+ Europe
Start date: Jul 1, 2014,
End date: Jul 1, 2015
PROJECT
FINISHED
Our school has had an international aim and dimension for years. We have ben particpating in international projects and exchanges and we are now on our way to start a bilingual stream in English. We already have a German stream and want to offer our sudents a new opportunity to develop better their communication skills in English because we want to upgrade them and give them the chance to achieve their full potential, both academically and socially.
Entrepreneurship, personal initiative, ambition and access to employabilty can´t be guaranteed if language competence is not real.
We perceive languages as a tool to unite citizens, a tool that enables communication and, hence, cooperation. But nothing can be done if communication is not provided. Languages , which are part of an undeniable human and cultural heritage, are to unite people, to bring people near other people and cultures.
Good languages skills and competences are essential to get another important goal: our students´ feeling that they are part of Europe.
To get this, our teachers also need to be updated , qualified and well trained.
Our EDP wants to help teachers who already teach in our German stream improve their job by attending courses in German.
For the teachers who are commited to teach their subjects IN English we planned the job-shadowing scheme with a school in the Netherlands who has the experience. We think that for our teachers , used to teaching their subjects- PE, Drawing and Arts, and Biology in Spanish, the best training course is to see and observe good practice from peers.
We chose this school, Anna Van Rijn, in the Netherlands because we have been collaborating for more than 15 years in exchanges internships etc. Our teachers will learn from them and will be introduced in the CLIL basis ( Content and Language Integrated Curriculum) .
The benefits and impact we expect to get is the teachers´good training in the short term and a better school , and in the long term
a more European school where languages are the passport.