The aim of the project is to foster the accessibility and inclusion of students with special education needs to quality online education, thus the name of the project - 3A (Adapted Accessibility for All). In order to do so, the following objectives have been set:O1 - Develop the capacity of at least 120 teachers from at least 40 educational institutes from 3 partner countries to adapt teaching the disciplines of Mathematics, Self-care abilities, Communication and language abilities and Exploring the environment in special education classes and integrated special education for secondary level education, for students with mild to moderate disabilities;O2 - Integrate the newly adapted curriculums for 4 disciplines in secondary education in the didactic design within at least 15 schools in 3 partner countries;O3 - Equip at least 120 educational institutions (centers for special education, schools with special education classes and integrated special education) with motivation and resources on how to further adapt the teaching of Mathematics, Self-care abilities, Communication and language abilities and Exploring the environment to the needs of students with special learning needs, with mild to moderate disabilities.Based on the already mentioned needs emerging from internal researches in partner countries, we realized that educators need a set of digital competences specific to their profession in order to be able to seize the potential of digital technologies for enhancing and innovating education, with a focus on inclusion of students with special educational needs.In order to reach the set objectives, the project activities including the elaboration of the intellectual results that are strategically organized to contribute to the 4 levels corresponding to the 4 educators' pedagogical competences within the European Framework for the Digital competences of educators:- teaching and learning- digital resources- assessment- empowering learnersThe intellectual outputs are: IO1 – Redesign of curriculums for 4 main disciplines for 2 categories of special educational needs (Autism, Down Syndrome, oligophrenias) - light to moderate intellectual disabilities for secondary education (all 4 grades) for both special education and integrated special education classes in terms of methods, tools and evaluation methodology that would allow teachers to teach them exclusively online. IO2 – Tutorials for teachers to use the new teaching methodologies in special education classes and integrated special education.The pilot and dissemination of these activities will build the competences in teachers, which are the main project results. These learning results have been organized based on the 4 educators' pedagogical competences within the European Framework for the Digital competences of educators:- teaching and learning120 teachers will be able to increase competencies in the following areas:1. Teaching and learning- improve their teaching abilities in online to further integrate students with special learning needs, better cater to their needs and specificities;- get organized in further learning and improving themselves as professionals in special education2. Digital Resources- navigate, chose and adapt online resources to the requirements of their students3. Assessment- chose the most appropriate assessment tools and methods for online teaching and ensure corrective measures when learning objectives are not met.4. Empowering learners- engage and cater to learning needs and profile of students with special educational needs- create a network of support around the students with special educational needs in order to support their learning - teachers, colleagues and parentsThe expected results at organizational level are the following:- integration of the intellectual outputs in the didactic design within at least 15 schools in 3 partner countries;- development of at least 30 project plans on how to further develop, adapt and exploit the 2 intellectual results.However, the most important aspect of adding up all these results is significantly increasing the quality of the learning process and results for students in secondary school with mild to moderate disabilities, supporting them in recovering and stabilizing cognitive and social competences and constantly acquiring new ones at their pace.

"After researches made in rural youth centres and long discussions between psychologists and youth workers/trainers, Management of Challenges was selected as the best method for low-performing youth with low self-esteem. It will let youth to move from a passive emotional state (problem) to an active, motivated attitude (challenge) in order to create the foundation for successful action.Erasmus+ project CHALLENGED is covering EU Youth Strategy as focuses on three core areas of action, around the three words: Engage, Connect, Empower.Strategic partnership CHALLENGED devoted to rise self-esteem of low-performing youth, learn how to deal with problems, focus on positive thinking, be more active in their social life.Beside this, CHALLENGED goes together with 6th European Youth Goal ""Moving Rural Youth Forward"", also with Sustainable Development Goal ensuring equal opportunities and rights to all, means that conditions are created to enable young people to fulfil their potential in regions.Psychologists, youth workers and experts in non-formal education from Lithuania, Italy, Portugal, Bulgaria, Romania and Poland will join their experience and knowledge highly focusing on target group's needs, in collaboration will develop these intellectual outputs:- Methodology for youth workers “Challenge Management: from problem to challenge!”;- Digital Diary of Challenges.All results will be provided in English, Lithuanian, Italian, Portugal, Bulgarian, Romanian and Polish languages. Although, CHALLENGED project developed in youth field, also all outputs could be easily to be adapted to adult, higher education, VET fields. At least 48 youth workers and 240 youth from the regions will participate in the project educational activities, at least 180 various representatives as youth workers/youth leaders, organisations woking with youth, educators, psychologists, staff of educational institutions (e.g. schools, universities, etc.) and other stakeholders will participate in multiplier events in Lithuania, Italy, Portugal, Bulgaria, Romania and Poland with aim to share developed intellectual outputs of CHALLENGED project, accumulated experience, best practices to motivate participating organisations to accept a CHALLENGE and implement CHALLENGED methodology in their daily activities, in this way creating Youth Challenging Community in Europe."