Icarus

Would you like to know more about ICARUS project? Read this brand new article written by Antonia Castellani for Erasmus+ INDIRE.
We are grateful for all the attention our project received. 🙏🏻

Gli scacchi dietro le sbarre: una sfida che va oltre il gioco - Erasmusplus Il progetto Erasmus+ ICARUS è nato dall’incontro di Skill Up con il mondo degli scacchi, attraverso la collaborazione con UniChess – L’Università degli di scacchi. Skill Up e UniChess avevano l’obiettivo comune di insegnare competenze emotive e sociali ai detenuti, attraver...

Tomorrow, Antonia Castellani will be one of the key-note speakers at the Workshop “European Chess for Freedom”, where she will present the ICARUS project, written and managed by Skill Up Srl, with UniChess, Indepcie, Club de Ajedrez Magic Extremadura, Centre for Education and Innovation Research and the Latvian Chess Federation, thanks to funding from Erasmus+ INDIRE.
We are grateful to the Federazione Scacchistica Italiana for this prestigious invitation, and to the FIDE - International Chess Federation Social Commission for their continued interest in this project.

On the 25th March, Rodrigo Barbeito from Club de Ajedrez Magic Extremadura was featured in article about his work with chess in inclusive environments for the newspaper La Voz de Galicia, quoting our project as their most recent piloting in prison.
La Voz de Galicia is the 3rd paper in Spain, with 100,000 copies printed every day and ca. 400,000 daily readers.
We are very glad that ICARUS keeps living after its conclusion!
With Erasmus+ INDIRE, Skill Up Srl, Indepcie, Latvian Chess Federation, Centre for Education and Innovation Research.

We are proud to communicate that ICARUS project has been selected by the Agenzia nazionale Erasmus+ INDIRE to be a Good Practice!

Many thanks to all those who have contributed to the success of this project, especially to the partners Skill Up Srl, UniChess, Indepcie, Club de Ajedrez Magic Extremadura, CEIR - Centre for Education and Innovation Research, Latvian Chess Federation.

A very warm thank you also to FIDE - International Chess Federation and to FIDE Social Commission, for their precious help in giving this project high relevance and real impact.

Check out the presentation of our project in the brand new Skill Up Srl's website! you will find it in the European Projects section.

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♟️ ICARUS – WP4: Self-Development Handbook
The journey of ICARUS doesn’t end on the chessboard.
After exploring the educational power of chess in the Toolkit and testing it with educators and inmates, the project now reaches its fourth result: the Self-Development Handbook.
📘 This handbook is a practical and reflective guide that gathers methods, activities, and tools to foster soft skills through chess — with a special focus on adult education and social reintegration contexts.
It’s not just a book to read, but a journey to experience — designed for trainers, educators, prison staff, and learning professionals who want to turn the game into a path of personal and emotional growth.

From critical thinking to dealing with mistakes, from empathy to cooperation, each chapter offers concrete ways to bring the pedagogy of chess into real learning environments and life situations.

👉 Discover and freely download the ICARUS Self-Development Handbook on the official project website:
🌐 www.icarusproject.eu

And after our last meeting, hosted by CEIR, a very nice Latvian lunch!
Thank you, Jelena Zascerinska, for the great organisation of the meeting!

It was a great final event for Icarus project!
We share a few pictures, that will be fond memories for all who participated.
Thank you, , for a flawless organisation!