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Learning and Innovation through Foreign languages and Entrepreneurship Skills

Funder: European CommissionProject code: 2014-1-FR01-KA200-008866
Funded under: ERASMUS+ | Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices | Strategic Partnerships addressing more than one field Funder Contribution: 306,985 EUR

Learning and Innovation through Foreign languages and Entrepreneurship Skills

Description

Due to a high number of unemployed youths, along with high rates of early school leavers, the idea of the project was to create tools to empower youths, especially those at risk of dropping out of school; to become a part of the solution, rather than the problem. The consortium aimed to create free and easily accessible DIY teaching materials, tools and open online courses through collaboration between different levels of society at social, linguistic and cultural levels. Synergies with organisations from the community, who wish to work with opportunities to develop innovation and support the idea of young entrepreneurs, were to assist us in developing an international, inter-cultural and social network, linking different socio-economic sectors to each other and help improve levels of skills for employability and new business creation (including social entrepreneurship), and become actively involved in local communities, stretching out to receive students from partner countries, increasing the European network and making it easier for youths to seek inspiration in another country, adding value to European projects, creating links between businesses and communities.The project envisaged that the use of the materials would reach teachers, students and youths in the partner countries, and that a grassroots movement would arise from the implementation of the courses, changing the attitude towards youth unemployment among local companies and schools. We hoped to see a development of the youths involved in the project, to become more independent, self-driven and creative thinkers, creating peers as role models for others, as some of the potential long term benefits. The activation and inclusion of students in the project would also ensure the sustainability of the project in itself, by giving it a life of its own. The project will not only rely on the teachers' work in the classroom, or on teachers giving lessons in the flipped classroom style, students are now able to teach themselves how to become independent and dynamic innovators wherever they are, whether it's in the bedroom, living room, or a classroom, and no matter which part of society they come from. All one needs is access to the internet.The project has a total number of 7 partners from 3 different countries under the KA2 strategic partnership youth action. 1 of these was a private boarding school, 2 public schools, 1 foundation involved in entrepreneurship in education, 2 private companies and the applicant organisation the municipality of Grand-Bourg in Marie-Galante. The external quality management of the project has been subcontracted to Coneqt. The project has produced lesson plans, theoretical manuals, and tools for teachers and other interested parties. This includes an option to make us of the materials as open online courses through tutorial videos with learnings scenarios linked to the theoretical guide. The outputs have been distributed at exploitation events and conferences, as well as broadcasted on social networks and media. The partnership has successfully produced the outputs as promised in the project, and through distribution among teachers and trainers the method has been used in classes across the 3 partner countries. The students involved in the project, of whom most were pattern breaker students, attending the project as part of their pattern breaker contract, have achieved higher academic results, and satisfactory attendance levels. The older students have moved on to further education, and all are at this point attending a school or enrolled to youth education. The teachers involved in the project have all shared and learned from one another, and have also gained new knowledge due to the collaborative aspects in different sector and cultures. The grassroots movement is clearly visible among the students, as they have taken a great interest in further developing their skills through international cooperation, several have or are planning on searching for opportunities in education or work experience in one of the partner countries visited.The long term benefits are not easily defined at this point, but there is a possible link to the participation in the life skills projects for students, and how they are managing academically today. This will most likely also lead to higher chances of success rates further on in the future. The attitude to teaching in the project style has also made changes to the participant schools and how they envisage educating their students in the future. The project based method will be implemented in the classrooms and more students will benefit from pattern breaking and project management skills.

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