FRIENDS

To promote social inclusion, tolerance & non-discrimination in schools through an innovative whole school approach known as the Quiet Time method based on the Transcendental Meditation (TM) programme for schools
To disseminate and scale-up on a wider scale the chosen innovative practice in 4 countries (Portugal, Italy, Belgium, and UK), targeting schools and non-formal education institutions with minority students and those with disadvantaged or migrant backgrounds
To foster the role of the Education, Training and Youth systems in Europe in preventing discrimination, violent radicalisation and promoting intercultural understanding, social cohesion and mutual respect in societies

Analysis of the status quo and of the strategic perspectives with regard to the Quiet Time method and its effects in promoting social inclusion
Project Platform and the Participative Web Portal
Empirical data collection containing the strengths and the concerns of Quiet Time in the schools
Overall conclusions, Policy Recommendations and lessons learned for successful policy development, implementation, and follow-up of the QT programme in schools

Analysis of the status quo and of the strategic perspectives regarding the Quiet Time method and its effects in promoting social inclusion (in order to identify possible barriers and enablers) for ensuring its successful implementation
Implementation of the Quiet Time programme in schools and non-formal education institutions targeting students, teachers, educators and parents in a broader European context
Study visit at Maharishi free school UK where partners have already been applying the best practices, implementing an ongoing EU funded project (The EUROPE project), involving educational authorities that support the project as well as the school staff and students