Croatian School
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Primary and pre-secondary school Marije i Line is a public school in Umag, County of Istria, and is comprised of the Central School in Umag and six subschools with the total of 879 learners in grades 1 - 8. Education levels are divided into primary (grades 1 - 4) and pre-secondary education (grades 5 - 8). The subschools cover only the primary education level and have combined classes. Ours is the only primary school in Umag and among the largest in Croatia. It also offers supervised after-school programs and many extra-curricular activities. Music School is also part of our school.
We have a staff of a 128 highly qualified teachers in regular classes and Music school, teachers' assistants, educationists, technical personnel and the school management. Most of our teachers have an M.A in Education. They receive continuous in-service training and many engage in local, regional, national and international projects.
We have an excellent programme in early language learning which is compulsory from grade 1 in all the schools in Croatia. Our school offers English and/or German as L2 and Italian is obligatory in the Umag district since grade 2 because Umag is a bilingual area with a large minority of the Italians living here. The school encourages STEM and we have extra classes for the gifted learners after the regular lessons.
Our school is an Eco-School and last year we've won a Diamond Plaquette for extraordinary achievements in education for a sustainable development and environmental improvement of the school campus and the local community. We have a good cooperation with the local community.
The school website is: __http://os-marijeiline-umag.skole.hr/skola__.
We are highly motivated in joining the „Love Life“ project since we know from the former Erasmus+ experience what are its impact and the benefits for the school and the local community.
Our school Erasmus+ team consists of a highly motivated group of professionals of different profiles. The key people in charge of running the project at school will be the school coordinator, an English teacher, the school psychologist, a Croatian teacher, an ICT teacher, the school defectologist, and pedagogist, Art teacher, Music teacher, Math teacher and the two school librarians.
Our school psychologist is an expert in Educational psychology concerned with the scientific study of human learning and she can organize high quality topic related workshops, debates and lectures. She has given a great contribution in preparing Croatia's module activities for this project. Citizenship has been integrated into the homeroom periods in grades 5-8 and EI is part of its program.
In case the school coordinator leaves her post, the school psychologist will take over the coordination at the school level.
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Primary and pre-secondary school Marije i Line is a public school in Umag, County of Istria, and is comprised of the Central School in Umag and six subschools with the total of 879 learners in grades 1 - 8. Education levels are divided into primary (grades 1 - 4) and pre-secondary education (grades 5 - 8). The subschools cover only the primary education level and have combined classes. Ours is the only primary school in Umag and among the largest in Croatia. It also offers supervised after-school programs and many extra-curricular activities. Music School is also part of our school.
We have a staff of a 128 highly qualified teachers in regular classes and Music school, teachers' assistants, educationists, technical personnel and the school management. Most of our teachers have an M.A in Education. They receive continuous in-service training and many engage in local, regional, national and international projects.
We have an excellent programme in early language learning which is compulsory from grade 1 in all the schools in Croatia. Our school offers English and/or German as L2 and Italian is obligatory in the Umag district since grade 2 because Umag is a bilingual area with a large minority of the Italians living here. The school encourages STEM and we have extra classes for the gifted learners after the regular lessons.
Our school is an Eco-School and last year we've won a Diamond Plaquette for extraordinary achievements in education for a sustainable development and environmental improvement of the school campus and the local community. We have a good cooperation with the local community.
The school website is: __http://os-marijeiline-umag.skole.hr/skola__.
We are highly motivated in joining the „Love Life“ project since we know from the former Erasmus+ experience what are its impact and the benefits for the school and the local community.
Our school Erasmus+ team consists of a highly motivated group of professionals of different profiles. The key people in charge of running the project at school will be the school coordinator, an English teacher, the school psychologist, a Croatian teacher, an ICT teacher, the school defectologist, and pedagogist, Art teacher, Music teacher, Math teacher and the two school librarians.
Our school psychologist is an expert in Educational psychology concerned with the scientific study of human learning and she can organize high quality topic related workshops, debates and lectures. She has given a great contribution in preparing Croatia's module activities for this project. Citizenship has been integrated into the homeroom periods in grades 5-8 and EI is part of its program.
