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Global Playground Stockholm (SE) established in 2012. Over the years, we have developed from a small organization with local initiatives promoting sustainable lifestyle to a well-known organization with bigger international projects. We raise awareness about sustainable lifestyles through culture, media and knowledge exchange. Our activities involve educational events and project implementation. Our mission is to create a change at individual level by pushing the individual towards a sustainable lifestyle. We believe that local actions steer the global change. Our philosophy relies on a bottom-up approach to empower people to bring change in their local environments. Through different projects our aim is to transfer knowledge and expertise in the field of Sustainability, art and creativity.
We have conducted international projects focusing on sustainable lifestyle and urban development: the Erasmus plus project “Green in Everyday Life” and the project a “Tour into Swedish Sustainable Lifestyle”.
http://www.globalplaygroundstockholm.com
Business accelerator focused on promoting sustainable growth and business opportunities of start-ups & enterprises and a certified training provider in the fields of education & training, entrepreneurship & business support. As business accelerator, Mentortec (PT) provide a set of services fostering the support of (new or wannabe) entrepreneurs, mentors, consultants, SMEs and business owners in the identification of opportunities for innovation, sustainable growth and business cooperation relationships at National and International levels.
Innovation Frontiers IKE is an innovative educational technology & research company that specializes in creating educational, engaging, and entertaining learning experiences that incorporate innovation, creativity, and gamification to enhance flow for learners. Our company offers a wide spectrum of solutions, including interactive custom eLearning, Serious Games, Open Educational Resources, Training Simulations, Educational Animations and Mobile Learning. We combine game design, game technology, instructional design and psychology to master the art of crafting learning games, simulations and training. Innovation Frontiers IKE also has a very big experience on research projects (European & International). The company follows very strict & complete Quality Assurance Processes in the development of its software and in the running of European & International Projects it takes part. What is more the company integrate the implications of educational neuroscience in classroom so as to improve the efficiency of learning and teaching.
Our school is located in the Kayseri province, just 2 kilometers from the city center. It is situated in a neighborhood with a significant immigrant population, fostering a diverse and vibrant community. Within our educational district, we closely collaborate with seven other schools to enhance the learning experience and share resources.
Our institution comprises 18 classrooms and four kindergartens, catering to students at the primary school level. We also have a conference hall, which is used for training sessions, seminars, and various conferences. Additionally, the school includes a dedicated teachers’ lounge and three administrative offices to support staff and management activities.
The teaching staff consists of 18 primary school teachers, four kindergarten teachers, one English teacher, and two school counselors. To support our Syrian students, we also employ a translator and three cleaning staff who help maintain a safe and clean environment for all.
Currently, 290 Turkish students and 225 international students, including those from Syrian, Afghan, and Iranian backgrounds, are enrolled at our school. This multicultural student body creates a unique opportunity for cultural exchange and learning within a supportive educational environment.
Agrupamento de Escolas de Loureiro, https://www.aelpb.pt/ is a non-profit public basic school with approximately 1000 students, from 3 to 15 year old, with 115 teachers and 67 staff members. It is situated in a small rural area, Loureiro – Oliveira de Azemeis, with industry nearby.
The school´s curriculum follows the national programme and aims also for the teaching of other areas, such as developing creativity within our students’ skills, with subjects such as “Creative expression”, “Robotics”. “Science Club”.
There is a compulsory ICT and Robotics lesson from 5th to 9th year and in Primary schools there is also an introduction to ICT in the curriculum. English is a subject taught since the 3rd year to 9th year students, being part of the curriculum, however younger children from 3- to 8-year-old have also in their curricula English as a complement in their learning process. There is also a department for children with special educational needs, who are included in regular classes.
The school offers a wide range of extracurricular activities such as sports, chess, environmental Club (Eco-School) , arts, radio and Theatre Clubs and the School online Newspaper. It’s a community-friendly school concerning environment, culture and social issues. The local governmental representatives, social and cultural associations, as well as other private schools (music, dance, and drama), have been working in partnership with the school.
The school is an “Eco-school flag” from the Ministry of Education, for it has, over the years been associated with the programme “” (Eco-friendly school) developing a wide range of activities that reach our Kindergarden, primary and middle school students.
The school always searches for strategic partnerships to develop cooperation and innovation in teaching/learning methodologies and engaging students and teachers in new projects of cooperation, raising our awareness of social, cultural differences and strengthening a European sense of unity and respect for the other. The aim is to make students learn more efficiently as well as engage parents in school activities.
The school’s development plan has been implementing international cooperation so that students and teachers can be involved in new ways of teaching and learning, trying to keep up with teaching and learning innovative methodologies among European countries. AEL has been engaged in several Erasmus+ projects in years before, to gain knowledge and disseminate among teachers 21st digital skills, STEM, Health and environmental/sustainable topics.