Together From Schools We Disconnect Bullying

We wanted to achieve international competences against bullying using new methods and new shared models such as for example the Kiva model: preparing digital teaching materials and becoming aware ...

We wanted to achieve international competences against bullying using new methods and new shared models such as for example the Kiva model: preparing digital teaching materials and becoming aware of the use of digital tools. The students became aware of the correct use of the Internet while learning, using and developing their digital competences in order to achieve the abilities to fight cyberbullying.They learnt to respect each other despite thei gender, language, culture, religion, ethnic origins, different values. They learnt to develop empathy, to practise inclusion, to respect equality, to prevent discrimination, to involve every one in every activity, to collaborate, to help the weakest ones. They learnt to cooperate with peers and with adults, to ask for help if they are in need both to adults and to their peers. They acquired a new conscoiusness about their capacities and they learnt to not consider their weakness as a problem but to take advantage of it by finding an alternative solution to their problems with the help of their peers and of the adults.

We implememented several and different activities: first of all we learnt and we applied the new KiVa model that comes from Finnish education system and it was exported to many countries; we activeted a training module for teachers in the first mobility in Turkey where we developed our competences in this subject and we planned the following activities based on this model. We examineted the different types of bullying and with the guide of this new model we planned some examples of practice against peer bullying. We pointed the focus on the resolution of conflicts and on the practices of mediation. The participant teachers developed a new perspective and new skills about the different types of bullying: thanks to KiVa model they are able to realize what needs to be done against bullying. In the second mobility in Italy workshops were held about the digital dimension of this phenomen: activities on the correct use of the Internet and Internet tools, workshop on eSafety applications and on digital teaching materials; meetings with police forces who showed all the dangers and the laws to oppose bullying and cyberbullying.

Thanks to educational workshops in the schools we reached lots of students from age 13 to 16, topics included identifying bullying behaviors, safe online practices, and strategies for intervention.We developed some materials: a guide for teachers and school staff with strategies to recognize, prevent, and respond to bullying, distributing safety guide for teens, developing a teacher toolkit with lesson plans and activities thanks to the Kiva model learned in Turkey. We developed activities and exercises to promote empathy, inclusiveness, and awareness about bullying for students aged 12–18. Workshops to train teachers on handling bullying, cyberbullying, and conflicts. Events organized across partner schools, including talks, poster contests, and student-led presentations. Short films or testimonials by students shared on social media to raise awareness.Theatrical performances: student-created plays addressing the emotional impact of bullying resolution. Students trained as peer mediators to help resolve conflicts among classmates non-violently.