Our starting point was that all participating countries (France, Germany, Italy, Bulgaria, Poland, Romania and Turkey) have experienced immigration. Some countries have witnessed primarily the movement of people away from their country, others towards it. Our aim is to study the phenomenon, and by bringing our students into direct contact with some of the actors, to help them better understand the reality and help decide whether we’re moving towards greater integration.
Initially each school will collate statistics and information concerning their own citizens who have moved abroad as well as those immigrants having settled in our own countries. Graphs will be prepared and texts written to explain the changes. We’ll examine the measures taken by our respective governments to control immigration and to ensure successful integration of those already settled. We’ll design surveys to find how positively immigrants are perceived. Students will use the surveys to interview parents and classmates, conclusions drawn and comparisons made.
Each student will be set the task of finding an immigrant and interviewing him or her. These testimonies will be translated into English and the most interesting included on the common website that we shall create.
During Comenius meetings immigrants will be invited to school and students will dialogue with them. ( Coordinator of Project- France)