Supporting teachers for developping intra-personal competencies and character education at school Erasmus Project

Project Title

Supporting teachers for developping intra-personal competencies and character education at school

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 2017

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: New innovative curricula/educational methods/development of training courses; Research and innovation; Early School Leaving / combating failure in education

Project Summary

Two regional authorities, three schools (two of them as associated partners), three universities and a centre of teacher training from Latvia, Estonia and Spain created a strategic partnership for empowering school teachers in the development of students’ intra-personal competencies and virtuous character. The topic, relevant in all the three countries, and specially in Latvia in the context of the recent governmental guidelines for virtue education at school and of the educational reforms introducing competence-based (including transversal competences) in school education, is addressed through an innovative multifaceted perspective, integrating the fields of expertise of each partner in closely related fields, such as philosophy for children, education for coexistence and citizenship, transversal competence development and virtues ethics.35 experts (educational researchers, program developers, school teachers and headmasters, policy makers, educational supervisors) from these 7 institutions joined their efforts during two years, in order to achieve two highly innovative and relevant Intellectual outputs foreseen: A report on best practices, expectations and needs in the field of character education in the 3 countries; and an innovative training program for supporting teachers who will act as “catalyst” for introducing these innovative practices at their schools. The preliminary research was implemented by academic partners in close collaboration with regional authorities. The practical insights of experts practitioners from schools enhanced the quality of the support program itself. The quality of the project was ensured also by the transnational dimension of the project: in addition to the regular online communication among partners, three transnational meetings and two short-term joint staff training events allowed for close scientific collaboration and deep and fluid exchange of experiences. The project has reached a large impact on more than 500 direct participants and participating organisations, as well as outside the organisations at different levels. Three multiplier events took place at the end of the project (one in each country) for disseminating the main outcomes, which are also made freely available in the website www.aretecatalyst.me. The support program is available in English, Spanish, Latvian and Estonian for facilitating local implementation and dissemination. The institutional commitment of partners is ensuring a sustainable impact of the project outcomes. The project is presented in the frame of Erasmus plus Key Action 2, “Strategic partnerships for School Education”. Duration: 24 months (01-11-2017 till 31-10-2019). Applicant: Education, Culture and Sports Department of Riga City (LV). Partners: University of Latvia (LV), Universidad de Oviedo (SP), University of Tartu (EE), Teacher and Resources Centre of Oviedo (SP), Advisory Board of Education and Culture of Asturias (SP), MTÜ Tartu Luterlik Peetri Kool (EE). Associated partners: Catholic Gymnasium of Riga (LV), Secondary school Alfonso II (SP). Total grant required: 116545 €

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 107530 Eur

Project Coordinator

RIGAS DOMES IZGLITIBAS KULTURAS UN SPORTA DEPARTAMENTS & Country: LV

Project Partners

• CONSEJERIA DE EDUCACION Y CULTURA
• TARTU ULIKOOL
• LATVIJAS UNIVERSITATE
• MTÜ Tartu Luterlik Peetri Kool
• CENTRO DEL PROFESORADO Y DE RECURSOS DE OVIEDO
• UNIVERSIDAD DE OVIEDO