Learning Partnership_Cyprus

KINDERGARTEN  EXORMISI
PARENTS ASSOCIATION
Nicosia-Cyprus
Contact person: Maria Yiannouri (teacher)
Email: europes@cytanet.com.cy

The Parents’ Association of Exormisi kindergarten  school it operates via 7 elected members and works to promote parents interests and support the school in the education of our children. We host numerous events throughout the year – some are lectures for the parents and others are social activities and events for the enjoyment of the children.
We would like to get involved in a Grundtvig program.
Some ideas;

1)    Bringing students, teachers and parents closer together
2)    How can we deal with the needs of our children as they grow up?
3)    Exchange ideas and practices between other European Parents’ Associations

About the school
The school was established in 1986 and teaches 120 children between 2-6 years old. It has 5 classes, 1 of which pre-junior. It is being inspected by the Ministry of Education and Culture of Cyprus. It is open from 7.30a.m. until 18.00p.m. and the services offered  include  the provision of daily meals and  transportation and children may also sleep for certain hours. It is a non profit organization.
The education offered by the school forms a basic foundation for a successful life long learning. The early childhood years are very important for the character building of the children. Life long learning becomes more effective if a proper foundation is laid during the early childhood years.
The school aims to make children more sociable, it helps them become part of groups, it also helps them act  independently and learn how to be self dependent. The ultimate goal being to offer children quality education.
Apart from academic learning, the education offered by the school also includes, the organization of group activities , the organization of games, constructing  and creating works and also offers the provision of various stimulus which stimulate childrens’  thinking and make them become addicted to the learning process, cultivate children dexterities and prepare them for their future role as students and citizens.

Cyprus_Learning Partnership

Contact information
Name of the School: Larnaca Evening School Gymnasium and Lyceum
Country, town: Cyprus, Larnaca
Name and e-mail of contact person: Assimina Galanopoulou,     assiminagal@yahoo.com
                                                  Christos Argyrou,        christos.argyrou@yahoo.com
School website: http://www.schools.ac.cy/gym-esperino-lar/
Information about your school
Number of pupils: 150 -200
Number of teachers: 25-30
Regional characteristics: Town
Age of pupils at school:     Youngest: 17     Oldest: 45
Type of School: Public Secondary School (Second Chance School)
Languages taught in your school: English
Previous experience with international school programmes: No
Project Information:
Type of project: Multilateral Learning Partnership        
Age of pupils in the project: 17 -45
Possible title of project: Meeting points of our European cultural heritage
Working language of the project: English
General aim of the project: We would like to carry out a project on our students’ cultural background. Through the project the students will have the opportunity to present their cultural heritage and detect the common cultural values between their countries. Through this process students will become tolerant to diversity. On the other hand, they will realize their common European cultural heritage and strengthen their bonds as European citizens.

Subjects, areas, topics: cultural heritage, history, art and archaeology, people on the move etc.
Planned outcomes of the project: presentations, meetings, website/blog, posters, CDs or DVDs, etc.
Information about the school I am looking for:
Type of school: Second Chance School for adults
Age of pupils in the project: 17-45
Languages learned by pupils in the project: English

Partner from Cyprus_University_Project outline

Теодора Гюрова, Лъчезар Африканов, Петя Аспарухова, Митко Шалев, Виктория Юнакова

