Aroni, K.Toulia, A.Alves, SílviaHassani, S.Heidrich, F.Franzen, K.Görel, G.Löper, M. F.Aguiar, T.Silveira-Maia, MónicaSanches-Ferreira, ManuelaHellmich, F.Schwab, S.Avramidis, E.2022-05-262022-05-262022Aroni, K., Toulia, A., Alves, S., Hassani, S., Heidrich, F., Franzen, K., Görel, G., Löper, M. F., Aguiar, T., Silveira- Maia, M., Sanches-Ferreira, M. , Hellmich, F., Schwab, S., & Avramidis, E. FRIEND-SHIP Intervention Program - the Handbook. Porto Polytechnic. https://doi.org/10.26537/20564http://hdl.handle.net/10400.22/20564This handbook is the product of collaboration within the “FRIEND-SHIP—Improving Students’ Social Participation in Primary and Secondary Schools Across Europe” Project, funded by the European Commission—Erasmus+ Programme, Project No.: 2019-1-AT01-KA201-05 1226. One of the main outputs of this Project consisted of the development of the FRIEND-SHIP Program, a school-based intervention aimed at improving social participation of all students between 8 and 11 years of age. The FRIEND-SHIP Program is intended to be implemented by teachers and consists of 12 sessions, each with the duration of 45–60 minutes, implemented twice a week over six weeks. The activities that comprise this program are essentially experiential. Students are invited to take an active and involved role by participating in group activities, role-playing, social stories, arts, and physical activities. The main purpose of this handbook is to support teachers in implementing the FRIEND-SHIP program with their classes. This handbook is divided in three parts: • CHAPTERS 1, 2 and 3 cover background information about social participation and inclusion, as well as the description of the target audience of this handbook and the digital tool for evaluating the FRIEND-SHIP Program effects. • CHAPTER 4 covers the FRIEND-SHIP Intervention Program, including guiding principles, aims, and detailed descriptions of sessions. • CHAPTER 5 covers the information gathered with the implementation of the FRIEND-SHIP Intervention Program throughout the Project life.engPrimary SchoolSecondary SchoolSocial participationInclusionFRIEND-SHIP Programbook10.26537/20564