The main objectives of this project have been: To develop language skill with a particular focus on the speaking, listening and pronunciation skills. To communicate and colaborate with partners abroad. To raise awareness of participants involvement in the process of internationalization of our school. To share ideas and activities aimed at making our classroom more active, communicative, creative and autonomous To stilmulate discussion, challenge ideas and provide an environment that allows teachers the time and space to think about their professional development. To broaden understanding of the lonk between language and culture. To promote understanding and acceptance of all the students in the classroom discouraging antisocial behaviour. To experience and evaluate a variety of inclusive teaching tecnniques, materials, devices and procedures.
CEIP Trepalio is a state school, situated in Northern Spain. It is in Trobajo del Camino, a village in the outskirts of León. The school has around 450 pupils and 33 teachers, from infant to primary education. Our school is carrying out a bilingual program in which two subjects ( Arts and Crafts and Natural science) are taught through English. Our school is very multicultural, as we have pupils from different nationalities as well as some pupils belonging to different backgrounds. The project came to the needs of: a) having a more skilled staff with better language competences in English to reinforce the European dimesion of our school and to establish contacts with European partners to develop and carry on innovative and estimulating projects for our students. b) having teachers prepared to handle with the bilingual project in which two subjects are taught through English. c)Having teachers prepared for usuing new technologies.