Let’s hit the road! Erasmus Project

Project Title

Let’s hit the road!

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: Disabilities – special needs; Key Competences (incl. mathematics and literacy) – basic skills; Intercultural/intergenerational education and (lifelong)learning

Project Summary

In the era of the “global village”, education cannot stand still when the world is being rapidly changed by advanced communication technology,. Every day students benefit from ICT achievements, such as the various range of apps. These become their natural tools in learning and leisure time. By introducing elements of education without borders to the school offerings, the learning process becomes more attractive and accessible. Traditional teaching methods alone are not meeting the needs of disabled students. The best way is the method of “Learning by doing”, in which students learn, experience, become active participants in the process of learning-teaching. In order to improve the educational offer of schools and the equalization of opportunities for persons with disabilities, 4 European schools (ZS 16 from Poland, Beacon Hill School from UK, CCOO Tomislav Spoljar from Croatia, Escola Secundaria de Francisco Franco from Portugal) have agreed to cooperate in the project “Let’s hit the road!”.
The main recipients of our project are students with disabilities who will take part in 51 mobilities. Whole school communities will take part in the activities of the project.
The main objective is to strengthen chosen key competencies through: improving communication, discovering European traditions and cultures, developing knowledge about the world, to improve social competence, self – esteem, team working, integration with their peers from Europe and the improvement of digital skills. The recipients of the project are also teachers and headteachers, as initiators and supporters of the learning process.
The main objectives of teachers/headteachers group are: the sharing of good practice, selecting and working with the resources and tools to create educational programs, therapeutic as well as teaching materials and expanding the net of European cooperation.
Another important group of recipients are parents. Our aim is to strengthen cooperation, involving them in the design work and to give them the opportunity of experiencing satisfaction from the achievements of children.
We also plan to establish and develop cooperation with local entities supporting the activities of the non-formal education and other educational institutions.
As part of the planned activities are 4 international project meetings; one in each partner school. The meetings will be to manage and coordinate the project. The focus will be issues related to the mobilities of students, evaluation, the use of IT tools, dissemination and implementation of activities. We also plan 4 short-term exchange visits of students within the framework of activities related to learning and teaching. They will be held once in each of the partner schools. Examples of activities planned during the visit: a visit to the host school, the community and surrounding areas, preparing regional dishes, handicraft workshops, participation in local and school events.
As methodology we apply the cooperative education thematic using online tools, video conferencing, outside the classroom learning as part of learning by experience, training self-reliance and self-esteem of participants and regular verification of results.Developed during the project, the results will be used during the project and after its completion, e.g .: in the form of educational materials. They are: tourist guides, cookbooks, small-talk, eTwinning project, google for education, video conferencing, a music video documenting the project activities, information displays, brochures, posters, presentations, maps, etc.
Furthermore, the result will be to raise the quality of education in educational partnerships through the introduction of long-term changes in the education and treatment of people with disabilities. Students will be more motivated to actively participate in school activities, creating new activities, and daily challenges. This leads to an increase in their knowledge of the culture, customs, geography, of the partner countries as well as their own self-esteem. They integrate with their peers from other parts of Europe which will increase their motivation to learn foreign languages. Participation in an international project becomes a success and a source of pride. Through these activities, we have the opportunity to show that people with disabilities are full and fully-fledged members of society. Teachers improve their language skills, professional skills, learn new ways of working. They will be established and enabling knowledge integrated in the framework of the schools’ cooperation, which can lead to developing further projects.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 119345 Eur

Project Coordinator

Zespoł Szkół Nr 16 & Country: PL

Project Partners

• Beacon Hill School
• Escola Secundária de Francisco Franco
• Centar za odgoj i obrazovanje Tomislav Spoljar