Dialect 4 News

The DIALECT4 project proudly announces the release of its new educational resources, the DIALECT Media Literacy Toolkit for Children 10–12 Years Old – “Media Smart on the Pitch: A Toolkit for Trainers & Coaches” and the DIALECT Toolkit for Children 10–12 Years Old – “Beyond Goals: A Toolkit for Coaches & Trainers.”  These toolkits are designed to support trainers, educators and coaches in promoting media literacy, responsible internet use and essential life skills among children aged 10–12 years old.

“Media Smart on the Pitch” focuses on experiential activities that help children understand how to safely navigate the internet and media environments. Through engaging exercises, young learners become more critical and confident users of digital media.

“Beyond Goals” offers hands-on exercises that foster life skills development, teamwork and communication. It also introduces an age-adapted version of the football3 methodology, which uses football as an educational tool to promote inclusion, respect and collaboration.

Both toolkits are available in English, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, and Serbian, ensuring accessibility and impact across diverse European communities. You can find them in the outcomes section of DIALECT4 website here.

These resources mark another significant step in DIALECT4’s mission to empower young people through education, sport and media awareness. 

Dialect 4 News

The DIALECT4 project successfully held an online training of Trainers hosted by ActionAid Hellas, bringing together trainers, mediators and coaches from all partner countries participating in the project.

During this interactive session, participants were introduced to the newly developed DIALECT4 educational toolkits, “Media Smart on the Pitch” and “Beyond Goals.” Trainers explored the structure and methodology of the materials, discussed best practices and shared ideas on how to implement the activities effectively within their local contexts.

The meeting also served as a valuable space for open dialogue and peer exchange, where participants could ask questions, clarify details and deepen their understanding of how football can be used as a tool for education, inclusion, and life skills development.

The training also included a dedicated session on Child Protection Policies, ensuring that all trainers and coaches are fully aware of safeguarding principles and best practices. Participants discussed how to create safe, inclusive and supportive learning environments for children, both during sports activities and in online interactions.

The session concluded on an optimistic note, with all partners agreeing to reconnect next month for the next project meeting to continue their collaboration and share feedback from the first stages of implementation.

Dialect 3 News

The Final Conference & Policy Workshop was held with great success on Monday 25 November 2024 at 09:00-15:00 at the Cultural Centre of the Municipality of Athens, “ANTONIS TRITSIS” Amphitheatre, 50 Akadimias Street, Athens.

The results & actions of the project were presented at the conference, while representatives from educational institutions and public authorities such as the Ministry of Education, Religion and Sports, the Ministry of Immigration and Asylum, the Institute of Educational Policy and the Ministry of Education, participated in the Policy Workshop.

Τελική Ημερίδα & Στρογγυλό Τραπέζι  «Χτίζοντας σχολικές κοινότητες ανεκτικότητας και καταπολέμηση στερεοτύπων, μέσα από́ το μάθημα της φυσικής αγωγής» – DIALECT3

Με μεγάλη επιτυχία πραγματοποιήθηκε η Ημερίδα και το Στρογγυλό Τραπέζι τη Δευτέρα 25 Νοεμβρίου 2024 και ώρα 09:00-15:00 στο Πνευματικό Κέντρο του Δήμου Αθηναίων, Αμφιθέατρο “ΑΝΤΩΝΗΣ ΤΡΙΤΣΗΣ”, Ακαδημίας 50, Αθήνα.

Στην ημερίδα παρουσιάστηκαν τα αποτελέσματα του έργου, ενώ στο στρογγυλό τραπέζι συμμετείχαν εκπρόσωποι από εκπαιδευτικούς φορείς και δημόσιες αρχές όπως το Υπουργείο Παιδείας, Θρησκευμάτων και Αθλητισμού, το Υπουργείο Μετανάστευσης και Ασύλου και το Ινστιτούτο Εκπαιδευτικής Πολιτικής.

Dialect 3 News

Second-year students are gaining hands-on experience with the Dialect3 and football3 methodologies as part of their core application courses in football Didactics. These innovative approaches are integrated into the curriculum, offering students a comprehensive understanding of inclusive methodologies using sports.

Through the Dialect3 educational manual, students are introduced to key concepts and activities designed to enhance their learning experience. Additionally, they actively engage with the football3 methodology, applying its unique structure of three halves during gameplay. This practical approach helps students build a strong foundation in both the theory and application of Sports-based inclusive teaching methods.

Οι Δευτεροετείς Φοιτητές Εξετάζουν τις Μεθόδους Dialect3 και football3 στα Βασικά Μαθήματα Εφαρμογών

Οι δευτεροετείς φοιτητές αποκτούν πρακτική εμπειρία με τις μεθόδους Dialect3 και football3, μέσω των βασικών μαθημάτων εφαρμογών στη Διδακτική του Ποδοσφαίρου. Αυτές οι καινοτόμες μέθοδοι ενσωματώνονται στο πρόγραμμα σπουδών, παρέχοντας στους φοιτητές μια ολοκληρωμένη κατανόηση των συμπεριληπτικών μεθόδων που αξιοποιούν τον αθλητισμό.

