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Interkulturelles Lernen für ErzieherInnen VI
Start date: Aug 1, 2014, End date: Jul 31, 2015 PROJECT  FINISHED 

The LdV-mobility projects of the FSP2 (state-approved training college for educators) are guided by the motto "learning with each other and from one another“. From February to July 2015, 18 of the FSP2’s prospective educators complete their five-month internship as part of their training as state-approved educators in socio-pedagogical institutions in European countries outside Germany. Preparation, follow-up and completion of the internship as well as the intern’s individual supervison will be provided on site by an interculturally competent team, consisting of 8 teachers of the FSP2 and one external professional. The FSP2 mobility project management stays in constant touch with the project partners in European countries outside Germany and organizes the internships abroad and intercultural encounters in conjunction with them. In addition to this five-month internship, the FSP2 is planning an exchange in cooperation with the university "Lucian Blaga" in Sibiu. In November 2014, a group of 10 social work students of the university "Lucian Blaga" and 2 of their teachers will visit Hamburg in order to experience socio-pedagogical work in Germany and participate in a professional discourse with the students of the FSP2. The university "Lucian Blaga" in Sibiu will apply for scholarships for this visit at the National Agency in Romania. In June 2015, the FSP2 will pay a 16-day return visit to Romania. 13 of the FSP2’s prospective educators from Hamburg will be accompanied by three teachers. Together with 10 social work students from Sibiu and two of their teachers, they will build exercise equipment according to Hengstenberg and Pikler, which they will then discuss and put to the test in their educational work. The FSP2 mobility projects mainly focus on enhancing the participant’s competence, in particular self-competence, social skills and professional expertise, which will be achieved through the experience of unfamiliar living and working conditions in the educational work in European countries outside Germany. The participants are faced with different concepts and methods of education and are challenged to socially, professionally, interculturally and linguistically deal with the daily routine abroad. Overcoming this challenge will contribute considerably to the participant’s professionalisation and personal development. The professional knowledge and experiences gained during the stay abroad will provide a foundation for new impulses in the educational work in Germany and support the transfer of reform strategies and innovative approachs. Furthermore, their experience of foreignness enables the participants to relate to the situation of migrants in Germany and increases their tolerance towards unfamiliar sets of values. It can be stated that the mobility projects contribute to the reduction of prejudices and discrimination and allow a broader understanding of diversity. In this context, the exchange with the Romanian project partners is to be strongly emphasized. Since the establishment of the freedom of movement for workers in Romania on January 1st, 2014, the German media has been stirring up the fear of a migration stream from Romania. This fear results in prejudices towards the Romanians among the German public and also among the students of the FSP2. The intercultural exchange with Romanian students and the joint work on a project should make a small contribution to counteract the increasing amount of prejudices. In addition to the mobility project’s contentual objectives mentioned above, the FSP2 aspires a continuous further development of these projects. Regular evaluations by both the participants and the partner institutions as well as the cooperation with other providers of mobility projects in Hamburg will contribute to the quality assurance and enhancement of the projects. Furthermore, the school community will be informed about the work results by means of presentations. In summary, it can be stated that the past LdV- and VETPRO-mobility projects have contributed to the intercultural openness of the FSP2. Today, intercultural exchanges, encounters, projects, advanced training as well as a multi-culturally orientated school culture fit naturally into everyday school life. Both the integration of mobility projects into the training program and the enhanced accessibility to students make up the focus of the FSP2’s future development and international openness and will be conveyed through the school’s guiding principle.
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