Šiauliai r. Dubysos aukštupio school is a secondary school consisting of four departments with 610 students (aged 2-17) and 35 teachers. The institution is in the suburbs of the fourth largest town of Lithuania – Šiauliai (north of the country). It is a unique institution because it is the first joint school in Lithuania.
Šiauliai r. Dubysos aukštupio school is a place for everyone who seeks and believes in their growth prospects. The school is focused on the success of all students and the enjoyment of learning in the community. Everyone who participates in school life operates in a safe, supportive, and stable environment and experiences learning success.
Our school strategies are integrated education, collaborative learning, group research, personal projects, democratic education.
ONAGEB.SPAIN aims to initiate and to promote projects aimed at the development of the region in the field of development of adult education. It aims to promote Europe and the actions that the European Commission finances, through the development of projects of European cooperation within its own structure or by implying local actors (parents’ associations, public organizations, small and medium companies). The company aims promotes the philosophy and values of Europe in Zaragoza and Aragon region by exchanging values, experiences, methodologies. ONAGEB.SPAIN proposes its services and competences in terms of management and coordination of projects by developing transnational cooperation and partnerships. The purpose of our trainings in Adult Education is to assist adults and young learners in obtaining the knowledge and skills necessary for work, further education, family self-sufficiency, and community involvement.
The Cluster of Schools named AGRUPAMENTO DE ESCOLAS JOSÉ ESTÊVÃO was created in April 2013, however the schools which are in its origins are older and have a long way done. Its Secondary School has more than 150 years old. This cluster of schools works with pupils from 3 years old up to the adult population. We have around 2 850 students between 3 and 20 years old. Regarding teachers and staff, we have around 270 teachers and 100 staff. In this cluster we also have another five schools besides the secondary one, where we develop the national curriculum with special emphasis on Science, Arts, Sports, and disable students. As it is a big cluster of schools, we deal with different types of pupils who develop their skills in different places of our own city of Aveiro. In fact, we deal with a huge range of different types of students because our social context is different since the schools have different localizations and their publics have different backgrounds. This way we serve a very good group of pupils with good social context, families support and backgrounds, but we also have a significant group of different pupils without family support with whom we develop different ways of teaching, different ways of learning, considering their own social, physical and familiar environment. In this different dynamic we also include several classes of the Professional Courses (VET Courses in the secondary school) in different areas such as ICT Programming, Sports, wooden furniture and construction design, photography, and communication and digital service. Our Cluster of schools has a special role concerning the teachers and staff formation, education for lifelong living. It is the head of the consortium responsible for the Training Teachers (Professional Development) and staff who belongs to the Schools nearby Aveiro. For 19 years, we have been responsible for identifying, planning, organizing and executing all types of needs of teachers for more than 1000 teachers and 300 staff. Since we are aware of the importance of the changings inside the classrooms, as well as the importance to form citizens for international challenges within the soft skills for the 21st century, we go on trying to motivate our community to achieve a new stage, since our aim is to develop a serious and deep work with the students. During these years we developed several different projects related to Technology, Human Rights, Future Careers, Science and Experiencing inside classrooms; The Best experiences of teaching and Learning; developing soft skills for VET courses students. Also — Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Maths for the Middle and Secondary pupils; – Learning English in the Primary School as a first Language – Bilingual project;
- Let´s fight against Violence in Schools (Comenius Project);
- Human Rights;
- The National Portuguese Parliament;
- The European Parliament;
- The Project of Volunteer Students;
- Engineering for the future;
- Tutoring Project;
- Entrepreneurship Project;
- The Libraries’ Projects;
LEtEem Project- Learners, Teachers and Employers;
- Transnational Mobility of the students of the VET Professional Courses – internship abroad;
- Transnational Mobility of the Teachers – international formation;
- Future Classroom Labs
- Robotics;
- Steamahead;
- Mini golf for Blind People – developed by the Vet Courses’ students ;
- Mini public shared gardens (…)
The Cluster has been awarded with some prizes regarding the students’ from Vet Courses in regional and national contests.
We are focused on giving the students not only one way if facing their future through curriculum but indeed challenging them to open their minds so that the world is their best classroom. We are engaged with the promotion of high-level competencies regard steam work, ICT and project work development. In addition, we have been developed different types of projects and activities with enterprises, profitable and non-profitable organizations with whom our students realize how the work of world is constantly demanding for new solutions, faces new challenges and surch for new opened-mind men and women.
CRHACK LAB FOLIGNO 4D was created to help young people develop an addiction to innovative thinking and acquire a conscious digital practical culture by exposing them in advance to the most cutting-edge technologies to prepare them for the new jobs that will emerge in the next decade. All this with the accompaniment of a team of mentors whose multidisciplinary skills range from heritage management and enhancement to spatial computing, including communication, art, publishing and design. The NGO operates as an open laboratory that provides innovative AR/VR technologies (such as AR/VR headsets, 3D printers, etc.) to the local community in order to engage youth in disadvantaged youth who would otherwise not have access to these technologies. Particular attention is paid to the inclusion of those at risk of social exclusion.
Šiaulių jaunųjų technikų centras
The main aim of STJC to inspire the interest of kids and young people in STEAM education and STEAM professions. To achieve this goal we apply the Play-based learning where kids and young people can practically experience what Science, Technologies, Engineering, Arts, Maths are. We work through hands-on learning approach and make kids during activities connect their experiences to real world practices, explore it and transform in order to open new possibilities.
Graceland is a non-profit and non-governmental organization aiming at intercultural and intergenerational integration. It has been created in 2016. The core values of our organization include respecting everyone and protecting individual rights to freedom and choice, working actively against discrimination and social exclusion, and respecting ethnic and cultural origins of people and places. Graceland provides a welcoming environment for everyone, regardless of their nationality, age, gender, sexual orientation and individual characteristics.
Our activities include a wide range of educational and social programs intended to enhance innovation, creativity and entrepreneurship, promote art and cultural activities, integrate foreign nationals into society. We think globally, but act locally, involving in our projects and events local communities and local authorities. We also promote volunteer work as an added value to the society.
Graceland is member/supporter of UNITED for Intercultural Action – European Network against nationalism, racism, fascism and in support of migrants and refugees. The regular staff of the organization consists of 4 people, usually supported by 2 international interns. Lots of our activities involve volunteers, either young people or members of the local community.
