Participants broaden their personal and professional skills, particularly in the field of foreign languages and intercultural education. Awareness, as well as professionally by getting to know and dealing with pedagogical concepts, different forms of organisation and other transitions in the respective host countries. The Adolf Reichwein School and the cooperating institutions promote the internationalisation process of their institutions and develop cooperation and exchange with partner schools in Europe. Our aim was to support students in acquiring skills and personal development, as well as to improve their chances on the European labour market. Educational staff of our school and of the cooperating institutions of child and youth welfare and assistance for the disabled who are in a “working relationship” with our partner institutions in the EU and experience different educational standards as well as country-specific funding guidelines. Participants should experience themselves as Europeans and promote opportunities for participation and understanding of democracy.
We wanted to further advance the internationalization process of our school and give participating teachers and students the opportunity to gain professional experience abroad in Europe. In this way, we also wanted to improve or bring closer employment in the European labour market for students. Another motivation for us is to experience the participants of the mobility as Europeans and to strengthen the sense of community, as well as thinking in European dimensions. This is also reflected in the project’s focus, which is on “Education and funding guidelines – What unites us in pedagogical work in Europe.” We wanted to give participants an insight into the educational standards of the participating partner countries and give them practical experience in implementation. Another important aspect is the maintenance of partnerships with our long-standing partner institutions. In the field of professional skills, language and intercultural competences of the participants are to be promoted, as well as lived participation, which can be seen as a contribution to the democratization process. We also wanted to enable diversity experience.