KA229 2018/20 in CIFP Hostelería LHII
Food for thoughts
 
During the 2018/2020 school year our school is part of the Erasmus KA229 project called "Food for thoughts"
The design of it and the association with other schools was planned during the course 2017/18.
Food for thoughts is a European school project Erasmus KA229 formed by three secondary education centers. The coordinating center of the project is the Amédée Gasquet institute of Clermont Ferrand in France; being 1st EPAL institute of Pireos in Greece and Hospitality School of Gamarra in the Basque Country, partners of the same.
In the case of the hospitality school, we are sponsored by the Spanish National Agency Erasmus + for Education and Training (SEPIE)

Relevance of the project
 
Food for Thoughts supposes a reinforced cooperation with the partners that are part of it, as well as a future quality improvement in the execution of new European projects. It is from the experience generated in this type of projects that future ideas and collaborative synergies with different schools can be forged.
 
 
The objectives of the project are perfectly defined and delimited.

 

 
Through Food for thoughts it is intended:
 
Improve levels of acquisition and integration in the curriculum of transversal basic competences.
Develop new approaches to strengthen the education of educators.
Promote the European Qualifications Area.
Promote future innovative projects.

Reinforcing the professional profile of the teaching staff is its main objective and   improving the processes of acquisition of basic competences through effective methodologies based on multidisciplinary and innovative approaches as well. Besides that, enhancing the degree of motivation and learning of students.

Implementation and development of the project
 
For the good development of the project it is necessary that the administration teams of the three institutions meet for a brief training in observation in order to discover the educational system of their countries and prepare the exchanges.

By consigiente, each institution will send three members (teacher-manager of the project-responsible for school) to each of the other 2 partners. That means that each school will receive 6 members of the project team and the hoster will present their school and the educational system as well as the activities they have planned for the subsequent exchange of students.

In January 2019, student exchanges will take place. Three have been planned per school year. They will be carried out according to an identical process: six students plus two companions. The selection will be made respecting the parity of sex, the different levels and groups that represent the school and the mastery of the English language. The selected students will be the ambassadors of their respective countries.

For the 2019/20 academic year, we will proceed in the same way offering the opportunity to new students, being able to modify the circuits to expand our travel diary.

In view of the objectives and work procedures foreseen, it is clear that a project with a clear European value is proposed, since without the intervention of this regional collaborative dimension it would be impossible to achieve most of the expected results.

Therefore, this project will provide the opportunity for students with limited resources to travel and to acquire the benefits that these exchanges imply, such as the development of new initiatives, fostering innovation, the exchange of experiences and the knowledge of different vocational schools.

Products and results

Verifying and checking the results of the project are fundamental actions that we should not forget or neglect. 

The milestones that mark the project are:

-Creation of a travel journal in 2 formats: digital and in the book "Food for Thoughts" to promote the social and educational value of European cultural heritage.

This book should include:

Research on the gastronomic habits of the partner country by the students.

Informative spaces about the cultural aspects of the visits.

Presentations of videos produced by each institution.

Realization of a compendium (English, Spanish, French) by teachers, which will describe all the processes of exchange of good practices and collaborative learning that were carried out within the framework of the project.

- Dissemination of the project in Europe through the Etwinning platform and other national platforms.
 

Finally, it is considered of great importance that the knowledge and results acquired in several previous European projects are contributed to the project, in order to obtain better levels of integration of new technologies in the teaching practice of the institutions.