Comenius - Lifelong Learning Programme
Part of the Lifelong Learning Programme, Comenius seeks to develop knowledge and understanding among young people and educational staff of the diversity of European cultures , languages and values. It helps young people acquire the basic life skills and competences necessary for their personal development, for future employment and for active citizenship. The programme addresses issues strongly related to current discussions and developments in school policy. Priorities are set annually.
Comenius has the following goals:
- To improve and increase the mobility of pupils and educational staff in different Member States
- To enhance and increase partnerships between schools in different Member States, with at least three million pupils taking part in joint educational activities by 2010
- To encourage language learning, innovative ICT-based content, services and better teaching techniques and practices
- To enhance the quality and European dimension of teacher training
- To improve pedagogical approaches and school management
Alþjóðaskrifstofa: http://www.ask.hi.is/
Fjölbrautaskólinn við Ármúla participates this year in two multilateral projects:
Teaching and learning together in a virtual Europaen classroom
Coordinator: Edda Lára Kaaber
Participating teachers: Dóra Ósk Halldórsdóttir, Herdís Birgisdóttir
Activities:
- Coordinators meeting in Reykjavík in May 2010
- Coordinators meeting in France in September 2010
Coordinator: Carmen Ortuño Gonzales
Participating teachers: Guðrún Karlsdóttir
Participating countries: Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain and Iceland
Activities:
- Student visit to Tarquinia, Italy, January 9th-15th
Participating teachers: Carmen Ortuño Gonzales, Guðrún Karlsdóttir
Participating students: Alexandra Patricia Aguiar Caetano, Sanna Magdalena Mörtudóttir, Sigríður Erla Davíðsdóttir, Steinunn Sigurðardóttir - Student visit to Zabrze, Poland, March 27th - April 2nd
Participating teachers: Carmen Ortuño Gonzales, Guðrún Karlsdóttir
Participating students: Bjarkey Ottósdóttir, Elías Bóasson, Karen Guðjónsdóttir, Magnús Haukur Jensson
Web page of the project: http://www2.fa.is/~carmen/Islandia/Islandia.htm