Through the implementation of the ''iMedia: Media Literacy and skills enhancement for teachers and students'' project, which lasted 12 months (from 12-12-2022 to 11-12-2023), the school wanted to improve teachers' literacy skills to educate in the digital age and prevent cyberbullying, promote the adoption of new participatory methodologies to reduce school failure, and develop the CLIL method to update teaching practices in line with the needs of the global world, facilitate the integration of foreign students and raise the level of student learning. In addition, through this project, the school extended the European network in the field of school education and laid the foundations for its internationalization. One of the objectives was to innovate through the use of innovative teaching methodologies and strategies, using innovative practices at European level.
The Agrupamento de Escolas da Cidadela is located in Cascais and consists of 5 schools: kindergarden de Murches, 1st cycle schools with kindergarden José Jorge Letria, EB Birre and EB Malveira da Serra and Escola Básica e Secundária da Cidadela, the main school, with 2nd, 3rd cycle, secondary, vocational and CET in Multimedia Product Development (level 5 of the QNQ). The main school offers a wide range of courses at secondary level, including Science and Technology, Languages and Humanities, Arts and Socio-Economic Sciences. In vocational education, it offers courses in Multimedia and Tourist Operations. The AEC has around 1500 students aged between 3 years old, kindergarten, and 19 years old, secondary school. The students' backgrounds and profiles are diverse, including: Low income: 40% of the students come from poor economic backgrounds. Foreign students: 10% of students (39 different nationalities). Special educational needs: 10% of students have barriers to learning with individual plans. The AEC also includes a secondary level structured teaching unit and a multifunctional activity room.