The P.IN.O.K.I.O. Project

The P.IN.O.K.I.O. Project

P.IN.O.K.I.O. (Pupils for INnOvation as a Key to Intercultural and social inclusion) aims at promoting intercultural dialogue against social exclusion, using fairy tale characters as a ‘way’ of communication for pre-school and school children, migrant children and their parents.
In this regard the project is focussed on the development of some of the eight key-competences recommended by the EC as “those which all individuals need for personal fulfilment and development, active citizenship, social inclusion and employment” (Rec.2006/962/EC).
In particular the key-competences addressed in this project and developed through innovative approaches which use children’s stories, ICT tools and creative activities, are the following:
1. Communication in the mother tongue;
2 Learning to learn;
3. Social and civic competences;
4. Sense of initiative and entrepreneurship;
5. Cultural awareness and expression.
European yearly topics will be also used as an opportunity to develop the above mentioned key-competences, and in particular:
2008 – Year of  Intercultural dialogue
2009 – Year of Creativity and Innovation
2010 – Year of  Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion
Following these themes, P.IN.O.K.I.O. is targeting the following objectives:
- Achieve the Lisbon goals through the development of educational programmes which are focussed on key competences for lifelong learning (Rec.2006/962/EC)
- Improve and develop transversal key-competences in children-students
- Provide pre-school and primary school teachers with knowledge and skills for the development of the key-competences for children
- Develop innovative pedagogic methodologies for teaching key-competences to children-students
P.IN.O.K.I.O. is promoted by the Fondazione Nazionale Carlo Collodi (Italy) in collaboration with other five European partners:
The University of Madeira ( Portugal);
The Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Greece);
The Cà Foscari  University - Interuniversity Centre of Excellence (Italy);
The Mosaic Art and Sound Ltd ( United Kingdom);
The International Yehudi Menuhin Foundation (Belgium);
SEED –silent partner-(Switzerland);
Officina Creativa Interculturale –associated partner- ( Italy)
 
P.IN.O.K.I.O. project is co-funded by the Lifelong Learning Programme – Comenius Multilateral Project- for a period of two years (1.10.2009-30.09.2011).