Presentation to shareholders of the project Schoolies a project for School leavers, a youth exchange organized in Greece by Loutraki Youth Center and supported by Erasmus Plus and INEDIVIM.

1. Early school leaving
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Schoolies, a project for school leavers
November 2016 Loutraki Greece

2. Who are we?
• Participants of Erasmus+ project
• We come from different countries
• We represent different layers of the educational
system - secondary school students, university
students, teachers, youth workers, schools
managers

3. What are we doing?
Identifying the
problem
Finding
solutions
Sharing
good
practices
and ideas

4. What kind of students do you
think are more likely to leave
school?

5. Schoolies: Who are they?
Potential risk groups:
• Minorities (gender, race, religion, sexual orientation..)
• Kids with insufficient finances
• Outcasts
• Kids with special needs
• Kids with emotional problems characterized by anti
social, aggressive or disruptive behavior
• And many others….

6. Reasons for school leaving:
Bullying Not fitting
into class
Lack of
proper
transportati
on in rural
areas
Cultural
influence
Substance
addictions
All these indicators lead to….

7. • Alienation
• Decreased chances of finding a job
• Social isolation
• Criminal activity
• Marginalisation

8. Prevention
 Individual approach
• Involving kids in arts, sports and outdoor
activities
• Volunteers
• Mentors
• Developing and establishing permanent
connections between students, teachers, public
institutions and the private sector.
 Creating a supporting network

10. Thank you