HLW Rankweil lives Europe with Erasmus+ Erasmus Project

Project Title

HLW Rankweil lives Europe with Erasmus+

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 : School Exchange Partnerships

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2019

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: Teaching and learning of foreign languages; Quality Assurance; International cooperation, international relations, development cooperation

Project Summary

Erasmus+ Project: Exchanging Austrian and Italian culture

The project partners will use the eTwinning platform for the preparation and evaluation of the Erasmus exchange project. They are responsible for finding suitable accommodation with host families. The supervising teachers will ensure that the prescribed learning goals are achieved.

This exchange programme will allow the students to appreciate new lifestyles and cultures. They will overcome cultural bias and reduce prejudices. The “Arge Alp” association between Vorarlberg and Trentin created this exchange initiative in 2010.

The students of the HLW Rankweil and the Liceo Artistico Vittoria grammar school will
have the opportunity to spend two weeks with Italian or Austrian families, respectively. In this period, they will attend school with their Austrian or Italian classmates. It is worth mentioning that both schools have different educational focuses.

The 15- to 17-year-old participants have an A1 to A2 language level of Italian and Spanish.

The Italian school is an art school, whereas the Austrian school is a vocational school which provides comprehensive education alongside economics and service training. Both schools encourage and expect creativity from their students. Above all, the students will learn about new subjects.

The Austrian students will be able to take advantage of the convenient location of the partner school and get to know the nearby cultural sites Trento, Verona and Venice. The Italian students will become familiar with the Vorarlberg region and its various industries through planned excursions.
The young people will be able to gather experiences through two different valuable avenues:
For one, they will get a taste of Italian or Austrian family life, and additionally they will have the opportunity to experience a different school environment.

By studying abroad, the students will be exposed to new ideas and will have to practice tolerance. They will realize that learning a foreign language will serve as a springboard for their professional and personal future.

Teaching will not be restricted to the classroom. The “learning en passant method” will be employed, so that the excursions, their free time, the time with their guest families and in the new environment will become an opportunity to passively learn about the other cultures and improve their language skills.

During the exchange programme, the students will have to write regular diary entries. The diaries will be collected and incorporated into the evaluation of the project.

After the programme the students, will be encouraged to incorporate their new knowledge into their daily routine with the hope of improving the quality of their continuing education.

In the future, we plan to develop a network of partner schools across Europe for which this project is the seed.

Project Website

http://www.hlwrankweil.at

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 19916 Eur

Project Coordinator

Kuratorium der HLW Rankweil & Country: AT

Project Partners

• Istituto delle Arti Trento