Together Everyone Achieves More Erasmus Project

Project Title

Together Everyone Achieves More

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 2017

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: Quality Improvement Institutions and/or methods (incl. school development); Intercultural/intergenerational education and (lifelong)learning

Project Summary

“Together Everyone Achieves More” arose in Finland, Turku, in a Contact seminar for School Education (Erasmus+), titled “Playing and Learning Child” (9-12.10.2016). Through this seminar, educators pointed out the critical role of the home and family environment in determining children’s school success. We decided that our project had to include all levels of education, if possible, from pre-school to secondary education. We focused in early childhood education because we think that family involvement at the preschool level has a number of lifelong benefits, such as establishing the importance of education and developing a network of helpful connections. Parental involvement at this critical point provides the child with a springboard that makes the move to elementary school a more tranquil transition. Therefore, four Kindergarten Schools from Greece (Athens and Crete), Finland and Latvia and a Secondary School from Belgium cooperated to organize activities that encourage all parents, regardless of their origin and language, to get involved in their children’s education.

The main aim of “Together Everyone Achieves More” is to create a friendly, active, creative, sociable and communicative school; a place of research, learning and reflection that is good for teachers, pupils and families, to strengthen good relations in the school community; we insist on the importance of teamwork and collaboration; will cooperate to promote the improvement of basic and generic skills, to create positive habits for lifelong learning, promote the inclusion of disadvantaged students, prevent learning difficulties and facilitate transition between different levels and stages. We will encourage and support families, especially refugee and immigrant families, to involve in their children’s education and help them to create a home environment that encourages learning; we will help them to increase the interaction with their children and to be more responsive and sensitive to their children’s social, emotional and development needs. Our main priority is to improve parents’ perception of the school and to strengthen the family – school connection, through organized activities which promote cooperation and creative engagement. In addition, we will improve our competence in foreign languages through the educational use of information and communication technology and direct contact with our partners.

We believe that one of the most important achievements of this project is that many different cultures will share different practices in parent involvement. We strongly believe that there is no “one size fits all” approach to increasing family involvement. The most appropriate strategies will depend on local interests, needs, and resources. Identify the strengths, interests, and needs of students’ families, schools, and staff and design strategies that correspond to these identified areas will be our greatest goal. So, all schools will organize activities and workshops adapted to the culture of each country and share the results through an e-Twinning club.

In this effort we are supported by the Athens’ University, the University of Oulu (Finland), Adult Education Centers and the local community of each country; they will all support our project and help us to disseminate the results of our project, so that to benefit as many as possible.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 76170 Eur

Project Coordinator

110o Nipiagogio Athinon & Country: EL

Project Partners

• Nipiagogeio Kentrioy
• Oulun kaupunki, sivistys- ja kulttuuripalvelut, Sampolan päiväkoti
• Rujienas pilsetas speciala pirmsskolas izglitibas iestade ” Varpina”
• Lycée Technique Provincial Jean Boets