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THE INFLUENCE OF COMENIUS SCHOOL PARTNERSHIPS ON PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS Duuleasa Elena

Motto: The educated d !!e" !"o# the uneducated as #uch as the l $ n% d !!e" !"o# the dead&' A" stotle

Abstract
The ("esent a"t cle) ent tled * The In!luence o! Co#en us School Pa"tne"sh (s on (a"t c (at n% schools') !ocuses #a nl+ on the anal+s s o! the n!luence o! a Co#en us (a"tne"sh ( that occu"s on the (a"t c (at n% students) on teache"s) on schools and the " en$ "on#ent& These (a"tne"sh (s ha$e an #(o"tant n!luence on students) then on teache"s and schools&

,e+ -o"ds: Co#en us) (a"tne"sh (s) e!!ects) s. lls) #("o$e#ent) de$elo(#ent /& Int"oduct on 0hat s Co#en us1 Co#en us !ocuses on the ! "st (hase o! educat on) !"o# ("e2school and (" #a"+ to seconda"+ school) and t s add"essed to all #e#3e"s o! the educat on co##un t+ n the 3"oad sense 4 (u( ls) teache"s) othe" educat on sta!!) 3ut also local autho" t es) (a"ents5 assoc at ons) non2%o$e"n#ent o"%an 6at ons& Co#en us su((o"ts school (a"tne"sh (s) nd $ dual #o3 l t+ o! teache"s and student teache"s) ("o7ects !o" the t"a n n% o! school educat on sta!!) and school educat on net-o".s& It thus a #s to enhance the 8ual t+ o! teach n%) st"en%then ts Eu"o(ean d #ens on and ("o#ote lan%ua%e lea"n n% and #o3 l t+&

Co#en us also e#(has ses ce"ta n #(o"tant ssues: lea"n n% n a #ult 2cultu"al !"a#e-o".) -h ch s the co"ne"stone o! Eu"o(ean c t 6ensh () su((o"t !o" d sad$anta%ed %"ou(s) counte" n% unde"2ach e$e#ent at school and ("e$ent n% e9clus on& Co#en us s o(en to (a"t c (ants !"o# the !ollo- n% count" es: the t-ent+2se$en Me#3e" States o! the Eu"o(ean Un on: :el% u#) :ul%a" a) the C6ech Re(u3l c) Den#a".) Ge"#an+) G"eece) Eston a) S(a n) F nland) F"ance) I"eland) Ital+) C+("us) Lat$ a) L thuan a) Lu9e#3ou"%) Hun%a"+) Malta) the Nethe"lands) Aust" a) Poland) Po"tu%al) Slo$en a) the Slo$a. Re(u3l c) Ro#an a) S-eden and the Un ted , n%do#; the EFTA<EEA count" es: Iceland) L echtenste n) No"-a+; and Tu".e+&/

0hat a"e the a #s o! Co#en us1 S(ec ! c o37ect $es to de$elo( .no-led%e and unde"stand n% a#on% +oun% (eo(le and educat onal sta!! o! the d $e"s t+ o! Eu"o(ean cultu"es and lan%ua%es and ts $alue to hel( +oun% (eo(le ac8u "e the 3as c l !e2s. lls and co#(etences necessa"+ !o" the " (e"sonal de$elo(#ent) !o" !utu"e e#(lo+#ent and !o" act $e Eu"o(ean c t 6ensh ( O(e"at onal o37ect $es to #("o$e the 8ual t+ and to nc"ease the $olu#e o! #o3 l t+ n$ol$ n% (u( ls and educat onal sta!! n d !!e"ent Me#3e" States to #("o$e the 8ual t+ and to nc"ease the $olu#e o! (a"tne"sh (s 3et-een schools n d !!e"ent Me#3e" States) so as to n$ol$e at least = # ll on (u( ls n 7o nt educat onal act $ t es du" n% the (e" od o! the ("o%"a##e to encou"a%e the lea"n n% o! #ode"n !o"e %n lan%ua%es