In case the school coordinator leaves her post, the school psychologist will take over the coordination at the school level.
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2) ITALIAN SCHOOL
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The ’Istituto Comprensivo ‘ Modugno-Galilei’ is a comprehensive school located in the centre of Monopoli, a town in the province of Bari in Apulia, at about 50 km from the capital city.
The school is located near the centre and it is attended by pupils coming from the neighborhood. It includes 3 complexes of kindergarten, 1 for primary school (children from 6 to 10) and one for junior high school (students from 11 to 14). The last two complexes are in the same building.
The junior high school offers regular courses and musical courses, in fact students can choose among eight different instruments: cello, piano, guitar, flute, violin, clarinet, accordion, trumpet.
The music lessons take place in the afternoon. The school is provided with an orchestra and a choir including students from different ages. They perform at school or also in real concerts in town on different occasion during the year.
Instead during the morning music lessons the students use flute and keyboard.
A great importance is given also to foreign languages: all the students learn English as a foreign language and can choose between French and Spanish as second foreign language. The school offers the possibility to attend courses to pass English exams for Trinity and Cambridge certifications.The school has also taken part in two Comenius projects and one eTwinning project.The last two years we took part in the project "Educhannge" , the hosting at school of young volunteers from Russia, Georgia and Pakistan, to give our students an extraordinary cultural opportunity.
Many extra-curricular activities are based on acting, science, art, computer technology are also provided. We have won prizes , also at national level, for art,music and especially for the last plays , one about World War II and Ulysses.
We are an ITC school ,using it in the daily metodology in each class and having a computer class, too.
Our school is also engaged in the integration of students that cannot avail themselves of the learning process: students with special needs follow a special programme with specific materials and techniques. they are followed by teacher specialized in following this students, working in collaboration with the the teachers of the other subjects.
Since some years we have also suitable courses for immigrant students, especially from China and Albania, which are also well included in the school community. This variety of activities and our experience of cultural exchanges with other countries allows the school to face the different parts of the project , involving the different aspects of love in the didactic but also in the students and teachers'world. But although our school offers a lot of opportunities to our students to grow up, they always look lost in a word full of technology and inclusion of people from other countries, living on the mediterranean coasts. So they need to become self-confident and to discover feelings and emotions now far from their lives, to understand that they are part of all ,respecting themselves, the others and the world. This project will have a positive impact on the students, helping them to redescover this essential part of themselves, but also on their families and people in contact with them. The school life and their results will be better if life looks more positive and full of opportunities.
Moreover in Italy as everywhere in the world, technology is taking a crucial place in the didactic, so with this project the school will have a more chance to develope these skills of the students, learning to use new technological tools and the teachers will compare and extend their ITC knowledges and teaching metodologies ,too
The coordinator is the English teacher Tournier Francesca but , in case,she could be replaced by the other English teacher pavone Mariella. A big role will have the Technology teacher Giuseppe Francolino and the music teacher Giovanni Lenoci, who is also part of the headteacher staff.
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Furness Academy is a large secondary school in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, North West England. In September 2013 we opened our new £22 million building.
Furness Academy is an 11-16 mixed academy, located near the centre of the town of Barrow in Furness and close to the southern boundary of the Lake District National Park. The school has a corporate sponsor BAE Systems which represents the largest employer in the area and an ongoing commitment to developing STEM (Science Technology, Engineering and Maths) within the school.
Our team is composed by 55 qualified teachers all with teaching status and 780 students.
Of the 780 students 45% are classed as disadvantaged so aiming on project based approach to developing added value is compulsory.
The Furness academy it’s truly motivated to enter in this project, have experienced in the personal development and equality subject to promoting the EU values, interculturalism and equality and all the topics involved stretching these words, are important to enrich our students view. In the country of the Brexit, those values are even more important to build up again a trust among the new generations in the European Union; intensifying our European exchanges will help our pupils understand that the European Union is an opportunity.
