Cultivating Languages and Youth Entrepreneurs Erasmus Project

Project Title

Cultivating Languages and Youth Entrepreneurs

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: Entrepreneurial learning – entrepreneurship education; ICT – new technologies – digital competences; Teaching and learning of foreign languages

Project Summary

The Erasmus + project “Cultivating Languages ​​and Youth Entrepreneurs” brought together partners from Estonia, Greece, Italy and Latvia. The coordinator was Aloja Ausekla Secondary School from Latvia. The project was aimed for secondary school students. 100 participants, both students and teachers, took part in transnational learning activities and 3 transnational project meetings. More students and teachers were involved in the local project activities, thus benefiting from the project.
This project was based on the promotion of a European dimension in partner schools, especially since it was the first Erasmus+ project for all. This project gave students and teachers an opportunity to acquire and improve foreign language skills, learn about entrepreneurship, ICT and promote awareness and tolerance for social and intercultural inclusion. Another major project theme was reducing food waste. Participation in activities promoted the ability to collaborate and team spirit. The partner schools and the educators involved have expressed a desire to continue their cooperation. This was an opportunity for both the school and the teachers to learn project management and the use of ICT in it. The project motivated the practical use of foreign language skills as well as learning new words and phrases, especially for students in host families.
The project promoted cross-curricular links across topics such as language, business English, entrepreneurship, ICT and food production and waste, biology, geography, history, social sciences, music. Pupils and educators took part in a series of activities to improve their knowledge of the issues covered, as well as to improve their foreign language skills, intercultural understanding and tolerance, thanks to the opportunity to cooperate in the context of European Union.
Students prepared questionnaires and surveyed more than 100 respondents to find out about the habits of local households in terms of purchasing food and reducing waste. The results were compared between partner schools and posted on school website.
The participants also had the opportunity to find out what partner schools are doing about the issue, to look at the Greek school garden, to compost, During the study trip in Greece, the students planted something typical from their country in the international garden of the project. During the presentations, the participants explained or showed more about the plant, its use.
During the project, the partner schools also got to know the eTwinning platform and created a project site there.
The project gave an idea of ​​employment in the partner school countries, regions, prospects, unemployment as well as traditional jobs as well as jobs related to the environment and tourism, business. The participants learned about the role of foreign languages ​​in different companies and sectors.
The participants made presentations about the project activities, told at school meetings, wrote articles for school and municipal websites and newspapers.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 106685 Eur

Project Coordinator

Alojas Ausekla vidusskola & Country: LV

Project Partners

• Arsakeio Lyceum of Patra
• Rakvere Eragümnaasium
• Liceo Manin