G.R.Y.B.B. Comenius School Development Project Proposal for decision of EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT Progetto ispirato al Programma Education del TOROC G.R.Y.B.B. Comenius School Development Project An Integrated Programme for education and training… …will comprise four specific programmes 1. Comenius 2. Erasmus 3. Leonardo da Vinci 4. Grundtvig Progetto ispirato al Programma Education del TOROC G.R.Y.B.B. Comenius School Development Project Comenius for general education activities concerning schools up to and including upper secondary level Erasmus for education and advanced training activities at higher education level Progetto ispirato al Programma Education del TOROC G.R.Y.B.B. Comenius School Development Project Leonardo da Vinci for all other aspects of vocational education and training Grundtvig for adult education Progetto ispirato al Programma Education del TOROC G.R.Y.B.B. Comenius School Development Project … and a “Trasversal programme” incorporating four key activities to cover the policy issues outlined above, to make specific provision for language training and ICT, for a more substantial dissemination activity … and a “Jean Monnet” programme to support action related to European integration, European institutions and associations in education and training Progetto ispirato al Programma Education del TOROC G.R.Y.B.B. Comenius School Development Project Old Socrates-Comenius Consists of three main actions: • 1) School partnerships –small-scale transnational groupings of schools focusing on a common topic, on languages or on school development. Grants cover project work and mobility of staff and pupils. • 2) Training of school education staff – transnational projects involving schools and training organisations to develop joint courses, materials, etc; accompanied by individual training grants for mobility. • 3) Comenius networks –networks grouping together related Comenius transnational projects to promote cooperation and innovation in their thematic areas. Progetto ispirato al Programma Education del TOROC G.R.Y.B.B. Comenius School Development Project New Integrated Programme Comenius Will be re-organised into 4 main actions for sake of clarity: 1) 2) 3) 4) Mobility Partnerships Projects Networks Progetto ispirato al Programma Education del TOROC G.R.Y.B.B. Comenius School Development Project The mixing of centralised project grants and decentralised mobility in former Comenius 2 did not work. The new structure tackles this issue by separating out mobility clearly. It also envisages the development of new types of mobility – such as longer-term mobility for individual pupils in upper-secondary education. Progetto ispirato al Programma Education del TOROC G.R.Y.B.B. Comenius School Development Project The following actions may be supported by Comenius programme: • Mobility: exchange of pupils and staff – placement in schools or enterprises abroad for pupils or for educational staff – partecipation in training courses for teachers – study and preparatory visits for mobility, partnership, project or network activities – assistantships for teachers and potential teachers Progetto ispirato al Programma Education del TOROC G.R.Y.B.B. Comenius School Development Project The following actions may be supported by Comenius programme: • Comenius bilateral partnerships • Multilateral cooperation projects • Networks Progetto ispirato al Programma Education del TOROC