Creascola decided to implement New Paths in Creascola project after analyzing the needs of teachers, students and parents. With the goals of the project, we forecasted the following effects on 3 levels: -improved learning motivation and students' more active participation in the learning process -expanding teachers' methodological toolkit - introducing the institution in the region and its internationalization The project had 4 priority goals, to which new sub-goals were added during the implementation: 1. Teachers methodological development in the field of evaluation-assessment, integrated subject methodology, project method and new roles of teachers (facilitator, mentor). 2. Implementation of STEAM projects, development of competencies in mathematics and natural sciences. Development of learning by doing, development of a course material. During the implementation, the aim is to teach science subjects and mathematics bilingually. 3. Internationalization, active use of foreign languages. Getting to know the EU institutional system became a sub-goal. In the same place, soft skills, increasing the attractiveness of the institution through foreign relations and experiences. 4. Digital skills - the use of social media and ICT tools
Creascola is an eight-grade secondary school, which from this academic year includes a primary section, too. The number of students is 260, aged 6-16. The number of teachers is 51. The school is based on the Hungarian National Curriculum, which was extended with Cambridge accreditation due to the international impact of the project. It is based on experiential learning, its strengths are: 1. Foreign language learning- in the primary department with some subjects taught in English, in the secondary school bilingual education in Science, Mathematics and Global Perspectives taught in English. 2. Interdisciplinarity - 2 project weeks per year - financial and entrepreneurial skills, active citizenship, sustainability, ART, STEAM 3. Formal, non-formal and informal forms of education 4. Improved learning skills (creativity, critical thinking, problem solving, communication and cooperation) using Global Perspectives 5. Career building skills 6. Creative planning in workshops (MAKERSPACE, 3D printing, robotics, wood and metal workshop) 7. Kitchen technology and cooking skills 8. Medialab: photography, image editing, graphics 9. Education through work, practical education 10. Complex subject approach