The National Institute for Education conducted training for teachers teaching the Romani language within the project Innovative training for teaching staff of primary schools to increase their intercultural competences in the educational process of Roma pupils. The project was implemented under the SK 04 Programme - Local and regional initiatives to reduce national inequalities and promote social inclusion with the Council of Europe as the programme partner and the Government Office of the Slovak Republic as the project operator. The teachers teaching the Romani language at schools took the intensive language training from March to April 2016. The main objectives of the training were:
1) To prepare the teachers for the state language exam,
2) To improve their language skills in teaching the Romani language in schools.
Eleven teachers took the state language exam in the Romani language (CEFR C1 level). The oral part of the state language exam was held on 11 June 2016.
Tlačová správa
24 June 2015
The first graduates of accredited innovative education programme in the Romani language
On 11 and 12 June 2015, forty-five primary school teachers successfully completed the accredited education programme "Intercultural education in primary schools with pupils from Roma communities". In the programme, which is a part of the "Together with Roma we will achieve more" project, the teachers learned about the Romani language and Roma culture.
During trainings, the teachers were trained how to communicate effectively with pupils and their parents and learned various methods of bringing Roma culture to pupils and how to motivate pupils to be interested in different cultures. The training also focused on how teachers could apply their knowledge and skills in inclusion of pupils from the Roma community into the school environment while maintaining their personal and cultural identity.
The teacher training was one of the main activities of the project "Together with Roma we will achieve more", which is financed by the Financial Mechanism of the European Economic Area and the state budget of the Slovak Republic. The project was developed in co-operation with the Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sport, the Government Office of the Slovak republic and supported by the Royal Norwegian Embassy in the Slovak Republic and the Council of Europe.
Teacher trainings about the Romani language and culture
National Institute for Education (NIE) carries out a predefined project under the slogan "Together with Roma we will achieve more". The main objective of the project is to promote intercultural education in primary schools with pupils from Roma communities. Within the project, the in-service teacher training, entitled "Intercultural education in primary schools with pupils from Roma communities", was accredited by the Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sport of the Slovak Republic. The content of trainings is innovative and incorporates the latest findings from teaching the Roma language and culture. By implementing their knowledge in the school environment, teachers may motivate their pupils and increase their interest in learning. And this was the intention of the educational activity that took place on 27 - 29 March 2015 in the premises of the Technical University in Košice.
The project was developed in co-operation with the Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sport, the Government Office of the Slovak republic and supported by the Royal Norwegian Embassy in the Slovak Republic and the Council of Europe.
Project activities are funded by the Financial Mechanism of the European Economic Area and the state budget of the Slovak Republic.
Kontakt: PhDr. Jozef Facuna, PhD., jozef.facuna@statpedu.sk
International WORKSHOP focused on the development of the educational programme "lntercultural education in the primary schoolwith pupils from Roma communities". The workshop will be held on 26 February 2014 in Bratislava.
