Experience of ERASMUS + project — benefit for teachers and pupils

Sakstagala Job KCo's primary school in 2015-2018 was active in the implementation of the Erasmus + project “My Best idea” (No 2015-1-SE01-KA201-012313) on activities for the development of entrepreneurship, the organisation of interdisciplinary learning and the creation of digital Portfolio. The project took place in collaboration with the Swedish municipality of Pitea and with the Italian Laive municipality.
This project gave the opportunity to cooperate very actively at the school level by implementing interdisciplinary ideas. Mathematics, physics, geography, biology and social sciences, chemistry and natural sciences, sports, household and technology, the Latvian language teachers implemented the interdisciplinary learning idea confining projects in 2015/2016. “Do-re-Mi-fa!” - think, see, search, fantasy, 2016/2017 m. “Do and know!”, 2017/2018 m. “With the roots in heaven!”
The project gained new experience and ideas from foreign colleagues. It was interesting to see school activities, the course of lessons in Sweden and Italy. As part of the project, we had the opportunity to see as a colleague in Sweden and Italy, as well as the Optional Schools of the Children's Optional School, Maria Melne and Cynthia Bloommene. Interestingly, it was the activities of Luleo University faculty Karina Kivimaki and Matt Vestberg, who encouraged him to see opportunities in the pedagogical process to promote pupils' susceptibility and dability. The pedagogy doctor Karine Oganisjana shared his ideas on the implementation of the interchangeable approach in hours. The project gained valuable experience that allowed you to look at the learning process from another viewpoint. As a positive example, there are valuable discussions where problems have emerged and new initiatives have emerged for the use of effective methods in learning hours.
On the progress and results of the project, we told and informed our school teachers, Rezekne's school teachers and colleagues from other schools, co-operation partners from Riga, Sweden and Italy, participated in an international conference in Sweden (Lulea).
The school's benefit from this project is a more interactive and more creative learning process, improved teaching and learning skills, digital competences, more active teachers' cooperation in the realization of ideas. We believe that the school environment has become much more modern and dynamic, ready to integrate good practice and new methods in day-to-day work. These interdisciplinary projects allow students to explore the perspectives of different sectors. Tasks and troubleshooting as far as possible for real life, which cannot be placed in the frames of one individual subject, but can only be resolved by interdisciplinary.
Various materials were produced, but the best ideas were published in English www.loopme.ioto share experiences with teachers of other countries, exchange ideas, introduce and read different success stories.
Video material on project progress:




Any interested party is waiting for a visit to the school to present the interdisciplinary ideas of THE Erasmus + project.
Thank the educational administration, Elitai Opincai, for his support, encouragement to start the project and, of course, Gõran Dahlen on the promotion of cooperation between the Italian, Swedish and Latvian teachers.
Deputy Director for Education Anita Cercene