Socrates Malta School Education Comenius

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Socrates MaltaSchool EducationComenius
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• Success in the 1st year of the Comenius
  Programme
• Increase in the number of projects
• 2000 - 6 projects 2001- 36 projects

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Overall Objectives of Comenius (throughout the
1st year)

• to enhance the quality and reinforce the European
  Dimension (by encouraging transnational
  co-operation between schools),
• to improve professional development of staff
  directly involved in the school education sector,
• to promote the learning of languages and
  intercultural awareness.

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Comenius Team

• Set up in 2000.
• Held its first meeting on 12th June 2000.
• Made up of members of the Socrates Co-ordinating
  Committee and members of the Socrates Office at
  the University of Malta.
• Meets regularly to map out the strategy for the
  implementation of the Comenius 2 programme in
  Malta.

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Publicity

• Intensive media campaign - press releases, radio
  and television programmes
• Dissemination of information - brochures, flyers
  and posters
• Organisation of a number of information sessions
• Participation in various national events by means
  of information stands (AMITEX Fair, Back to
  school Fair)
• Website - http//home.um.edu.mt/socrates/
• - updated regularly
• - applications and guidelines are online
• Information sessions at schools
• Comenius Partners in Malta booklet to help in
  partner finding

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Socrates Office

• Provides technical advice and assistance on the
  different stages of developing a project.
• Hold face-to-face meeting with project
  co-ordinators and partners.
• Promote the availability of Socrates
  opportunities.
• Help participants to make contacts and find
  partners.
• Maintain close relationship with the Technical
  Assistance Office in Brussels and with other
  National Agencies.

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Comenius 1 - School Partnerships

• 1st March 2000
• 6 schools submitted their applications and were
  approved
• - 5 School Projects
• - St. Aloysius College, BKara
• - Chiswick House School, San Gwann
• - Guze Delia Primary School, Siggiewi
• - Theresa Nuzzo School, Marsa
• - Adelaide Cini, Girls Secondary School,
  Hamrun
• - 1 Language Project
• - Sir M. A. Refalo, Centre for Further Studies,
  Gozo

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Comenius 1 - School Partnerships

• 1st March 2001
• 30 School Projects
• 4 Language Projects
• 5 School Development Projects
• 5 Renewals
• 44 applications were submitted
• 36 applications were approved

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Selection Procedures

• 2 phases
• Assessment carried out at a national level
• Inter-agency consultation
• Management tools
• Guidelines for applications
• SOCLINK
• NETY

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Comenius 2.1 - European Co-operation Projects for
the Training of School Education Staff

• 4 projects were submitted and approved.

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Comenius 2.1 - European Co-operation Projects for
the Training of School Education Staff
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Comenius 2.2C - Individual Grants for In-service
Training

• 2000
• 199 applications received
• 46 Primary
• 104 Secondary
• 49 Post-Secondary
• 4 In-service courses approved
• Europe in Primary Education, UK
• Promoting a European Dimension in the School
  Curriculum, UK
• Schools autonomy, quality and team work, Italy
• Learner Autonomy and the Role of the Teacher,
  France

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Comenius 2.2C - Individual Grants for In-service
Training

• 2001
• 40 applications submitted
• 28 applications approved
• Examples of In-service Courses
• Creative approaches to learning
• Developing Educational structures
• Project Management
• The Social Context of Achievement
• A new modality and in-service teacher training

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Comenius 2.2 - Call for courses for the Comenius
Catalogue

• 18 applications were submitted by Maltese
  Co-ordinators for inclusion in the Comenius
  Catalogue Website 2002/2003

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Comenius 3 - Networks

• 2 applications were submitted
• - TEPEE - Towards a European Portfolio for
  Environmental Education
• - RIAC - Regional Identity and Active
  Citizenship

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Promotion and Information

• Comenius Seminar - Comenius Towards European
  Co-operation
• - 20th and 21st October 2001
• Comenius Information Meeting
• - 9th February 2001
• Comenius Information Meeting
• - 13th July 2001
• Info days with MIC, various State/Private Schools
  (Malta Gozo)

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Events and Information Activities

• Conference on the Implementation of the National
  Curriculum - 9th - 11th June 2000
• Comenius 1 Contact Seminars (11 teachers)
• Comenius Network Information and Promotion Day in
  Brussels
• Comenius 3 Contact Seminars (3 teachers)
• Comenius National Agencies Meetings in Brussels

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Comenius Week

• The European Commission and the Socrates/Comenius
  NA intend to organize a series of
  awareness-raising activities under the name of
  Comenius Week from the 24th to the 27th November
  2001.
• This event will consist in various decentralized
  information and dissemination activities taking
  place during the same period in each of the 30
  Socrates/Comenius participating countries.
• These activities will be highlighted by one
  central event at European level in Brussels.
• 1 Maltese schools will go to Brussels while 5
  other schools will participate in this event from
  Malta.

