Art, pouvoir et société en Flandres et Castille XIV-XIXème siècle Erasmus Project

Project Title

Art, pouvoir et société en Flandres et Castille XIV-XIXème siècle

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: Inclusion – equity; Teaching and learning of foreign languages; ICT – new technologies – digital competences

Project Summary

The two schools already had a partnership to help students to reach the level of the CEFR they are supposed to reach in Bachibac, European Section or for the Cervantes or Certilingua qualifications, but some economic and social issues used to make the organisation of this partnership difficult and to keep some students out of the projects. The aim of the project was so to allow all the students, whatever their social o economic context, to participate to an exchange and to pass these qualifications.

The multidisciplinary program was articulated around the theme of the common past of the two regions and allowed to work several skills (cultural, historical, artistic and digital).

Two schools participated: Jules Mousseron highschool (North of France) and the IES Condesa Eylo (Castilla y Leon). Jules Mousseron highschool is located into a disadvantaged area, which has a high unemployment rate. The IES Condesa Eylo is located in Valladolid, which is a dynamic city and has a mixed population.

The activities mixed courses, field trips, artistic and digital activities as well as hosting by families. Different historical, artistic or cultural themes have been discussed in France and Spain, creating a pedagogical continuity. For example the students discovered the baroque music during a class in France, they visited the music museum in Brussels, attended an organ concert in a spanish church and finally they participated to a baroque dance class in the spanish school. So they could consider the baroque music into all its aspects.

The results are very positive: the students from both schools improved their linguistic skills and several french students will apply or applied to the european certification Certilingua. The project also helped the students to improve their cultural knowledges, and some students (particularly the french one, due to the social and economical context) visited more museums thanks to the project than they did these previous three years. Finally, the students also acquired some new IT skills thanks to the project and the website’s development.
The long-term benefits are varied in many ways. First of all, we notice a benefit for students, who open up to the world and, from a personal point of view, gain self-confidence by realizing that they can communicate (and make themselves understood) in a foreign language. The benefits are also positive for the teachers of the participating organizations, who have consolidated their partnership. Finally, the Erasmus + project and its dissemination on social networks and in the press should help to change the often negative image that the French partner has in his region, because of the unfavorable context of his city.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 86390 Eur

Project Coordinator

Lycée Jules Mousseron & Country: FR

Project Partners

• IES CONDESA EYLO ALFONSO