Comenius – ACE 2010 Active Citizenship Europe “Volunteering and active citizenship“ Start: September 2010 End: August 2012 ACE

Objectives  Establishing contact with regional and national institutions  Engagement of students to be active citizens  Networking on European level  Focus on sustainability institutions networking all partners

Project partners MultiAugustinum (St.Margarethen/Austria – coordinating institution) Ozel Bostanci Doga Lisesi (Istanbul/Turkey) Istituto Prof. di Stato per i servizi commerciali (Palermo/Italy) Escola Secundária Mouzinho da Silveira (Portalegre/Portugal) IES Pablo Ruiz Picasso (Almadén/Spain) Associative partner: King Harold School (Waltham Abbey/UK) Drop out: Colegiul national „Calistrat Hogas“ (Piatra Neamt/ Romania)

Project phases Sept. - Dec Regional activities Internal groupings School portfolio Contact and research Content Expertise Comenius corner eTwinning – platform (file storage) International activities Project meeting Istanbul Visit of local organisation (nursery home) Presentation of relevent school information Project planning Workshops eTwinning and ICT tools Home briefing content Activities after meeting Internet website & Logo Briefing, workshops external contacts

Dec Feb Regional activities Scheme of work Theoretical outline of activities Specific involvement Production of relevant materials (Best practice of civic participation) Suggestion: senior and junior peers

February - June 2011 Regional activities (after meeting) Talks with representatives of institutions Update of portfolio Blogs Charter Exchange of results International activities Project meeting Spain in March Presentation and evaluation Exhibition and evaluation Visit of a Spanish institution ICT exchange Inner school activities after meeting Home briefings Adaptation of schemes Evaluation of progress Video-conferencing

Sept Jan Regional activities Updates and networking of institutions Update of school portfolios Blogs Charter Evaluation of progress and measures International activities Project meeting in Italy in October Presentation and exchange Visit of Italian institution Evaluation of measures Inner school activities after meeting Home briefingsProduction of multimedia products Update of portfolio Partner evaluation of progress Detailed planning of public relations action Consulting sessions

February - June 2012 Regional activities Strategic plan of action “Active citizenship“ Finalising the portfolio International activities Project meeting in Portugal in April Presentation of portfolio and exchange Practical peer consulting Final report Sustainability measures Inner school activities after meeting Home briefings Creation of multimedia products Updating of portfolios Evaluation of progress Specific plan of action Consulting

June/July 2012 International activities Final meeting – Fair at Multiaugustinum ACE FAIR – FAIR ACE Final reports Activities for sustainability

Distribution of tasks Registration on eTwinning portal and accepting the coordinator’s invitation Create working groups (staff and students) Create a table of group members with IT profiles (genealogy of peers) Have students contact institutions they want to work with Invite representatives of institutions and/or other experts to school Prepare ICT based information of students, school, educational systems and country Have students prepare a portfolio with information about their school and institutions Create a Comenius corner within the school Once eTwinning space is set up: blog’s up PR activities (local press and/or website entry)

ACE - Active Citizenship Europe Create a table of group members with IT profiles (genealogy of peers) Initiation of a common blog “What do you need to be an active citizen?” Active role of youth in their different communities across social, cultural, economic and political domain (all partners) Check of communication channels Documentation of students’ visit of Turkish institution + report Drafting of a joint logo of the project Research of local institutions (all partners) Presentation of project: Open Day Competitions testing knowledge of regional EU supported projects (all partners in February) Organisation of video-conference Comments on group result in Twin Space and/or on common blog (all partners) Internation school news sheet (entries from all partners: one edition) Developing the concept of “Civic Participation“ (Wolfgang) Competitions testing citizenship + online quiz (Maria and Bruno)

Friday assignment for students (evaluation – preparation for interview back home? 1) What does ACE stand for? (Portugal) 2) Who is involved in ACE?(Spain) 3) What is the main purpose of ACE?(Austria) 4) What has ACE achieved so far?(Turkey) 5) What is ACE going to do within the next three months? (UK/Austria) 6) Why could ACE be of interest for you? (Italy) ideas for common podcast (interview – ACE cards – collaboration) Registration of students on eTwinning New ICT tools