TEACHING EUROPE. The EU, its function, and new priorities towards 2030

ERASMUS K1 PROJECT

about the course

Duration
5-12 days
Location
Soverato

course description

This course stands out within the JUMP catalog due to the JUMP team’s experience in EU studies and funding programs. As designers and trainers of projects, we possess comprehensive knowledge of the European Union, spanning historical, geographical, institutional, and current perspectives. As the EU Program demands constant updates and continual evolution, we work closely as a team dedicated to fostering EU awareness and citizenship.

The EU embodies a diverse array of elements and significantly influences national policies, shaping our lives in various ways.
All our endeavors revolve around educating about Europe and integrating EU policies into every action and activity conducted at local, regional, and international levels.

This training initiative stems from recognizing that “European Citizenship Education” (ECE) already encompasses various free tools provided by the European Commission. However, our goal is to offer a broader approach that combines education about the EU with a deeper understanding of how EU functionality intertwines with policies and funding. Access to funds represents opportunities that should be available to all citizens.

Our training caters to educators across all levels, with tailored content and modules depending on their specific teaching contexts. Understanding the EU is a subject that teachers can effectively convey to both children and students, with content adaptability based on their respective audiences. Our training primarily focuses on offering a comprehensive understanding of the current European Union while granting educators access to primary information sources and pedagogical tools. Over the years, JUMP has developed invaluable resources through Erasmus Plus projects in collaboration with schools and educators across Europe.

Moreover, this training is an excellent opportunity to delve deeper into understanding the Erasmus Plus Program, encompassing the general functioning of the “European machinery” of the funds (MFF) and the long-term vision outlined in the new 2021-2027 or 2020-2030 strategies.

 

LEARNING GOALS:

  • Develop a solid understanding of the EU framework relevant to teaching about the EU, including official documents, guidelines, and available online resources
  • Identify target groups and choose suitable tools for addressing specific audiences
  • Tailor activities by combining official content with creative teaching methodologies to engage students effectively
  • Explore diverse lesson plans and teaching methodologies about the EU, incorporating Non-Formal Education and Outdoor Education
  • Foster collaboration among teachers from different countries, emphasizing the importance of teaching about the EU at various educational levels.

Target Group

Participants can be any teacher from any Educational level working in a public or private school or educational institutions.

program/Training Modules

INTRO/METHOD

Like all our programs, the present one is flexible and adaptable to special requests, depending on the subject taught or on the starting level of the participant.

Furthermore, in line with the JUMP Academy method, our courses are based on a strategic balance between formal and non-formal education, indoor and outdoor education and the team takes care of a very important aspect of international mobility which is the intercultural learning which we develop with short excursions and facilitating the interaction with local partners, businesses and citizens of our territory. Each local context has its own economy so it’s always useful, in training programs, to get in contact with concrete examples (experiential learning and real based learning).

We always try to connect our learners to local teachers and students to cooperate in developing innovation and networking for future projects. If possible, inside the program, a morning is spent inside a local school, visiting, observing, and cooperating in the realization of one or more lessons. The proposed program JUMP works, in European dimension and with an international spirit, at the local level and, according to the period of the training along the year and the weather, it is possible to change some sessions and add visits and meetings, in cooperation with our network of partners including schools involved in European projects).

 

WEEK DAILY SCHEDULE 

Saturday or Sunday:

Arrival of participants, transfer and welcome. Lodging and logistic support. Depending on the arrival time the participants are helped to have a meal or fulfill any other need.

Monday morning session:09:30 – 12:30

Meeting in the lobby of Villa Gabriella International, welcome, first briefing by the organizers, presentation of the team, logistics information, gadgets distribution and start of the program. Walking down to the city center. Outdoor team building activity “The Mission Impossible game in Soverato”. Getting to know the important places of the city, the orientation points, traditions and cultural elements, interacting with local citizens.

12:30 end of the morning activity with a debriefing and logistic info

Free time for lunch or to enjoy the beach

Organized lift from the city center to the Villa.

Monday afternoon session: 15:00 – 17:00

“Experience Calabria. A place to live, a place to love”. Presentation of JUMP and of the most important cultural elements of the region. Participants are asked to present themselves quickly and introduce their school in a creative or digital way using the internet and our screen.

