The general objective of REACT is to developing and implementing an innovative method and related practices to foster inclusive education and promote common values. To create and maintain a cohesive EU society, an inclusive and high-quality education and training, as well as the EU dimension of teaching are paramount.
Inclusive education is an effective means to avoid discrimination and exclusion, promote tolerance and tear down stereotypes. One of the most researched methods that overcomes passive teaching-learning binary and that has been found to effectively promote inclusion in education is cooperative learning. There are many variations of cooperative learning but they tend to share some fixed elements: positive interdependence, individual and group accountability, promote interaction, appropriate use of social skills and group processing.
To reach the goal, a mixed methodology will be developed between Montessori’s features and Danilo Dolci’s Reciprocal Maieutic Approach, leading to the activation of RM laboratories enhancing critical thinking annd the development of an ability to see the world in a more open way for students aged 10-15 years old, teachers and parents, quite often excluded from this kind of activities.