1. LEMON Learning Communities of Modern Liberal Adult Education

2. Aim To reform organisations of liberal adult education To widen organisations’ networks with new local and cross border partner To make sure that adult education centers are seen as active and interesting partners

3. Objectives Adult education centers renew their working methods, networks and know- how. Cross-border collaboration is a forum for benchmarking and designing new operations models.

4. Duration and budget Years 2009-2011 947 872 €

5. Partnes and budgets University of Turku Tartu Folk High School Swedish Folk High School KG Foundation’s schooling centre Osilia Foundation Tuuru Tartu Intellectuals’ Society Adult Education Centre of the City of Salo Turku Adult Education Centre The Civic Institute of Porvoo Vakka-Suomi Adult Education Centre Järvenpää Adult Education Centre Kerava Adult Education Center South Western Finland’s Estonia Centre

7. WP 1 Project Management and Coordination Responsible partner: University of Turku 2 project meetings/year 3 steering group meetings/year 9 reportings, payment claims and payments External evaluation (mid-term and final) Final seminar in Turku Final seminar in Tartu Final report

8. WP 2. Development of Know-how Responsible partner: Vakka-Suomi Adult Education Institute Questionnaire, Evaluation of courses 1. Project Management –course 2. ICT –course 3. Social media –course 4. Business sector skills –course 5. Course? Presentations in final seminars

9. WP 3. Networking and Development of networks & new target groups Responsible partner: Adult Ed. Center Salo SWOT-analyses of new target groups of liberal adult education Report: Systematization of teacher exchange Report: expectations of new partners Pilot courses and operations models with new target groups & evaluation & report 600 students/participants in pilots Presentations in final seminar

10. P 4. New teaching and learning methods with social media Responsible partner: Tartu Folk High School SWOT-analyses of new target groups of liberal adult education Report: Systematization of teacher exchange Report: expectations of new partners Pilot courses and operations models with new target groups & evaluation & report 600 students/participants in pilots Presentations in final seminar

11. WP 5. Future workshops of liberal adult education and regional development Responsible partner: Tartu Intellectuals ’ Society Detailed working programme Workshop in Finland Research as an online interview Workshop in Tartu Report (400 pieces & PDF) Presentations in final seminars

12. Ask for more information, join our network, collaborate with us http://lemonproject.ning.com Project manager: Satu Nurmela University of Turku/ Brahea Centre for Training and Development Tel. +358 40 531 8079 satu.nurmela@utu.fi