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Cooperation
What do your colleagues say?:
“I can ask my friends for help, they
could help me.”
(Ana Dias, 3rd year)
“My friends told me to follow what I liked, and this
helped me to decide”
(Telmo Pais, 10th year)
“I can go work abroad, but I know my parents
would miss me”
(Miguel Pacheco, 12th year)
Cooperation involves relating to others, respecting them,
collaborating for everyone to win, understanding how others feel,
how you can help them and how they can help you.
Students from pre-school and primary education begin by
interacting with peers and adults, learn to perceive the
emotions of others, and perform group tasks.
Example:
A teacher asks the 5th year class to solve an exercise. Two
students have difficulty doing this individually and decide to
work together with the teacher's permission. They
cooperate with each other and solve the problem.
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Students from secondary and higher education care, respect and
interact with others, collaborate to achieve an objective.
Example:
A 12th year student sees a pregnant lady taking her
shopping from the supermarket to the car. He decides to
help by also carrying bags.
How can Cooperation help you?
Work as a team
Relate to other people
Respect and adapt to different cultures and lifestyles
Thinking about yourself, others and society when you make
decisions
Avoid loneliness and low trust in decisions
How can you improve your Cooperation?
When you engage in group activities such as group sports,
clubs of interest, catechism, or scouts (pre-school or
primary education)
When you are a class delegate, you represent your school in
the Olympics, you participate in the European Youth
Parliament, you work in groups and you help others in
projects like "The Pyjamas mission" or "Fight against
hunger" (secondary or higher education)
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