The goals : - Key Competencies

1. KURATORIUM OŚWIATY W RZESZOWIESTUDY VISIT NO 16/2010Title of thevisit:“EDUCATION, INNOVATIONS AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP FROM KINDERGARTEN TO ADULT LIFE”Participants – therepresentatives of Spain, France, Belgium, Italy, Finland, Iceland, Turkey, Germany, United KingdomRZESZÓW, 18-22 October 2010

2. What havewe set? • Thegoals: • -Key Competencies • and their importance for functioning in the dynamicaly changing Europe (mainly entrepreneurship, ICT and foreign languages) • -Preparation for adult life • conducting children’s development, shaping future careers and career guindance • -Entrepreneurship • in education including the core curriculum • To present innovative initiatives and models of good practice • provideongoingprojects • Tovisiteducationalinstitutions

3. How havewe implementedthe mentioned issues? We presented the issues chronologically at various age levels: -at kindergarten, -at primary schools, -at lowersecondary general school -atuppersecondary general and vocationalschools -at universities

4. Issueswereimplemented by: • Presentations -good practice examples • Polish presentations and projects • “Enterprising Preschooler”, • “The School of Key Competences”, • Managerial Classroom, • Volunteering at Schools, • Students‟ Small Business, • “Banks in Action”, • Business competitions, • Educational online games. • Entrepreneurship development in Polish universitiesand colleges by the means of innovative methods. • “Attitudes to Entrepreneurship”, • “Entrepreneurial Schools” and simulation games. • Development of enterprise skills by pupils and studentswiththe help of private small businesses • “Snazy Physics”, • “Children’s Polytechnics”, • “Aviation Valley”, • IT Subsystems – Lego Bricks. Polytechnics”, • “Aviation Valley”.

5. Presentations given by the guests • Enterprise teaching –Spain • Professional Programs for the Unemployed – France • University Educational Programs – Belgium • Enterprise Incubators, knowledge transfer – Italy • Professional Passions Development – Finland • Knowledge Transfer in the field if Alternative Energy Sources – Iceland • Possibilities if teaching of Enterprise in Turkish schools and universities – Turkey • Training and pedagogical development of teacher – Germany • Implementation of entrepreneurial attitudes – challenges– Great Britain

6. CONFERENCES • Conference Iin Primary School number 16 in Rzeszowon shaping theentrepreneurial attitudes amongst preschoolers • In the conference participated representatives of: • Subcarpathian kindergartens - headmasters and teachers • Board of Education in Rzeszow, • University of Information Technology and Management,

7. Conference IIin Complex of schools No. 4 in Dębica held to familiarize the participants with the support given to pupils to prepare them for adult life and labour market. • In the conference participatedtherepresentatives of: • Guidance and Counselling Centre in Dębica - presenation -„Guidance and Counselling Centre as an Institution providing help and support in choosing the right school and future job”, • Pedagogical and Psychological Centre in Dębica • Town Social Welfare Centre in Dębica – presentation “Activation of the Inhabitants of Dębica”, • LocalAuthorities • Volunteer Work Detachment in Dębica – “Information about the Volunteer Work Detachment”, • Student Cooperatives in municipality Dębica – presentation “We act autonomously, economically and frugally, • Teachers and counselors – presentation ”Middle School Student at the start of a New career” and “Activities of School Career Centre”

8. Conference IIIin Subcarpathian In-service Teachers Training Centre in Czudec • Devoted to entrepreneurship in Polish Educational System (curricula and subjects teaching enterprise, introducing entrepreneurship on various educational levels, new core curriculum for high schools). • Presentationswereconducted by: • Subcarpathian In-service Teachers Training Centre - theme: Enterprise in Polish Education, project: “School of Key Competences” and PSIM in Subcarpathian Region, • Youth Enterpreneurship Foundation – presenation of the foundation activities, • Enterprise teachers from Subcarpathian schools. • Teachers and headmastersparticipated as well.

9. DEBATE • Debate in the Complex of Technical Schools in Leżajsk • Theme: Creativity, Innovations and Entrepreneurship on various levels of children and youth development (from kindergarten to adulthood), entrepreneurship as a key competence providing mobility and professional career, teaching entrepreneurship in theory and in practice. • In mentioneddebateparticipated: • Board of Education in Rzeszow, • University of Information Technology and Management, • Headmasters and teachers from Subcarpathian schools.