The school had been leading two projects won in 2016 and in 2017 and another two KA2 projects as a partner role ensuring significant experience for both teaching and project management staff.
The Furness Academy has an experienced team Leading the projects for the organization, our Project Manager Expert has been delivering over then 80 EU funded projects including managing and leading the evaluation and dissemination process.
At Furness Academy, learning is at the
heart of what we do. Our core values of respect, responsibility and
relationships underpin all our efforts to ensure that all students have the
greatest opportunity to achieve their best.
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4) Poland
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Szkoła Podstawowa nr 16 im. Fryderyka Chopina is located in a district of Lublin called Czechów, about 4 kilometres from the city centre. Czechów is densely populated (60.000 inhabitants) and largely dominated by high apartment blocks, which were built in the 70s and 80s. There are 850 students at our school and 78 teachers. Our school website: https://g16-lublin.eu/
Szkoła Podstawowa nr 16 im. Fryderyka Chopina is an elementary school for children who are 7-15 years old. In the past we used to be a junior high school for kids who were 13-16 but after the educational reform, which took place in Poland this school year, we work with younger children also.
Our institution purposes are not limited to education. The students are welcome to participate in many afternoon classes to unearth, develop and utilize their talents and interests, for instance art, music, sport, drama. We have many gifted students, who win various competitions, international ones included, but on the other hand, some children come from families affected by financial and social problems, e.g. poverty, alcohol addiction, unemployment, parents working abroad.
We cater for diverse needs and abilities. There are special extra lessons for students who have problems with curricular subjects. Besides, numerous activities are offered to talented students who wish to develop their skills and extend knowledge. We also care for seriously ill and disabled children – individual lessons are given to them. The devotion, enthusiasm and hard work of our teachers and high exam results of students make
Szkoła Podstawowa nr 16 im. Fryderyka Chopina a popular school in Lublin – we have students commuting from different parts of the city and its outskirts.
5. GREECE - 1st Gymnasium Amarousiou
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Our school is a lower-secondary school in Marousi, a suburb in the northern part of Athens, Greece. It is the oldest school in the area and has around 200 students (ages 12-15) and 30 teachers for 20 different school subjects. Most classrooms are equipped with interactive boards and computers are available for use in the teaching process. English is taught at all levels and there is a choice of French or German as a Second Foreign Language. The school staff are highly motivated and many of them hold a master’s degree in Education. They receive continuous in-service training and have also participated in Erasmus+ KA1 teacher training projects. Our school carried out an Erasmus+ KA2 School Partnership Project in 2014-2016 and has been actively involved in eTwinning projects, as well.
In recent years, there has been a special emphasis on extra-curricular programs designed and implemented by our school staff, as part of our strategic plan for innovation and modernization. These non-formal learning programs complement the formal education provided in our school and aim at raising student awareness in a variety of fields, such as Human Rights Education, Health and Environmental Education, History of Art, Creative writing, Drama, Dance and Photography, among others.
We are highly interested in joining this Erasmus+ project, as it will bring added value to our school, by offering our students a true international experience through cooperation with their European peers, as well as by improving their competences and skills for their personal development as European citizens.
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4) Poland
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Szkoła Podstawowa nr 16 im. Fryderyka Chopina is located in a district of Lublin called Czechów, about 4 kilometres from the city centre. Czechów is densely populated (60.000 inhabitants) and largely dominated by high apartment blocks, which were built in the 70s and 80s. There are 850 students at our school and 78 teachers. Our school website: https://g16-lublin.eu/
Szkoła Podstawowa nr 16 im. Fryderyka Chopina is an elementary school for children who are 7-15 years old. In the past we used to be a junior high school for kids who were 13-16 but after the educational reform, which took place in Poland this school year, we work with younger children also.
Our institution purposes are not limited to education. The students are welcome to participate in many afternoon classes to unearth, develop and utilize their talents and interests, for instance art, music, sport, drama. We have many gifted students, who win various competitions, international ones included, but on the other hand, some children come from families affected by financial and social problems, e.g. poverty, alcohol addiction, unemployment, parents working abroad.
We cater for diverse needs and abilities. There are special extra lessons for students who have problems with curricular subjects. Besides, numerous activities are offered to talented students who wish to develop their skills and extend knowledge. We also care for seriously ill and disabled children – individual lessons are given to them. The devotion, enthusiasm and hard work of our teachers and high exam results of students make
Szkoła Podstawowa nr 16 im. Fryderyka Chopina a popular school in Lublin – we have students commuting from different parts of the city and its outskirts.
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5. GREECE - 1st Gymnasium Amarousiou
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Our school is a lower-secondary school in Marousi, a suburb in the northern part of Athens, Greece. It is the oldest school in the area and has around 200 students (ages 12-15) and 30 teachers for 20 different school subjects. Most classrooms are equipped with interactive boards and computers are available for use in the teaching process. English is taught at all levels and there is a choice of French or German as a Second Foreign Language. The school staff are highly motivated and many of them hold a master’s degree in Education. They receive continuous in-service training and have also participated in Erasmus+ KA1 teacher training projects. Our school carried out an Erasmus+ KA2 School Partnership Project in 2014-2016 and has been actively involved in eTwinning projects, as well.
In recent years, there has been a special emphasis on extra-curricular programs designed and implemented by our school staff, as part of our strategic plan for innovation and modernization. These non-formal learning programs complement the formal education provided in our school and aim at raising student awareness in a variety of fields, such as Human Rights Education, Health and Environmental Education, History of Art, Creative writing, Drama, Dance and Photography, among others.
We are highly interested in joining this Erasmus+ project, as it will bring added value to our school, by offering our students a true international experience through cooperation with their European peers, as well as by improving their competences and skills for their personal development as European citizens.
German School
The Realschule Plus Bad Ems Nassau is visited by about 600 pupils, who come primarily from the Verbandsgemeinde Bad Ems and Nassau. It includes grades 5 to 10 and leads to the completion of the Berufsreife after grade 9 and to the acquisition of the Qualified Sekundarabschlusses 1 after grade 10. About 55 teachers are employed at the Realschule Plus Bad Ems Nassau, furthermore belongs to a school social worker of the school community , The Realschule Plus Bad Ems Nassau is a full-time school in quotation form, which employs some freelancers in the afternoon. As a special school, it is also attended by pupils with special needs. The school profile of the school includes u.a. also a brass class. In February 2017, the Realschule Plus Bad Ems Nassau was awarded as Fair Trade School. Close co-operation exist between school and economy, which u.a. through cooperation of the school with 15 partners from trade, service and craft expressed. International projects and school partnerships are now an integral part of the school profile and are supported by the school management.
The Realschule Plus Bad Ems Nassau has been able to gain a lot of experience in European projects in the last 10 years. Among others, a Comenius project on the playful handling of mathematics and an Erasmus Plus project on the development of strategies against mobbing and exclusion were carried out. Currently, we are coordinating a project to develop innovative concepts and methods for intercultural education.
But a large number of eTwinning projects also served international exchanges. Through the partner school network, we also cooperate with a Brazilian school and a school in Mongolia. As a project participant, we were able to acquire important competencies in European project work, and our project manager is meanwhile also active as Erasmus Plus moderator in Rhineland-Palatinate.
The Realschule Plus Bad Ems Nassau has always been responsible for the education of immigrant students, which usually came to teachers from the recruitment countries Turkey and Yugoslavia and from the successor states of the Soviet Union.
With the emergence of the refugee crisis, the number of students from a different cultural environment expanded massively, so we were promptly taken to deal with their integration into everyday school life.
The traumatic experiences that these young people have made in their home countries, they bring a large part in the school life and the mastering of the first steps leaves little room for the development of emotional intelligence and empathy. Active promotion of these components of education is of crucial importance and will affect the overall school climate and thus the quality of teaching.
