A Comenius grant: A Comenius grant: excellent learning excellent learning

holidays.holidays.

Cork (Ireland)Cork (Ireland)

Cork Cork (July-August 2007)(July-August 2007)

Cork…Cork…

Exeter (UK)Exeter (UK)

Exeter Exeter (July-August 2008)(July-August 2008)

Exeter…Exeter…

What is the Lifelong What is the Lifelong Learning Programme (LLP)?Learning Programme (LLP)?

VARIETIES: In-service training, assistantships, mobility, partnerships, workshops, multilateral projects, transversal programmes and study visits.

If you are interested, you If you are interested, you should visit these links:should visit these links: The National Agency The National Agency

(OAPEE): (OAPEE): http://www.oapee.es/oapee/iniciohttp://www.oapee.es/oapee/inicio/pap.html/pap.html

The Conselleria web page:The Conselleria web page: http://www.edu.gva.es/eva/val/prhttp://www.edu.gva.es/eva/val/programaseuropeos.htmogramaseuropeos.htm

The Cefire Godella web page:The Cefire Godella web page:

http://intercentres.cult.gva.es/cefihttp://intercentres.cult.gva.es/cefire/46401611/re/46401611/

What is an In-service What is an In-service training Comenius grant?training Comenius grant?

The objective is to help The objective is to help participants to improve their participants to improve their practical skills and gain practical skills and gain understanding of school understanding of school education in Europe. education in Europe.

For pre-school, primary, For pre-school, primary, secondary and professional secondary and professional teachers.teachers.

It may last between 1 and 6 It may last between 1 and 6 weeks.weeks.

The course can be chosen from The course can be chosen from the online database Comenius-the online database Comenius-Grundtvig training activities.Grundtvig training activities.

http://ec.europa.eu/education/trainingdatabase/search.cfm

How to apply for a How to apply for a Comenius grant?Comenius grant?

Register at the conference in the Cefire Godella.Register at the conference in the Cefire Godella. Choose a course from the database and send an e-mail to the Choose a course from the database and send an e-mail to the

institution to do a pre-inscription.institution to do a pre-inscription. Fill in the application form online in the National Agency:Fill in the application form online in the National Agency: https://https://

www.mepsyd.eswww.mepsyd.es//socratessocrates//acceso.jspacceso.jsp Print twice, sign using a blue pen, ask for your headteacher’s Print twice, sign using a blue pen, ask for your headteacher’s

signature and send the following documents to Conselleria:signature and send the following documents to Conselleria:1) Two copies of the application form.1) Two copies of the application form.2) Accreditation of your linguistic competence.2) Accreditation of your linguistic competence.3) Information of the course (from the database and the preinscription)3) Information of the course (from the database and the preinscription)4) Certifications issued by your headteacher.4) Certifications issued by your headteacher.

Then, wait till the end of May. When you receive the notification, Then, wait till the end of May. When you receive the notification, send a message to the institution to confirm the inscription and send a message to the institution to confirm the inscription and choose the accommodation (with a host family or self-catering choose the accommodation (with a host family or self-catering accommodation).accommodation).

Book your flights and pay the course fees by bank transfer.Book your flights and pay the course fees by bank transfer. When you return home, you will have to write an online report and When you return home, you will have to write an online report and

send it to your National Agency.send it to your National Agency.

Conclusions…Conclusions…

It is an excellent learning experience!It is an excellent learning experience! As a student, you improve your language skills, As a student, you improve your language skills,

you learn practical ideas for your classes and you learn practical ideas for your classes and you become into contact with other European you become into contact with other European teachers.teachers.

As a tourist, you make wonderful guided tours As a tourist, you make wonderful guided tours (included in the course) and during these two (included in the course) and during these two weeks you have the chance of knowing not weeks you have the chance of knowing not only the tourist places but the life of the city. only the tourist places but the life of the city. Classes finish in the afternoon and you have Classes finish in the afternoon and you have the rest of the day to be with your family or to the rest of the day to be with your family or to go out with your partners.go out with your partners.

Our trips in IrelandOur trips in IrelandFota Wildlife Park

Kinsale

Killarney Lakes Blarney Castle

Ireland…Ireland…Kissing the eloquence stone (Blarney Castle)

Ancient yew tree in Rock Close (Blarney Castle)

Gougane BarraLake in Cape Clear Island

Our trips in the UKOur trips in the UK

Dartmoor National Park

Tintagel Castle (Cornwall)

Bath (Royal Crescent)

Cliff railway to Lynton

UK…UK…

Dartmoor National ParkLyme Regis (The Jurassic Coast)

Torquay (The English Riviera)Exmoor National Park

Thanks for your Thanks for your attention.attention.