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Our Schools – Our Schools – European Knowledge European Knowledge

CentresCentres

INOVAINOVA

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Theme 8Theme 8

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International EnvironmentInternational Environment

Studying, working & living abroadStudying, working & living abroad

Internationalization at schoolInternationalization at school – preparing students to take part in the international community – broader perspective & better chances in the global job market

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The Age of GlobalizationThe Age of Globalization

Boundaries are crossed broadening Boundaries are crossed broadening our horizons & making the world a our horizons & making the world a smaller placesmaller place

International cooperation, the International cooperation, the Internet & travel make personal & Internet & travel make personal & business relationships across business relationships across boundaries increasingly commonboundaries increasingly common

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Modern European SchoolsModern European Schools

EnsuringEnsuring:

open & democratic societiesopen & democratic societies through cooperative & collaborative through cooperative & collaborative activities involving different European activities involving different European countries countries

strengthening European strengthening European dimension dimension of educational institutionsof educational institutions

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In Other WordsIn Other Words……

...... schools need to:

STIMULATE studentsSTIMULATE students to discover to discover their regionstheir regions

ENCOURAGE studentsENCOURAGE students to develop to develop lifelong learning skillslifelong learning skills

EMPOWER studentsEMPOWER students to learn about to learn about cultural diversitycultural diversity

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DEVELOPDEVELOP students’ team buildingstudents’ team building

STRENGTHEN & PROMOTESTRENGTHEN & PROMOTE European European citizenshipcitizenship

STIMULATE STIMULATE students’students’ personal personal developmentdevelopment

RAISE RAISE the qualitythe quality of education & the of education & the schools’ international dimensionschools’ international dimension

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OurOur……

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RResponsible esponsible

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SSelf-confident elf-confident

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9 European Countries…9 European Countries…

...... BULGARIA, CROATIA, GREECE, BULGARIA, CROATIA, GREECE, LATVIA, LITHUANIA, PORTUGAL, LATVIA, LITHUANIA, PORTUGAL, SLOVAKIA, SPAIN & THE UNITED SLOVAKIA, SPAIN & THE UNITED KINGDOM (WALES)KINGDOM (WALES) – preparing – preparing students to take place in a democratic students to take place in a democratic societysociety

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Developing…Developing…

Oral & written communication Oral & written communication skillsskills in in mother tongue & foreign mother tongue & foreign languageslanguages

Team workTeam work

Critical thinking & problem solvingCritical thinking & problem solving

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8 Themes8 Themes

1.1. Major Community ProblemsMajor Community Problems

2.2. The School The School oof Our Dreamsf Our Dreams

3.3. Effective Intercultural EducationEffective Intercultural Education

4.4. The Treasures Within UsThe Treasures Within Us

5.5. Education Versus ExclusionEducation Versus Exclusion

6.6. Local Treasures Through Our Local Treasures Through Our Students’ EyesStudents’ Eyes

7.7. Universal Living ValuesUniversal Living Values

8.8. Our Schools – European Knowledge Our Schools – European Knowledge CentresCentres

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MoreoverMoreover

DEVELOPINGDEVELOPING our cultural awareness our cultural awareness & cross-cultural competences& cross-cultural competences through through strengthening a feeling of belonging to strengthening a feeling of belonging to a common European society & culturea common European society & culture

INCREASINGINCREASING our level of tolerance to our level of tolerance to othersothers

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The Project’s International ScopeThe Project’s International Scope

IMPROVINGIMPROVING our knowledgeour knowledge of foreign of foreign languageslanguages

DEVELOPINGDEVELOPING key abilitieskey abilities for for teamwork, communication & teamwork, communication & cooperation, planning & organizingcooperation, planning & organizing

EXCHANGEEXCHANGE of ideas, experience & of ideas, experience & informationinformation – more interesting – more interesting teaching & learning methodsteaching & learning methods

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LearningLearning……

...... about each other’s communities –about each other’s communities – increased level ofincreased level of

RESPECT & TOLERANCERESPECT & TOLERANCE

Overcoming stereotypes & Overcoming stereotypes & becoming becoming more responsible European more responsible European citizenscitizens

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Project’s ThemesProject’s Themes

Successful integrationSuccessful integration into the into the curriculum of many subjectscurriculum of many subjects (history, (history, geography, social studies, mother geography, social studies, mother tongue & foreign languages, ethicstongue & foreign languages, ethics,, art)art)

DevelopingDeveloping speaking, writing & speaking, writing & reading skills as well as the ability to reading skills as well as the ability to compare, analyze, synthesize & compare, analyze, synthesize & summarize by mastering ICT skillssummarize by mastering ICT skills

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Increased KnowledgeIncreased Knowledge……

...... of the partner countries’ local & of the partner countries’ local & national heritage, customs, traditions, national heritage, customs, traditions, history, geographical features – history, geographical features – becoming aware of the core rights of becoming aware of the core rights of European citizensEuropean citizens

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ConsequentlyConsequently……

...... increased interestincreased interest of our students’ of our students’ for international projects & taking part for international projects & taking part in many innovative activities in many innovative activities (curricular & extra curricular)(curricular & extra curricular)

Developing the conceptDeveloping the concept of active of active European citizenship based on European citizenship based on UNDERSTANDING, RESPECT AND UNDERSTANDING, RESPECT AND TOLERANCE TOWARDS OTHER TOLERANCE TOWARDS OTHER CULTURESCULTURES

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Moreover…Moreover…

...... PROMOTINGPROMOTING European values & the European values & the idea of lifelong learningidea of lifelong learning

EXPERIENCINGEXPERIENCING the cultural diversity the cultural diversity & a greater understanding of social & & a greater understanding of social & common European problemscommon European problems

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As a ResultAs a Result……

...... our school has become a our school has become a EUROPEAN KNOWLEDGE CENTREEUROPEAN KNOWLEDGE CENTRE offering a platform for sharing offering a platform for sharing knowledge, bringing together ideas knowledge, bringing together ideas and increasing the level of and increasing the level of internationalization in our education – internationalization in our education – a a lifelong learning centre preparing us lifelong learning centre preparing us for lifefor life

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