The strategic goal of the project is to increase the quality of foreign language education, to introduce elements of bilingualism in teaching natural sciences as profiling subjects in the second high school stage, which will ensure modern education for the successful realization of students. The objectives of the Binoculars for STEM project are: - to favour the changes related to the modernization of the school and the introduction of the new curricula in the second high school stage by teaching elements of modules of profiling subjects from the STEM group in a foreign language; - to update and upgrade the scientific, pedagogical, linguistic, digital and methodical competence of language teachers and those teaching subjects in a foreign language; - to master algorithms for the development of interactive bilingual lessons and modules that confirm the place of the student at the center of the educational process for acquiring the competences of the XXI century and increasing the motivation for creativity; - to prepare teachers-initiators, to create connections and contacts between the school and educational institutions from other European countries, to introduce new teaching methods in each classroom, to create motivation for self-education and self-development.
The development of the current project was a result of four main prerequisites: - the high requirements for foreign language training at the school due to our foreign language profile and the potential of our students; - the innovative spirit and achievements of the teaching team in the field of STEM; - the changes in the curricula and the introduction of profiled training in the second high school stage in connection with the last reform in the education system, which led to the introduction of non-traditional (up to the year of application) natural science profiles for the school; - the development of modern pedagogy and our commitment to modernize and adapt pedagogical practice in accordance with the latest trends for introducing reality into the classroom. In terms of documentation, the presentation of the project was part of the school’s strategic development plan, the school’s qualification activity plan and the head teacher’s plan.