The specific objectives for the educational community that we hoped to achieve by implementing this project were: 1. To increase the employability of students, to improve their curriculum and to make it more attractive to companies in the European Union. 2. To enhance the key skills and competences of the pupils (making them more autonomous and responsible, strengthening their capacity for initiative and problem solving) and to improve their knowledge of other languages. 3. To enrich the cultural education of pupils and teachers, fostering European awareness, in a context open to diversity and social cohesion. 4. To deepen e-learning and telematic communication systems through ICT tools, contributing to sustainability by reducing the use of paper. At school level, in implementing this project we also hoped to achieve: To foster transnational cooperation, looking for new synergies in the framework of collaboration between the different members; and to improve the quality and prestige of our institution.
IES Sa Palomera is a secondary and vocational school located in Blanes, Catalonia (Spain). Blanes is a tourist town located on the Costa Brava. The socio-economic situation of the municipality is generally low. Our students come not only from Blanes but also from other nearby municipalities in a similar situation. However, our students come from families with a medium socio-economic level. We work with young people between 16 and 20 years old with a clear interest in technology. We have been training professionals for 21 years. We offer High School and Baccalaureate, 1 Basic VET qualification: Office Computing, 1 specialisation course in Artificial Intelligence and Big Data, 2 HE qualifications, Administration of Networked Computer Systems and Web Applications Development and the VET qualification in Microcomputer Systems and Networks. This project corresponds to the mobilities of the 2nd year of MSN students.