San Anton School has successfully concluded a comprehensive European professional development initiative under the Erasmus+Key Action 1 project in School Education. Throughout the 2023/24 scholastic year,31 educators and leadership team members participated in 33 specialised mobility experiences across major European cities including Florence, Athens, Valencia, Trapani, Strasbourg, and Berlin.
The project titled "Perfect Circle: towards more inclusive and engaging teaching and learning," running until November 2024, focused on advancing educational practices through various specialised areas including Outdoor Education, Project Based Learning ,Assessment for Learning, and new teaching methodologies aimed at fostering creativity and innovation. A particular emphasis was placed on inclusive education practices, ensuring that the benefits extend to all students.
These European Union-funded Erasmus+ courses have already begun showing positive impacts within the school community, a sparticipating educators actively share their acquired knowledge and experiences with their colleagues, creating a multiplier effect that enhances the entire institution's teaching capabilities.
Head of School, Bernadette Stivala emphasised the program's significance:
"All the overseas Continuous Professional Development that our educators embark on through our participation in Erasmus funded projects, plays a crucial role in enhancing and improving the overall quality of our teaching and learning provision. This overseas training enables our educators to learn from diverse educational systems, as they gain insights into innovative teaching methods and curricula used in other countries. This exposure helps them incorporate European best practices into their teaching thus improving their effectiveness. These mobilities indifferent European countries also broaden the educators' perspectives as they interact with international peers, allowing them to experience education from different cultural and pedagogical perspectives, fostering creativity and adaptability in their teaching."
The successful completion of these mobilities represents a significant step forward in San Anton School's commitment to educational excellence and continuous professional development of its staff, ultimately benefiting the entire school community.