The aim of the project was to increase innovativeness and quality of activities of the Consortiums’ staff in the field of ways and means of teaching adults as well as motivating adult learners to actively participate in lifelong learning (LLL), through learning good practices applied by the receiving partners. The specific goals were: 1) Increasing adult educators staff competences in the field of applying handicraft techniques as a tool for increasing social integration, based on local cultural heritage, supporting social capital building. 2) Increasing the adult education staff competences in the field of innovative methods of teaching foreign languages, motivating to participation in international educational activities, based on intercultural values. 3) Increasing the level of knowledge concerning an impact the creative activities may have on the physical and psychical well-being of the mature learners, encouraging them to be active in LLL. 4) Increasing the level of knowledge concerning effective ways of motivating adult learners to participate in LLL. 5) Internationalisation of the Consortium building organisations. 6) Upgrading the inter-cultural and language competences.
The project "The languages of creativity. Good practices for the golden age educators. ' was response to the needs identified by the project consortium. The needs were as follows: - acquiring knowledge about successfully used methods of teaching handicraft techniques, - acquiring knowledge about innovative methods of teaching foreign languages, - learning about good practices regarding the impact of artistic, cultural and creative activities on the mental and physical well-being of adults, - raising awareness of effective methods of the motivating adults to participate in lifelong learning - increasing the level of the internationalization of the consortium members.