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to su((o"t the de$elo(#ent o! nno$at $e ICT23ased content) se"$ ces) (eda%o% es and ("act ce n l !elon% lea"n n% to enhance the 8ual t+ and Eu"o(ean d #ens on o! teache" t"a n n% to su((o"t #("o$e#ents n (eda%o% cal a(("oaches and school #ana%e#ent>

Co#en us school (a"tne"sh (s ha$e so#e #(o"tant e!!ects on the school co##un t+: students) teache"s) school and ts en$ "on#ent& These e!!ects - ll 3e ("esented n the ne9t cha(te"&

>& The e!!ects on (a"t c (at n% students


The #ost s %n ! cant e!!ects on students a"e "elated to the n$ol$e#ent o! the# n the act $ t es "e8u "ed 3+ the (a"tne"sh (& The e!!ects a"e: Improvement of language skills

The students ("esent an nte"est n #("o$ n% the " s. lls n !o"e %n lan%ua%es) so) n th s -a+) the school (a"tne"sh (s ha$e a (os t $e n!luence& Th s n!luence s o3se"$ed 3+ the #e#3e"s o! the school co##un t+) nclud n% (a"ents& The students co##un cate n a !o"e %n lan%ua%e n a conte9t -h ch s d !!e"ent !"o# the " e$e"+da+ "out ne& Th s as(ect leads students to o$e"co#e ante" o" d !! cult es and de$elo( %"eate" sel!2con! dence& Althou%h En%l sh occu( es an #(o"tant (lace) #an+ (u( ls a"e nte"ested n lea"n n% othe" !o"e %n lan%ua%es e$en ! t s a3out lea"n n% 3as c -o"ds& Anothe" as(ect s that students see th s #("o$e#ent o! the " lan%ua%e s. lls as s %n ! cant to the " ("o!ess onal !utu"es& Co#en us o-n lan%ua%es& Greater interest in other European countries and their cultures school (a"tne"sh (s also cont" 3ute to the #("o$e#ent n co##un cat n% n the #othe" ton%ue 3ecause a lot o! act $ t es a"e ca"" ed out n students?

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Co#en us school (a"tne"sh (s cause students? nte"est n othe" Eu"o(ean count" es and the " cultu"es& The act $ t es and e9chan%es ca"" ed out - th the Eu"o(ean (a"tne"s "e n!o"ce the dea o! Eu"o(ean c t 6ensh ( and esta3l sh a d alo%ue 3et-een Eu"o(ean students& Development of social and civic competences

Co#en us ("o7ects chan%e the #a%es that students ha$e o! the (a"tne" count" es& The students ha$e the des "e to co##un cate and to sha"e d !!e"ent "esults o! the " -o". - th d !!e"ent nat onal t es& Co#en us (a"tne"sh (s also hel( to de$elo( students? c $ c co#(etences) 3+ hel( n% the# to "es(ect othe" (eo(le?s d !!e"ences and 3+ ena3l n% the# to const"uct the Eu"o(ean c t 6ensh ( - th othe" students& Creative skills encouraged

Co#en us (a"tne"sh (s % $e o((o"tun t es !o" (u( ls to e9("ess the#sel$es th"ou%h coo(e"at on) th"ou%h tea# -o". - th students o! d !!e"ent nat onal t es and -ho s(ea. d !!e"ent lan%ua%es& De$elo(#ent o! c"eat $e s. lls co#3 ned - th othe" co#(etences encou"a%es a s( " t o! co#(et t on& In th s -a+) the students e9("ess the#sel$es 3ette" and a"e #o"e d+na# c n d !!e"ent act $ t es& Improvement of computer skills

