The objectives of the "Green Connection with Europe" project are as follows: - To foster European awareness, values and dimension, increasing respect and appreciation of Europe's cultural, social and linguistic diversity. - To prepare students to be able to function in international environments and work groups. - To promote a more environmentally friendly education and culture that favours the acquisition of pro-environmental habits oriented towards sustainable development. - Encourage the use of digital learning tools and methods to improve the quality of teaching and increase student motivation. - Modernisation and internalisation of our school by opening it up to Europe and being the seed of the transformation towards new methodological approaches. In line with the European Education Area, we seek to offer a quality education that enables the improvement of pupils' skills by highlighting Europe's cultural and natural heritage. Experiences outside the classroom that result in more meaningful learning and opportunities for personal and professional development of students and teachers.
IES Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra is a Secondary Education School conducting Compulsory Secondary Education and Post Secondary Education, as well as Post Secondary Education adult evening courses. Students can also choose a bilingual programme for their Compulsory Secondary Education stage in an institution funded more than 50 years ago and hosting approximately 800 students. Our school has a long history of support for education with a very formal teaching process, which requires new methodological scopes promoting creativity and motivation among both students and teachers. Therefore, we cater for new demands as we meet the educational, work and entrepreneurial needs of a global and multicultural. Our teaching method calls for new teaching strategies including digitalisation and implementing collaborative work in international teams. We intend to transform the traditional idea of a school into a cyber school by using our facilities in order to develop creativity. Besides, we aim to engage students by using environmental challenges as a transversal and motivating factor as well as the opportunities provided by the Erasmus+ to promote the European dimension of education.