools that struggle with image issues, growing diversity and a lack of qualified staff need the increased cooperation of all stakeholders to reverse the course of development.
The Amalipe Center is the largest Roma organisation working for better education, community development, and equal integration of Roma people in Bulgarian society.
The Children’s Resilience Programme recognises that children’s well-being is influenced by their interaction with their parents and caregivers, their peers, and with others in their community. It covers all these areas of children’s lives to help improve their well-being and resilience through children’s workshops that focus on supporting children’s inner strengths and social interactions.
The Scuola Viva project is a series of interventions aimed at strengthening the educational offer of the regional school system and the relationship between school, territory, businesses and citizens in Campania, Italy. The project currently has 500 schools taking part with over 400,000 students involved.