Program celoživotného vzdelávania COMENIUS Europe in the classroom – general overview Contact seminar, Bratislava, Slovakia 5th - 8th November, 2009

Program celoživotného vzdelávania COMENIUS Comenius objectives  to develop knowledge and understanding among young people and educational staff of the diversity of European cultures & languages and its values  to help young people to acquire the basic life-skills and competences necessary for their personal development, for future employment and for active European citizenship Contact seminar, Bratislava, Slovakia 5th - 8th November, 2009

Program celoživotného vzdelávania COMENIUS Comenius actions Decentralised School partnerships Regio partnerships In-service training Assistantships Individual pupil mobility Preparatory visists + eTwinning Centralised Multilateral projects Multilateral networks Accompanying measures Contact seminar, Bratislava, Slovakia 5th - 8th November, 2009

Program celoživotného vzdelávania COMENIUS School partnerships I 2 types: Multilaterals (min. 3 partners from 3 countries) Bilaterals (2 partners, reciprocal class exchange)  cooperation between schools in Europe  working together on one/more common topics, producing a joint end product  one instituion is a coordinating one, others are partner institutions Duration: 2 years (August 1, 2010 – July 31, 2012) Funding : lumpsum amounts depended on min. number of mobilities Contact seminar, Bratislava, Slovakia 5th - 8th November, 2009

Program celoživotného vzdelávania COMENIUS School partnerships II Multilateral min. 3 partners any topic of interest project activities included in the curricula some focus on pedagogical and management issues mobilities: 4, 8, 12, 24 Bilateral schools involved to encourage the use of European languages class exchange – min. 10 days; pupil 12 and older pupils work together on a common theme & produce a common end product mobilities: 12, 24 Contact seminar, Bratislava, Slovakia 5th - 8th November, 2009

Program celoživotného vzdelávania COMENIUS What is ahead us? 2009 – January 2010 – finding partners, writing application 19th February, 2010 – APPLICATION DEADLINE Spring – June, 2010 – evaluation of the applications June, 30 – final results 1st August, 2010 – start date for p-ships August – September, 2010 – sending contracts 30th June, 2011 – Progress report to NA 31st July, 2012 – end date for p-ships 30th September, 2012 – Final report to NA Contact seminar, Bratislava, Slovakia 5th - 8th November, 2009

Program celoživotného vzdelávania COMENIUS Roles in Partnerships COORDINATOR: one instituion among the partners, formal leader responsible for finalizing and submitting the application to its NA application is evaluated by two experts in the coordinator´s country PARTNERS: sumbit signed copy of the application to their NAs equal distribution of tasks within partnership Contact seminar, Bratislava, Slovakia 5th - 8th November, 2009

Program celoživotného vzdelávania COMENIUS Activities in partnership project meetings exchanges of staff and pupils exchanges of experience and good practice fieldwork, project research producing technical objects, drawings... performances, exhibitions self-evaluation activities dissemination activities producing of products etc. Contact seminar, Bratislava, Slovakia 5th - 8th November, 2009

Program celoživotného vzdelávania COMENIUS Partnership funding based on pre-defined LUMPSUM AMOUNT: -local activities & transnational mobilities -depends on minimum number of mobilities (4, 8, 12, 24) -differs from country to country – consult your NA -every partner gets funding from its own NA -Definition of mobility: one travel of one person abroad Contact seminar, Bratislava, Slovakia 5th - 8th November, 2009

Program celoživotného vzdelávania COMENIUS Important documents  Call for proposals Strategic priorities - Guide for applicants (Part 1: General provisions, Part 2: Subprogrammes and actions + Explanation on the action)  NAs website and instructions, national priorities  Comenius Handbook for Schools NB: programme/doc84_en.htm Contact seminar, Bratislava, Slovakia 5th - 8th November, 2009

Program celoživotného vzdelávania COMENIUS THANK YOU GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR PROJECT PLANNING! Contact seminar, Bratislava, Slovakia 5th - 8th November, 2009