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I.I.S. GIORDANO BRUNO I.I.S. GIORDANO BRUNO

The school complex based in Budrio (BO) in 2000 took the name of the Giordano Bruno Institute of Higher Education. The Institute currently offers the following study addresses: Scientific High School and Human Sciences High School, Industrial Technical Institute located in the headquarters of Budrio, Scientific High School of Applied Sciences and Professional Institute for Commercial Services at the headquarters coordinated Canedi in Medicina (BO), Technical Commercial and Professional Commercial Institute at the Nobili coordinated headquarters in Molinella; the Professional Institute of Industry and Crafts, at the coordinated headquarters in Molinella.

The total number of staff is 136 teachers and 31 units of ATA staff while the I.I.S. G.Bruno school complex has 1300 students. In the current school year, an effective manager took office who implemented a capillary internal organization aimed at improving the school service, also with the aim of consolidating the recognisability of the training offer, enhancing the identity of the school center with characteristic features of the inclusion, sustainability and internationalization.

The variety of the school population also includes some first and second-generation immigrant students. In line with the new needs, the school profile is evolving towards a welcoming school that takes action to promote positive attitudes towards life in a multicultural and multi-ethnic school.

Our school is taking on the connotation of an educating community where differences are accepted, integrated and constitute a resource.

This evolutionary process, mirror of the transformations of the multicultural and globalized society, promotes methodologies and operational tools for students aimed at developing an intercultural learning environment, projected in a European and international dimension. In relation to the European dimension in teaching, multiculturalism and internationalization processes, the activities carried out in the school demonstrate a great liveliness.

Language exchange projects have been activated with the Netherlands and Hungary, strategic partnerships with Poland, Spain, Germany, Romania and Bulgaria, the MUN project and since the launch of the secondary school reform, it provides modules for teaching non-linguistic subjects in a foreign language ( English) according to the CLIL methodology. Training courses are also provided for certifications in English. The project staff is composed of 5 teachers, each with specific skills, with different training and experiences. The teachers are from the linguistic area, with previous experience in Erasmus projects and exchanges.

https://www.iisgiordanobruno.edu.it/

I.E.S. CONDE DE ORGAZ I.E.S. CONDE DE ORGAZ

IES Conde de Orgaz is a state secondary school (from 12 to 17 years old) in the neighbourhood of Hortaleza in Madrid. The school has been functioning since 1968. The school has around 800 students, 60 teachers and 5 language assistants (four English native speakers and one French native speaker). The two years after compulsory education students (from 15 to 17 years old) can choose any of the options allowed by the Spanish educational system: Science, Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences. There are many students who come from other schools to study Arts, as there are just a few secondary schools with this option in the region. We are a bilingual school since 2012. All students are offered the possibility to study some subjects in English. It depends on the student’s linguistic competence the number of subjects he/she will be studying in English. Some of these subjects are: Biology, History, Arts, Music, Technology and PE.

IES Conde de Orgaz considers that it should aim for internalization and by promoting an Erasmus+ project it intents to prepare young people to become responsible and capable citizens of an increasingly globalized world. The focus is not only on mobility but also on a curriculum with a global focus, language learning, virtual exchange and confrontation with intercultural practice. Cosmopolitan assets are crucial for preparing young people for global citizenship and for the cohesion of the EU. But internationalisation in education should not be elitist, but inclusive, and this is why we require the funding of the EU programme.

We have formed a team in IES Conde de Orgaz that will be in charge of running the project. As the project is interdisciplinary it is formed by two members of the History Department, two members of the English Department, a member of the Spanish Department, a member of the Arts Department and a coordinator, that belongs to the Philosophy Department. In case any of its members should have to leave his/her post in the future, another teacher from the same Department if necessary would replace him/her.

The school hosts visits from other countries like Bulgaria or the Netherlands sent by Comunidad de Madrid to show them how our bilingual system works. In addition to international visits by colleagues, we have school exchanges with European countries like France, the Netherlands and Italy. The school participates in two main events in Madrid every year: The Global Classroom UN Model and the Debate of Comunidad de Madrid. We also participate in an international UN Model debate called MUNCH that takes place in Manchester. IES Conde de Orgaz has begun an Erasmus+ project with the title "The Social Service for Students, as a Complex Institutional Innovative Programme" this school year. It a programme that will develop in a 28-months period and in which participate 5 secondary schools from 5 countries and a Hungarian civil society. It is this international experience that we want to develop.

https://iescondeorgaz.es/

CORLAER COLLEGE CORLAER COLLEGE

Corlaer College

Corlaer College is a Christian secondary school situated in Nijkerk, the Netherlands. Corlaer College has around 2000 students and over 200 staff members. The school offers a broad range of education levels, from pre-vocational to pre-university levels. Students start secondary education at the age of twelve; the highest level goes up to class six in which students have an average age of 17 years. Corlaer College is one of the leading schools in the Netherlands for its innovative and non-traditional approach. Currently, the school has an excellence award for all levels that it offers. The school'́s mission is to focus on preparing our students for a rapidly changing and international society and the concept of our education is built around the theory of social constructivism. Knowledge is essential, but Corlaer College believes that skills are just as important. Responsibility, collaboration, ownership, and building relationships are essentials elements of our teaching philosophy. Corlaer College works with domains; open areas where students choose what task they will be working on and the teacher is there to coach them in their individual learning process. Therefore, we focus a lot on project-based learning where students work in groups. All teachers and students at Corlaer College work with Chromebooks and thus Google applications (Google Drive, Google Sites, Google Forms). Also, we have a technology lab with 3D-printers.

Corlaer College brings an essential added value to the project due to its ten year-expertise in the Expedition Education. This project-based concept enables students to develop their entrepreneurial skills; it teaches students to start with from scratch with a team and set up activities to raise money for charity purposes. Students develop entrepreneurial skills such as creative thinking, problem-solving abilities, long-term planning and giving presentations to find sponsors. Expedition Education's philosophy and approach have proved their successes over the years, which will be applied during the Erasmus+ project. Also, Corlaer College has hosted a great number of schools in the past ten years. One-week exchange programs are organized on a yearly basis for more than 150 students at the same time, for five different partner schools. Hosting such events require organization and communication skills, which are of added value in an Erasmus+ collaboration.

The key person involved in this project is the coordinator of all international projects at Corlaer College and has over four years of experience within this field. The coordinator actively sets up exchange programs and integrates international projects within the foreign-language curriculum. Moreover, the key person is responsible to disseminate the successes of all international projects and support colleagues in setting up their own international projects. There are two coordinators at our school, so in case one leaves the other will fill in.

https://www.corlaercollege.nl/