Μέσω του εκπαιδευτικού εγχειριδίου Dialect3, οι φοιτητές γνωρίζουν βασικές έννοιες και δραστηριότητες που έχουν σχεδιαστεί για να ενισχύσουν την εκπαιδευτική τους εμπειρία. Επιπλέον, συμμετέχουν ενεργά στη μεθοδολογία football3, εφαρμόζοντας τη μοναδική της δομή με τα τρία ημίχρονα κατά τη διάρκεια του παιχνιδιού. Αυτή η πρακτική προσέγγιση επιτρέπει στους φοιτητές να αναπτύξουν στέρεες βάσεις τόσο στη θεωρητική κατανόηση όσο και στην εφαρμογή συμπεριληπτικών μεθόδων μέσω του αθλητισμού.

Dialect 3 News

After the pilot phase of the program concluded, four football tournaments were organized in Athens, Thessaloniki, Chalkida, and Igoumenitsa, where 415 students from 13 middle schools across the country participated, playing football with the primary goal of promoting fair play.

In these school tournaments, boys and girls played together, worked as a team, and once again proved that football can be a wonderful tool for inclusion, empowerment, and solidarity.

We would like to thank the schools that participated in the implementation and pilot phase for their excellent cooperation, goodwill, and vision for a more inclusive school environment.

Attica

3rd Lower Secondary School Agia Varvara

3rd Lower Secondary School Argyroupolis

Thessaloniki

6o Lower Secondary School of Kalamaria

2nd Lower Secondary School of Ambelokipoi

Lower Secondary School of Kalochori

Intercultural Jr High school of Evosmos

Lower Secondary School Agiou Georgiou

Thesprotia

1^st Lower Secondary School of Igoumenitsa

2^nd Lower Secondary School of Igoumenitsa

3^rd Lower Secondary School of Igoumenitsa

Lower Secondary School of Nea Selefkeia

Εvia

5^th Model Lower Secondary School Chalkida

6^th Lower Secondary School of Chalkida

3^rd Lower Secondary School of Chalkida

Lower Secondary School Avlidos Evia

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«Γιορτή Ποδοσφαίρου: Τουρνουά Λήξης!»

Μετά το τέλος της πιλοτικής φάσης του προγράμματος, διοργανώθηκαν τέσσερα ποδοσφαιρικά τουρνουά σε Αθήνα, Θεσσαλονίκη, Χαλκίδα και Ηγουμενίτσα, όπου 415 μαθητές και μαθήτριες από 13 γυμνάσια της χώρας συμμετείχαν, παίζοντας ποδόσφαιρο με κύριο στόχο την προώθηση του fair play.

Στα σχολικά Τουρνουά αγόρια και κορίτσια έπαιξαν μαζί, δούλεψαν ομαδικά και απέδειξαν για άλλη μια φορά πως το ποδόσφαιρο μπορεί να αποτελέσει ένα θαυμάσιο εργαλείο συμπερίληψης, ενδυνάμωσης και αλληλεγγύης.

Τα σχολεία που συμμετείχαν στην υλοποίηση και πιλοτική εφαρμογή ήταν τα παρακάτω και τα ευχαριστούμε για την άριστη συνεργασία, την καλή πρόθεση και το όραμα για ένα πιο συμπεριληπτικό σχολικό περιβάλλον.

Αττική

• 3ο Γυμνάσιο Αργυρούπολης
• 3ο Γυμνάσιο Αγίας Βαρβάρας

Θεσσαλονίκη 

• 6o Γυμνάσιο Καλαμαριάς,Καλαμαριά
• 2^ο Γυμνάσιο Αμπελοκήπων, Θεσσαλονίκη
• Γυμνάσιο Καλοχωρίου
• Διαπολιτισμικό Γυμνάσιο Ευόσμου, Εύοσμος
• Γυμνάσιο Αγίου Γεωργίου, Ασπροβάλντα

Θεσπρωτία

• 1ο Γυμνάσιο Ηγουμενίτσας
• 2ο Γυμνάσιο Ηγουμενίτσας
• 3ο Γυμνάσιο Ηγουμενίτσας
• Γυμνάσιο Νέας Σελεύκειας

Εύβοια

• 5ο Πρότυπο Γυμνασιο Χαλκίδας
• 6ο Γυμνάσιο Χαλκίδας
• 3ο Γυμνάσιο Χαλκίδα
• Γυμνάσιο Βαθέος Αυλίδας

Dialect 2 News

Football Trainers Tasos Christofileas, Head of Men’s football PSAPP and Nana Plexida, football trainer are sharing their football3 experiences in short video testimonials.

