Building another world without barriers
Have you dreamt about a world without any barriers?
Yes, a world where anyone can easily come and go, even disability people! Or, where everyone can learn into his/her own way and time, respecting individual needs.
No, you haven’t. Don’t worry, probably it happens because it shouldn’t be an issue for you.
However, there are many people that have to overcome barriers or obstacles in our cities, sidewalks and schools. Yep, there are! Just look around in your neighborhood or school. For sure you will see them.
Now, let’s think together. How about to build a new world without barriers? Take a look that it doesn’t mean to adapt our school for special needs people, or to think the facilities for an average person (Is there any average person?). Actually, it means a world where facilities must respect every person and his/her needs, regarding it will change through the life, with the aging or unexpected situations.
How about to start it in our school? Because, if you think about your school in 2016, is it a school without barriers? Yes. Not. I don’t know…
If you think about your school, maybe 2025, can we build a school without barriers? Here, in Finland, we visited some special places. In Kipulla, for instance, we saw a vocational school were the curriculum can be adaptable for people with special needs. And, believe you or not, they do it using project-based learning. Students have been learning by doing and evereybody, even teachers, learn throughout the process.
We believe that changes would start in our mind and in our heart. Small things, small actions, small steps. People are different in their needs, but they must have the same opportunities. So, if we think in our school in 2025, it would be very different from nowadays, because we decided to start the changing process. So, let’s do it together! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Us-TVg40ExM
Trust Family - Antonio, Conceiçao, Leonardo, Rita, Rodrigo Alves, Rodrigo Rossi
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