TOO HARD TO BE SOFT?? Erasmus Project

Project Title

TOO HARD TO BE SOFT??

Project Key Action

This project related with these key action: Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices

Project Action Type

This project related with this action type : School Exchange Partnerships

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2018

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: Overcoming skills mismatches (basic/transversal); Quality Improvement Institutions and/or methods (incl. school development); Social dialogue

Project Summary

CONTEXT
Student acquisition on soft skills which is also one of the main objectives of EU 2020(European Comission,2010)is vital in today’s global market.Many employers would like to have workers who have posses hard and soft skills together.In fact,there can be said that a work environment is matter of fact that soft skills (communication, teamwork, problem-solving, leadership, creativity)are hard to find, these skills appeal to employees more important than finding employers with hard skills.In the last few years many studies highlighted the problem of the labour market in terms of mismatching between the jobs and the employees.They report a skill shortage among employees.Such skills are malleable at an early age rather than age of maturity.The main problem is that soft skills are considered as inborn skills.However,some individuals have already these skills by birth, some others can acquire them over time by education and If the students discuss, analyze, have modelling, they begin to develop their soft skills in school environment.ıf they can gain these abilities, they will have more chance of finding good jobs matching their abilities.Furthermore,they can build good relationships which is crucial in their social life.This-2 years- project named “TOO HARD TO BE SOFT?”,composed of 5 partners(Turkey,Lithuania,Portugal,Poland and Italy),which stems from the needs identified in all partner schools deals with the promoting high school students’ soft skills.Our aim is to foster students’ soft skills besides the hard ones as schools to make them more successful and happier in their social and work lives with the help of this project.
OBJECTIVES:
to develop communication skills and problem solving skills of students,to give students a realistic perspective of work and prepare them for the real work and social life,to guide students in making appropriate decisions,understanding of working ethic,to develop students’ teamwork skills and interpersonal skills,to motivate them to achieve their individual goals,to help participants to gain the consciousness of being a European Citizen,to arouse participants’ interest to foreign languages
-with the exchange of good practices to improve the quality of education in our institutions,to strenght the teachers’ profession
PARTICIPANTS:
There are 5 schools in this project.100 students and 48 teachers will participate in the mobilities.There will be 5 students and 2 accompanying teachers in 5 mobilities apart from the short term training staff mobility which is composed of 10 teachers.The students are between 14-18 ages and they come from different backgrounds.Among the students,there are lack in soft skills,with economical obstacles,high achievers and staying in dormitories away from their families.The participating teachers are English teachers and experienced and expert teachers on the methods,used to promote soft skills ,who will carry out the project with the other teachers of different subjects.
ACTIVITIES:
C1:November 2018″ SOFTER TOGETHER”Teacher training activity will be held in Turkey.Each school will teach its own method to promote soft skills to the others during this 5 days activity.
C2:March 2019 “A SOFTER MIND IN A HEALTHY BODY”Short term pupils exchange activity will be held in Portugal to apply its own method on students during this-5 days-actity
C3:May 2019 “WIN-WIN” Short term pupils exchange in Italy to apply its method on students during the 5 days actity
C4:October 2019 “FIND YOURSELF IN THINKING MAPS”a 5 days of short term pupils exchange in Lithuania to see the impact of its own method on students.
C5:March 2020 “SOFT DRAMA” A 5 days of short term pupils exchange in Turkey again to see the practising its method on students.
C6:May 2020 “TELL ME A STORY”Short term pupils exchange in Poland to apply its method on students with this-5 days-activity
METHODOLOGY:
While carrying out the project we will use Questionnaries,Face to face meetings,Online meetings,Research,Brainstorming,Round table meetings during the periods of implementation, monitoring and dissemination.The teaching methodologies which we will use in the activities are; Creative Drama,Cooperative Learning and Debate,Game Based Learning,Story Telling and Thinking Maps.
EXPECTED RESULTS:
New lesson plans,handbook,website,adding new methods in school curriculum,to increase the awareness of teachers, students and parents on soft skills,Thematic Dictionaries,a short film,Clubs
IMPACT:
It can observable at the level of students;acquisition of competences,change in behaviours,cultural awareness,positive attitude,teachers;to strength profession,experience with project,school;the improvement of the quality,modernisation.
LONG TERM BENEFITS:The results will be used by all the teachers during the lessons,there will be Drama and Story Clubs,Debate days will be held annually,Yoga will be added to P.E classes.Schools will improve their Erasmus+ management which will lead them to do new projects in the future

Project Website

https://softskills.vgtulicejus.lt/

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 141254 Eur

Project Coordinator

Sehit Bora Celik Anadolu Lisesi & Country: TR

Project Partners

• IV Liceum Ogolnoksztalcace im. Hetmana Stanislawa Zolkiewskiego w Siedlcach
• Vilniaus Gedimino technikos universiteto inzinerijos licejus
• Agrupamento de Escolas Fernão do Pó
• Istituto Istruzione Superiore ‘E. Majorana – A. Cascino’