Candle wisdom Erasmus Project

Project Title

Candle wisdom

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 2018

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: Key Competences (incl. mathematics and literacy) – basic skills; Quality Improvement Institutions and/or methods (incl. school development); New innovative curricula/educational methods/development of training courses

Project Summary

“Candle wisdom” is the project under the framework of Erasmus+ strategic partnership for schools program. Project unites primary schools from Latvia, Finland, Italy, Turkey and Portugal with the aim to meet the demand of the modern world with major implications for literacy. Digitalization, labour market, social and civic participation – all these factors demand a greater ability to evaluate information critically within the context of a seemingly infinite universe of available options. Good literacy skills are needed to manage their health, stay socially active and engage politically. Interaction is increasingly conducted through social networking, particularly among young people. However, good literacy skills are a prerequisite to be able to participate in this trend. The main objective of the project is to search for innovative methods that could be employed to promote reading and writing skills of primary level children, exchange experiences of integration of such methods into the learning process of school curricula and raise an awareness of the importance of these skills and their cross sectorial relation to other subjects and crucial skills – such as logical, analytical thinking, communication, independent decision-making, planning, concentration, memory etc.
The project specific objectives are following:
– Inspire youngsters to read not only in school environment but also in their everyday life;
– To exchange experiences about the reading practices between partner school’s pupils;
– Motivate primary school pupils practically research, explore and participate in activities aimed at strengthening their literacy skills;
– To discover and learn about partner countries cultures, literatures, languages;
– Develop and improve English language skills communicating with peers and preparing project work materials;
– Raise awareness of the different European national education systems and cultural diversity;
– Introduce and promote innovative methods that facilitate reading and writing skills of primary level school children;
– Develop, test, adapt and adopt/implement innovative practices relating to learning and teaching methodologies and pedagogical approaches, those delivering key
competences and basic skills, language skills;
– Exchange experiences and good practice, carry out peer learning activities and workshops;
– To help participating schools to increase ability to work in international projects.
About 500 pupils will be directly involved in the activities of the project and nearly 2200 students will indirectly involve in the project. 50 teachers are expected to involve directly to the project activities. From all participating schools over 192 teachers and other school staff will indirectly benefit from the project.
The project will consist from following activities: Project kick-off meeting, 5 learning, teaching, training activities for pupils, teachers and school staff, set of local activities in each school – reading contest, thematic literature weeks, seminars, concerts workshops etc.
The main methodology used carrying out the project will be: formal and non-formal methods such as presentations, workshops, group work, gamification, peer learning and active learning, discussions, field visits, outdoor learning by real experiences. Additional emphasis will be made to exploit the multidisciplinary approach – LTT activities will be connected with the school curricula and the developed skills during the activity will increase pupil’s motivation to learn and will help to acquire primary school curricula.
The project envisages following results:
– partner schools will strengthen and develop closer cooperation with each other;
– in all participating schools, innovative education process development will be promoted by introducing new initiatives that facilitate literacy;
– awareness will be raised about importance of higher level of literacy that is necessary to successfully integrate into the modern society;
– school teacher professional development will be promoted;
On a long-term perspective – the expected goal is to improve the overall level of literacy between youngsters living in all partner schools and their local communities. Schools will adapt the innovative methods learned during the project in their teaching/learning programs.

Project Website

https://project-candle-wisdom.mozello.lv

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 35610 Eur

Project Coordinator

Plavniekkalna sakumskola & Country: LV

Project Partners

• Viikkalan koulu
• SELCUKLU IBRAHIM YAPICI ILKOKULU
• Escola Básica do 1º Ciclo com Pré-Escolar da Marinheira
• Istituto Comprensivo Europa