Organisation	Cyprus University of Technology Language Centre
Country	Cyprus
City	Limassol
Project type	Grundtvig/Learning Partnerships/Multilateral Projects
Website	http://www.cut.ac.cy/languagecentre/
About Institution	The Cyprus University of Technology (CUT) was established by law in December 2003, and enrolled its first students in September 2007. It is a new, public, and independent University and has set high values concerning its academic character, legal status, organisational and administrative structure; it’s characterised by its high level procedure for staff selection, and its relationship with the state. The CUT has five faculties and a Language Centre (LC). The CUT LC offers to its students, administrative and teaching staff and to the wide public the opportunity to learn languages in a very friendly environment and with the use of the latest theories, methods and materials that are used in the learning and teaching of language, including those of the New Technologies. The languages currently offered are: Greek, English, German, Italian, Spanish and French.
Contact     Email Office tel.	Salomi Papadima-Sophocleous, Assistant Professor, Language Centre Director salomi.papadima@cut.ac.cy 00357 25002588
A.    Project’s description
Project’s Preliminary Title	Investigating teachers’ practices in using technology in Adult Language Learning (ALL)
Cooperation with partner countries to	·         Exchange experiences and share ideas in using new technologies in second/foreign language teaching and learning for adults ·         Identify successful practices in Adult Language Learning (ALL) ·         Compile an online collection of best practices in ALL ·         Share and use material from and in different contexts ·         Evaluate material implementation from and in different contexts ·         Create an online environment for project partners communication and sharing of ideas ·         Develop an on-line guide describing the way the compiled material can be used.
Partner description	Partners who are working in university language centres, language instructors teaching  adults, researchers, and trainers in the field of Computer Assisted Language Learning and Instructional Technology.

Comenius_Multilateral Partnership_Cyprus

From:                    Soteroula Marathefti  (sotmarath@gmail.com)

                                School  e-mail: mathiati.dim.ni@cytanet.com.cy

Subject:             Comenius Multilateral Partnership

Dear all,

I’ am contacting you on behalf of Mathiatis Primary School in Cyprus.  My name is Soteroula Marathefti (sotmarath@gmail.com) and I’ am the contact person for Comenius future work. 

We are interested in participating in a Comenius multilateral project with the following countries: Greece, Spain, France, Denmark, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Austria, Slovenia, Iceland, United Kingdom, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Liechtenstein, Norway, Hungary, Portugal, Bulgaria, Ireland, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Switzerland, Malta and Sweden.

We are open to any theme concerning folk and tradition of our countries and cultural heritage in general.

Our school is a small, government primary school with 42 students from 6-12 years old.  It is situated in the southern part of Nicosia, the capital city of Cyprus. Students’ mother language is Greek and they use English as a foreign language.

If you would like to cooperate with our school or if you know anyone interested, please contact us.

We are looking forward in receiving answers from schools that are interested, hoping that this would be the beginning of a very promising partnership!

Best regards,

Soteroula Marathefti

Hosting organisation from Cyprus_Leonardo da Vinci

E-RCI, Educational, Research and Consultancy Institute is located in Limassol, Cyprus and among other activities, is involved in the sector of mobility programs since 2000. We have cooperated with educational institutions from Germany, Slovenia, Hungary, Belgium, Greece, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Lithuania, and the Netherlands. Until now, we have hosted over 2000 students, teachers and professionals from our partner organizations from abroad within the lines of IVT(People Undergoing Initial Vocational Training), VETPRO(Professionals in Vocational Education and Training) and PLM(People in the Labour Market).

The wide variety of our activities enables us to satisfy almost the sum of the specialties that are asked, by the people that wish to have their practical training in Cyprus. Our ability to be present within the companies/organizations of any sector as their consultants, gives us the opportunity to offer the trainees easy access to a wide variety of working positions within these companies/organizations.

In terms of hospitality (residence, nutrition, etc.), we are confident that the level of quality of such services offered on our island will satisfy anyone that wishes to visit it, in prices that will not exceed the financing limits of the program.

Moreover, the fact that the staff of our institution is composed of people, who are equipped both with academic qualifications (Masters Degrees, PHDs) and long practical experience, assists in the successful completion of the mobility programs.

Furthermore, another important aspect of the mobility programs is the cultural part, which from our experience until now leaves a perfect impression to trainees, teachers and professionals.

In respect to the application submission for the 2010-2011 period we would appreciate if you included us within your possible destinations. If your positive response occurs, we will contact you for further details and actions needed to be undertaken in terms of sending the Letter of Intent, assisting you with the preparation of your application or any other question you might have. For the above purpose, our institute has established a department responsible for providing any assistance required to institutions that submit an application for mobility programs for the first time.

Further information about our Institute and the mobility programs in Cyprus can be obtained via our website www.rci.com.cy or by contacting us in one of the following ways:

Tel.: +357 (25) 761080,

Fax: +357 (25) 761090

E-Mail: info@rci.com.cy Christos@rci.com.cy