On 20 May and 6 June 2022, information web meetings for the European Project "Learning from the Extremes - LfE" took place. The meetings, organised by the Pedagogical Institute (PI) of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports and Youth (MPSAN) and the University of Cyprus as National Coordinator for Cyprus and Partner respectively, were attended by representatives of the management, educational schools and other stakeholders from rural communities and regions targeted by the project. During the meetings, the aims and objectives of the project, the theoretical frameworks it utilises, the process of submission of proposals by schools and the phases and evaluation criteria of the proposals as defined by the project were presented.
The Pedagogical Institute participates as a Partner in the Project entitled "Learning from the Extremes - LfE" (Grant Agreement no. LC01760255/101052266 LfE) in the framework of the European Programme "Pilot Projects and Preparatory Actions in the field of "Communications Networks, Content and Technology"- Preparatory Action - Increasing access to educational tools in areas and communities with low connectivity or access to technologies". The project has a duration of two years (01-02-2022 to 31-01-2024) and involves ten (10) European countries (Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Croatia, Croatia, Finland, Ireland, Bulgaria, Romania, Italy and Spain).
The project "Learning from the Extremes" (https:/learningfromtheextremes.eu/) aims to address inequalities in access to digital education by enhancing inclusion and reducing the digital divide experienced by school communities in remote areas with low connectivity, limited or no access to devices and digital educational tools and content.
The specific objective of the project is to develop a strategy, which will include proposals on how to increase the digital accessibility of students and primary and secondary school units located in inaccessible and remote areas.
To this end, actions will be implemented by school units or networks of schools located in rural areas to implement and evaluate the most appropriate solutions to increase the accessibility of schools and pupils to digital educational tools and materials.
The Cyprus Pedagogical Institute participates as a partner in the project with the role of National Coordinator of the school units that would like to participate with an action plan in the pilot implementation of the project in Cyprus. The five most innovative actions will be funded (€10.000 - €20.000) and will be supported by educational consultancy proposals and training, in order to support schools in developing innovative action plans that will contribute to digital transformation. The selection of schools participating in the project will be made following the call for expressions of interest launched on 15/5/2022 and will run until 30/9/2022 (https:/learningfromtheextremes.eu/calls/)
For further information, interested parties can contact a PI Officer at tel. kakouri.th@cyearn.pi.ac.cy and/or tel: 22402313.
The project is co-financed by the European Union.
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