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Future Activities

• Comenius Week
• 2 Comenius 1 Contact Seminars
• - Arts in the Curriculum
• - Challenging Schools

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Deadlines

• 1st November 2001
• - Comenius 3 - Pre-Proposal Applications
• 1st March 2002
• - Comenius 1 - School Partnerships
• - Comenius 2.1- European Cooperation Projects
  for the Training of School Education Staff
• - Comenius 2.2B - Language Assistantships
• - Comenius 3 - Full-Proposal Applications
• 15th March 2002
• - Comenius 2.2C - Individual Grants for
  In-Service Training

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Structure of Comenius

• Overall Priorities
• Equal Opportunities
• Pupils at risk
• Children of migrants, Gypsies, travellers and
  occupational travellers
• Pupils with special educational needs

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Who can participate?

• Pupils, students and other learners
• All categories of educational staff (such as
  teachers, head teachers, administrative staff,
  management staff, guidance counselors and
  inspectors)
• All kinds of educational establishments
• Education authorities at local, regional and
  national level

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Comenius - Three Actions

• Comenius 1 - SCHOOL PARTNERSHIPS
• Comenius 2 - TRAINING OF SCHOOL EDUCATION STAFF
• Comenius 3 - NETWORKS

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Comenius 1

• Comenius Plan
• School Partnerships
• Mobility

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Comenius 1 - priorities

• Pupils with special educational needs
• Intercultural education, combat racism and
  xenophobia
• Equal opportunities of women and men
• Schools lacking experience in European
  cooperation
• Disadvantaged schools and pupils

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Comenius Plan

• Short and simple paper
• Tool for school to plan and evaluate activities
  under Comenius
• Outcome of reflection and discussion between all
  actors concerned
• Point of reference for the National Agencies

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Comenius Projects

• Subject
• Aims
• Timetable of activities
• Duration
• Budget

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Comenius 1 - Project Types

• Three project types
• Comenius School Projects
• Comenius Language Projects
• Comenius School Development Projects

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Comenius School Projects

• Objective to develop and reinforce the European
  dimension of school education
• Format at least 3 schools from at least 3
  countries for 3 years maximum
• Area any theme or topic of common interest to
  the participating schools

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Comenius Language Projects

• Objective to improve pupils motivation and
  capacity to learn foreign languages
• Format 2 schools in 2 countries for 1 year
• Priorities
• - the least widely used and taught languages of
  the EU
• - vocational and technical schools

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Comenius School Development Projects

• Objective to improve school management and
  pedagogical approaches
• School centered management and staff
• Format at least 3 schools in at least 3
  countries for 3 years maximum
• Area any theme or topic relating to management
  and pedagogical approaches of common interest to
  the participating schools

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Examples

• Integration of pupils with special educational
  needs
• Integration of ethnic minority groups
• Preventing and combating racism and xenophobia
• Conflict resolution prevention of violence
• Equal opportunities between girls and boys
• Acquiring skills in the language of instruction
• Adapted teaching methods classroom management
• Involvement of mediators and teaching assistants
• Involvement of parents and the local community
• Co-operation and co-ordination with local
  authorities such as social services, health
  services, employment services, youth services and
  the police

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Partners other than schools

• Objective to embed projects in a wider school
  and local environment
• Examples parents associations, pupils
  associations, local and regional authorities,
  businesses, associations, non-profitmaking
  organisations, NGOs, museums etc.

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Staff Mobility

• Outside projects preparatory visits
• Within projects
• - transnational project meetings
• - head teacher study visits
• - teacher exchanges
• - teacher placements
• - accompanying class exchanges

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Pupil Mobility

• Comenius School
• Projects
• Comenius School
• Development Projects
• Comenius Language Projects

• participation of limited number of pupils in
  transnational project meetings
• class exchanges for min. 14 days of min. 10
  pupils aged 14 years and above

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Financial Support

• Standard amount
• Variable amount
• Complementary
• Funding

• Various project costs
• Transnational mobility of staff and pupils
• Schools

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Further Information

• Schools, Organisations and Institutions which
  are interested in submitting project ideas to be
  funded under the SOCRATES/COMENIUS Action can
  contact
• Socrates Office or EUPU
• Ms. Annhelica Scerri Mr. Ivan Borg
• Tel [phone] Tel 220183
• E-mail socrates_at_um.edu.mt

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Website

• http//home.um.edu.mt/socrates/