Context and Objectives: Jules Ferry Middle School (Chambéry, France) and the Hankoniemen Lukio (Hanko, Finlande) are keen on initiating a partnership program between the French and Finnish students coming from a wide range of social backgrounds. The English language will be the main subject bringing together the French and Finnish students involved. 3 main objectives will focus on three main objectives: - Create a strong lasting partnership and thus contribute to promoting cooperation and mobility within Europe. - Strengthen and improve the students and teachers’ communication skills in foreign language. - Prevent early school leaving by including special needs students and/or students with great learning difficulties. Thanks to European projects such as ERASMUS+, Jules Ferry Middle School and Hankonienmen lukio wish to get involve in a unifying project which will lead to a lasting twinning. Such an ambitious project is lacking in ours two schools. It is consistent with the different sections taught French as a Second Language Section, Gifted Students Section, CLIL Section, ... Teachers in charge of those specific sections in ours schools will also benefit from European and International links and pedagogy. Activities and Methodologies: - French and Finnish teachers will work in close collaboration: Coordinators (Principal, supervising teachers) will be in charge of doing the follow up to their peers and plan the different activities and meetings (Skype, WhatsApp, eTwinning…). - Each activities will regularly be reported on European platforms (eTwinning, mobility tools, webgate.ec, europa.eu …) in order to keep track of the work achieved by the students. The numerous productions downloaded on the different platforms will attest to the coherence and positive results of the project. - The Education for sustainable development is setting a new direction for education and learning for all in this project. - The Arts and creativity is an other activities subject for learning in this project. Impacts and long-lasting repercussions. - Teachers and students improvement in their language skills and cross-disciplinary skills. - Promotion of the cultural and social local partners such as Town-hall, schools, museums, sports club, charities. - Increase in the European and International presence of the school (students, teachers and administratives) thanks to the many networking platforms.
Context and Objectives: Jules Ferry Middle School (Chambéry, France) and the Hankoniemen Lukio (Hanko, Finlande) are keen on initiating a partnership program between the French and Finnish students coming from a wide range of social backgrounds. The English language will be the main subject bringing together the French and Finnish students involved. 3 main objectives : - Create a strong lasting partnership and thus to contribute to promoting cooperation and mobility within Europe. - Strengthen and improve the students and teachers’ communication skills in foreign language. - Prevent early school leaving by including special needs students and/or students with great learning specificities. Jules Ferry Middle School and Hankonienmen lukio get involve in differents project in theirs walls : French or english as a Second Language Section, Gifted Students Section, CLIL Section, economics classes... and we would like to perform in a unifying project which will lead to a lasting twinning to compair and create a news way of working. Such an ambitious project is lacking in ours two schools which also benefit from European and International links and pedagogy. Methodologies: - French and Finnish teachers had been working in close collaboration: Coordinators (Principal, supervising teachers) was in charge of doing the follow up to their peers and plan the different activities and meetings (Skype, WhatsApp, eTwinning…). - Each activities was regularly be reported on European platforms (eTwinning, mobility tools, webgate.ec, europa.eu …) in order to keep track of the work achieved by the students. Activities : The linguistic and cultural activities have benn the main activities for learning in that project. The productions was oriented to Arts and creativity activities to make sure the qualities of its and to virtual activities to a new direction for education and learning for all in this project. Impacts and long-lasting repercussions : - Teachers and students improvement in their language skills and cross-disciplinary skills. - Promotion of the cultural and social local partners such as Town-hall, schools, museums, sports club, charities. - Increase in the European and International participation of our schools (students, teachers and administratives) thanks to the many networking platforms. - Produice activities and downloaded its on the different platforms to help .