aces - Dialogue and cooperation of young people in Central Europe

Opširnije na stranici http://www.aces.or.at/

As international school partnerships offer a concrete opportunity for intercultural exchange and cooperation, aces encourages partnership projects amongst schools in Central European countries.

Pupils and teachers of schools in the participating countries are invited to find partner schools and to submit a partnership project proposal with their ideas for cooperation. All types of schools with pupils aged 12-17 years can take part.

Call for project proposals 2011 
When work doesn't cost anything, it often is not appreciated either. Therefore, one aim of the European Year of Volunteering 2011 is to increase the visibility and value the commitment of people working in their free time without being paid: Peers supporting those with learning difficulties in schools, concerts in old people's homes, young and old engaging in initiatives that protect the environment or fight discrimination... Everyone can volunteer; and apart from personal statisfaction it also provides important learning opportunities. Thus, the overall theme of the 2011 project competition is

“Building bridges in societies - volunteer in your communities”.

Further info on the theme 2011

The deadline for submission of project proposals is 30 April 2011.

An international selection committee assesses and awards the best applications. The awarded projects are supported to carry out their cross-border partnership projects with grants (1.100 € per participating partner school) and additional support structures like international events and online tools are provided.

Network events
In the course of the project implementation phase (September 2011 until March 2012) two international meetings with delegations of the winning project schools provide additional support and great opportunities for further exchange and ongoing evaluation among the participants.