Die Kunst, Zukunft in Europa zu gestalten Erasmus Project

Project Title

Die Kunst, Zukunft in Europa zu gestalten

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 2015

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: Early School Leaving / combating failure in education; Access for disadvantaged; Labour market issues incl. career guidance / youth unemployment

Project Summary

1. project: background and aims
An important aim of our project was to create a guide for integrative teaching that can give main information about integrative teaching and integration at school. It can be used by pupils, teachers, parents and other interested people and it can be adjusted and supplemented in the future. The main objective of the project was to create an access to efficient education to all the pupils. The approach to reach that goal was to outline the status quo at our schools (the schools, which participated in our project) and to prove new teaching methods for integrative teaching.
We focused on the proving of methods for integrative teaching like cooperative learning, the formation of heterogeneous learning groups and differentiated subjects. Alternative learning methods, which showed the pupils how to learn and how to solve problems by themselves were also tested.
Reasons for dealing with the topic “integration” arose in the different problems all schools must deal with, which try to implement the principle of integrative education. We think, that we can contribute with the results of our project.

Another key aspect of the project was the analysis of the training opportunities of our pupils, especially of the pupils with learning disorders who are educated with integrative methods. Demands on apprenticeships and jobs were researched together. A major approach has been the focus on practical trainings with national and international partners and enterprises. The participating pupils should also gain practical experience by creating application papers and by working with regional companies to experience an analyze potential strengths and weaknesses. Reason therefore is that most pupils don’t have a clear vision of what will happen after school and which profession to aim for. A practical vocational preparation during the schooldays is an important help for the pupils.

Pupils at the age of 12 until 15 years participated in our project. Further participants: teachers, economic representatives, representatives of the municipal community and school responsible and supporters.

2. activities
• pupils participated in integrative educated lessons
• guest teachers educated the pupils at the participating schools proving of new methods
• analysis of different methods by pupils and teachers
–> deflection of improvements
• development of concepts for the interior design of the classroom/the school building for integrative education in due consideration of the individual needs of the pupils
• pantomime competition, role- and team plays
–>presentation of common situations at school and in the working environment
• team games
• visiting regional and international companies
• visiting job fairs
• cooperation with regional employment agencies
• development of job descriptions
• interviews with companies, social workers and instructors
• management game: how to establish a companie
• working with the “Europass”
• application trainings
• creation of personal application papers

3. effects/outcome
a) pupils
• strengthening of educational and social competences
• an intensive connection between the educational world and the world of employment
• use of the acquired competences, especially of the professional expertise on the local, regional and European layer
• usage of communicative and informatory technologies
• strengthening of the own identity

b) teachers
• improvement of pedagogical competence
• enlargement of the vocational courses of action
• better understanding of the European educational systems
• expansion of the knowledge about the international application procedures and possibilities and integration of them in the own subjects
–> e.g. working with the “Europass”
• an increase in motivation and job-satisfaction

c) representatives of economy
• development of a better understanding for the difficulties and needs of disabled people
• conclusion of cooperative contracts to support the vocational choice of the pupils

In the end of the project every pupil has acquired the basic knowledge and skills to apply for an apprenticeship or a job in Europe and for being well prepared for a life in the European countries. The participants of our project experienced what it means to act social and fair.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 111370 Eur

Project Coordinator

Oberschule Oelsnitz & Country: DE

Project Partners

• Franz-Jonas-Europaschule
• Zespol Szkol nr 4 w Krzeslawicach
• Zakladni skola Stribro, Gagarinova 1039, prispevkova organizace, Gagarinova 1039, Stribro
• Hauptschule Abtenau
• Základná skola – Grundschule, Hradné námestie 38, Kezmarok