About the Project

Bullying and cyberbullying are growing concerns across Europe, especially for children aged 8–12, a key stage in their social and emotional development. These issues harm mental health, well-being, and academic success, making it urgent to find effective prevention strategies.

The Respect Connect project addresses this challenge by promoting inclusion, diversity, and social-emotional learning (SEL) in schools. Its main innovation is a gamified app that helps students practice positive choices in real-life bullying and cyberbullying situations. An educational kit with lesson plans and teacher resources supports its integration into classrooms, making prevention engaging and sustainable.

Through international teacher training and collaborative activities, the project also equips educators to address sensitive topics such as diversity, mental health, and equality. By placing student well-being at the center, Respect Connect fosters safe, supportive, and inclusive school environments where every child feels valued.

Project Goals

• Equip primary school teachers with tools to strengthen students’ social and emotional skills.
• Develop an engaging gamified app where students practice positive choices in bullying scenarios.
• Provide a multilingual educational kit with lesson plans and resources to complement the app.
• Conduct pilot testing with students aged 8–12 in participating schools.
• Promote collaboration among teachers and trainers to share best practices.
• Make bullying prevention a consistent part of classroom life, ensuring long-term impact.

Results

The project will deliver the following concrete results:

1. Gamified App – An interactive tool to build empathy, conflict resolution, and digital citizenship skills.
2. Parents’ Guide – A short manual to help families use the app at home.
3. Multilingual Educator’s Toolkit – Lesson plans, activities, and worksheets adaptable to diverse contexts.
4. Online Platform – A central hub with resources for teachers, students, and parents.

Partners:

• Colegio Rural Agrupado Campos Góticos – Spain
• Formative Footprint  – Spain
• Innovation Footprint – Greece
• STEP Institut – Slovenia
• DamaSistem – Türkiye
• Osnovna škola Vrgorac – Croatia
• Vilaka Secondary school – Latvia