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Make Every Step Count! 2016 - 2018
Module 2 - Improving Identity and Cultural Diversity,
Beliefs and values/ Respecting Others
Public Secondary School Reunion Island Activities
Aged 11-14 yrs Cultural diversity was tackled through different
activities in our school.
Students made presentations and posters about
During their Education class, our 5th grade the different countries participating in the
students and their teachers thought about ERASMUS project.
what discrimination means and the different
types of dicrimination that exist. Then their Some students even raised money through
teachers asked them to create posters with a various activities and sponsorships to be able
slogan against discrimination. Different types to visit the Portuguese school during the last
of discrimination were discussed: gender, short-term exchange in May 2018.
handicap, religious beliefs, origins and gave
birth to posters which were displayed in the Finally, over a certain period of time, some
school. classes worked on the creation of a 7 families
card game. As it was handmade, the students
had to do searches about 7 cultural aspects of
the partner countries, then they created the
cards, which took a few weeks.
Gender equality day
Day dedicated to gender equality (=Journée de
l’égalité), organized in the school for students
to become aware of cultural/gender differenc-
In May, we celebrated Europe Week. Students es and how to become more tolerant through
tasted european recipes, learnt a few words accepting cultural differences. Here posters
from languages they don’t learn at school, made by the students to show school systems
learnt and sang songs, played games to learn differences in the world.
more about Europe History and Culture
