In carrying out the project, we aimed to achieve (and succeeded in doing so) three main objectives: I. Improving the quality of work and educational practices of partner organizations by developing a broader and deeper understanding of the relationship between the quality of everyday life and lifelong learning. II. Supporting the inclusion of adult learners with fewer opportunities by designing attractive and inclusive activities that build connections between learning and their daily lives. III. Developing a common foundation for long-term and diverse transnational cooperation between partners, which could expand to include other bodies and bring a European dimension to the local level.
Having been active for a long time in the field of adult education, we have noticed that the concept of learning in later life does not often receive the proper understanding and support from the 50+ age group, especially disadvantageous ones. This particularly concerns recognizing the connections between learning, personal development, and the quality of everyday life. Additionally, adult educators do not always manage to notice, bring out, and emphasize such connections. They also often lack ideas on how to use elements of everyday life for educational purposes and how to more creatively use local social, cultural, and environmental resources. Both adult learners and educators have problems to realize that life itself can be perceived and consequently used as an ongoing learning process. Different lifestyles, practiced in various countries, environments, and even by individual people, offer a fascinating opportunity to stimulate curiosity and natural learning, which not only brings benefits but, most importantly, joy and a sense of living life meaningfully. The project aimed to address the need to recognize and use the connections between life and learning.