Educational philosophy for a new generation Erasmus Project

Project Title

Educational philosophy for a new generation

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 Schools Only

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2017

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: Ethics, religion and philosophy (incl. Inter-religious dialogue); Quality Improvement Institutions and/or methods (incl. school development); Integration of refugees

Project Summary

We chose and implemented in project frame one of the SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE pursued by the Erasmus+ Program: strengthening the profile(s) of the teaching professions, through actions with the following objectives: enhancing teachers’ professional development and linking its different phases in a continuum; supporting teachers in dealing with diversity in the classroom (including pupils with a migrant background); supporting teachers in adopting collaborative and innovative practices.
We developed a new approach to the whole education process, the awareness to new generation through psychology and innovations, constructive dialogue between teachers and students, understanding and tolerance Social differences of students, equal opportunities.
Our motto: “come back to Philosophy at school for new generations and the integration of young people: we speak in the same language” – followed us during all the time.
Project RESULTS and achievements:
1. We developed a new approach to the whole education process – provided personal Philosophy-based educational paradigm in the modern school.
Achievement:
– we developed a common position of the countries on project personal Philosophy-based education based on the selected theories and practices;
– we searched and found ways and methods to reduce the gap between different generations of teachers and students to bring their expectations by making the greatest possible breakthrough in schools.
2. We involved our students on realistic philosophy as the basis of personality development, learning, socialization, personal career and personal responsibility and commitment for the future.
Achievements:
– we offered students attractive ways to access with the different personal Philosophy, use it in life. They started to apply that and change and influence the people around them (students, teachers, parents, friends);
– together with the students we explored the young generation approach to life and education, personality and learning, freedom and responsibility, their expectations at school. Students and teachers have come to realize that pursuing high goals is a combination of opportunities and needs, philosophy of science and modern lessons. There is a consensus that comprehensive education contributes to the release of intellects and talents, and that a variety of approaches create attractive learning environments and motivation to tackle difficult things;
– now part of the students and teachers in our schools from different social groups, gather around common goals based on the philosophy at school and students’ philosophy of life;
– we created the final activities products that reflect on the three main fields of activities: research, training and self-expression. Some of them are published in Guide book “Philosophy-based paradigm for a new generation at school”. LINK: https://issuu.com/home/published/philosophy-based_paradigm_for_a_new_generation_at_.
3. We achieved synergetic effects in all project activities through the students integration of different social groups (ethnic minorities, immigrants, experiencing social or learning difficulties, etc.).
During two years, direct to project we involved more than 300 students and teachers from 5 schools in deifferent countries: Lithuania, Bulgaria, Spain, Italy and Poland. 116 (75 students and 41 teachers) of them participated in international learning, teaching and training meetings in different activities and 28 teachers attended in Transnational meetings. We organized a lot of local activities, most of them – different types of lessons using modern and classical approaches, but with a focus on holistic education and diverse student self-expression. During mobilities students took part in special activities and workshops, such as GIS mapping, Philosophers’ Debate; peer to peer educators; Social Surveys; Performances; Emotional management; Learning strategies; Fiction and Fantasy Stories; Mindfulness-based stress reduction; Paideia/couching in education; Multiple Intelligent as holistic education background; Painting caricatures on pebbles; what’s cool at school.
AFTER the end of the project we are planning some direction of activities:
– use and promote the use Philosophy-based education tools and instruments, new teaching material;
– use and promote the use of eTwinning Portal and TwinSpace in direction to project dissemination content. LINK: https://twinspace.etwinning.net/51101/home.
These activities will ensure the dissemination of results and using internal resources, including human, intellectual and virtual resources. Teacher motivation for such activities remains very high.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 132430 Eur

Project Coordinator

Vilniaus Pilaites gimnazija & Country: LT

Project Partners

• Liceo Statale “Tito Livio”
• Liceum Ogolnoksztalcace nr VII im.K.K.Baczynskiego we Wroclawiu
• INSTITUTO DE EDUCACIÓN SECUNDARIA “VILLA DE ABARÁN”
• High Comprehensive School “Saint Kiril and Metodi”