Competition between classes in the field of knowledge and skills in school

Organisation piloting the Good Practice

Vocational High School: “Thoma Papapano”, Gjirokaster

Country

Gjirokaster, Albania

Description of the good practice

  • Free provision of professional literature for students with orphan status, with one parent, and with divorced parents.
  • Engagement of students with family problems for students with orphan status, with one parent and divorced parents, in the competition “Ability to apply knowledge”.
  • Free provision of professional literature for this target group, through Albanian Sills.

Background

Due to not being able to provide literature for professional practices, for students with orphan status, with one parent and with divorced parents, to enable their theoretical skills in professional subjects and participation in the knowledge and skills competition.

Participation in school competitions affects:
– Increasing the responsibility to learn.
– Increases the feeling of socialization and teamwork.
– Improves students’ communication and presentation skills.
– It increases the spirit of the race, thinking that through this project we could also enable the inclusion in this event of students with orphan status, with one parent, and with divorced parents.

Steps to take if you want to implement the good practice from planning to execution and evaluation if included

Phase I. Competition within classes Date: 25.10. 2024

  • Students of the same class of different educational directions, developed competition between each other.
  • In advance, the students were given theoretical questions and practical tasks which they had mastered.
  • The questions of the competition have been prepared by the main department of the school.

Phase II. Competition between classes at the same level Date: 22.11.2024

  • In the second phase, the best students of each class were selected to compete with students from other classes within the same level
  • In the selection of the teams, care was taken to include students with orphan status, with one parent, and with divorced parents.
  • These students were given free professional literature for necessary study.

Phase III. Competition between the students who won the levels. Date: 19.12.2024
In the third stage of the competition, four teams were selected, representing the four educational directions in the school. In each team, there were students from the same educational direction with different levels.

  • In the representative teams of these directions, students with the status of orphans, with one parent, and with divorced parents were also included.
  • The questions of the third phase were selected by professional teachers of professional and general subjects, within teaching departments and subject teams.

Phase IV. Distribution of prizes and gifts for the winners in the first three places. Date: 20.12.2024
At the end of the competition, prizes, certificates of participation, and gifts were distributed to the winners.
In the group of students who were rewarded with gifts, there were also students with the status of orphans, with one parent, and with divorced parents.

Target group/s of the practice

Students of classes X, XI, XII and XIII of the Vocational High School:“Thoma Papapano”, Gjirokaster

Number of students involved

In the first phase, 15 students took part in the competition. 

In the second phase, 20 students.

In the third phase, 20 students.

In the fourth phase, 20 students.

Benefits, impact on the students and learning outcomes

  • The benefit of free books enabled these students to learn individually, through studying at home and comparing knowledge through competition. 
  • They became part of the competition in the first phase, they were helped and supported to continue the other phases, and they represented themselves with dignity until the final phase. 
  • During the participation in the competition, the interaction of students within the same age group, but also with students of other ages, increased. 
  • The sense of responsibility to represent oneself with dignity, but also that of the representative team, increased. 
  • All students with economic disabilities felt equal to other students.

Suggestions for future users of this good practice

 Students with unfavorable family conditions often lose confidence and fall into despair. Activities such as competitions, visits outside the city, charity activities, and participation in cultural-artistic activities, once again awaken students’ self-confidence and hope for a more beautiful future.

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