Avanzando en STEAM y hábitos saludables Erasmus Project

Project Title

Avanzando en STEAM y hábitos saludables

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: Creativity and culture; Gender equality / equal opportunities; Health and wellbeing

Project Summary

1. CONTEXT

a) Albert Einstein Gymnasium in Sankt Augustin is located in the South of the Rhineland near Cologne (Germnany). The school with its 950 students from grade 5-12 and 80 teachers prepares mainly for academic careers („Abitur“). In times of progressing globalization we set great value on intercultural abilities (Europaschule) and sustainable development (Schule der Zukunft): We offer a bilingual branch „English“ (Bilingual Englisch) and special programmes for
Science (MINT). This school doesn’t have any kind of experience in Erasmus+ projects.

b) Fernando III Secondary School is located in the south of Spain in the town of Martos (Jaén). The economy is largely based in agriculture and farming industry; besides plastic and automobile manufactures add to the city’s economy. Our institution has about 650 students and 55 teachers. We have a wide range of training programmes including compulsory secondary education and high school (Bachillerato), as well as an intermediate VET degree and 3 upper VET degrees. Approximately 30% of the students come from a very low economic status neighbourhood and about 1/3 of them belong to disadvantaged families at risk of social exclusion, with high unemployment rate and problems associated with this situation (marginalization, high school drop-out rate, gender inequality, etc).
we have a wide experience in Erasmus+ projects: KA101, Ka102, KA103 y KA229 programs.

After conducting a thorough analysis of our strengths and weaknesses, we decided to embark on this project to share good practices.

2. GOALS
– Increase the number of girls in robotics and in the rest of STEM subjects.
-Using the new technologies acquired by each of the institutions resulting from this project, participate together in various robotic contests such as Robocup, WRO or FLL.
-Improve didactic methodologies associated with bilingualism in the IES Fernando III.
-Increase the technological competence of the STEM faculty.
-For the Spanish institution improve healthy living habits, specifically those related to sports, dance, among others.
-For the German institution to improve eating habits, to achieve a healthy diet.
– Decrease the dropout rate in the Spanish school.
– Establish policies of social inclusion in IES fernando III

3. PARTICIPANTS.
IES FERNANDO III: 15 Teachers from technology, art, physics and chemistry, and maths Departments, and the Head teacher and the Accountant. We have estimated that 1/3 of the students of the school will participate.
ALBERT EINSTEIN GYMNASIUM: 8 teachers from technology, P.E., physics and chemistry and Biology Departments, and the Head teacher and the Accountant. We have estimated that 20 % of the students of the school will participate.

4. ACTIVITIES DESCRIPTION
Some of the activities we are going to develop:
a) Spanish Teachers teaching in Germany/Preparatory Visit/Job Shadowing
b) Exchanging good practice in Robotics – Robocup championship
c) German students participate in WRO Championship.
d) German teachers teaching/Job Shadowing in Spain.
e) Spanish students participate in Robocup Championship.
f) Exchanging knowledge, culture & healthy habits.
g) German Students participate in WRO Championship.

5. METHODOLOGY
– Preparation of administrative documents to be used during the project.(Insurance, European Health Insurance Card, among others)
– Selection of the students that will be selected following the scale that have agreed between German and Spanish schools (Same Criteria)
– Selection of the teachers / supporting people. We are mainly going to choose those teachers that teach STEAM subjects. The have to be an important support for the students, they must solve their problems that can appear on a daily basis and must do it with ease.
– Activities organization. Planning for the students when travelling.
– Dissemination within the local, regional and national media and within the School Community.
– The School Board will support the project with initial funds.

6. EXPECTED RESULTS & IMPACTS.
– Increase the number of girls in robotics
– Joint participation in robotic competitions.
– Increase in the number of students approved in bilingual subjects.
– Use of the physics and chemistry laboratories at the IES Fernando III.
– Knowledge of the processes of transformation of the plastic as well as elaboration of olive oil.
– Decrease the rate of school drop-out in the Spanish school.
– At least 10% of the students will belong to families at risk of social exclusion.

7. LONG-TERM BENEFITS.
– Modification of the center project.
– Increase in interest and enrollment in STEM subjects.
– A greater experience and preparation in robotics.
– respective geographical areas, being able to advise other centers if they so request.
– Reduction of school drop-out.
– Improvement of healthy habits.
– New projects such as KA201.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 63240 Eur

Project Coordinator

IES FERNANDO III & Country: ES

Project Partners

• Albert-Einstein-Gymnasium Sankt Augustin