Artists and travellers: the Renaissance in Tuscany, Flanders and Castile. Erasmus Project

Project Title

Artists and travellers: the Renaissance in Tuscany, Flanders and Castile.

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 : Partnerships for Creativity

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2020

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: ICT – new technologies – digital competences; Creativity and culture; Teaching and learning of foreign languages

Project Summary

The main purpose of the project is to strengthen and to develop an already existing partnership between two EU high schools (Lycée Mousseron and IES Condesa Eylo) and to establish a new long-term partnership with an Italian high school (Liceo Scientifico E. Fermi). The main goal is to bring students to the required CEFR level for the BACHIBAC and ESABAC sections as well as for the CERVANTES, CERTILINGUA and DELF certifications, without letting economic and social obstacles prevent some students from reaching these levels and diplomas.

It also aims to facilitate a more open international perspective for the three high schools, which have placed these exchanges at the heart of their school projects and development strategies. The working languages will be French, Spanish, Italian and English. The project involves approximately 90 students aged 15 to 18 and at least 7 teachers, and mobilizes the rest of the educational communities through the activities, which are multidisciplinary. The project consists in a multidisciplinary pedagogical program based on a historical axis which highlights a common past in order to give meaning to the subjects studied and to bring the participants closer together. It also aims to encourage the creativity of the participants while bringing historical, literary, artistic and scientific knowledge.

During mobility, the chosen method combines courses, visits and accommodation with families in order to obtain an optimal synergy around the themes studied. The rest of the year, it consists in developing a website which serves to prepare and operate all aspects of the programme, and to acquire new computer skills, with the design of the site being an objective in itself.

The participants will improve their language level not only in the target language but also in their mother tongue (preparing exercises for their partner implies a reflection on his or her mother language and its differences with the target language), enrich their knowledge in various and complementary fields, and put this knowledge into practice “in situ”.

The long-term effect on the schools is expected to be highly important because it contributes to the renewal of teaching practices and encourages greater involvement of pupils and their families. In the long term, it enables the schools to maintain their recruitment levels and their international courses.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 94356 Eur

Project Coordinator

Lycée Jules Mousseron & Country: FR

Project Partners

• ISIS DA VINCI FERMI
• IES CONDESA EYLO ALFONSO