KA2 – Strategic Partnerships for School Education

 

Number of the project: 2014-1-CZ01-KA201-001771

Project period: September 1st 2014 – August 31st 2016

Name of the project: Jihlava and Lerma: through word, song, dance, folk costume (JihlavaLerma: palabras, canciones, bailes, trajes)

 

Partner schools:

• Gymnázium Jihlava, Jihlava, Czech Republic (coordinator of the project)

• IES Valle del Arlanza, Lerma (Burgos), Spain

 

Contact persons:

Barbora Voldřichová (coordinator of the project, Gymnázium Jihlava)

Adolfo Retamero Santamaría (IES Valle del Arlanza, Lerma)

 

Teachers involved:

Gymnázium Jihlava - Dagmar Němečková, Eliška Vyhnálková

IES Valle del Arlanza - Salomé Lozano Lozano, Raquel Araus Santamaría (2015/2016), Elena Caramanzana Rey (2014/2015)

 

Communication languages:

Spanish, English

 

Description of the project:

Goal of the project is to continue and to deepen successful cooperation with the school IES Valle del Arlanza in Lerma, Spain. In 2011 Gymnázium Jihlava together with this school finished bilateral project Comenius – Projects of school partnerships. Its main communication language was English and the topic was: CS-wec - Czechspain: walking towards European citizenship.

In terms of further cooperation in 2012-2014 in the project Comenius – individual mobility of students we used Spanish as the main communication language. In the course of two years twelve students took part in three month mobilities, six from each school.

In the new project we’d like to take advantage of our gained experience and continue in organizing long-term mobilities. We’ll also use the grant money for working on mutual topic – music. Students of Gymnázium Jihlava will introduce Czech music, Gustav Mahler and songs, dances and folk costumes of the region Horácko to the Spanish audience. The Spanish will introduce renaissance composer and organist Antonio de Cabezón, who was born in the region of Burgos, and also typical regional music and dances.

 

Realization of the project in the school year 2014/2015

• September –November 2014

work on the project website and logo, preparation of three month exchange visit of Czech students

• October 2014 - February 2015

preparation for the short-term mobility, preparation of project activities, preparation for the long-term mobility of Spanish students

• December 2014 - March 2015

long-term mobility of three Czech students in Spain

January 2015

project meeting of Czech and Spanish teachers in Spain

• January-April 2015

long-term mobility of three Spanish students in Jihlava

• February-March 2015

short-term mobility of Czech students and teachers in Spain, realization of the main part of the project (concerts of the GJI school choir, performances of Czech and Spanish students, exhibition and presentation about Gustav Mahler and the region Horácko, visiting places connected with the project topic...)

• preparation of long-term mobilities for the next school year

• preparation of materials for the project outcomes

 

Realization of the project in the school year 2015/2016

• September-December 2015

long-term mobility of three Czech students in Spain

• November 2015

project meeting of Spanish and Czech teachers in Jihlava

• January-April 2016

long-term mobility of three Spanish students in Jihlava

• March 2016

short-term mobility of Spanish students and teachers in Jihlava, realization of the main part of the projects (concerts of the IES Valle del Arlanza school choir, performances of Czech and Spanish students, exhibition and presentation about Antonio de Cabezón and the region Burgos, visiting places connected with the project topic...

• March-August 2016

preparation and realization of common project outcomes: DVD, brochures, website, photo album, final report