Dinner organized for all the groups in a local restaurant.

Tuesday morning session: 09:30 – 12:30

Meeting on the terrace of Villa Gabriella.

First outdoor ice breaking game to get to know each other and create a good working climate.

Division in small groups and start of the indoors or outdoor sessions with the JUMP trainer.

Introduction to Module 1, EU basics, a historical overview, and the actual framework of the EU, institutions and functioning

13:00 – 15:00 lunch break and free time

Tuesday afternoon session: 15:00 – 17:30

1st excursion to develop cultural knowledge, strengthen team building and socialization among participants.

“Walking tour to the old village of Soverato Superiore, visit to the Church of “La Pietà” of Gagini and exploring the narrow streets. Interacting with local people.

Free evening to enjoy the city center

Wednesday morning session: 09:30 – 12:30

Module 2, Focus on Education. Milestones in the history of the EU. National and European level

Module 3, Education to Europe. ECE and other top trends of the ongoing processes

13:00 – 15:00 lunch break and free time

Wednesday afternoon session: 15:00 – 17:00

Module 4, Teaching Europe at school. Resources and tools 

Free evening to enjoy the city center or rest

Thursday morning session: 09:30 – 12:30

Module 5, Teaching Europe through the EU programs. Practices and concrete tools open online resources 

Module 6, Future perspectives and long-term vision. Food for thoughts and ideas for projects

13:00 – 15:00 lunch break and free time

Thursday afternoon is (usually) free time.

The staff will provide some suggestions for possible activities or excursions. For example to Catanzaro city, Capital of the region

Friday morning session: 09:30 – 11:00 (shorter morning lesson).

Module 7, Design my learning and teaching pathway to bring a new EU curriculum in my school

11:00 free time to visit the local market which is nice and folkloristic.

On Friday – at an agreed time – usually in the afternoon – it’s organized as an excursion in a beautiful and unique old village with a final dinner. The staff enjoys it and there’s a professional guide with us.

Depending on the season the excursion starts in the morning or in the afternoon. From July to September it’s usually in the afternoon-evening for the high heat.

Saturday morning session: 09:30 – 12:00

Closing the course: Evaluation and delivery of formal certificates/Europass and admin documents.

Saturday afternoon: Free time and last moments all the participants together for socialization.

Sunday: 

Departure of participants.

The indicated times may suffer some changes depending on the season (earlier in the winter time and later in the summertime). 

TRAINING MODULES:

Module 1: EU basics, a historical overview, and the actual framework of the EU, institutions and functioning

Module 2: Focus on Education. Milestones in the history of the EU. National and European level

Module 3: Education to Europe. ECE and other top trends of the ongoing processes

Module 4: Teaching Europe at school. Resources and tools 

Module 5: Teaching Europe through the EU programs. Practices and concrete tools open online resources 

Module 6: Future perspectives and long-term vision. Food for thoughts and ideas for projects

Module 7: Design my learning and teaching pathway to bring a new EU curriculum in my school

 

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

At the end of the training course participants will have:

  • Learned about the EU framework referred to teaching about the EU, official documents and guidelines, online sources
  • Understood to which target groups address the topic and which tools are more adapt and suitable
  • Tailored activities in order to combine the official contents to creative ways of teaching and engaging students
  • Explored different lesson plans and methodologies of teaching about the EU using Non Formal Education and Outdoor Education
  • Shared with teachers from other countries the importance of teaching about the EU at each level and the cooperation among colleagues

certification details

JUMP certifies 36 hours for 6 days course (6*6) or more if necessary by adding extra hours per day. Or 30 hours for a 5 days course (6*5).

The course can also be extended to a 2 weeks course with the option of 10 days or 12 days if desired and agreed upon, depending on the sending organization’s project. 

10 days are without weekend (5+5), 12 days are from Monday to Saturday morning (6+6) 

At the end of the training, JUMP issues a formal certificate of attendance, and the team is available to complete the Europass certification document according to the EU template and other documents required for reporting by the sending organization.

 

Certification details

 

Costs

The costs are fully covered by the Erasmus grant. Write to us: info@associazionejump.it to request information about the costs and the services offered and to plan your mobility project in Soverato with JUMP.

How to apply

For info and registration about the course fill the form below or contact us to our mail.

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