Project (NPAD-2014/10157) Raising Adults‘ Cultural Awareness and Expression through Cultural Heritage period 08/2014 - 08/2016

Partner institutions Kaunas Region Education Centre COLOBORATION ! LV-Association Positive Mind EE-Borderlands Leader FI-Adult Education Centre of South Karelia SE-Viksjofors ballet school COLOBORATION ! 08.05.2016

The aim of the project – to develop the competence of cultural awareness and expression with the emphasis on the unique national heritage in the following fields: ancient architecture national songs and dances, folk instruments, national traditions, symbolism, national costumes, traditional handicrafts, culinary heritage. 08.05.2016

Objectives 1 2 3 4 5 6 Get acquainted with the cultural heritage of the project partner countries and distinguish similarities and differences in the following fields: traditional handicrafts, customs and traditions, ethnographic buildings/ villages, national costumes, culinary heritage, folk songs, dances and musical instruments. Organize seminars, discussions and workshops on how cultural heritage may affect adult education, enrollment, innovation, social and economical development. Share good practices how cultural heritage in partner countries may help to develop adults entrepreneurial skills and be used as a means to establish business. Improve the access to cultural heritage on-line by digitizing Nordic/Baltic cultural heritage through project partner best practice and innovation. Prepare an educational digital material (CD) “Cultural heritage of the Nordic/Baltic countries” Create recommendations to implement the best project partner experience in Nordic/Baltic countries 08.05.2016

Evaluation of the Project objectives have been met working according the activity plan through international meetings (face to-face), collaboration and communication with partners on-line and partners input by creating project material: digital stories, presentations, workshops, etc. During the project partners participated in: 3 seminars; 10 workshops, 2 round-table discussions, 5 educational programs, got acquainted with traditional craftsmen (a weaver, a potter and a carver, a smiths in authentic environment, lace maker, spinning maker and etc), lifestyle emtrepreneurs, made presentations on the topic "Development of Adult Entrepreneurial Skills and Adopting Handicrafts in Modern life“. partners created 20 digital stories in total: 5 stories (one per each project partner) on 4 topics. They compared and analyzed these digital stories, found out similarities and differences. 08.05.2016

Participation in the project helped SATEG 1 STAGE 10 STAGE 2, 3, ... Participation in the project helped to develop the competence of cultural awareness and expression, digital literacy, learning to learn competence, communication in foreign languages and the sense of initiative and entrepreneurship. 08.05.2016 08.05.2016

Products 08.05.2016

I wish all of us good work, friendly and close cooperation between !