The "ENTERPRISE" Erasmus+ project aims to experiment with a new didactical approach among participating schools, based on the use of technologies and bilingual teaching of some subjects. Now adays, due to the recent Coronavirus emergency and the way in which our lifes have radically changed, it is clear that we need to acquire more digital skills: in the school context technology is able to ensure didactical continuity and to maintain human relations among the members of the educational community. The aim of ENTERPRISE is to increase the use of English and new technologies in school teaching, especially in support of the subjects considered more traditional and less "technical". The project target (11-13 years) is a fundamental period in the growth of the individual, particularly suitable for new learning and experimentation; at this age, the first contact with technology has already happened and kids are very sensitive to the appeal of digital tools. The priority choice for this project is "strengthening the development of key skills (in line with the Council's Recommendation on Key Skills for Lifelong Learning)", promoting intercurricular collaboration, creativity and innovative learning approaches and environments, cooperating with stakeholders in local communities and abroad". Other objectives are: the promotion of a comprehensive approach to teaching and learning with a particular focus on bilingual teaching and the increasing of interest in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics). ENTERPRISE sets out the following objectives: 1) creating an innovative approach to teaching and learning; 2) strengthen bilingual teaching; 3) improve the methodologies and teaching technologies used, through comparison and exchange with foreign schools; 4) staff training, exchange of know-how and internationalisation of teaching methods; 5) knowledge and cultural exchange between pupils and teachers from different European schools. The project will involve 40 students (10 for partner) and 8 teachers (2 for partner) in exchange and mobility activities, while at least 50 students and 10 teachers for institution will take part in on-site activities. ENTERPRISE provides different types of activities: 1) local activities: training, research, content production with the new methodologies proposed, exercises, flipped classroom experiments; 2) four exchanges between groups of pupils: with joint practical exercises, cultural and laboratory activities, content production, comparison and dialogue; 3) three joint training events for staff: training on innovative teaching methodologies, e-twinning, experimentation of teaching a curricular discipline in English, exchange of good practices and know-how; 4) dissemination and promotion of ENTERPRISE, including through events in schools; 5) return activities, both through staff and through students; 6) production of a database within the project website, in which the work carried out by teachers and students will converge according to an open source philosophy. The project will use a democratic and bottom-up methodology to stimulate full involvement of participants. The planned activities will avoid notionality and frontality, encouraging the active commitment of staff and students, with team-building and flipped classroom strategies. The expected results are: 1) overcoming outdated and uninvolving teaching for children; 2) integration into the curriculum of each participating institution of a discipline taught in English; 3) general improvement of teaching, internationalization and exchange of know-how; 4) knowledge of other European school systems, according to a view of exchange and sharing. The impact on the medium/long term will be a greater opening of schools to Europe, the implementation of new learning strategies through the international exchange of know-how and best practices, the improvement in digital, linguistic, learning and social competence, which are four of the eight key skills for the long life learning.
The ENTERPRISE-English and technology for pupils' rise project has concluded its implementation phase, bringing significant changes and improvements in the educational context of the participating schools. Through an approach based on the integration of technologies and bilingual teaching, the project achieved its objectives, helping to prepare students for the challenges of the contemporary world. During the project, new teaching methodologies were tested which led to the overcoming of obsolete and uninvolving teaching. The introduction of subjects taught in English has enriched the school curriculum, offering students a unique opportunity to acquire linguistic and disciplinary skills. Thanks to exchanges between groups of students and joint training events for staff, there was a general improvement in teaching. The comparison and exchange of know-how with foreign schools have enriched the pedagogical approach, promoting intercultural collaboration and mutual understanding between students from different European contexts. The training of teaching staff has contributed to the internationalization of teaching methods, providing teachers with new tools and perspectives to enrich the students' learning experience. The use of democratic and bottom-up methodologies stimulated the active involvement of all participants, favored the development of key skills and enhanced the sense of educational community. The results of the project are reflected in a greater openness of European schools towards Europe, with a significant impact in the medium/long term. The new learning strategies implemented thanks to the international exchange of know-how and good practices have contributed to the increase in digital, linguistic, learning to learn, social, and civic competences, fundamental for lifelong learning. The project has left a tangible mark through the creation of a database within the project website, where the works created by teachers and students are preserved according to an open-source philosophy. This resource represents a lasting contribution to the sharing of experiences and educational resources, consolidating the impact of ENTERPRISE even beyond your formal conclusion. The targets of the project were students aged 11 to 13. 40 students (10 for each partner) and 8 teachers (2 for each partner) were involved in direct mobility activities, and 50 students and 10 decent ones in on-site activities. The activities carried out by the project were: - on-site activities: training for teachers and students, flipped classroom, brand and production of content, preparation for direct mobility; -3 Exchanges between groups of students: joint practical exercises, cultural and laboratory activities, content production, comparison and dialogue: -3 Joint training events for staff: training on innovative teaching methodologies, testing of the CLIL method, exchange of good practices and know-how. - dissemination and promotion of the project: events in schools and feedback activities between staff members and students.