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EuroVITO2
Start date: Sep 1, 2014, End date: Aug 31, 2016 PROJECT  FINISHED 

Agriculture is a sector in which its policy is strongly internationally determined: European, by the EU, as well as world-wide, by the OESO and WTO. Unfortunately there is very little international contact at the level of individual companies (family business). Many employers are often physically committed to their company through their kind of activities and working with living material. We experience this as such with our pupils: many of them are raised in a similar family business, but have hardly ever left their own region. With this internship we want them to experience the need of international contacts which can lead to an enlargement of knowledge and experience on technical, cultural and social level. One condition to achieve this is the knowledge of a foreign language. On the other hand these projects are the perfect opportunity to educate them according to the different curricula: completing an instructed task within a regulated time period, being willing to work in a team, developing empathic ability, flexibility according to changing circumstances, respect for the environment, looking up information, contributing to a social and working climate as a community of people who mean something for each other. Eurovito is composed of 4 flows. For each flow separately a lot of attention is paid to the preparation of the internship within a period of 6 months. Its level will be adjusted to the level of the different groups. The preparation contains following elements: linguistic, social-cultural awakening of consciousness of EU-citizenship and knowledge of the European institutions, looking up relevant information according to socio-economic data, cultural visits in spare time, different possibilities for the journey and the stay. There will be a website with an exact outline of the preparing activities, the progress of the internship and the personal experience of all participants. Flow 1 and 3 Is organized for 17-19-year old pupils of the 6th form BSO Agriculture and Horticulture. In accordance with the field of study profile these participants get practical tasks they can perform in group and under immediate supervision. During the internship the participants will above all take part in harvesting activities in Mr P. Bastiaensen's vineyard in the Rhône-Alpes region (dep.Ardèche). Besides the acquisition of practical technical skills the stress is put on the acquisition of social skills and attitudes: live together, work and relax in a group, with respect for linguistic and cultural diversity. Period: flow1: 8-19 september 2014; flow 3: 1-12 september 2015 Participants: flow1: 11 students en 2 teachers, flow3: 15 students and 2 teachers Flow 2 and 4 Is organized for 18-20-year old pupils of the 7th form specified years Horticulture production and Agriculture (BSO) and the 6th form Plant technical Science and Veterinary and Agriculture Technical Science (TSO). During this education they get a firm theoretical base and they acquire practical skills. The professional profile for these schoolsubjcts puts an important stress on the individual work in a company. The purpose of this flow is therefore to place the participants individually or in pairs. To keep the social threshold low, the stay and the leisure activities will take place in group. These internships are situated in the region of Aquitania (dep. Lot-et-Garonne) which has a lot of companies. Therefore these companies can perfectly be linked with the participants' individual interests, for agriculture as well as for horticulture. The concrete activities relate to the kind of company and the season. Period: flow2: march 22-april 4 2015; flow 4: 14-25 march 2016 Participants: flow1: 14 students en 2 teachers, flow3: 19 students and 2 teachers
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