The document describes the aims and background of schools participating in an Erasmus+ project on dropout coaching. The goals of the project are to reduce dropout rates through teacher-coaching, reduce student stress and improve emotional management, increase creativity through robotics, motivate students' learning and career planning, and improve English proficiency. Brief descriptions are provided for each participating school, including location, size, special programs, and objectives. The schools are located in Poland, Romania, Spain, Turkey, Greece, Estonia, and Italy.

1. Funded by the Erasmus + Programme of the
European Union
Drop out coaching at school
2016-2018

3. Aims of the project:
Our main aim is to reduce the
number of students at risk of drop out
by conducting a new system based on
teachers – coaches;
The second very important aim we
want to achieve is reducing stress
level and developing the necessary
abilities to manage emotions as well
as overcoming anxiety within the
classroom;
The other goal is improving creativity
in using new ICT technologies by
working with robotics experts in Italy;
The next aim to gain is providing the
motivation of students for learning
and socializing by showing them how
to plan their future career.

4. Providing the motivation of students
for learning English is our last aim to
reach.

5. POLAND
SZKOŁA PODSTAWOWA Nr 2 im.
JAROSŁAWA DĄBROWSKIEGO W OLSZTYNIE
Address: Kościuszki 70, Olsztyn
Tel/Fax: +48 089 524 82 40
www.sp2olsztyn.pl

6. Our school is a primary school No. 2 titled
after Jarosław Dąbrowski, a great Polish military
officer from the 19th
century. In our school there
are 1315 pupils and students from the age of 5 to
16 and we have 143 teachers. The schoolis
located in Olsztyn - a capital city of the region
Warmia and Mazury.
We are a school that focuses on the
individual development of each student.
The school has sports classes specializing
in handball (boys), athletics (girls and boys), a
class with increased number of English and some
subjects are taught also in English. Students study
3 foreign languages: English, German and
Spanish.
We have a wide range of extracurricular
activities in line with the interests and needs of
students:
- Young Volunteer Club "Fields of Hope",

7. - PCK (Polish Red Cross),
- Erasmus Team Club,
- Sports Club,
- Art Club "To see, to feel, to express" and many
others!
ROMANIA
NATIONAL COLLEGE OF COMPUTER
SCIENCES GRIGORE MOISIL
Address: str. Calea Bucuresti, 75, Brasov
Tel: +40 0268 331 480
Fax:+40 0268 331 867
www.moisilbrasov.ro

9. The National College of Computer
Sciences Grigore Moisil, is an important college
in Brasov. The college is a top one, having good
students with excellent results.
The college is situated in Brasov, in the
heart of Romania, in a beautifulcity that
combines tradition and modernity.
Our school offers classes for high school
students and gymnasium as well. In the school
there are 24 classrooms. The school is focused on
computer sciences mainly, but the school
curriculum offers foreign languages as well, as a
very important part of studying. There is an
English intensive language class. The gymnasium
pupils are selected after passing an exam in
Romanian Language and Math.
Our school offers a quality education, by its
computer labs, Chemistry and Physics labs and
Library. The physical education classes are taught
in a modern gym hall.
The students take part in many Olympics,
contests and competitions every year.

10. Our motto is to learn for life in order to
become professionals in everything we do!
SPAIN
INSTITUT GUILLEM CATÀ
Address: Rosa Sensat, 6-8, Manresa
Tel: 93 877 37 05
Fax: 93 873 45 04
www.inskta.cat

12. Guillem Catà High School takes its name
after an influential Catalan architect of the XIV
century. It has over 900 students and up to 97
teachers, with principal Marta Codina, and 4
administrative members. It is in a middle-sized
town called Manresa, in the centre of Catalonia.
The courses conducted at the schoolrange
from compulsory education to post-obligatory
studies, so students are from 12 years old and
above. There is a large variety of vocational
training courses addressed to serving the local
community. Some examples are medical centres
aides, trade and commerce, marketing, hair-
dressing and personal image, child education and
socio-culturalactivities and tourism. The foreign
languages taught at the schoolare English and
French and they are at the basis of most learning
processes.

13. The main goals at the school are learning
by cooperation, cohesion among the community
and will for work; all of these are attained by
means of coordinated activities along the school
year.
TURKEY
SüLEYMAN DEMIREL ANADOLU LISESI
Address: Petroliş mahallesi Beyazköşk caddesi Elif, 1,
Istanbul
Tel: +90 216 306 54 54
Fax: +90 216 488 54 50
sdl.meb.k12.tr

14. Situated in the heart of Istanbul ,our
school Süleyman Demirel Anadolu Lisesi has
650 students and 52 teachers. Students attend
this school after a certain exam .In the school
there are 22 classrooms, 2 STEM labs ,1
Foreign Languages lab and 1 ITC lab.
11th graders choose the department
they want to specialise. There are Maths,

15. Literature and Language Intensive classes at
school.
Students are given the chance to learn
while having fun .That’s why they can play
Taboo, Articulate and Scrabble in the Foreign
Languages Lab.
Our motto is Learning is Fun!

