With the participation of the Trikala Primary Directorate in Education in this specific mobility, we aimed: - in the training of our teachers in Learning Skills (critical thinking, communication, collaboration and creativity), - in promoting the European dimension of our teachers and strengthening the European dimension of their teaching through the use of international best practices, - in promoting "change" and innovation in our organization to keep up with the imperatives and new needs of the time, - in the networking of the Primary Education of Trikala with internationally recognized educational institutions and organizations for the implementation and participation in high quality educational programs.
The Directorate of Primary Education of Trikala has overall responsibility for the administration and supervision of the operation of the Primary and Kindergartens in the area. It employs 24 employees as permanent administrative staff and 1211 teachers as teaching staff. In particular, the Directorate of Primary Education launches innovative actions aimed at the use of new technologies, the exchange and adoption of good practices in education and the development of partnerships with Municipalities, Agencies and Organizations with the aim of connecting school life with local communities. With the plan we implemented, we targeted a group of primary education teachers, who serve in the prefecture of Trikala, with the aim of going abroad as part of a training activity of a seminar nature, in order to train them in "21st century skills" and more specifically in life skills /learning (soft skills): Critical thinking, Communication, Collaboration and Creativity (The 4C).