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„ Supported by a grant from Iceland , Liechtenstein and Norway through the EEA Financial Mechanism and the Norwegian Financial Mechanism . This project is also co- financed from the state budget of the Slovak Republic .“ . Title : Natural and Cultural Richness of Norway and Slovakia
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„Supported by a grant fromIceland, Liechtenstein andNorwaythroughthe EEA FinancialMechanismandtheNorwegianFinancialMechanism. Thisprojectisalso co-financedfromthestate budget oftheSlovakRepublic.“ Title: Natural and CulturalRichnessofNorwayand Slovakia Acronym: NACRONAS
Applicantschool • Spojená škola Combinedschool Štúrova 848 962 12 Detva www.sssdetva.edu.sk Phone: +421 45 5455773 Mobile:+421 908086664 Fax: +421 45 5455246 E-mail: kubarod@netspace.skP Project co-ordinator: Mgr. Jarmila Kubányiová
Applicantschool • 329 pupils • 27 teachers • 4 yearacademiccourses: • BusinessAcademy • Engineering • Electro • 3 yearvocationalcourse: • Carmechanic • Internationalcooperation: • Comeniusprojects, LeonardodaVinciprojects, NIL project
Partner school • SámiJoatkkaskuvla, Kárašjogas SamiskVideregaende skole, Karasjok Sami UpperSecondarySchool, Karasjok Postboks 113 9735 Karasjok www.sami.vgs.no Phone: +47 784 69 600 Fax: +47 784 69 615 E-mail: post@sami.vgs.no
Partner school • Bilingualschool- Norwegian and Sami • 120 pupils • 25 teachers • 3 -yearacademiccourse • 2 -yearvocationalcourses: • House-building • Healthcare • Tourism
Project reasons • Throughthisprojectourschool has theopportunity to cooperatewithNorway: • A member state ofthe EEA • A country withbreathtakingnature • A country withrichnaturalresources • A country withunspoiltenvironment • A highdeveloped country • A country withbestconditionsforliving • A country withrichculture
Financialresources • Grant awarded: • 50 000,00 EUR • 55 765,74 EUR (afterchangingthecurrencyinto Euro on 1/1 2009 ) • FM EEA : 23 700,44 EUR, NFM: 23 700,44 EUR • SB FM EEA: 4 182,43 EUR SB NFM: 4 182,43 EUR • Ownresourcesoftheapplicant: • 2 935,04 EUR ( 5% ) • Overallelligiblecosts: • 58 700,78 EUR
Project description • Project duration: 7 July 2008 – 30 September 2010 • Numberofpupilsinvolved in theproject: • Slovak: 34 Male: 6 Female: 28 • Norwegian/Sami: 20 Male: 10 Female: 10 • Numberofteachersinvolved in theproject: • Slovak: 9 Male: 2 Female: 7 • Norwegian/Sami: 7 Male: 3 Female: 4
Main projectpurpose • To establishaninternationalcooperationbetweentwosecondaryschoolsfromculturally and geographicallydifferentEuropeanregions – northofNorway and central Slovakia. • To teach and learnpupilshow to accept and appreciatetheirown and othercultureswiththeirrespectivenaturalbackgroundsandsharethemandprotectthemforfuturegenerations.
Main educationalfields • Naturalrichnessoftheregions, methodsofitspreservation and presentation to foreignvisitors. • Diverseculturalheritageoftheregionswithspecialfocus on folk traditions, methodsofitspreservation and presentation to foreignvisitors.
Otherimpacts on pupils • Promotingmulticulturaleducation • ImprovingtheEnglishlanguageskills • InsightintootherEuropeanlanguagesNorwegian/Sami/Slovak • Developmentofsocialskillswhenstayingwithfamiliesduringmobilities • Improvingtheskillsofpupils in usinginformation and communicationtechnologies • New experiencesforteachers and managementsofbothschools
Methodsofprojectwork • Gaininginformationthroughvariousmedia, especiallythe internet • Experiencing reality duringmobilities to the partner country • Taking part in seminars, excursions, courses, conferences, workshops • Visitingculturalperformances • Givingconcertsofnationalculturalheritage • Workingoutjointteaching aids
Project end products • A CD withthepresentationentitled: Natural and CulturalRichnessofNorwayand Slovakia • A brochurewithtexts and pictureswiththesametitle: Natural and CulturalRichnessofNorwayand Slovakia • Both end productswill serve asteaching and learningmaterialsatbothschools in varioussubjects
Project publicity • Activities to disseminatetheprojectresults, experiences and end products: • Puttingtheinformation on theschoolwebsite and so documentthedevelopementoftheproject • Makingexhibitionsofprojectoutcomesatbothschools • Organizingpresentationmeetingsatschools • Organizingthefinalmeeting to evaluatetheproject • Creating 2 informationalbulletins, 1 foreachyear to informaboutprojectactivities • Creatingphotoalbums to documentprojectactivities • Writingarticlesforschool, local, regional and nationalnewspapers
Cross-cuttingissues • Theprojectwillcontribute to : • A sustainabledevelopmentoftheenvironment by focusing on protectingtheenvironment • A sustainabledevelopmentoftheeconomy by focusing on unique and attractiveaspectsofnatureandculture in respectiveregions to increasetourism • A sustainabledevelopmentofsocialissues by eliminationsocialexclusionfromsocio-economicreasonsamongpupils • Genderequality by assuring a goodgenderbalance in thecourseoftheproject
Regionalaspect • 2 regions are involved in theproject: • Karasjok in Finnmarkregion – in thenorthofNorway • Detva in Banská Bystrica region – in thecentral part of Slovakia • On generalbackgroundknowledgeaboutbothcountrieswetracecharacteristicsofbothregions and findsimilaritiesanddifferencesbetweenthemandmutualbenefitsthatcanarisefromthem.
