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Contribution
Why is there a need for a new type of regional European School?
A modern united Europe needs MOBILITY.
The European labour market is in a process of transition. Citizens, if necessary, might have to move to other European regions. An important consideration for parents contemplating such a move is the type of schooling for their children. If families have to move to another region, they will want to find a school that, in terms of its basic concept, is similar to the one attended at home.
MOBILITY of Communication – ERC students will be perfect European ambassadors with outstanding competence in their mother tongue plus English plus another European language. They will learn to listen to others and communicate without difficulty.
MOBILITY of Thinking – ERC students will learn to be mobile in thinking, studying according to a European Curriculum and focusing on European themes in a new study field called ‘European Studies’. They will learn to understand European issues and positively contribute to the region and the wider society they are living in.
MOBILITY of Interaction – ERC students will learn to work and cooperate with other European students either at their own ERC or in other European regions. They will learn to face challenges, solve problems and look for common solutions with colleagues from all over Europe.
In this context, one of the main aims of the EU INTERREG IIIC project EdGATE (Education Gate) www.edgate.eu.com (2004-2007) has been to develop a new educational concept for a European Regional College (ERC) that will enable European students aged 5/6 – 18/19 to become mobile in a united Europe of tomorrow.
Method
In the context of the EU INTERREG IIIC project EdGATE (Education Gate) (2004-2007) regional education experts from 10 European regions compared national curricula and developed a new transnational educational concept.
Expected Outcomes
In a new EU INTERREG IVB project – EdNET (working title) (2008-2010) a European Regional College (ERC) network of schools will be established in as many European regions as possible. This will by necessity lead to exciting challenges in curriculum innovation by teachers and schools throughout Europe.
References
“European Regional Concept (ERC) – A New Approach to European Regional Schooling” as pdf download from the EdGATE Homepage www.edgate.eu.com compiled and edited by Stuart Simpson (EdGATE Project Coordinator) and author of this paper.
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