Watch them below:
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Dialect 2 News

One of the objectives of Dialect2 is to activate and stimulate a dialogue with public institutions to highlight the importance of the right to sport for young people and to make clear how this theme intersects with other socially relevant ones (right of citizenship, territorial protection…). At the end of the project activities, Emanuela Ferrante, Assessore allo Sport e alle Pari Opportunità del Comune di Napoli shared her message to the consortium:

“The promotion of sport as a tool to tackle discrimination through inclusive football, as emerged during the in-depth workshop discussion held at the CONI Campania headquarters, has highlighted the urgency of the substantial affirmation of the right to sport for the most disadvantaged young people. It is possible to overcome exclusion and marginalization through the commitment of the institutions and the diffusion of a new inclusive sport method related practices on the metropolitan area. DIALECT2 has showed the crucial role of fighting stereotypes through the promotion of a healthy link between sport and digital media used, especially among the youngest, such as main, if not exclusive, socialization tools. The Municipality will continue its engagement in the DIALECT program with the aim of fostering the results on a local level”.

Dialect 2 News

The Metro Park Stadium in Bagnoli in Naples becomes the beating heart of a unique initiative that combines sport, education and social inclusion. Saša, Carlo, Mattia, Hafiza, Christian, Luigi, Fatima, Praeedip, Claudia, Mario are just some of the over 60 boys and girls, born in Naples and other parts of the world, who meet in Bagnoli to play Football3. 

Coming from different social and family backgrounds, the young men and women athletes came together thanks to the network built by us at ActionAid together with local associations, informal groups and the ASD Sant’Anastasia-Peluso Academy football school.

The Dialect2 and Football3 Project

Football3 is not just football: it involves three periods of play and integrates moments of reflection and discussion to manage anger and conflicts, promote fair play and fight discrimination. For over three years we have been spreading this methodology through the European Dialect project, active in Italy, Greece, Hungary and Serbia, where a total of 450 young people between the ages of 10 and 25 are involved.

The tournament is coordinated by four young mediators: Mattia, Bruno, Hafiza and Fatima, who have just turned 18. The mediators guide the participants in choosing the rules of the game and support them in reflecting on their behaviour, assigning fair play points for those who respect the rules and are able to maintain a calm and respectful atmosphere during the game. Mediators play a crucial role in resolving conflicts, becoming trusted figures for children.

Stories of integration and the future

Hafiza and Fatima are two Afghan sisters in their twenties who arrived in Italy in 2021, after the evacuation of Kabul. They have found their home in Naples and are studying medicine and economics respectively and hope to one day return to Afghanistan. 

Through the Dialect2 project, with the role of mediators, they found a way to feel like a bridge between adults and adolescents, but also between different languages ​​and cultures, becoming protagonists and an active part of the success of the Football3 method.

“Combining the practice of inclusive sport and the ability to understand digital media and their dynamics to escape clichés and prejudices is the recipe chosen by ActionAid to propose a new interaction between peers, new forms of sociality between minors and young adults who have not been given such opportunities until now and who may have real alternatives to what they find themselves experiencing, even very difficult ones, in their lives” commented Daniela Capalbo, ActionAid manager in Naples, who has been dealing with the project for years

Dialect 2 News

On Tuesday, September 24th, the DIALECT2 project held its final activity, bringing together sports organizations and associations from across the globe. The online event was organized by ActionAid Hellas, Common Goal, and the Panhellenic Professional Football Players Association (PSAPP).

During the event, project partners presented the work completed throughout the project’s duration, highlighting key results and its overall impact. Professionals from Europe, Africa, and South America participated in the session, gaining valuable insights into the DIALECT2 methodology. The event also fostered a dynamic dialogue on how the methodology could be adopted and implemented by participating organizations worldwide.

Dialect 2 News

On the 10^th of September, a local workshop was organized by ActionAid Italia at the headquarters of Coni Campania, the Italian national Olympic Committee.

The workshop was attended by several social organizations, sports associations, football academies, representatives of political and sports institutions. The goal was to identify anti-radicalization practices and media literacy activities (inspired by the DIALECT2 model) to be integrated into football academies’ work, to strengthen the critical thinking of young players and citizens. The aim of the whole path is to enhance young people’s resilience against extremist and violent opinions through football and sports, involving them in the co-design of action plans adapted to the local context.

After several hours of presentations, reflections, debates and discussions, the workshop came up with some recommendations on these three topics, which have been shared with the rest of the European partnership at the workshop in Athens the 16^th of September.

A very important contribution to the discussion was given by the young boys and girls participating in the project, as well as the mediators, who interacted as equals with representatives of political and sporting institutions during the workshop, not only bringing forward the concrete demands that emerged during the project, but also displaying an awareness of the relationship between sport and the improvement of social and collective life, at three hundred and sixty degrees, which at times appeared greater than that of their adult ‘counterparts’. Probably, another result of the reflection process that the DIALECT2 project has stimulated, and which could potentially extend beyond its borders.