Welcome è un progetto di inclusione sociale che si è sviluppato nel comune di Pioltello (Mi) Italy dal 2010 al 2013 partendo dalle scuole dell'infanzia e primaria del quartire "Satellite". I bambini iscritti nel primio anno di partenza del progetto avevano per l'83% almeno un genitore straniero proveniente da 88 stati del mondo. Il progetto ha lavorato al fine di favorire l'inclusione internamente alla scuola (tra insegnanti, alunni e genitori) e tra scuola e territorio (spesso la scuola è l'unica istituzione che le famiglie incontrano necessariamente). Il lavoro di accoglienza sviluppato ha permesso il rafforzamento delle competenze degli insegnanti, la nascita di un gruppo genitori, la realizzazione di iniziative tra territorio e scuola.

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A project of social inclusion and community development
in Health Promoting schools
located in a multi-ethnic neighbourhood
The 4th
European Conference in Health Promoting School
Equity, Education and Health
Odense, 7 october 2013

2. WELCOME - a three year project financed by the CARIPLO Foundation
ended in June 2013.
The project was born in 2010 to answer the needs of the Third School
Complex in Pioltello. WELCOME was conceived and developed by the
School and the Social Cooperative MILAGRO which collaborated as a
partner.
The social cooperative MILAGRO has been working in an area east of
Milan. Its main purpose is to create new social services for the young
and their families and manage them in collaboration with local
government and other voluntary or non-profit organizations.
“THE WELCOME PROJECT
MEANS ...
ENJOYING WORKING
TO MAKE THE SCHOOL GROW”
THE WELCOME PROJECT
MEANS...
A SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT
SUITED TO EACH CHILD

3. PIOLTELLO is a town of 37.000 inhabitants.
23% of the local population is from 88
different countries.
WELCOME was set up in the Primary
school and Kindergarten of “E. Bontempi”
School Complex located in a
neighbourhood called SATELLITE.
800 students attend this School Complex every year. 83% of them are
foreign nationals.
CULTURAL PROMOTION SOCIAL INCLUSION
SCHOOL DROP OUT

4. INDIVIDUALS
THE MAIN
IDEA
A NEW INTERCULTURAL
CONTEXT
PEOPLE

5. The STUDENTS
The TEACHERS
The FAMILIES
THE MAIN
CHARACTERS

6. STUDENTS
CREATIVE LEARNING LABS
for kindergarten students
to aid a sense of identity.
WELCOME ACTIVITIES TO INTRODUCE
PRE-SCHOOLERS
to Primary School
EXTRA-CURRICULAR SCHOOL
ACTIVITIES for Primary School Students
(Monday to Friday : 16.30 – 18.30.)
GAMES AND PUBLIC EVENTS WITH
PARENTS:
Snacks in the Park ,Carnival Party,
Christmas Party,...
WELCOME PACK
Information on activities
Stationary
WELCOME HOLIDAYS:
extra opening days during Christmas, Easter
and summer breaks
“THE WELCOME PROJECT
MEANS...
DOING THINGS
TOGETHER”
“THE WELCOME PROJECT
MEANS ...
GETTING EXCITED!”

7. FOR
COURSES ON “The rights of
foreign students and school
practice”
COURSES for kindergarten teachers
IN WELCOMING THE WHOLE FAMILY
into school
COURSES to help THE NEWCOMERS
INTEGRATE into first year of kindergarten
and primary school
MAKING HOME-SCHOOL
COMUNICATION MORE
EFFECTIVE
WELCOME ACTIVITIES
for students and their families
WITH
TEACHERS
“THE WELCOME PROJECT MEANS...
PROVIDING TIME AND SPACE
TO MEET AND
EXCHANGE EXPERIENCES”
“THE WELCOME PROJECT ...
CAN HELP PREVENT
STUDENT DROP OUT”

8. MULTICULTURAL AND MULTILINGUAL PARENT
SCHOOL GROUP TO:
- introduce parents to the school, its staff and its culture;
- organize creative activities led by parents and teachers;
- promote a parent sewing and needlework workshop;
- organize information meeting for parents.
FAMILIES
-
“THE WELCOME PROJECT
MEANS...
FEELING USEFUL”
“THE WELCOME PROJECT
MEANS …
HELPING MY CHILDREN'S
SCHOOL”

9. Set up an active, close-knit,
multicultural Parent Group with
people from different parts of the
world
.
Strengthen the Multicultural
Parent Group and increase the
number of parents involved
Improved family participation in
school life helped the children
feel more at ease at school and
experience it as a more
welcoming environment
Students’ improved moral
should help them to give a
positive welcome to
newcomers
ACCOMPLISHED GOALS NEW CHALLENGES
“THE WELCOME PROJECT IS...
PLAYING WITH FRIENDS
IN THE GARDEN”
“THE WELCOME
PROJECT MEANS...
FEELING AT HOME”

10. Share effective integration
practice with colleagues from
other schools, in Pioltello and the
surrounding area.
Effective sistems for integrating
foreign students and preventing
drop out.
Improve the network by involving
new local institutions and
organisations to consolidate and
empower the social services the
schools already provide.
Build up a local network of
schools, cultural associations,
the public library, the family
counceling centre (ASL Mi 2)
and the counseling service for
foreign citizens.
ACCOMPLISHED GOALS NEW CHALLENGES
“THE WELCOME PROJECT IS …
LIKE AN AROMA WHICH PERVADES
ALL THE SUBJECTS”

11. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION!