ERASMUS+ PROJECT – KA2 Strategic partnership of schools
Subject: „School can be fun“
Partner countries: Slovakia, Holland, Portugal, Poland, Lithuania
Duration: September 2016 – July 2018
Goal of the project:
The rationale of this project is to focus on the impact of teaching methods and technics, class structures and curriculums of educational systems in each partner country on pupils. We aim to use pupils as well as teachers as observers in classes in each country and use their analyses of experienced education as a start point for creating new, more effective ways of teaching. Since the target of our work as teachers are children, it is important to have their feedback on methods we use. Our goal is to compare educational systems and teaching methods in partners countries and try to accomodate the best of them for our everyday use in the future. We would like to come up with best practice put together from all participant countries that are so diverse. The project should bring added value to each participating school by enriching them with new strategies and competencies of its teachers and pupils as well as new approach of balanced portion of skills and knowledge teaching methodology.
The project activities will integrate children without problems and the children with special needs as well. Especially children with special needs are more likely to suffer from the feeling of not being successful, so it is importnat for us to have their opinion on impact of theaching strategies.
Our project is set to observe, compare and gather the best of educational systems from partner countries and make up a model class, that would best fit the needs of children in regards of their interests and needs, so their motivation of further studies grows, their feeling of success rises and therefore their attitude towards school changes for better.
We would like to - discover differences and similarities of educational systems - curriculums and school organizations: 1) in different countries, 2) in the past and now - to promote the European dimension of the educational systems
We will try to find out, how childrem would change the education for future genertions
We will look into methods of teaching and learning in different countries and find out what works for kids, what makes them learn easier and more pleasantly and efficiently (what they find good and what bed in school system)
We will examine teaching and learning skills rather then memorizing facts in the past, presence and future - what is better for being prepared for future.
We aim to teach learners to present and disseminate the effects of their work, to motivate young learners and teachers for creativity, innovation and intellectual development, to develop their language skills, their research, organizational and social skills as well as their artistic and creative abilities, to encourage intercultural competence by identifying the specific traditions and customs of European countries by adding their own contributions and receiving benefits from common work, to develop their ICT skills.
We will integrate children into the process in order to influence the change of education for their convenience and for future generations.
Activities:
- development of education: changes in equipment, subjects, methods,... through time
- interviews with grandparents, parents
- research: internet, books, other...
- discussions and excursions
- analyses and comparison of experiences with peers from other countries
- observations and analyses of lessons – various teachers, subjects, methods,... at home and in partner schools
- types of elementary schools – past and presence
- ideal school in eyes of kids – subjects, skills, knowledge needed for future jobs, methods of teaching that help learn easy and with fun
- creation of maskot, diary, posters, collages, presentations, mind maps, pictures, video, web page,
Activities of the project will be integrated into the curriculum: languages, History, Arts and crafts, Geography, ICT, Citizenship.
Partner countries: Slovakia, Holland, Portugal, Poland, Lithuania
Duration: September 2016 – July 2018
Goal of the project:
The rationale of this project is to focus on the impact of teaching methods and technics, class structures and curriculums of educational systems in each partner country on pupils. We aim to use pupils as well as teachers as observers in classes in each country and use their analyses of experienced education as a start point for creating new, more effective ways of teaching. Since the target of our work as teachers are children, it is important to have their feedback on methods we use. Our goal is to compare educational systems and teaching methods in partners countries and try to accomodate the best of them for our everyday use in the future. We would like to come up with best practice put together from all participant countries that are so diverse. The project should bring added value to each participating school by enriching them with new strategies and competencies of its teachers and pupils as well as new approach of balanced portion of skills and knowledge teaching methodology.
The project activities will integrate children without problems and the children with special needs as well. Especially children with special needs are more likely to suffer from the feeling of not being successful, so it is importnat for us to have their opinion on impact of theaching strategies.
Our project is set to observe, compare and gather the best of educational systems from partner countries and make up a model class, that would best fit the needs of children in regards of their interests and needs, so their motivation of further studies grows, their feeling of success rises and therefore their attitude towards school changes for better.
We would like to - discover differences and similarities of educational systems - curriculums and school organizations: 1) in different countries, 2) in the past and now - to promote the European dimension of the educational systems
We will try to find out, how childrem would change the education for future genertions
We will look into methods of teaching and learning in different countries and find out what works for kids, what makes them learn easier and more pleasantly and efficiently (what they find good and what bed in school system)
We will examine teaching and learning skills rather then memorizing facts in the past, presence and future - what is better for being prepared for future.
We aim to teach learners to present and disseminate the effects of their work, to motivate young learners and teachers for creativity, innovation and intellectual development, to develop their language skills, their research, organizational and social skills as well as their artistic and creative abilities, to encourage intercultural competence by identifying the specific traditions and customs of European countries by adding their own contributions and receiving benefits from common work, to develop their ICT skills.
We will integrate children into the process in order to influence the change of education for their convenience and for future generations.
Activities:
- development of education: changes in equipment, subjects, methods,... through time
- interviews with grandparents, parents
- research: internet, books, other...
- discussions and excursions
- analyses and comparison of experiences with peers from other countries
- observations and analyses of lessons – various teachers, subjects, methods,... at home and in partner schools
- types of elementary schools – past and presence
- ideal school in eyes of kids – subjects, skills, knowledge needed for future jobs, methods of teaching that help learn easy and with fun
- creation of maskot, diary, posters, collages, presentations, mind maps, pictures, video, web page,
Activities of the project will be integrated into the curriculum: languages, History, Arts and crafts, Geography, ICT, Citizenship.
Meeting in Portugal March 2018
From the 18th of March till the 23rd of March 2018 we had the last project meeting in Portugal, Freixo de Espada à Cinta.
We left by bus on Saturday to Budapest airport. We flew to Porto we spent a day sightseeing and met the rest of the partners on Sunday. We travelled to Freixo de Espada à Cinta by bus.
On Monday we started with traditional Portugeese program and the tour of the school.
In the towns´ auditorium all partners presented their schools, towns and countries and after lunch we visited the town sights. We met the major of the town and learnt about the history of the town.
During the next days we observed classes, visited the kindergarten, special needs class. We had the pupils cancel, analyzed experiences, discussed the Tips and Tops. All partners prepared a PE class for the school kids and taught it. The Portugeese partners prepared a drama chain „History love stories“. We attended excursions to the surrounding areas and learnt about the life of local people. In the school garden we planted trees of friendship.
We finished and recorded the final video „Ideal school – the bad and the good teacher“. On our way back we spent another day in Porto, where we visited also the famous Palácio da Bolsa, World of Discovery, the library Livraria Lello, which inspired the writer Joannie Rowling to write the Harry Potter book. During our trip we did geocaching with the kids. All partners pupils and teachers learnt and experienced all interesting things. We fulfilled all planned activities and returned home safely.
We left by bus on Saturday to Budapest airport. We flew to Porto we spent a day sightseeing and met the rest of the partners on Sunday. We travelled to Freixo de Espada à Cinta by bus.
On Monday we started with traditional Portugeese program and the tour of the school.
In the towns´ auditorium all partners presented their schools, towns and countries and after lunch we visited the town sights. We met the major of the town and learnt about the history of the town.
During the next days we observed classes, visited the kindergarten, special needs class. We had the pupils cancel, analyzed experiences, discussed the Tips and Tops. All partners prepared a PE class for the school kids and taught it. The Portugeese partners prepared a drama chain „History love stories“. We attended excursions to the surrounding areas and learnt about the life of local people. In the school garden we planted trees of friendship.
We finished and recorded the final video „Ideal school – the bad and the good teacher“. On our way back we spent another day in Porto, where we visited also the famous Palácio da Bolsa, World of Discovery, the library Livraria Lello, which inspired the writer Joannie Rowling to write the Harry Potter book. During our trip we did geocaching with the kids. All partners pupils and teachers learnt and experienced all interesting things. We fulfilled all planned activities and returned home safely.
Meeting in Lithuania October 2017
After the welcome program the countries´ presentations were shared. During this meeting we observed lessons in various classes and subjects. During observations the pupils had a task to watch special aspects of the lessons, such as methods of teaching, kids interaction, activities, equipment,... The emphasis was on pupils perspective of observed classes and their evaluation.
For this meeting each country prepared and tought a Math lesson for the others. Again each partner used different approach, activities and methods. The pupils evaluated them together.
We made a tour of the school, learned about its organization, Schedule and rules.
We took part in various educational excursions and workshops:
We planned activities for the next period and next project meeting.
For this meeting each country prepared and tought a Math lesson for the others. Again each partner used different approach, activities and methods. The pupils evaluated them together.
We made a tour of the school, learned about its organization, Schedule and rules.
We took part in various educational excursions and workshops:
- Traditional candle craft.
- Druskinikai – salt village were kids learnt about the history and made statues from salt dough.
- Bakery of a traditional cake Sokatis – children baked the cake in the old way in a fireplace.
- Baking of traditional potatoe pancakes made in cabbage leaves in a furnace...
We planned activities for the next period and next project meeting.
Meeting in Poland May 2017
As in all partner countries, all partners presented their culture, schools, towns and countries, traditions. The hosting school prepared a nice welcome program. We observed various classes and analyzed our experiences from them – mind maps, discussions. The task of each partner was to prepare a History lesson for all. Each partner prepared and tought own lesson in different way: Portugal – dramatization of a legend, Holland – interactive class of Dutch history from the beginning till presence, Lithuania – presentation, Poland – interesting periods of their history, Slovakia – presentation about the history highlights with a quiz in Alf program.
Another task for this meeting was for all kids to interview grandparents and parents and find out about the school system and education in the past. They compared it with present schools and decided on Tops and Tips. We compared them during this meeting and came up with the TOPS for all partners.
Kids did various activities: role-plays, problem-solving activities in mixed international groups, mathematical and logical games, science tasks and experiments, dance lesson, interactive competition during sightseeing and getting to know the town.
At the end of the meeting teachers had a meeting – evaluation, analyses of the work done and the weeks´ activities, planning and distributing new tasks.
Another task for this meeting was for all kids to interview grandparents and parents and find out about the school system and education in the past. They compared it with present schools and decided on Tops and Tips. We compared them during this meeting and came up with the TOPS for all partners.
Kids did various activities: role-plays, problem-solving activities in mixed international groups, mathematical and logical games, science tasks and experiments, dance lesson, interactive competition during sightseeing and getting to know the town.
At the end of the meeting teachers had a meeting – evaluation, analyses of the work done and the weeks´ activities, planning and distributing new tasks.
Meeting in Slovakia February 2017
All partners presented their countries and school systems to others. After a welcome program we devided into mixed groups – teachers and pupils – and had ice-breaking activities for kids to get comfortable. Partners observed various lessons in various classes: Maths tought by „Hejny method“, Arts and crafts, History lesson, PE, English,... which they evaluated afterwords. One of the activities „Spin art – lego“ was prepared and tought by teachers from a local language school for all participating pupils and teachers. Some teachers visited our Montessori kindergarten.
Each partner prepared and tought a mother language lesson to others. All of them chose different approach so they were very interesting. Pupils learnt some new words in each language.
Another task for this meeting was for children to define „The best teacher“ – how do they imagine a perfect teacher. They worked in mixed groups, they created pictures and mind maps which they shared with others.
There were various activities after school – excursions, sightseeing, games.
Teachers evaluated and planned work for the next period.
Each partner prepared and tought a mother language lesson to others. All of them chose different approach so they were very interesting. Pupils learnt some new words in each language.
Another task for this meeting was for children to define „The best teacher“ – how do they imagine a perfect teacher. They worked in mixed groups, they created pictures and mind maps which they shared with others.
There were various activities after school – excursions, sightseeing, games.
Teachers evaluated and planned work for the next period.
Meeting in The Netherlands November 2016
This was our first project meeting. The hosting school welcomed us with a nice program. Partners presented their schools and countries to all pupils. We observed and evaluated lessons in various classes. We had a Creative day, where each partner prepared some educational activities for all pupils. We had an interactive educational sightseeing, where children found out about the history of the town.
We had an International Childrens´ Conference, where children analyzed and evaluated the differences of school systems and education in all participating countries.
Theachers had a planning meeting, where they planned together all following activities, schedules, next meetings, distribution of tasks and all logistics.
We had an International Childrens´ Conference, where children analyzed and evaluated the differences of school systems and education in all participating countries.
Theachers had a planning meeting, where they planned together all following activities, schedules, next meetings, distribution of tasks and all logistics.