SMILE too

EU Funding Programme:	Erasmus+
Project coordinator:	Marija Jeraša, Centre Iris in Ljubljana (Slovenia)
Partners:	GOA, Gymnazium pro zrakove postizene a Stredni odborna skola pro zrakove postizene (Czech Republic), Jordanstown School (Nothern Ireland), The Royal Blind Asylum and School (Scotland),  Lega del Filo d'Oro Onlus (Italy) and  Royal Dutch Visio (Netherlands)
Total budget:	€226.390,00
Duration:	September 2019 – July 2022
Website:	not available yet

The SMILE too project is the logical follow up to the SMILE project in the Erasmus+ School Education Personnel Mobility Program (KA1). SMILE stands for: “Social skills Make Inclusive Life Easier”. Social skills are key competences that have a major influence on behaviour and self-confidence and acceptance in society.

In this project we work to increase the understanding of the importance of social skills among all stakeholders. Also we develop an innovative training programme with a toolkit for teachers and parents to improve the social skills and autonomy of visually impaired and blind children in primary and secondary education. The result that we want to achieve is that young people with a visual impairment can participate in society autonomously and self-consciously, even though they often lack non-verbal signals.

Role Visio in the project
Together with the partner from the Czech Republic, Visio is responsible for developing tools for parents and teachers. Based on this process that has already been started within Visio, we will continue to work with various education professionals on an appealing approach to growth and autonomy that will enable us to participate in a socially inclusive manner.

About Erasmus +
Erasmus + is the European Union's subsidy program for education, training, youth and sport. It offers people of all ages the opportunity to gain knowledge and experience or to share it with organizations and institutions in different countries. Erasmus + focuses on all education sectors and the youth and youth sector.