ENOCULTURE. START OF EUROPEAN ENOLOGY, PREFILOXERIC EUROPEAN GRAPES Erasmus Project

Project Title

ENOCULTURE. START OF EUROPEAN ENOLOGY, PREFILOXERIC EUROPEAN GRAPES

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 school education

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2018

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: Natural sciences; Entrepreneurial learning – entrepreneurship education; Cooperation between educational institutions and business

Project Summary

OENOCULTURE. BEGINNING OF OENOLOGY IN EUROPE. PRE-PHYLLOXERA GRAPES.

The project has been an experience that has developed in students an experimental methodology of contents associated with school curricula, contents of areas and subjects present in secondary education and new evaluation methods. The project was based on experiential learning, reinforcing the search for information and communication between European students and teachers.

The partnership has been formed by Aurelio Gómez Escolar School (E), 1st Gynasio Acharnon (GR), Regional Gymnasium of Livadia (CY), 5th Gymnasium Chanion (GR), IES TEGUISE (E) and the University of Burgos (E). The profiles of each partner are clearly defined. The four partner schools have developed the project in their classrooms, the schools have assumed the role of partners in which the project is directly developed, implemented and evaluated. The Canarian IES and the University of Burgos provide technical support in various subjects. The school in Burgos coordinates the project and the school in Acharnes has led the dissemination and supported the connection between partners.
In the partner schools, an average of 37% of the pupils were involved (60% in virtual activities), selecting pupils according to their direct involvement in the project and in activities. However, in order to seek a direct impact of the project on the pupils, practically all secondary school pupils participated in project activities during their academic period. In the Canary Islands secondary school, 100% of the students in vocational training in the agricultural area participated directly in project activities. At the University of Burgos, students have participated in the development of final degree projects. As it is a multidisciplinary project, practically 100% (except in subjects with little connection or specialised subjects) of the teaching staff of the partner schools have actively introduced and evaluated some activity.

During the 18 months of the project, the schools have designed a business simulation within the industrial oenological sector: winemaking, developing a quality plan, product analysis and a study on economics, regulations and marketing. Development interrupted by the pandemic.

The project tries to connect students directly with their business and social environment, connecting them in a direct way and generating an immersion of the students in their closest social environment. The students have also met similar environments in the LTT to Chania and in a virtual way. The collaboration of the partner institute and the University complements the activities, reinforcing the technical contents related to agriculture, viticulture and quality control techniques. As a complement to the project, the schools have developed a study of pre-phylloxera grapes in Europe, present in the centres of Lanzarote and Crete.

The innovative character of this project has been generated precisely because of the confinement and the impossibility to carry out face-to-face activities. Activities have been generated and published by interacting closely and thus generating mutual enrichment, capacity building and digital work skills. A key objective of the project has been to offer students and teachers a new vision of how globalised education and cooperative networking works.

The virtual LTT to Larnaca has been oriented towards the comparison of the economic crisis caused by the phylloxera and pandemic in the vineyards and the COVID19 crisis. This change of orientation, while maintaining the contents on request, has tried to update the project to the situation. The European students have started a research on the economic and social environment of the surroundings of all the project partners and the impact of the COVID crisis on the oenological sector.

The project has also sought a form of cooperative work between students, online throughout the development of the project, extending this methodology in the development of the virtual LTT C6 and face-to-face development in LTTs C1 and C4.
The project has been supported by the analysis and support of content to the culture, religion and customs of the other partner members, as well as expressing to others their preferences in these areas. On the other hand, from the schools, a need has arisen in the pupils to generate entrepreneurial initiative and to connect the pupils with business centres in their environment and in the European environment.

The development of the project has been adapted to the contents and development proposed in the application, meeting the objectives and schedule in the first 18 months of the project and adapting its development to a digital system.

It should be added that the design of the project is aimed at motivating students at risk of school failure due to its practical approach, and aimed at facilitating the opening of the centres and their students to Europe.

Project Website

https://proyectoenologico.wixsite.com/enocultura

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 128099,2 Eur

Project Coordinator

Colegio Aurelio Gómez & Country: ES

Project Partners

• 1o GYMNASIO ACHARNON
• 5o Gymnasio Chanion
• UNIVERSIDAD DE BURGOS
• Regional Gymnasium of Livadia
• IES TEGUISE