ON THE ROAD Erasmus Project

Project Title

ON THE ROAD

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 2016

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: ICT – new technologies – digital competences; Pedagogy and didactics; Inclusion – equity

Project Summary

Skype contacts between pupils at the Antelopenskolan in Klippan, Sweden and OS Ive Andrica, Zagreb, Croatia, prompted teachers from both schools to start discussions on school development issues. We have concluded that we need to change teaching to create opportunities for students to develop skills that the future labor market will claim.
We have defined the following objectives:
-to build up new strategies focusing on ICT and collaboration with colleagues in Croatia and to learn through cooperation and exchange of ideas and proven practice
– to increase teachers` confidence and creativity in the using of ICT in teaching
-to expand the collaboration between two schools in the EU, by increasing knowledge and understanding about cultural, historical and linguistical differences between pupils in northern and southern Europe.
– to give the pupils the opportunity to learn ICT and to connect with children abroad, learn about other countries and widen their views by using those tools.
The project was planned and implemented by two schools: Antelopenskolana, Klippan, Sweden and OS Ive Andrica, Zagreb; Croatia.
Antilopenskolan is located in the centre of Klippan and it reflects the Klippan municipality’s socio- economic structure. It`s a small school with about 200 pupils aged from 6 to 12. More than 70 per cent of the pupils are bilingual. The staff in Antilopenskolan have a lot of experience in working with refugees and children with different cultural backgrounds. The school is centrally located in Klippan which means that a lot of pupils live in difficult social circumstances. The educational work is characterized by an intercultural approach and language development as the basis of the pupils’ knowledge. The pupils’ socio-economic situation entails that the schools compensatory role is extremely important. It`s also important to motivate students to pursue further studies and secure a future with a good education.
Ivo Andrić elementary school is situated in New Zagreb. There are about 500 pupils aged 7-15. There are some pupils with special needs, too. During 2011/2012 Ivo Andric school participated (among 22 other schools from all over the world) in an international project ‘ Interactive exercising’ which combines modern technologies with exercising. A skype contact was established with Antilopenskolan which pupils use to communicate with their skype friends about different topics. From 2013-2015 OS Ive Andrica was participating in Comenius project ‘Healthy Life Project’ together with 8 other countries. Ivo Andric school was chosen to be an experimental school in which Science subjects will be taught usig ICT in teaching ( e-books) starting September 2016.
Our common aim and reason why we wanted to participate in On the Road project is to modernize teaching technologies using ICT and to improve teachers’ knowledge of it.
The evaluation of the project has shown that we made three changes to the time tables:
– after the conversation with the partner school, we have moved students’ visit to Sweden / Croatia until March 2017 and March 2018. The change was made because students in Sweden write several national tests in May
– we have made changes to the timetable regarding transnational project meetings as well. The first meeting was planned to be held in the Klippan. But we decided to start the project in Zagreb. The meeting took place in early October 2016.
– The second transnational project meeting we moved to 25 and 26 June 2018. The meeting has been moved to facilitate evaluation of project and report writing

All other activities were carried out according to the project description.
– We have enjoyed two successful learning, teaching training events. Ten teachers from each school have been able to find out about the country’s school system, have participated in the teaching and exchanged experience and knowledge in the work on ICT. In addition, there have been interesting discussions about similarities and differences in educational processes and educational documentation.
– Four pupils and two teachers from partner schools have made a turn-by-turn visit. Pupils have got insight into each other’s school day and discovered similarities and differences in school, language and culture. New friendships were built.
– In addition, the pupils have had regular Skype contacts – a total of 16 times.
– Steering groups have had 4 video conferences in order to evaluate and plan activities and follow up the budget
– All planned activities at the local level have also been carried out according to our joint plan
– The biggest change has occurred in the teacher`s group. Due to the fact that the process management was well planned and implemented, the teachers gained new knowledge about ICT and started the change process in everyday teaching.
– We have evaluated the changes quantitatively through a questionnaire but also qualitatively .

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 53637,5 Eur

Project Coordinator

Antilopenskolan & Country: SE

Project Partners

• Osnovna skola Ive Andrica