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Facilitating Learning through International Partnerships

If you want to explore more on ways to empowering your students and facilitating learning you should consider taking part in international partnership opportunities as you can see in the videos below:

Partnerships for the Goals (Primary Education) Partnerships for the Goals (Secondary Education)

eTwinning

e-Twinning is a well known platform which gathers schools across the Europe in order to communicate, collaborate, develop projects, share and, in short, feel and be part of the most exciting learning community in Europe. It is used for building confidence in digital skills both for teachers and students and it is co-funded by the Erasmus+, the European programme for Education, Training, Youth and Sport.¹

How to register and apply?

STEP 1: Pre-registration

Go to https://www.etwinning.net/en/pub/preregister.cfm and complete the information about yourself and your school.A confirmation email will be sent to your school. The Headteacher will need to validate your email address in the system and confirm that you are currently teacher in that specific school. Once your pre-registration is confirmed and validated, you will be able to complete the second part of the registration process.

STEP 2: Complete your profile in the platform eTwinning Live.

https://live.etwinning.net/unauthorized?lang=en

STEP 3: Explore the collaboration opportunities and create a contact network according to your interests and in order to find the best partnerships for your projects.

STEP 4: Join an existing project or create your own.

STEP 5: For creating your own project you should select school in which you want to start the project, select the partner(s) and give a detailed project description.

Erasmus + (2021-2027)

Erasmus+ is the EU's programme to support education, training, youth and sport in Europe. The 2021-2027 programme places a strong focus on social inclusion, the green and digital transitions, and promoting young people’s participation in democratic life.It supports priorities and activities set out in the European Education Area, Digital Education Action Plan and the European Skills Agenda. The programme also

supports the European Pillar of Social Rights
implements the EU Youth Strategy 2019-2027
develops the European dimension in sport²

Why does it work?

It allows you to establish synergies with other organizations.

It promotes internationalisation through strategic planning.

It develops sustainable and transferable innovations.

It allows you and your students a greater understanding of the linguistic and cultural diversity of Europe.

It is great opportunity to create networks of good practices.

It enhances motivation through the planning of shared enganging activities.

How could I use it?

STEP 1: Create an Erasmus+ Team at your school. Involve members of the management team and of the faculty.

STEP 2: Design the school Erasmus+ strategic plan. Choose the most suitable erasmus+ actions for your school. Think of project ideas.

https://erasmus-plus.ec.europa.eu/programme-guide/introduction

STEP 3: Register your school and get your OID (Organisation ID).

https://wikis.ec.europa.eu/display/NAITDOC/OID+How+to+register+an+organisation

STEP 3·: Find project partners. Define your school role as coordinator or partner.

https://live.etwinning.net/unauthorized

https://www.schooleducationgateway.eu/en/pub/index.htm

STEP 4: Fill in the application form.

https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/app-forms/af-ui-opportunities/#/erasmus-plus

STEP 5: Submit the application form.

STEP 6: If your project is approved, it is kick off time.

The partnerships will connect your class to classes all around the world and they will prepare your students for a faster and more connected world, equipping them with a toolkit for active citizenship, communication, critical thinking, appreciation of diversity and environmental consciousness. The partnerships will allow us to pass the floor to the students and they will learn to work together with students around the world.