Consortium
Boras Stad 🇸🇪
Cordinator
Sandgärdskolan is a public, state-funded lower secondary school. The pupils are in school years 7-9, which means that they
are 13-16 years old. The school follows the national Swedish curriculum and offers three different optional languages apart
from Swedish and English. These are Spanish, German and French. Sandgärdskolan is especially well adapted towards
pupils in need of special support, being one of the three schools in the city designed for pupils with various forms of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD).
The pupils at Sandgärdskolan come from the neighboring villages and parts of the community. To some extent they also come
from the central part of the city of Borås. They are at the secondary level. There are approximately 420 students and about 40 paid staff at the
school.
Innovation Hive 🇬🇷
Partner
Innovation Hive is a private non-profit organization located in Greece, specialized in the fields of research and innovation. Our actions aim to enhance the economic and social cohesion of European societies while our goal is to find solutions to the new innovation challenges, achieve growth, sustainability and maximize the impact to the society. The organization’s philosophy in order to achieve these goals is based on co-creation methodologies and a quadruple helix approach. The engagement of stakeholders from industry, science and society is aiming to create links between the businesses, the academia and the civic actors in order to develop a combination of knowledge, skills, tools, values and motivation. The final goal is to make the difference in local societies and to succeed at the highest level the principles of social innovation concepts.
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Petit Pas aps 🇮🇹
Partner
The social promotion association Petit Pas Aps was founded in Trani, Puglia (IT) in 2015, by a group of professionals, trainers and youth leaders motivated by the desire of improving their community, promoting social initiatives inspired by democracy, equality, and pluralism. Over the years, it has become a structured associative reality, with a large number of associates and volunteers who have embraced our mission by recognizing the importance of having inclusive, peaceful and just societies. Our goal is to enhance the level of knowledge and skills of our community regardless of gender, social background, cultural or educational background. Our aim is to equip the local and surrounding community with the right knowledge and skills that will enable them to access the labor market and increase their chances of progressing in the same. Through our workshops and seminars collaborate and support retirees to act as mentors for young people. We have carried out projects with disabled young people, giving them the opportunity to work as volunteers in our organization covering roles that could enhance their strengths. To achieve these goals, we are in contact with important universities, schools and associations. Our staff has many years of working experience, business and professional contacts with private and public organizations. The skills and knowledge learned by our staff thanks to the involvement of Petit Pas association in Erasmus + projects, in the experiences of intercultural dialogue, as well as in training courses and social volunteering, have also meant that the territory and organizations active in the social field, they came into contact with new realities and with different ways of conceiving Europe.
Stimmuli for social change 🇬🇷
Partner
Stimmuli is an SME (Small & Medium Enterprise) located in Thessaloniki, Greece which envisions to inspire future education and ignite positive change in society. To achieve its mission, Stimmuli’s team designs and implements educational and empowerment projects that cultivate changemaking attitudes, inject entrepreneurial thinking and nudge behavioural shifts for more sustainable lifestyles. The projects and practices delivered by Stimmuli aim at fostering the adoption and incorporation of 21st century pedagogies in formal and non-formal educational settings and are inspired by creative and inclusive methodologies. On this basis, Stimmuli demonstrates: i) expertise on participatory methods (i.e.co-design techniques, participatory dialogue, design thinking) ii) knowledge on contemporary pedagogies (like Social Innovation Education, Climate Change Education, Entrepreneurship Education, Active Citizenship Education etc.) and iii) experience in the development of learning frameworks, innovative curriculum, creative training material, evaluation and impact assessment practices.
De La Salle College 🇮🇪
Partner
De La Salle College has served the local Churchtown Community for over 70 years and we are very proud of our traditions that have built up over this time. We are a medium sized school with small classes which gives us the opportunity to know our students as individuals. Visitors to the school comment on the warm atmosphere they experience on entering the College and the positive relationship between staff and students. We are a Catholic College which welcomes students from many faiths and none, in an atmosphere of understanding and respect. Our College motto Recta Sapere, means to savour what is right, which we interpret to have correct judgement and to have the courage to follow through on it. We encourage all our students in a proud Lasallian tradition to respect and care for everyone they meet, in whatever circumstances they may find themselves.
We have a strong Pastoral Care System. Students have the support of all staff including Year Heads, Class Tutors, Additional Educational Needs Teachers, Guidance Counsellor and the SNA Team.
Our college aims to provide a holistic education. Students are encouraged to develop their personal, social and leadership skills by participating in all aspects of school life. There is a wide variety of sports, committees and clubs which are available to students at lunchtime and after school. They have opportunities to become Mentors, Prefects and members of the Student Council and the Lasallian Aminator Team.
Liceul teoretic marin preda-turnu magurele 🇷🇴
Partner
”Marin Preda” High School in Turnu Magurele is situated in Muntenia, a southern region in Romania, at 130 km from the capital city, Bucharest. We have a rich history and a good image in the community, which has been gained through the students’ and teachers’ good results. In time, we have become better in several domains. Our high school was founded in 1920 as a Girls’ School, but it has undergone numerous changes until 1995, when it adopted the name of the great novelist Marin Preda, who was born in this region. Our institution includes all three levels of education, primary, secondary and high school and it currently has around 700 students and 50 teachers. There are 5 classes in primary school, 8 classes in secondary school and 15 classes in high school. In the highest level of education, most classes have a humanistic profile, but there is also a class in each grade that is mainly focused on sciences. Apart from that, in secondary level, there is a special class that studies piano. In terms of resources, there are 19 classrooms, a multifunctional laboratory (for chemistry and physics), two IT labs, one library, an assembly room, a teacher’s room and a sports hall.
I and F education and development limited 🇮🇪
Partner
I & F Education is an Irish based organisation working in and from Dublin for the educational development of people of all ages, especially in the areas of entrepreneurship, sport and personal development, youth and schools, language acquisition, inclusion and diversity and rural development. We stress and put the emphasis on lifelong learning as well as adult learning.
We are involved in a number of Transnational European Projects and are part of several European Networks, including The New Ideas for New Opportunities European Network and the EDIN Network, which is focused on diversity and inclusion.
We also have a network of specialists for collaboration on projects related to social welfare, psychology, sociology, special educational needs, STEM education, social policy and innovation, information technology, entrepreneurship, employment, sports, cultural, inclusion and tourism programmes.
We foster the development of inclusive educational systems through the implementation of innovative educational methodologies, tools and practices able to enhance the value of diversity in the classroom. We often do this through informal education by implementing theatre and music techniques and performance.
Csi center for social innovation 🇨🇾
Partner
Center for Social Innovation (CSI) is a Research and Development organization, which focuses on fostering social innovation that can bring about a positive change to local, national, regional, and global entities. These entities include but are not limited to governments, local administrative agencies, non-for-profit agencies, commercial entities, and educational institutions. The CSI team is composed of open-minded, fully equipped researchers, entrepreneurs, project managers, trainers, and Information Technology specialists. CSI encompasses the capability and capacity to identify social needs, design and implement adjusted initiatives, and provide for sustainable growth. The CSI team's areas of expertise are in the fields of traditional education and e-learning, entrepreneurship, start-ups, innovation, creativity, negotiations, IP advisory services, social responsibility, business advisory solutions, data analytics, information technologies, project management, project evaluation services, product validation, training and computer gaming. CSI draws know-how and skills from its wide global network, which includes academic institutions, IT companies, public services, international organizations, start-ups, and public services.
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