C1-Learning-teaching-training activity in Nicosia

 Between 6-8.09.2022, the C1 learning-teaching-training activity took place in Nicosia, Cyprus. 

The seven modules within the final product "Financial literacy skills using games" were piloted, the content of the curriculum developed being thus tested internationally in practice. The activities carried out had a strong playful and visual character, and in the following weeks each partner will carry out the piloting activity at local level with at least 10 teachers / specialized personnel. The observations during the two piloting activities are considered in order to improve the final form of the curriculum that will be available in English but also in the national languages of each partner.

 

First TPM meeting, Konya, Turkey

Within the #Erasmus+ project "Inter-curricular collaboration to improve students' financial skills using games" – FINGO, which is implemented together with partners from Lithuania, Spain, Italy, Romania, Cyprus and Turkey on 4-5.07.2022, the first TPM1 transnational meeting was held in #Konya, Turkey. There were presented and discussed the situation of the project products PR1, PR2 "#Financialliteracy skills using games" regarding the curriculum adapted for financial education and its contents, necessary changes, translation and establishment of the way of working for PR3 on the realization of the material "Best practices and stories collection of successful personal financial management for special needs students". The collection of success stories will be extremely useful by incorporating a variety of examples of successful cases in the field, with a strong motivational, supportive impact for readers, including special needs students. The course will be piloted locally and internationally in September. The final resulting materials translated into the national language of each partner, but also in English will be available as an open resource for anyone interested.

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Kick off meeting Iasi, Romania

Between February 3-4, 2022, at the "Vasile Pavelcu" Special Technological High School in Iasi, the first planned meeting of the project took place, aimed at establishing the essential milestones for the realization of the first two products of the project, "Development of financial skills using games in special schools" – curriculum development that is also accessible to students with disabilities (including hearing disabled) and development of course materials including a piloting phase. 

Also, in accordance with the project data and the stages established in the online organizational meeting that took place on 05.01.2022, the progress of the project was analysed and the deadlines for various activities were recalculated, as well as the dates of the next project meetings.


FINGO project starting

 FINGO project starting

From 01.11.2021, for a period of 2 years, the project "Cross-curricular collaboration for improving students’ financial literacy skills using games" – FINGO within the Erasmus+ Program, Strategic Partnerships for School Education, was launched and will be implemented together with partners from Lithuania, Spain, Italy, Romania, Cyprus and Turkey.

The project aims to improve the financial knowledge and skills necessary to strengthen the social inclusion of pupils with special needs (focusing on hearing disabled) and those in the risk category of social exclusion by improving inter-curricular and interdisciplinary collaboration in the educational process and by promoting experimental teaching methods and tools, based on play and social simulation.