I#("o$e#ent o! co#(ute" s. lls s a #a7o" o37ect $e n #ost Co#en us 3 late"al and #ult late"al school (a"tne"sh (s&= The use o! co#(ute"s #ot $ates the students to %et n$ol$ed n act $ t es) the student 3eco# n% #o"e con! dent and ac8u " n% a %"eate" ca(ac t+ to -o". n %"ou(s o" on the " o-n& Co#(ute" s. lls should 3e cons de"ed as (a"t o! lea"n n% to lea"n' s. lls n %ene"al) as the+ hel( (u( ls 3eco#e #o"e sel!2su!! c ent& In add t on) students can use such s. lls n othe" t+(es o! lea"n n% act $ t es&

=& The e!!ects on teache"s


Re%a"d n% the teache"s) the #ost #(o"tant e!!ect o! Co#en us school (a"tne"sh (s s connected to the #("o$e#ent o! .no-led%e o! othe" educat onal s+ste#s and o! soc al
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co#(etences& The (a"tne"sh (s also hel( de$elo( the " co#(ute" s. lls and En%l sh lan%ua%e s. lls) alon% - th co#(etences d !!e"ent !"o# those the+ use n the class e$e"+da+& Better knowledge of other educational systems

Co#en us school (a"tne"sh (s #("o$ed (a"t c (at n% teache"s? .no-led%e o! othe" educat onal s+ste#s) es(ec all+ the+ o3se"$e the as(ects o! such s+ste#s and) also) co#(etences ac8u "ed 3+ the students !"o# the (a"tne" schools& 0o". cond t ons Csala" es) -o". n% hou"s) e8u (#entD o3se"$ed du" n% the #o3 l t es o! the teache"s a"e also su37ects o! d scuss on& Improvement of teachers social and organisational competences

Co#en us ("o7ects #("o$e teache"s? a3 l t+ to -o". n Eu"o(ean tea#s& Teache"s a(("ec ate these ne- st+les o! coo(e"at on) -h ch o!ten d !!e" a lot !"o# the " usual ("o!ess onal ("act ces& Teache"s ac8u "e ne- co#(etences that cont" 3ute to the " ("o!ess onal de$elo(#ent& Improvement of language skills, especially in English

Co#en us school (a"tne"sh (s cont" 3ute to the #("o$e#ent o! teache"s? En%l sh lan%ua%e s. lls 3+ % $ n% the# the o((o"tun t+ to -o". n a !o"e %n lan%ua%e& Teache"s a"e (laced n a co##un cat onal (os t on) n a d !!e"ent cultu"al conte9t) -h ch #a.es the# a-a"e o! so#e l n%u st c and cultu"al d !!e"ences& The"e s also an #(act) that s less #a".ed) on the de$elo(#ent o! s. lls n othe" lan%ua%es 3es des En%l sh& Professional development

Co#en us school (a"tne"sh (s hel( #("o$e teache"2t"a n n% 8ual t+) as the+ (e"# t the e9chan%e o! 3est ("act ces and st #ulate the des "e o! 3eco# n% #o"e ("e(a"ed&

B& The e!!ects on schools and the " en$ "on#ent


Co#en us ("o7ects #a.e a cons de"a3le cont" 3ut on to the #("o$ n% o! schools? #a%e at local le$el) nt"oduc n% ne- ("act ces ) ne- d+na# cs and #a nta n n% close" t es - th local autho" t es& Improvement of school image

These Co#en us ("o7ects as. !"o# students "es(ons 3 l t+ and un on !"o# the teach n% sta!! and these as(ects #("o$e the at#os(he"e n schools and c"eate %ood cond t ons !o" the nte%"at on o! students& Pa"t c (at on n these (a"tne"sh (s) also) #("o$e the #a%e o! the school at local le$el) the school 3e n% a3le to c"eate connect ons - th (eo(le n Eu"o(e) !act seen 3+ students and (a"ents as an o(enness to Eu"o(e& Fo" the local autho" t es the (a"t c (at on n a Co#en us ("o7ect s seen as ("o%"ess !o" the $ lla%e) to-n o" "e% on n -h ch the school s located& Changes in internal organisation and in the educational offer of the school

