All Children in Education (ACE)

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The “All Children in Education (ACE)” project aims to facilitate the integration of refugee and migrant children in the formal education setting through the provision of non-formal education (NFE) services in Homework and Creative Activities Centres (HCACs) and other complementary activities.

The project is implemented in six (6) regions across mainland Greece, specifically in Attica, Central Greece, Central and Eastern Macedonia, Epirus and Western Greece. Non-formal education services are provided directly in 15 Open Accommodation Sites in mainland Greece and in 2 urban centers (Athens and Thessaloniki), while at the same time support activities for inclusion in formal education are provided to migrant and refugee children residing in all the aforementioned areas.

All locations benefiting from HCAC, will be staffed by a multidisciplinary educational team combining various educational specialties, and supported by interpreters, responsible for delivering a harmonized package of NFE services.

The project will:

  • Support the development of linguistic competencies, with emphasis on a communicative approach to language teaching (focusing on Greek and English), as well as scientific and digital literacy;
  • Offer effective homework support to assist students’ daily school responsibilities, preventing the phenomenon of early dropout;
  • Place Social and Emotional Learning (SEL), psychosocial support (PSS), civic education, life skills related activities and metacognitive learning strategies at the core of the intervention to further students’ empowerment, independent work and resilience;
  • Enhance adolescents’ lessons with vocational training, employability workshops and support to access tertiary education opportunities to address the challenges of the transition from adolescence to adulthood;
  • Focus on school readiness for the younger students (aged 4-6 years old) to set the appropriate foundation for future educational progress;
  • Identify and provide specialized support to children in need with the support of social scientists and psychologists.
*The “All Children in Education” project is a UNICEF initiative in collaboration with the Ministry of Migration and Asylum, co-funded by the European Union, and implemented by a number of partners, including SolidarityNow.