Coubertin Academy - Social Inclusion through Sport Values

Background The project was recalling that the EU is a common space to build a prosperous and peaceful area of coexistence and respect for diversity based on the common values of the EU. It concerned namely respect for human dignity, freedom, democracy and equality recognised by the Treaty on the EU. Values such as mutual respect, fair play, friendship, solidarity, tolerance, and equality should be natural to all those involved in sport in clubs, schools, in recreational sport and in professional sport. Objectives The project focused on a topic of social inclusion through sport values and allowed involved organisations to:•develop new international cooperation and reinforce already existing networks;•increase capacity of involved organisations to operate at transnational level;•exchange good practices, confront ideas and methods in several areas relating to sport and physical activity;•bring fresh thinking to the delivery and practice of sport in order to develop its educative and social potential Implementation The project supported and highlighted the strategic documents in the field developed by the Maltese Presidency of the Council of the European Union 2017. It reflected worldwide concern about social inclusion through sport values as the EU is not immune to such concerns. The inclusion of diver partners with multicultural backgrounds in this project ensured that thinking outside the EU was brought to this innovation to better address this concern. Achievements The core project results were linked to an Interactive Communication Platform, which serves to all the target groups defined within the project. Integral parts of the Interactive Communication Platform were Action Guidelines named “Coubertin Academy - Social Inclusion through Sport Values” and Database of participating entities. The project objectives and priorities underlined through core project results that sport could reinforce values in a natural way and in a positive atmosphere.