The final results of the CARMA project which supports the adoption of non-formal learning (NFL) techniques in schools as a collaborative learning strategy to transform classroom practices was part of a special training event for teachers and decision makers at I.P.S.S.E.O.A. PIETRO PIAZZA school in Palermo on 29th October. During the school year of September 2016 – June 2017, secondary school teachers across Palermo had tested different non-formal techniques including the Reciprocal Maieutic Approach (RMA)…

CARMA project has now published its policy recommendations as part of its Inclusion Strategy for incorporating the lessons learnt from CARMA into policies and strategies to support the integration of non-formal learning as a collaborative learning strategy for addressing low achievement and early school leaving. The CARMA Inclusion Strategy offers a set of recommendations for teachers, school managers, governments and policymakers, focusing on different aspects, but promoting ways to fight early school leaving and increase…

What could be done by teachers, school principals and students to make lessons more interesting and engaging? This question was asked to students of the International school (ISP) in Palermo, Italy delivered by CESIE during the CARMA second Educational Forum on 23rd May 2018. Through engaging activities, a group of students, teachers and stakeholders shared the meaning of their names, reflected on their emotions related to this school year and released their creativity during the…

Is it possible to motivate the students through interaction, creativeness and the mutual learning between the teachers and the students? More than 2 years have passed since the CARMA partners met for the first time with CESIE in Palermo to get to know each other and discuss on how to introduce collaborative learning in the classroom in order to transform classroom practices. Time is flying and the CARMA project is almost at the finish line….