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| Europe in your classroom - Comenius is one of the most popular international education programmes for UK schools, colleges and local authorities. |
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Want to explore your Comenius project ideas further and gain some valuable face-to-face preparation time with potential project partners? Preparatory Visit Grant funding is an excellent way of enabling you to visit your partner to discuss and develop ideas for a new Comenius project.
Why not take full advantage of the grant funding to further your personal and professional relationships? Make full use of the time you schedule together to start putting together a Comenius funding application for your project for the February 2011 deadline and help develop long-lasting ties to boost your chances of success.
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| Ever wondered how your school could benefit from hosting a Comenius Cultural Assistant?
Head to our case studies section and read the latest addition from Pentland Primary School in Edinburgh, describing how they hosted their first Assistant, Guillem Montero, from Majorca in Spain. Find out how his Comenius-funded 6 month visit not only helped pupils gain a far greater understanding of international citizenship, but also gave them the opportunity to gain confidence in mastering another language.
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 | Comenius School Partnership Start-Up Workshops |
| If you have been approved for a 2010 Comenius School Partnership starting this Autumn, then you should register for a start-up workshop in your region. Participants will share ideas and experience, receive clear guidance on contractual obligations and practical advice on managing a project and maximising its impact. An email should have been sent to you with details on dates and locations of these workshops; if you have not received one, you can find information at:
www.britishcouncil.org/comenius
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School is back and so are eTwinning Weeks. From 1 - 31 October, teachers, pupils and schools are invited to join in the Europe-wide month-long celebration and promotion of www.etwinning.net - The Community for Schools in Europe.
If you and your Comenius partners haven't already signed up, why not register you, your school and your project during the month of October and you'll be entered into the weekly Flip Camera prize draw. There are also plenty of eTwinning UK Workshops & Events taking place around the country if you are looking for hands on help.
For more information, visit:
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The European Commission has just launched a series of public consultations on the next generation of the various EU Programmes (to run from 2014), including Comenius and eTwinning.
This has been accompanied by a Commission Communication accompanying the launch of the Youth on the Move initiative - which, along with New Skills for Jobs, is one of the European Commission's key flagship initiatives of the Europe 2020 Strategy for the new programmes.
There are three separate consultations on the future of:
Lifelong Learning Programme (which incorporates Comenius and eTwinning)
Youth in Action
Erasmus Mundus
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| Opportunities for school and area links with East Asia, India, Sri Lanka or Latin America.
Apply to join the British Council's Connecting Classrooms programme by 29 October 2010 if your school or local authority/federation is interested in linking with schools and districts in East Asia, India, Sri Lanka or Latin America.
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Connecting Classrooms builds lasting partnerships between schools in the UK and others around the world to develop understanding and trust between different societies and equip young people to live and work as global citizens.
For more information, application forms and guidance:
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 | This is the seventh edition of Comenius eNews, our newsletter. This regular update will promote new opportunities and events, and will include inspiring case studies and resources. If you wish to unsubscribe please follow the instructions below. |
 | We value your comments and ideas. If you would like to highlight a positive experience or suggest changes to the service you have received please email comenius.feedback@britishcouncil.org |
| eTwinning is part of Comenius and provides essential support for partner-finding, project management and dissemination and professional development www.etwinning.net |
| Comenius is one of a suite of international education programmes the British Council offers to UK schools, colleges, education professionals and learners. Find out about other funding opportunities on the Global Gateway |
