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Get to know the FAST Project

About FAST


The FAST Project (KA210-SCH-58E6532A) seeks to design and implement innovative teaching materials that introduce the Holocaust through visual narratives in English Language Teaching, with the aim of fostering Global Citizenship Education. The selected literature, picturebooks and graphic novels, depict Jewish lived experiences during the Holocaust and will be used as a teaching resource for learners in upper-primary and lower secondary ELT education (age 10-14) to inspire young global agents of change using English as a lingua franca.

FAST is rooted in visual children’s Holocaust literature. Whereas literature as such might not ‘fight antisemitism’, it can contribute to knowledge, empathy, understanding and it can encourage resistance and action taking. In this way the FAST project aims to contribute to the fight against distortion and denial, and discrimination.

FAST AIMS

 

Our Aim

The project will conduct teacher training and pilot materials in-school to help schools implement a purposeful set of resources to foster tolerance and cultivate greater understanding.

Zu sehen ist die FAST Timeline Pt.1
Zu sehen ist die FAST Timeline Pt.2
Our Logo

The FAST logo was designed by TU Braunschweig in cooperation with all project partners. It is rich in colour and symbolism, which can be explained as follows:

Colours:

  • Pink: This colour acknowledges the persecution of homosexuals, who were forced to wear a pink triangle under the Nazi regime. Today, the LGBTQ community continues to face discrimination. Pink therefore symbolizes the fight against hatred and exclusion.
  • Green: This colour represents hope - hope for unity and tolerance, which are fundamental values of global citizenship.
  • Red: This is the colour of resistance in Italy. It pays tribute not only to our Italian project partners and their courage to resist, but also to all Jewish and non-Jewish resistance.
  • Yellow: This is the colour of the yellow badge and serves as a reminder of the Jewish people who were forced to wear it.

Symbols:

  • Book pages: These represent the pages of the picture books and graphic novels used in the project.
  • Butterfly: The butterfly is often connected to children in the camps and became a symbol of hope. The butterfly’s large eyes resemble those of children, looking at the book pages, learning to understand and empathise.
  • Star of David: This symbolizes the Jewish dimension of the project and the fight against antisemitism to safeguard Jewish life. It is placed within the ‘T’ of Together in the project name. The white spot in the star represents the individual who chooses to stand up and be an ally.
  • Dot: A full stop which serves as a visual interpretation of  ‘stop’, symbolizing the end of hatred, discrimination and antisemitism.
FAST Logo
The FAST Team

Project Coordinators:

TU Braunschweig

  • Dr. Tatia Gruenbaum
    tatia.gruenbaum(at)tu-braunschweig.de
  • Prof. Dr. Carmen Becker
    c.becker(at)tu-braunschweig.de


Project Partners:

ICBUSCA (Istituto Comprensivo Carducci di Busca)

The Istituto Comprensivo Carducci di Busca (ICBUSCA) is a state school that welcomes pupils aged 3 to 14. The main activity is the education and teaching of pupils, including, in particular, literacy in the mother tongue, mathematics and science, strengthening the anthropological area (Geography and History in particular), civic education and civic engagement, education for environmental sustainability, and so on. In the lower secondary school, particular attention is given to music teaching, in fact, students can learn to play piano, flute, guitar, or violin.

The school is strongly orientated in favour of inclusive activities for disabled pupils, non-Italian speakers, and students with special educational needs in general. For these reasons, the school is part of numerous educational networks to ensure that the school could really become a place of well-being suitable for educating pupils to be knowledgeable and competent citizens of the future.

  • Davide Antonio Martini
  • Bendetta Racca
  • Dorina Rebuffo
     

→ Discover more about IBUSCA



Istoreto (Instituto piemontese per la storia della Resistenza e della società contemporanea "Giorgio Agosti" – ets)

The Istituto piemontese per la storia della Resistenza e della società contemporanea "Giorgio Agosti" deals with the conservation and enhancement of historical heritage concerning the Resistance and contemporary society. ISTORETO, established in 1947, is specialised in studying, archiving, and spreading documentation on war, resistance, and deportation in Piedmont.

ISTORETO also keeps extensive archives and cooperates with other museums, like the Museo Diffuso della Resistenza and the Polo del '900 in Turin, to make its historical collections available to the public. Along with archival activity, ISTORETO performs educational activities: research projects, exhibitions, and educational activities aimed at students and teachers. It deals principally with civic education, knowledge, and the correct placement of Piedmontese history within the local and international context.

  • Federica Ceriani
  • Enrica Bricchetto
     

→ Discover more about Istoreto



SmartEdu4All

Smartedu4all is a not-for-profit association that operates for civic, solidarity, and social purposes, carrying out activities of general interest as in Art. 5 of the Third Sector Code: education, instruction, and professional training, according to the Italian law of 28 March 2003, n. 53, and subsequent amendments, as well as cultural activities of social interest with a specific educational purpose.

The main aims are: education and training for lifelong learning; education and professional training of teaching staff for the acquisition of methods aimed at the innovation of school curricula and well-being; education and training of the new generations for the development of smart skills, and European citizenship.

  • Silvana Rampone
  • Patrizia Schirosi
     

→ Discover more about SmartEdu4All



Additonal Project Support

  • Administrative project support:
    Anja Kaminsky
  • Webdesign and -layout:
    Le Thuc Anh Mai
    l.mai(at)tu-braunschweig.de

 

Fast Team
Partners of FAST project

FAST Teaching & Training Materials

Book Selection

The FAST Project Team has selected the following four picturebooks and four graphic novels in order to develop eight lesson plans with ELT-based activities, as well as cross-curricular activities.

FAST Project Book Selection
FAST Project Book Selection
New Pic
The Whispering Town
Peter in Peril
Peter in Peril
Alte Zachen
The Survivors
FAST Handbook
Teaching & Training Handbook
Teaching & Training Handbook
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FAST Baseline Knowledge Guide for Teachers

Introduction

The Baseline Knowledge Guide for Teachers aims to establish a shared knowledge baseline so …

  • we understand the context of the various examples of visual Holocaust children's literature we will explore.
  • we have a shared, accurate historical, geographical and linguistic knowledge base.
Baseline Knowledge Guide
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