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Summary Description of the Project:

The aim of the project is to promote sustainable development of the labour force competent in natural sciences and engineering thus creating prerequisites of cross border integration of the labour market in region of Western part of Kurzeme and Klaipeda region. Fast developing science & technology and changing economical situation has led up to the situation that many labour capacious industries become knowledge based industries. The demand for highly qualified employees in engineering has increased tremendously. Unfortunately, the interest to study natural sciences is not as big as the need for that. Several reasons have caused this situation: ~ lack of educational materials that makes learning process and content boring and hardly understandable; ~ insufficient professional skills and competences of teachers; ~inability to see the usefulness of natural sciences. Doing nothing would increase th problem in the long run and even in short term. The main objective of the project is to improve quality of education in natural sciences and to encourage teachers' professional growth in using modern technologies and innovative teaching methods as well as creating new integrated natural science educational programme. Sub-objectives of the project are: − To encourage Latvian and Lithuanian teachers' exchange of experience in teaching methods and use of ICT in the subjects of natural sciences; − To create new integrated natural sciences educational programme, thus raising interest about engineering in younger generation; − To improve infrastructure and material basis of natural sciences' classrooms; − To promote joint science centres development direction in Latvia and Lithuania. Following activities are planned to be implemented within the project: 1. Renovation of natural sciences' classrooms, installation of modern technical equipment and advancing of learning materials in natural sciences. 2. Training for teachers about working with ICT. 3. Exchange of experience about the most effective teaching methods in each natural sciences' subject separately. 4. Exchange of experience visit to Finland (science centre and school). 5. Developing and piloting the new Integrated natural science educational programme in all 9 schools. 6. Elaboration of Feasibility study for the new science centre and school in Klaipeda. 7. Creation of the joint concept for science centres development.

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The aim of the project is to promote sustainable development of the labour force competent in natural sciences and engineering thus creating prerequisites of cross border integration of the labour market in region of Western part of Kurzeme and Klaipeda region. Fast developing science & technology and changing economical situation has led up to the situation that many labour capacious industries become knowledge based industries. The demand for highly qualified employees in engineering has increased tremendously. Unfortunately, the interest to study natural sciences is not as big as the need for that. Several reasons have caused this situation: ~ lack of educational materials that makes learning process and content boring and hardly understandable; ~ insufficient professional skills and competences of teachers; ~inability to see the usefulness of natural sciences. Doing nothing would increase th problem in the long run and even in short term. The main objective of the project is to improve quality of education in natural sciences and to encourage teachers' professional growth in using modern technologies and innovative teaching methods as well as creating new integrated natural science educational programme. Sub-objectives of the project are: − To encourage Latvian and Lithuanian teachers' exchange of experience in teaching methods and use of ICT in the subjects of natural sciences; − To create new integrated natural sciences educational programme, thus raising interest about engineering in younger generation; − To improve infrastructure and material basis of natural sciences' classrooms; − To promote joint science centres development direction in Latvia and Lithuania. Following activities are planned to be implemented within the project: 1. Renovation of natural sciences' classrooms, installation of modern technical equipment and advancing of learning materials in natural sciences. 2. Training for teachers about working with ICT. 3. Exchange of experience about the most effective teaching methods in each natural sciences' subject separately. 4. Exchange of experience visit to Finland (science centre and school). 5. Developing and piloting the new Integrated natural science educational programme in all 9 schools. 6. Elaboration of Feasibility study for the new science centre and school in Klaipeda. 7. Creation of the joint concept for science centres development. Read less

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Lead partner:

Ventspils pilsētas domes Izglītības pārvalde

Raiņa street 10,, Ventspils, LV-3601 , Latvia
Tel.: +37163610222
Fax: +37163601220
Website: www.ventspils.lv

Contact person: Oskars Tervids
E-mail: vip@ventspils.gov.lv

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