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Title: 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 3290 2204 Tel 220183
  • E-mail socrates_at_um.edu.mt

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Website
  • http//home.um.edu.mt/socrates/
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