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Erasmus+ Small Scale Partnership
November 2023- October 2024
Partners: EDUCANET Highchool (CZ), Gradinita nr 1 kindergarten (RO), Arılı Middle School (TR) FOMÜBİRLİK NGO (TR)
The project focuses on enhancing environmental competence among staff, students, and administrators in participating institutions and their communities. Activities include transnational meetings, educational initiatives, and the creation of a digital modular curriculum for environmental awareness. Aligned with priorities such as combating climate change and promoting digital skills, the project emphasizes sustainable practices and responsible resource consumption. Digitalization efforts during the pandemic drive the preparation of digital course materials for environmental education. Transnational meetings will contribute to developing a digital Modular Curriculum of Environmental Education. Target groups include staff, teachers, administrators, students, and their families, to disseminate project outputs locally and globally. The project aims to elevate digital competencies among staff and enhance digital literacy for students exposed to the created course materials, fostering proactive environmentalists and extending environmental awareness beyond institutional boundaries.
Erasmus + Expert Speaker 2022-1-TR01-KA122-SCH-000079302.
February 19-22, 2024 Izmir, Turkey
During Andrew's visit to Izmir, Turkey, the training focused on equipping teachers with the skills and knowledge needed to effectively educate gifted students. The sessions covered a range of topics, starting with the significance of environmental awareness education for gifted students and strategies for creating a collaborative classroom environment despite enriched educational content. The training also delved into the preparation of enriched content and activities tailored to the specific interests and abilities of gifted students, offering practical workshops for implementation. Furthermore, teachers were introduced to various tools and materials suitable for addressing the needs of gifted students in the classroom. Workshops were conducted to develop these resources and guide teachers on their use, emphasizing the integration with enriched content and activities designed to engage and challenge gifted students effectively. The overall goal of the visit was to empower teachers to enhance the educational experience for gifted students through a combination of theoretical insights and practical applications.
Public Worshop in cooperation with EDUCANET Praha Highschool
February, 2024
This course is designed for ambitious young students aged 15-18 who aspire not only to be digital content creators but also to carve their own entrepreneurial path. Focused on cultivating skills crucial for today's online landscape, participants will delve into managing social media platforms like Instagram and TikTok. Additionally, they will master the art of creating compelling visuals, including Photoshopped images, marketing posters, and banners. The curriculum places special emphasis on crafting professional layouts for pages and developing impactful promotional materials. By the course's conclusion, students will gain a heightened awareness of the professional demands and expectations within the entrepreneurial realm, equipping them with the skills needed to thrive in the dynamic world of digital content creation and business ownership.
Public Support Group Project
February, 2024, Czech Republic
Retirement need not be synonymous with a sedentary lifestyle. Numerous engaging classes cater to seniors, and this month, our emphasis lies in fostering connections between the younger and older generations. The objective is to discover a shared language, challenging the notion that they cannot coexist harmoniously. Through multi-generational workshops, we aim to bridge the gap created by decades of distinct educational and cultural backgrounds. These workshops encompass diverse activities such as storytelling, drawing, board games, and traditional pursuits aimed at fostering meaningful intergenerational bonds.
SeniorSafety Adult Education is a comprehensive six-session program dedicated to instructing and assisting senior citizens in matters of personal, home, digital, and financial safety. The project delves deeply into essential topics such as selecting a reputable locksmith to avoid exploitation, navigating encounters with dubious marketers to safeguard personal information, leveraging digital technology for enhanced privacy and seamless communication with loved ones, and gaining proficiency in accessing modern applications. Additionally, the program equips seniors with the knowledge to stay abreast of current trends in Bitcoin and other blockchain currencies. The primary objective of this initiative is to empower senior citizens, fostering a sense of safety and community integration. Through a combination of educational content and emotional and social support, the SeniorSafety Adult Education project aims to enhance the well-being of seniors, enabling them to navigate the challenges of the modern world with confidence.
Erasmus+ Small-scale partnerships in adult education, 2021-1-TR01-KA220-SCH-000032726
November, 2023 - Spain
Third mobility for the remarkable project focusing on the Student Development Detection System and Positive School Climate Project with Innovative Digital Applications. Collaborating with the Slow Tech Institute (Czech Republic), Helix Helezon (Vienna, Austria), Milmoh (Malaga, Spain), and the Turkish Ministry of National Education (Ankara, Turkey), we convened to explore the optimal ways to equip parents, students, and teachers with a modern, user-friendly app. This app not only gathers student grades but also integrates testing, addresses mistakes, and enhances overall student motivation and performance.
It is a privilege for us to have received an invitation from the Ministry of Education to attend a 3-day lecture and workshop event in Aksarai, Turkey, led by Andrew Critchlow. The program centered around Sustainable Education - Eat Healthy, Be Active, Be Aware and involved delivering lectures to local educators and professionals, as well as conducting small group workshops with chosen students at the Aksaray Spor Lisesi, Fine Arts High School in Aksaray. The event concluded with a visit to a local waste management facility, showcasing a state-of-the-art ecological system designed to eliminate waste and pollution.
Erasmus+ Small-scale partnerships in adult education
October, 2023 - Vienna, Austria
Another fruitful meeting with our partners via the SlowTeach Institute in Vienna, Austria. Over several days, we engaged in discussions regarding strategies to offer parents, students, and teachers a contemporary and user-friendly application. Our Turkish collaborators showcased their latest creation – a modern, professional, easily accessible, and manageable mobile app. This app not only tracks student grades but also integrates testing, addresses mistakes, and strives to improve overall student motivation and performance.
Main Speaker: Mgr.Bohumil Kartous Ph.D, author of No Future: Vezeme děti na parním stroji do virtuální reality? (2019)
The SchooLink conference is the flagship event of the House of Foreign Cooperation, Czech Republic (Domu zahraniční spolupráce) in the field of school education. This year's edition has the subtitle International Projects of High Quality and Modernity. The program is aimed at supporting organizations involved in the Erasmus+ program and improving the quality of implemented projects. We will focus on topics such as project management, financial management, quality standards, artificial intelligence, the implementation of long-term mobility, or the use of eTwinning in projects.
August, 2023 Prague, Czech Republic
Student Development Detection System and Positive School Climate Project with Innovative Digital Applications - In cooperation with Slow Tech Institute (Czech Republic), Helix Helezon (Vienna, Austria), Milmoh (Malaga, Spain), and Turkish Ministry of National Education (Ankara, Turkey). It is a two-year project in which partners from Turkey, Austria, Spain, and the Czech Republic jointly create an integrated system of digital applications for the intelligent evaluation of learning outcomes and the design of suitable activation techniques for use in the Turkish basic education system.
April, 2023
Kars, Turkey
We are honored to have received an invitation from the Kars Provincial Directorate of National Education to share our expertise on the EU educational system and pioneering teaching methodologies. Our presentation will spotlight the integration of innovative teaching methods in the context of digitalization and gamification, with a special emphasis on their role in fostering inclusivity and supporting students with special needs. We look forward to engaging in meaningful dialogue and contributing insights that promote effective and equitable education for all learners in Kars and beyond.
