Business Academy of D. Skutecký 8,975 16 Banská Bystrica, Slovakia

The school project

is the educational programme of the European Union

The aimThe aim::a support of the international co-operation betweena support of the international co-operation between

the participating countriesthe participating countries

projects mobilities

The participating countries

• The countries of the European Union:The countries of the European Union:

Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Greece, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Greece, The Netherlands, Ireland, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Ireland, Luxembourg, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Austria, Great Britain, Cyprus, The Czech Austria, Great Britain, Cyprus, The Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Malta, Latvia, Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Malta, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, The Slovak Republic, Lithuania, Poland, The Slovak Republic, SloveniaSlovenia

• The countries of economic field (cooperation):The countries of economic field (cooperation):

Iceland, Lichtenstein and NorwayIceland, Lichtenstein and Norway

• The candidate countries:The candidate countries:

Bulgaria, Romania and TurkeyBulgaria, Romania and Turkey

All the aims of the Socrates programme are All the aims of the Socrates programme are organized and arranged by means of the organized and arranged by means of the

following subprograms:following subprograms:

•Comenius •Erasmus •Grundtvig •Lingua

•Minerva •Research and

innovations

•Common acivities•Additional

activities

Comenius subprogram of the Comenius subprogram of the school educationschool education

The objestives:The objestives:

• to improve the quality and to enhance the to improve the quality and to enhance the European dimension of school education European dimension of school education

• to support co-operation of schoolsto support co-operation of schools

• to support professional development of teachersto support professional development of teachers

• to support learning and teaching languagesto support learning and teaching languages

• to support intercultural awarenessto support intercultural awareness

The aims of the Comenius The aims of the Comenius subprogram are implemented subprogram are implemented and organized in three partsand organized in three parts

1. Partnerships of schools1. Partnerships of schoolsComenius 1Comenius 1

2. Further education2. Further education Comenius 2Comenius 2

3. Creating of nets3. Creating of nets Comenius 3Comenius 3

Comenius 1 Comenius 1 the partnerships of schools the partnerships of schools

The support of three types of partnerships:The support of three types of partnerships:

• school projectsschool projects Comenius 1.1.Comenius 1.1.

• language projectslanguage projects Comenius 1.2.Comenius 1.2.

• project for school developmentproject for school development Comenius 1.3.Comenius 1.3.

Comenius 1.1. The school Comenius 1.1. The school projetsprojets

The objectives:The objectives:

• to share informationto share information• to develop partnerships among schools to develop partnerships among schools • to improve knowledge of individual European to improve knowledge of individual European

nationsnations

Results:Results:

students´works: brochures, magazines,books, students´works: brochures, magazines,books, calendars, web-sites, multimedial materials,...calendars, web-sites, multimedial materials,...

Socrates

Comenius

Comenius 1 Comenius 2 Comenius 3

Comenius 1. 1.

Comenius 1. 2.

Comenius 1. 3.

Erasmus, Grundtvig, ..........

programme

subprogram

parts

types

The project team – the teachers

Viera Vongreyová

Elena Maslíková

Mária Erneková headteacher

Iveta Jagošová deputy head

Marcela Hudecová

Edita MasnáViera Chovancová

The project team of the students

Žofia Martin Michaela Lucia Marek Petra Linda Lucia Katarína Monika Petra Marek

The preparatory visit - Bűhl The preparatory visit - Bűhl (Germany)(Germany)

12 January – 16 January 200512 January – 16 January 2005

• Finland:Finland: 2 teachers2 teachers

• Germany:Germany: 3 teachers3 teachers

• Slovakia:Slovakia: 2 teachers2 teachers

• The Greek school withdrew from the The Greek school withdrew from the projectproject

The objectives of the visit

to get acquainted with partnership schools

to agree on the project theme

to fill in the application forms

to work out the action plan forthe first year of project activity (school year 2005/2006)

to discuss and agree on the intentionsfor the following years

The first business meeting – Kitee The first business meeting – Kitee (Finland)(Finland)

24 October – 28 October 200624 October – 28 October 2006

• Finland:Finland: 4 teachers 4 teachers 3 students 3 students

• Germany: 3 teachersGermany: 3 teachers 6 students 6 students

• Slovakia:Slovakia: 2 teachers 2 teachers

The objectives of the meeting

• to evaluate the activities to evaluate the activities of the participating countriesof the participating countries

• to work out the plan and to share to work out the plan and to share the project work with the partners the project work with the partners for the first and second project for the first and second project yearsyears

• to fill in the application form to fill in the application form together - prolonging the project together - prolonging the project Comenius 1.1. (2006/2007)Comenius 1.1. (2006/2007)

The 2nd business meeting – Bűhl The 2nd business meeting – Bűhl (Germany)(Germany)

20 March – 25 March 200620 March – 25 March 2006• Finland:Finland: 4 teachers4 teachers

3 3 studentsstudents

• Germany:Germany:3 teachers3 teachers4 students4 students

• Slovakia:Slovakia: 2 teachers2 teachers4 students4 students

• ItalyItaly:: 2 teachers2 teachers

The objectives of the meeting

• to improve English language competence to improve English language competence • to use English as a means of mutual communication to use English as a means of mutual communication • to discuss the achieved results of project workto discuss the achieved results of project work

– conditions for the project work in the particular schoolsconditions for the project work in the particular schools– forms of the project promotionforms of the project promotion– the presention of the film about the business meeting the presention of the film about the business meeting

in Finland (Germany)in Finland (Germany)– the presentation of the video-film about the simulation the presentation of the video-film about the simulation

of the job interview (Finland)of the job interview (Finland)– the presentation of the role plays simulating job the presentation of the role plays simulating job

interviews (the students of the project teams)interviews (the students of the project teams)

• to assess, discuss and complete the facts about the to assess, discuss and complete the facts about the project work for the website being prepared by Finlandproject work for the website being prepared by Finland

Tasks for the first project yearTasks for the first project year

1.1. to describe and compare the professions of the to describe and compare the professions of the particular schools involved in the projectparticular schools involved in the project

2.2. to work out the examples of CV and job application to work out the examples of CV and job application

3.3. to work out questionnaire about the work to work out questionnaire about the work conditions in multicultural companies in the conditions in multicultural companies in the countries involved in the projectcountries involved in the project

4.4. to prepare the job documents required in the to prepare the job documents required in the countries of the EU to be published in the countries of the EU to be published in the handbookhandbook

5.5. to prepare the 3rd business meeting in Banská to prepare the 3rd business meeting in Banská Bystrica (9 October – 14 October)Bystrica (9 October – 14 October)

6.6. Italy, a new member of the project, to be involved Italy, a new member of the project, to be involved in the workin the work

ExcursionsExcursions• a visit to the vocational school Elly –Heuss a visit to the vocational school Elly –Heuss

Knapp (Bűhl)Knapp (Bűhl)

• a visit to Juvena, the companya visit to Juvena, the companyproducing cosmetic producing cosmetic products (Baden Baden)products (Baden Baden)

• a visit to KABA, the company producing security a visit to KABA, the company producing security mechanisms (Bűhl)mechanisms (Bűhl)

• a visit to the European Parliament (Strasbourg)a visit to the European Parliament (Strasbourg)

ExcursionsExcursions

• a visit to the Museum of modern a visit to the Museum of modern art (Karlsruhe)art (Karlsruhe)

• a visit to the Employment a visit to the Employment agency (Rastatt)agency (Rastatt)

ExcursionsExcursions

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