One could say that as a concept, and as a practise inclusion is the exact opposite of exclusion. This is not completely wrong, but as everything else in life things are not black and white. They are rather far more complicated.

Inclusion is also a very complex and multidimensional issue. It has a moral and ideological, a social and an institutional dimension.

Again, I think that inclusion starts from the moral principle of moral equality in the sense that...

...no individual can intrinsically claim higher value for itself and that no group of people can claim superiority for its values and beliefs.

This moral principle provides a good groundwork in the sense that it...

...makes us understand that inclusion is not in cooperation.

Because in cooperation the different other is not accepted as such.

Difference is something to be eliminated before the other becomes a member of the community. Nonetheless, it does not go far enough.

Because let's say that acceptance and tolerance...

...are not the same as inclusion and this principle basically reaches that level. Inclusion does not only accept or tolerate difference, it embraces it. It sees it as a resource as an opportunity to transform itself by...

...Expanding through the other, its knowledge and its boundaries.

In this sense, inclusion is not a state is not a condition, it is an ongoing process. Also, from this we can understand that it is also has an ideological dimension in the sense...

...that inclusion...

...is internalised in the value and belief system and it also is performed through judgements and acts.

In this sense, we can speak of an inclusive mentality.

It is always very important to talk about social inclusion.

We really need to understand and to feel inside that everyone, every person, every kid, every adult, every senior has the same opportunities...

...to have really happy and fun life here, and that everyone has really equal opportunities to feel good.

Our goal and our mission is to create that environment and not to exclude anyone.

And what does it mean? It means that the first step, then we really need to develop our empathy skills. Then we really are able already to feel how others feels, just step into the shoes of someone.

And we become an active...

...member of the society. That means that it is not that you don't care how you feel, I care. I become curious, I ask and really want to...

...give you a hand and to help you to become a part of the community. Just think about any group of people or two, or five people, or our classrooms or our group of friends or whatever.

Every such small group...

...is a community, just the size is small.

And for us to have and to create a happy community and a community which feels safe and good, with each other...

We really need to become an active member of it, and we really need to open not only our hearts but our curiosity as well.

And if we honestly, very curiously, ask questions...

...trying to understand, not from our perspective, but from others’ perspective,

...We, at this point, can just make a very small step to help that person to feel good.

Share your feelings, share your heart and share your abilities...

...with each other.

Thank you.