Summary
The institution (Nagyrédei Szent Imre Általános Iskola és Alapfokú Művészeti Iskola) places emphasis on the education of art, foreign language, sport, and as an eco-school, on the development of environmental awareness of its students. however, the institution does not have any international strategic partnerships that could ensure its quality development. The short-term objective of this project is to develop the foreign language and professional competences, the social, cultural, problem-solving and co-operative skills of the colleagues taking part in this project. Using the acquired foreign language competences and skills, the long-term objective of this project is to establish international strategic partnerships through the school's ecological profile that can contribute to the development of the institution and can make it more attractive and popular for the students and residents of the cities, towns and villages nearby. Four teachershave taken part in this project who are highly committed to their own professional work and to the establishment of international partnerships. .Ildikó Csabáné Ivony, English teacher and project co-ordinator, was responsible for the whole co-ordination of this project, as well as for contacts with the other institutions involved in this project both in Hungarian and in English language. She took part in the course 'Language and Methodology for Teachers of English' organised by Anglolang Academy of English in Scarborough, the UK. Andrea Bogdánné Mátrai Andrea, teacher of Physics, Mathematics, and Information and Communication Technology was responsible for the IT activities (for example, creating blogs and websites) during the realization of the whole project. Furthermore, establishing international relationships, she will be responsible for ensuring the electronic contacts and communication of the students taking part in the KA2 project. György Paulik, primary school teacher is the representative person of the junior section of the institution. Using his developed English language knowledge, his aim is to become able to help students with their English homework and tasks in the afternoon study circles. He is highly committed to the development of the ecological profile of the institution and to the support of international partnerships.Szabolcs Zödös is a Biology teacher and the teacher of Environmental Studies. His aim is to develop the ecological school profile through the establishment of international strategic partnership. These participants took part in n the course 'Intensive English Language Training' organised by Anglolang Academy of English in Scarborough, the UK. During the project the participants' foreign language and professional competences, the social, cultural, problem-solving and co-operative skills have developed that can be used in the participants' every-day teaching job, and also, in establishing international relationships. The participants are able to do their daily teacning and educational professional work in a higher quality level. Due to the participants' more confident foreign language knowledge and developed general skills and competences, they are more open to establishing international strategic partnerships. In fact, it means the quality development of the institution and it makes it more attractive for students of other towns and villages.