Co#en us school (a"tne"sh (s set the scene !o" d scuss on on ne- -a+s o! us n% the school s(ace& Mo3 l t es ena3les teache"s and school head#aste"s to co#(a"e the -a+s n -h ch school s(ace s o"%an sed) encou"a% n% the# to chan%e the nte" o" ("esentat on o! the " schools& Co#en us ("o7ects en" ch a school?s educat onal o!!e") allo- n% students to ta.e (a"t n lea"n n% act $ t es that had 3een a3sent !"o# ts ("o%"a##e& The school has the (oss 3 l t+ to nt"oduce these ne- lea"n n% act $ t es n the " cu"" culu# and to t"ans# t the " use& he schools openness to its environment nst tut ons)

:+ #a nta n n% close" t es - th local autho" t es and cultu"al

Co#en us ("o7ects su((o"t o(en u( schools to the " local co##un t es& The+ ("o$ de o((o"tun t es to "e n!o"ce t es - th local autho" t es) -h ch a"e o!ten n$ol$ed n school ad# n st"at on&

B& Conclus ons


Co#en us school (a"tne"sh (s ha$e a s %n ! cant cont" 3ut on n c"eat n% close" t es 3et-een Eu"o(ean schools and n #("o$ n% the 8ual t+ o! educat on&

Co#en us ("o7ects ha$e se$e"al e!!ects on the (a"t c (at n% students) on teache"s and on the (a"t c (at n% schools and the " en$ "on#ent& As !a" as students a"e conce"ned) the #ost s %n ! cant e!!ects a"e: a"e: 3ette" .no-led%e o! othe" educat onal s+ste#s; #("o$e#ent o! teache"s? soc al and o"%an 6at onal co#(etences; #("o$e#ent o! lan%ua%e s. lls) #a nl+ n En%l sh; ("o!ess onal de$elo(#ent& #("o$e#ent o! lan%ua%e s. lls; %"eate" nte"est n othe" Eu"o(ean count" es and the " cultu"e; de$elo(#ent o! soc al and c $ c co#(etences; c"eat $e s. lls encou"a%ed; #("o$e#ent o! co#(ute" s. lls&

0 th "e%a"d to (a"t c (at n% teache"s) the e!!ects o! Co#en us school (a"tne"sh (s

The e!!ects o! Co#en us ("o7ects on the (a"t c (at n% schools and the " en$ "on#ent a"e: #("o$e#ent o! school #a%e; chan%es n nte"nal o"%an sat on and n the educat onal o!!e" o! the school; o(enness o! the school to ts en$ "on#ent&

Re6u#at
En nt"oduce"ea acestu a"t col este ("e6entat conce(tul de Co#en us cFt sco(u" le (e ca"e u"#G"ete sG le Hnde(l neascG un ("o ect Co#en us& En cad"ul a"t colulu sunt ("e6entate e!ectele unu (a"tene" at Co#en us asu("a ele$ lo" #(l ca ) asu("a ("o!eso" lo") asu("a col a #ed ulu cola"& En ceea ce (" $ete ele$ ) e!ectele sunt: H#3unGtG "ea co#(etenelo" l n%$ st ce) nte"es #a #a"e (ent"u alte G" eu"o(ene) de6$olta"ea co#(etenelo" soc ale c $ ce) a3 l tG c"eat $e Hncu"a7ate) H#3unGtG "ea

co#(etenelo" n!o"#at ce& En ceea ce (" $ete ("o!eso" ) e!ectele sunt: o cunoate"e #a 3unG a alto" s ste#e educa onale) H#3unGtG "ea co#(etenelo" soc ale o"%an 6ato" ce) H#3unGtG "ea co#(etenelo" l n%$ st ce) Hn s(ec al Hn l #3a en%le6G) o de6$olta"e ("o!es onalG& E!ectele asu("a col a #ed ulu cola" sunt: H#3unGtG "ea #a% n col ) sch #3G" Hn o"%an 6a"ea nte"nG Hn o!e"ta educa onalG a col &

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