Regionalaspect • Countriessimilarities: • Thesizeofpopulation • Lotsofforests and mountains • A widerangeofnaturalbeauty • A richdiverseculturalheritage • Countriesdifferences: • Climate • Geography • Nature
Regionalaspect • Regionalsimilarities • Big rate ofunemployment in comparisonwithotherregionsinthe country • Outstandingnaturalbeauty • Unique folk culturaltraditions • Commonindustries: forestry, tourism • Regionaldifferences • Sizeofregions • Populationdensity • Naturalresources • Wayofliving
Project activities • Wehavecarriedouttheseactivitiesin theproject: • Theschoolyear 2008 -2009 • Teachers´ study stay to Slovakia 30/8 – 6/9 2008 • Getting to knownatural and culturalenvironment in the Slovak region by theNorwegianprojectadvisor and projectteachersthroughpresentations, seminars, excursions
Project activities • 1st implementingthequestionnaire monitoring pupilsknowledgebeforetheprojectwork • Pupilspresentedthemselves in text and photosusingemails • Pupilsmadepresentationsofaspectsofthe partner country and exhibitedthematschool • Makingdigitalpresentationsaboutpupilsowncountries
Project activities • Makingexhibitionsatschoolsaboutpupilsowncountries • MakingelementaryphrasebooksEnglish – Slovak – Norwegian • Detailedplanningthe 1st pupils´ and teachers´ mobility to Norway • 1st pupils´ and teachers´ mobility to Norway – 3/2 – 16/2 2009 • Getting to knownatural and culturalenvironment in Norwegian/Sami region by projectpupils and teachersthroughpresentations, seminars, excursions, conferences, courses, concerts, workshops and culturalperformances
Project activities • Detailedplanningthe 1st pupils´ and teachers´ mobility to Slovakia • 1st pupils´ and teachers´ mobility to Slovakia – 19/4 – 29/4 2009 • Getting to knownatural and culturalenvironment in Slovak region by projectpupils and teachersthroughpresentations, seminars, excursions, conferences, courses, concerts, workshops and culturalperformances
Project activities • 2nd implementationofthequestionnairesabout Norway and Slovakia to monitor thepupilsprogressaftertheprojectwork • Creatinganinformational bulletin and a photo-albumfordisseminationofthefirstyearprojectresults • Puttinginformation on theschoolwebsites
Project activities • The 2nd schoolyear 2009 -2010 • 1st implementingthequestionnaire monitoring pupilsknowledgebeforetheprojectwork • Pupilspresentedthemselves in text and photosusingemails • Pupilsmadepresentationsofaspectsofthe partner country and exhibitedthematschool • Makingthebrochure and printing more pieces
Project activities • Makingexhibitionsatschoolsaboutpupilsowncountries • Detailedplanningthe 2nd pupils´ and teachers´ mobility to Norway • 2nd pupils´ and teachers´ mobility to Norway – 17/9 –29/9 2009 • Getting to knownatural and culturalenvironment in Norwegian/Sami region by projectpupils and teachersthroughpresentations, seminars, excursions, conferences, courses, concerts, workshops and culturalperformances
Project activities • Detailedplanningthe 2nd pupils´ and teachers´ mobility to Slovakia • 2nd pupils´ and teachers´ mobility to Slovakia –May 2010 • Getting to knownatural and culturalenvironment in the Slovak region by projectpupils and teachersthroughpresentations, seminars, excursions, conferences, courses, concerts, workshops and culturalperformances
Project activities • 2nd implementationofthequestionnaires to monitor thepupilsprogressaftertheprojectwork • Creatinganinformational bulletin and a photo-albumfordisseminationofthesecondyearprojectresults • Puttinginformationfromthe 2nd year on theschoolwebsites • Evaluatingoftheproject and disseminationactivities – articles to newspapers
Thankyou Author: Jarmila Kubányiová, projectco-ordinator