8 partners from 3 different European countries are involved in the project:

Klaipeda University (Lithuania) Pixel Associazione (Italy)

Teatro Stabile di Grosseto (Italy)University of Siena (Italy)

Klaipeda Puppet Theatre (Lithuania)Klaipėda Simon Dach School (Lithuania)

Colegiul "Octav Bancila" (Romania)Scoala primara EUROED (Romania)

Lorenzo Martellini Pixel Associazione Via Luigi Lanzi, 1250134 Firenze (IT)Tel. + 39 055 489700

e-mail: lorenzo@pixel-online.net

Sandra Rimkutė-JankuvienėUniversity of Klaipėda K. Donelaičio g. 492144 KlaipėdaTel: +370 46 398734

e-mail: sandra.rimkute.jankuviene@gmail.com

Partnership

Project Number: 2017-1-LT01-KA201-035235

For more information please contact:

Project Portal: http://off-book.pixel-online.org/

CONTEXT

The school system in many European countries is based on a judgmental approach,with teachers evaluating students' performances on acquired knowledge.

As a consequence the school rejects instead of including,and students with a “poor” performance drop out.

AIM

The aim of the Off-BOOK project is to promote school inclusiveness andthe mutual understanding among different cultures as a strategic aim

to contribute to the prevention of Early School Leaving.The innovative element of the project is the introduction of education

through performing arts and drama theatrein particular without applying any judgmental approach.

TARGET GROUPS

The main target groups of the project are:

Secondary school students and teachers,School headmasters and administrative staff,

Policy makers and experts in the field of education.

EXPECTED RESULTS

The main expected project results include:

A guideline for teachers on performing arts to promote integration at school,A video tutorial for tackling early school leaving through theatrical laboratories.