We learn from history Erasmus Project

Project Title

We learn from history

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 vocational education and training

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2015

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: Creativity and culture; International cooperation, international relations, development cooperation

Project Summary

The project originated on the basis of long-term cooperation of the involved schools. Some schools cooperated in fashion design, some schools in hairdressing and make-up artists. The project involved linking of these expertises. The aim of the project was to develop professional competencies and professional language skills of the students and the teachers. The target group were the students and the teachers of the secondary schools specialized in hairdressing and fashion design. The project involved six specialized secondary schools from four countries – the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary and Romania. The number of the students and the teachers directly involved in the project was more than 200 (preparation of the model, hairstyle, make-up, photos and presentations). The next group were those who participated in the presentations and exhibitions. Overall, the project has affected more than 400 people in four countries. The crucial activity of the project were the international workshops. Each of them was always focused on one historical period. At the workshop meeting all the participants presented their outputs – dresses, hairstyles, presentations, photos focused on a given historical period (antiquity, renaissance, baroque, art nouveau). At the international meeting, one collective piece of clothing including photography as a result of the mutual cooperation, was created. Every meeting finished with the public exhibition of the clothing and the photographs.

Project Outputs:
16 presentations at given historical periods (4 presentations each school, one presentation at least 10 images)
– 16 hairstyles at given historical periods of participating countries (each school 4 hairstyles)
– 16 dresses and accessories at given historical periods of participating countries (each school 4 sets of clothes and accessories)
– 16 photographs of models at given historical periods (each school 4 photos)
– 4 common hairstyles from multinational meetings
– 4 common photographs of models from multinational meetings
– calendar made up of the photos
– catalogue of all photos
– each country will prepare an exhibition of photographs and models associated with the opening

Long-term benefits of the project:
– deepening cooperation between schools which will continue after project completion
– creation of materials to be used in teaching vocational subjects and professional English (student presentations)
– enhancing professional and language competences of students and teachers – subsequent use in teaching
– promoting the historical and cultural heritage as a source of inspiration for creating high-quality, professional outputs
– improving PR of schools in the region, supporting interest in studying courses hairdresser and clothing design.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 46600 Eur

Project Coordinator

Stredni umeleckoprumyslova skola Jihlava-Helenin, Halkova 42 & Country: CZ

Project Partners

• Stredna umelecka skola Ladislava Bielika, Vajanskeho 23, Levice
• Obchodni akademie, Stredni zdravotnicka skola, Stredni odborna skola sluzeb a Jazykova skola s pravem statni jazykove zkousky Jihlava
• Stredna odborna skola dopravy a sluzieb, Jesenskeho 1, Nove Zamky
• LICEUL TEHNOLOGIC ,,TRAIAN VUIA”
• Szekesfehervari Szakkepzesi Centrum Arpad Szakkepzo Iskolaja es Kollegiuma (072101)