eTwinning School Projects of the Year Announced
Brussels (BE), April 2011 - Now in its seventh year, the European Commission's "eTwinning" scheme involves more than 130,000 teachers in 31 countries who are using information and communication technologies (ICT) to set up cross-border educational projects. From over 300 project submissions, the winners of the eTwinning Prizes competition in three age categories and five special categories were recently announced.
Androulla Vassiliou, European Commissioner for Education, Culture, Multilingualism and Youth, says, "The eTwinning initiative has been a success story from the start. It promotes learning and creativity and also gives young people a sense of pride in being 'European'. eTwinning has no fixed agenda - it includes everything from encouraging youngsters to use their school library to promoting language learning. Above all, it's about using ICT to help children achieve their full potential."
eTwinning uses ICT-based support, tools, and services to make it easier for schools to form partnerships in any subject area. The scheme is part of the EU's Comenius programme and receives around ten million euros in funding each year. It does not finance individual projects but offers tools and support to teachers and pupils such as the eTwinning portal and seminars for teachers.
From 02 - 09 May 2011, schools are invited to celebrate European school collaboration through Comenius-week activities. Comenius National Agencies and eTwinning National Support Services will also participate, so be sure to join in the celebrations!