10. VISITS We visited : 1) kindergartens, schools and universities: -Private Kindergarten „Academy of Young Discoverer” (Monday) -Complex of Schools nr 4 in Dębica (Tuesday) -High School nr 2 (Liceum)in Dębica (Tuesday) -High school nr 1 (Liceum) in Łańcut (Thursday) -Complex of Technical Schools in Leżajsk (Thursday) -University of Information Technology and Management (Friday) -Polytechnic in Rzeszow (Friday) The presentations were prepared and presented by the pupils, teachers, students, lecturers and representatives of private enterprise. 2) Institutions: -Business Club in Dębica (Tuesday) -Theme of the meeting: “Entrepreneurs support youth” (“starting a company”) -In-service Teachers Training Centre in Czudec (Wednesday) -Theme of the meeting: “Entrepreneurship in Polish Educational System”, school subject “entrepreneurship” core curriculum, “School of Key Competences” – project, activites of Fundation Youth Entrepreneurship” and examples of good practices in Subcarpathian schools.

11. Profits, results • Who benefited? • Our guestslearned about realities of Polish schools connected with introducing entrepreneurship, professional counseling, psychological support, innovations and Projects. • Studentsactively participated in the visits in schools an universities. The visits were enterprise lessons, English lessons and lessons about European Union for the students. • Entrepreneurship teachers, • headmasters, • inspectors of Board of Education,methodological advisors • lecturers from colleges and universities • Each had a chance to exchange opinions, present the activities held at their schools and participate in discussions.

12. What benefits? 1. Developed professional and personal competences 2. Depth knowledge about European dimension of education "from kindergarten to adult life"3. Different actors of education included to meetings4. Transfer of knowledge5.Cohesion of raised tasks with ours: conferences, debates, examples of good practice, creating educational policy, the promotion of innovative activities 6. Improved ability to overcome barriers of language, professional vocabulary, testing the simultaneous translation7. Satisfaction with the visit of high level content and prestige in the environment8. Work out the 31 solutions to the European Commission by the group 9. Improved project management skills 10. Established contact with partners Enhance the knowledge and skills of all age individuals participating in the study visit was made possible thanks to the Mobility and European Union funds

13. Conclusions reached by the guests Snippets from the group report: „… we learned so much… This information should be of interest to Head Teachers, Teachers, School Advisers, Local and Regional Education Authorities, Local and National Government, policy makers, all employers, local and regional knowledge transfer initiatives: 1.There is an impressive level of innovative activity in Polish schools within the 4 curriculum levels, or as Renate Schubert said; “there are many lighthouses in Polish schools”; ……… 6.It is important to encourage discussion of questions that inform the development of entrepreneurial activity in order to understand what motivates e.g. “are entrepreneurs born or made”? ….. 13.It is important to find a balance in the curriculum; do not neglect core skills (e.g. reading, writing, arithmetic) in the pursuit of entrepreneurship; ….. 15.Schools must co-operate with businesses and ensure young people are given opportunities to gain experience of working life; …….. 18.Developing self-determined learning or ‘Learning to Learn’ skills is important. ……….. 24.Schools need to prepare young people for adult life. 25.Don’t forget the training of adults; adults (and parents) need re-skilling also. ...(and so on until No 31)

14. WHAT HAPPEND AFTER THE VISIT? • We were invited toFinlandto the conference organizedby the Vocational Education Centre Sedu. We conducted 2 presentationson Polish examples of good practices that had been evaluated as very interesting and innovative by our study visit participants. • We established cooperationwith colleague from France. We are making efforts to organize a French language contest for students under the auspices of the French institution. • We placed on websitethe collected presentations of visitors from abroad as well as Polishones. • We gave an interviewto the radio and newspapers • We developedtheproposal for nextstudyvisit • WHAT WOULD BE OUR WISH? • To promoteEuropeanpriorities, thinking "Outside-the-box”, mobility and lifelong learning intheeducation environment as valuable • To organizenextvisitwithpreviousparticipants -to achivemoresignificantresults. One-week visit did not allow to compile the topic.Next one would be moreprofitable

15. To be continued… More information: www.ko.rzeszow.pl Phone number: +48 178671104 Coordinator: Hanna Stasicka