FIT FOR THE FUTURE Erasmus Project

Project Title

FIT FOR THE FUTURE

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 2016

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: ICT – new technologies – digital competences; Entrepreneurial learning – entrepreneurship education; Health and wellbeing

Project Summary

Emotional, mental and physical wellbeing, maintaining healthy life styles and developing the necessary skills for future employment through innovative methods are issues of interest and concern to students, families, teachers, schools, employers, local authorities and National Governments. In view of this, we have developed and wish to complete our trans national project ‘Fit For The Future’ designed specifically to address the above.The project is designed help pupils to:-develop a further understanding of working in an innovative way through specific tasks and activities,-up skill pupils and enhance entrepreneurial skills,-improve pupil potential and suitability for future employment on leaving education,-enhance confidence and expand career aspects and opportunities within the European job market,-improve and develop a further understanding of physical, emotional and mental wellbeing and its association with success in life in general and in the world of work,-share and communicate the best pupil and professional practice through an international professional learning community raising standards in pupil performance, teaching and learning as well as leadership and management as well as issues noted above.The project will promote a deeper understanding of language and cultural differences as well as horizontal issues and associated common issues such as:-ensuring an inclusive education for migrant pupils,-developing an appreciation of global citizenship, diverse lifestyles and habits that impact on our ever changing world and future,-preparing for and understanding European Citizenship and global coexistence, and so being ‘Fit For The Future’.This project enables:-schools with past experience of official project working to work with schools with little or no experience of working in such projects, -the use of ICT in education and beyond to be improved.Teachers and school staff will learn about new and different teaching strategies, using techniques and resources shared between professionals. They will become naturally involved in European innovation and diversity with regard to cultural, geographical, linguistic, well being, entrepreneurship, innovative working and preparing pupils for the world of work and employment. Their use of ICT as teachers and educators will be enhanced along with their ability to work within a network of fellow professionals communicating during and after the project. School staff will develop their use of e twinning. The project will increase the participation of teachers who play a vital role in the labour of education. Their professional knowledge will be expanded as a result of sharing the best practice through specific professional network activities planned. This project deals directly with common challenges facing each country in terms of up skilling the future national and European workforce. As entrepreneurship and innovative initiatives are generally under developed in all participating countries, the planned activities deal directly with combating this problem.Schools will promote the exchange of their most effective teaching techniques and develop the power of resources of each educational establishment. Minds will be broadened and horizons will opened into Europe as a community. Schools will also benefit from the opportunity of sharing innovative practice.Parents, school governors and community members will be involved in European diversity with regard to cultural, well being, entrepreneurship, innovation and employment factors. Their knowledge of the progress of their children will increase.2941 pupils will take part in this project, of which (1692 are disadvantaged) along with 242 school staff.The common activity related themes for each specific part of the project are:-Pupil Networking (i)-Professional Networking (for teachers) (ii)-Development of innovation, business, basic and entrepreneurial skills. Pupils will organize a local market to sell their product (iii)-Exchange of language and culture (iv)Student Inclusion was placed at the heart of our early communication as we planned this project. Even though pupils will not take part in international visits they will be fully engaged in our project. Through this project an International School Council will be formed, communicating using e twinning. Project participants will stay in contact beyond the official project end date. Schools will continue to aid each other to raise standards, sharing best practice with other schools. Within each school, there will be a range of tools used to disseminate project information as detailed in this application. The effect of this project will impact on school pupils, staff and school connections during the official project and beyond.Having communicated at length and considered the content, we strongly believe as participants that all who take part in it will benefit immensely and be ‘Fit For The Future.’

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 69655,27 Eur

Project Coordinator

Ysgol Gymraeg Rhydaman & Country: UK

Project Partners

• NMS Judenburg
• C.E.I.P. Los Campanales
• VS Judenburg-Stadt
• 5th Primary School Volos
• Kastellin koulu, Oulun kaupunki