"The main aim of the project is to exchange experiences in social, cultural and LLL activation of adults and seniors by singing in amateur choirs. Participation in choir rehearsals and concerts is a proven method of social and cultural inclusion of people from different age and social groups. Through these activities - building social capital. It is also a very good method of LLL realization, because during rehearsals adults and seniors learn new songs, get to know singing techniques: voice emission, breathing; get to know music or folk songs, which are often part of the European cultural heritage, get to know their history and cultural context; exercise memory, concentration of attention, and breathing exercises contribute to improve their physical condition, especially of seniors; participation in vocal workshops contributes to stimulate the creativity and creative skills of participants. Through systematic rehearsal meetings, all participants develop their social competences: communication, conflict resolution, assertiveness, empathy and emotional intelligence.The target group consists of amateur choir conductors for seniors and intergenerational choirs and choir coordinators: 5 conductors or choir leaders, 5 choir coordinators. An intermediate group consists of choir members: about 100 people.Conductors and managers of amateur choirs, as adult educators, still have to improve their skills in working with such ensembles, learn about effective methods, train their workshop. This project will help to collect such proven methods of working with adults, seniors, intergenerational choirs and perhaps develop new ones. It will allow for practical exchange of experiences between choir conductors, comparison of working methods in different countries, intercultural exchange. These methods will be collected in the form of a brochure and made available free of charge on the websites of the partner institutions as a PDF file, in English and in the languages of the partner institutions (Polish, Hungarian, Dutch, Croatian, Slovenian). It will also be sent by e-mail to community centres and similar institutions where amateur adult or senior citizens' choirs operate, as well as to all interested parties.The international partnership guarantees an opportunity to exchange experiences, taking into account cultural differences and singing traditions.The following activities will be implemented under the project:- 5 international meetings whose main aim is to exchange experiences between conductors, managers and coordinators of amateur choirs;- vocal workshops, conducted by conductors or choir leaders from individual partner institutions, for adults, seniors or intergenerational choirs; the workshops will take place once a week, 2h each rehearsal, from January 2021 to June 2022;- online concert - the final concert performed by all amateur choirs involved in the project; the concert will take place on the same day and at the same time in the five partner countries and will be transmitted online, using a sterling application; individual choirs will perform 3-4 songs (selected during rehearsals, songs from individual partner countries in the original languages), and at the end, ""Ode to Joy"" by Frederick Schiller, with music by Ludvig van Beethoven will be performed together; deadline - June 2022;- developing a set of best practices and methods in working with amateur choirs, activating adults and seniors to participate in this type of cultural activity, counteracting the social exclusion of these groups; publishing a brochure in PDF format.Results:- implementation of 5 international meetings in subsequent partner institutions;- exchange of experience and best practices, during international meetings and videoconferences;- implementation of choir workshops, in five partner institutions, in the period from January 2021 to June 2022;- realization of the final concert broadcasted online, in June 2022;- collecting and developing, in the form of a brochure, examples of best practices and methods of working with amateur intergenerational choirs, choirs consisting of seniors and adults (activation of seniors and adults; methods of teaching voice emission; exercises shaping correct breathing technique; exercises in the field of ear training and shaping the sense of rhythm; exercises shaping the habits of correct voice impostion); the brochure will be made available as a PDF file on the websites of partner institutions and will be sent by e-mail to all interested persons and institutions, such as community centres etc. , in which there are amateur choirs;- acquiring new skills and developing the professional competence of conductors, choir leaders and coordinators;- gaining knowledge and skills in the organisation and performance of an online concert."

"<< Objectives >>The project is formulated in the implementation of the Horizontal Priority ""Inclusion and diversity in all areas of education, youth and sport"" and is aimed at social inclusion, by improving the creation of opportunities for virtual and blended learning and ensuring the access of people with less opportunities, including people with disabilities, members of minorities and migrants, people facing socio-economic difficulties and/or discrimination.<< Implementation >>The project includes consecutive and interconnected activities:- Survey among target groups of specific training needs and determination of training methods and tools - Design of training programs and materials for ""Life Skills"" and ""Study Skills"" trainings- Testing of training materials by conducting workshop sessions- Dissemination of project resultsHorizontal project activity is organization and management. The activities will be carried out jointly by the partners.<< Results >>The expected results of achieving the objectives to include:- developed training courses, with flexible and adapted content, familiar with the needs of the specific target group;- creates opportunities for training, including self-training, aimed at including at-risk groups in the community;- providing access to the target groups to virtual and mixed learning, by publishing educational materials in the Internet environment.All products will be freely shared."

Institutions of adult education from Poland, Slovenia, the Czech Republic, Turkey and Spain have established a partnership to develop a training program with a manual for trainers and a mobile application for various social groups in the field of home finances management which means home budget. Trainings, exercises and methods will be prepared by specialists from partner organizations in such a form that in an accessible form, raise the knowledge of adults as well as efficiently and properly manage the home budget. The training program will include elements of mathematics, sociology, economics, marketing as well as psychology. The training program will also concern healthy lifestyle, healthy eating and avoiding dangerous loans. Trainers will gain knowledge thanks to the exchange of experiences and the handbook on how to work with various groups, eg emigrants, socially excluded, disabled and adult pupils of educational and upbringing facilities to become independent. Thanks to the project, the participating organizations will expand their educational offer and the competences of their employees will increase. The main products of the project will be made available to other organizations and trainers, a textbook and a mobile application. Especially the mobile application with the training material will affect the universality of teaching about home finances and dissemination among educators.

<< Objectives >>Emotional Umbrella wants to improve the skills, knowledge and capacity of partner organizations to address the adverse effects of exposure to negative news and information on the health and well-being of our learners, mostly (vulnerable) adults.To provide our learners with a high-quality learning option to build resilience and develop coping mechanisms against negative news and events.And, to promote the importance of caring for the mental health of learners in adult education sector and beyond.<< Implementation >>Kick-off meeting in Maribor to ensure a good project start.2.Development of the umbrella toolkit content to develop the toolkit and gradually improve it. 3.Short-term joint staff training in Pecs to train 10 educators on how to use the toolkit.4.Piloting of the toolkit where educators will test the toolkit with adult learners. 5.TPM in Maribor to examine the state of activities and react to any shortcomings. 6.Final events in Maribor and Pecs to disseminate the results.<< Results >>The main result of the project will be The Emotional Umbrella toolkit with examples of practical exercises and methodological support for art therapy to address the issues of psychological resilience and coping with negative news and information. 10 educators will be trained to use the toolkit, and around 20 learners taking part in the training will feel the benefits. Around 20 stakeholders will participate in the final events for dissemination of the project results in both partner cities.

The project aims to improve the quality of adult education provision in career guidance and soft-skills. Therefore, in the framework of the project, online tests, online learning materials and videos and a website will create the intellectual outputs. To implement the project, 5 project meetings will be organized to ensure the project management, the distribution of the roles and control of the project implementation. As part of the project, two learning activities and one multiplier event will be organized.