Be Open Minded Erasmus Project

Project Title

Be Open Minded

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 : Strategic Partnerships for adult education

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2020

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: Quality Assurance; Overcoming skills mismatches (basic/transversal); New innovative curricula/educational methods/development of training courses

Project Summary

The aim of the project is to open up to the new methods and ways of working. Partners are from Poland, Belgium, Italy, Great Britain and Greece. Every partner has experience in adult education and working with hard to reach learners
The “Be Open Minded” project is aimed at educators and trainers of adults (direct recipients).
The goals of the project are:
raising the professional skills of educators (animal therapy, art therapy, garden therapy, phototherapy)
exchange of experiences exploring new methods methods and ways of working with adults,
popularizing new approaches and methods in the education sector,
improving trainers’ skills
promoting different approaches to learning and different learning environments.
An indirect target group are adult learners who will benefit from the activities based on new knowledge and experience of training mobility participants as well as other educators and trainers (at least 150 people).
 
Project activities relate to activities at international (educators) and local (educators and students) levels. International meetings include 4 training modules and 2 TM dedicated to project management and evaluation.
 
The methodology includes international mobility – the host partner will present experiences related to the methods and forms in which he has experience. Then, mobility participants will share experience and knowledge at the local level and test the demand and interest to participate in activities using innovative methods.
 
The results of the project are:
4 training modules for educators (27 mobilities) and 2 TM (8 mobilities)
materials for educators, trainers and adult learners with using unusual methods (animal therapy, clown therapy, art therapy, photo therapy, garden therapy),
4 newsletters presenting the information, activities and experiences
2 articles on EPALE
1 survey of adult learners about knowledge and readiness to participate in classes conducted using innovative methods
Long-term results (after the end of the project): greater knowledge and experience of educators, materials helpful to adult educators (developed in the project), better offer of local activities, continuation of cooperation between participants and organizations.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 50623 Eur

Project Coordinator

Fundacja Badz Aktywny & Country: PL

Project Partners

• ACHAIKO INSTITUTO EKPEDEFSIS ENILIKON
• Growing Rural Enterprise Ltd
• Associazione Culturale EUTOPIA
• Asturia vzw