Presentation by Zuzana Ondovcínová (Slovakia) at the Study Visit Group No: 183 (CEDEFOP) , “Educational cooperation with professional institutions to promote language skills 2014″.

Co-operation between schools around Europe

Gymnasium of st. Martyrs of KošiceMgr. Zuzana Ondovčínová

8.3.2014

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Simple philosophy of our school is to educate and shape a young person capable to success in life, in studies at home and abroad and then successfully applied and implemented in the labor market.

This we do hand in hand with developing their sense for real values and attitudes

Institution

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Project Comenius in year 2011 Co-operation with other schools

and institutions with topic „Unity in diversity“

Meetings in Denmark, in Italy, Germany and France

International week in United Kingdom and co-operation with students from 10 European countries

E-twinning project with school from Spain and Germany

Co-operation with The Catholic University in Ružomberok, Slovakia

Actions developed in coordination with other entities

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Students develop projects on various topics related to the general outline, world events and personalities of the EU in international groups.

The culmination of the wee is art contest, in which each country presents itself by dancing, singing or playing musical instruments

Students live in native families, so they have to rely on themselves in communication

Strategies

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Students have the unique opportunity to get to know people, daily life, culture, customs, food and housing of the country whose language they must necessarily know in these days. Work in groups on projects can test not only their knowledge, but they can promote themselves in the group, learn assertiveness and the ability to work in a team.

Results

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For young people, it is an invaluable experience to life. They can meet new people, make new friends from foreign countries and in informal, every day communication they can develop their language skills. And this is the aim of these meeting and projects.

Conclusions

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