16. GREECE
2nd GENIKO LYKEIO OF NEA IONIAS
MAGNISIAS
Address: Melinas Merkouri, 80, Volos
Tel/ Fax: +30 242 106 66 85
www.2lyk-n-ionias.mag.sch.gr

17. Τhe 2nd Upper Secondary school of Nea
Ionia-Volos is located in the Nea Ionia suburb of
the town of Volos in centralGreece. Volos is
located almost halfway between Athens and
Thessaloniki on Greek mainland and is a port
city. It was the departure spot of the Argonautic
expedition. Our school is a general secondary
school with 32 staff and its principal is Panagiotis
Mandrakis and almost 300 students - medium
sized for Greek standards. Age range of our
students is from 14-15 to 18 years.
The premises of our schoolinclude
conference and theatre room, gymnastics hallas
well as various science labs for biology, physics,
chemistry, computing, CNC, electrical
installations and a radio station which broadcasts
over radio waves and internet. Our school has a
long established experience in bringing together
learning and the arts through our a really active
drama club, photography and video editing
groups.
Our school participates in five (5) Erasmus
+ projects as we strongly believe that is an
excellent opportunity for students to improve

18. their communicative and personal skills and at
the same time broaden their minds and horizons
through such activities provided by school.

19. ESTONIA
KANEPI GYMNASIUM
Address: Kooli, 1, Kanepi
Tel: +372 797 6323
Fax: +372 555 17162
www.kanepig.edu.ee

20. Kanepi Gymnasium is a country school
located in South Estonia, Kanepi, which is a
municipality with 2500 people. It is a rural living
environment with lots of forests and lakes. There
are 183 students in Kanepi Gymnasium at the age
of 7-19 years in grades 1-12 and 27 teachers, the
principal is Ilvi Suislepp. The schoollogo depicts
the statue called “Hope” by famous Estonian
sculptor August Weitzenberg originated from
Kanepi. The students are involved in regional
environmentaland science projects. The
experience in internationalprojects is gained
through eTwinning and students’ exchange
programs with partner schools in Germany and
Italy. The students study English, Russian and
German as foreign languages within Estonian
standard curriculum. Extra-curricular activities
include folk dance, choirs, sports, IT- based
activities.
The main objective of our school is to provide
the education which helps to manage in the
developing national and European environment.
The key-points:

21.  Projects on and in the nature
 Internationaland national projects
 Open to educational projects of universities
 Innovation and development
 Student-centred environment
 National heritage

22. ITALY
I.I.S PETRUCCI FERRARIS MARESCA
Address: viale Pio X, Catanzaro
Tel: +39 096 174 63 14
Fax: +39 096 174 46 99
www.iispetrucciferrarismaresca.it

23. Our school is one of the biggest schoolin
Catanzaro. It has a total number of students of
about 1000 and 270 in G.Ferraris , our vocational
school.
Catanzaro lies in the middle of Calabria- our
region’s name. It has byzantine origins and lies in
the Squillace Gulf on Ionion sea.
Our school focuses on specializing students
on professionalactivities in the area of
maintenance and technical assistance , operating
in the electronics, electricalengineering, heating
technology, mechanicalengineering.
We participate to many activities and in
particular to National digital school plan,
alternating training , electronic fairs.
The main purpose of the institute are:
• Well-being of the students ;
• Recovery of disadvantage ;
• Inclusion of students with a migrant
background or disabled;
• Teaching of " Citizenship and Constitution "
introduced by Law no . 169 of 30.10.2008 ;
• Sensitivity to environmentalproblems ;

24. • Strengthening of the study of foreign language
and ICT , with the possibility of achieving
certifications;
• Enhancement of the situations of excellence;
Our students are aged between 14 to 19 years old.
Poland, Olsztyn
Romania, Brasov
Spain, Manresa

25. Turkey, Istanbul
Greece, Volos
Estonia, Kanepi
Italy, Catanzaro

27. Education is the mostpowerfulweapon which
you can use to change the world.
Nelson mandela
Education is the passport to the future, for
tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it
today.
MalcomX
The roots of educationare bitter,but the fruitis
sweet. Aristotle
Change, Change The World An investment in
knowledge pays the best interest.

28. Benjamin Franklin