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EUGYMUS - EUROPA GYMNASIUM MUSICAE INTEGRARE LE BUONE PRATICHE PER LICEI MUSICALI EUROPEI
Start date: Sep 1, 2014, End date: Aug 31, 2015 PROJECT  FINISHED 

Title: INTEGRATION OF GOOD PRAXIS FOR EUROPEAN MUSICAL LYCEUMS Acronym: EUGYMUS - EUROPA GYMNASIUM MUSICAE Summary The Eugymus Project is for 15 beneficiaries from the sending organisation Liceo Scientifico e Musicale G. Marconi of Pesaro. The beneficiaries are mainly Directors, Administration Staff, teachers and trainers of the sending organisation. Considering the recent institution of Musical Lyceums (2010-2011) and its new innovative training structure, it is necessary to compare the school and university systems in Europe in order to:  Acquire a major comprehension of ways and polices of education and training systems in the musical sector among European Countries;  Create changes in order to balance European training paths;  International connection for Italian Schools and for the Italian education system;  Improve the quality of the work place and of the activities of the students;  Increase professional and career development of our teachers;  Increase the knowledge of foreign languages;  Promote major motivation and satisfaction with work related daily tasks. The areas of improvement which mainly interest the net of partners are mainly:  Organisation in order to enhance quality;  Management competences;  Staff competencies;  Methods of teaching in Europe;  Language competences;  Organisation of training, teaching and learning;  Relationship with local communities. Specific Objectives of Eugymus Project are: - Broaden one’s knowledge and comprehension of policies and national/international procedures; - Foster the definition of a professional training in the musical sector, shared at the European level; - Define the common criteria for the definition of professionalism in order to select teaching staff; - Create changes in order to update and internationalize the Musical Lyceums; - Connection between formal and non-formal learning, professional training to prepare for the work place; - Strengthen the quality of teaching and of learning; - Promote a training path in order to create an European Curriculum for the European Musical Lyceum; - Create a Final Report of good praxis to spread through the portal and through all national and European institutions in the musical sector. The Eugymus project develops those issues and problems that Musical Lyceums are facing nowadays and these are mainly: 1. Finding suitable teaching staff; 2. Planning and Organization of classes’ timetables; 3. Employment chances. The main aim of the sending organisation is to create a lasting partnership with other training providers having similar curricula and being compatible in terms of teaching and learning with the Musical Lyceums. The project will help the school to put into practice the experience acquired by the participants, through benchmarking and through the exchange of good practises. Receiving partner are schools, public and private bodies of the following countries: Denmark, Germany, Hungary and the United Kingdom and their expertise will be of high value as they have developed already knowledge and skills in the musical training of other European students of the same age range of the students of the Liceo Marconi and they can support and advice the sending organisation with what relates to the 3 main area of interest: 1) Management of Training 2) Methods Use and implemented for training 3) Selection and employment of qualified teaching staff and trainers. The project will last one year and the main activities are: 1.Preparatory Activity: This is about the language and cultural preparation. Training activities will involve all staff: Directors, Administration Staff, teachers and trainers. 2. Activity for Professional Development: Job shadowing/observe for 2 week time the colleagues working in foreign institutes/schools. These will be the activities carried out: - Job Shadowing Activity; - Exchange of professional experience with foreign colleagues; - Acquisition of new strategies of teaching, evaluation, organisation and management; - Meeting with local communities to exchange cultural ideas about the music sector, this will include meeting with in orchestras, choirs, theatres, Concerts, Musical bands. 3. Follow up Impact The project shall impact over the following: • Quality of Teaching; • Learning of Students; • Ways of selecting teaching staff; • Management of classes’ timetables; • Creation of School Curriculum which may be aligned with the training in Europe in the musical sector. Dissemination of results: Through the portal of the national net of Musical Lyceums: http://www.liceimusicalicoreutici.org/ Realization of a Report of good praxis. Evaluation This will be strictly related to the objectives fulfilled.

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