This document summarizes a multilateral educational project between schools in several European countries from 2012-2014. The Spanish school IES Monastil served as the coordinator for the project titled "Take responsibility today for a better tomorrow!". Over the two years, the project involved student and teacher exchanges between the partner schools in Germany, Belgium, Spain, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Czech Republic, and Turkey. The goal of the project was to promote responsibility and cultural exchange through a series of meetings focused on topics like history, health, traditions, environment, and social issues. An evaluation found that the project improved students' language skills and cultural awareness while giving the coordinating school greater prestige and connections in Europe.

1. Multilateral and Bilateral Educational Comenius Grundtvig
Associations approved in 2012
General Information:
Agreement number: 2012-1-DE3-COM06-26604
Association Name: "Take responsibility today for a better tomorrow!"
Partner countries: Germany Belgium, Spain, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Czech Republic, Turkey
Type of association Multilateral Educational Comenius Association
Bilateral Educational Comenius Association
Comenius learning Association
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Your school is Coordinator
Partner
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Name of school : IES MONASTIL
School Code: 03010156
Address: Séneca, 3
Town: Elda Province: Alicante
Region: Valencia
Telephone n.: 966957325
Contact person: Clemente-Javier Juan González
Contact person telephone n.: 965385745
Contact person email: cjuan.monastil@gmail.com
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3. Results of the
Responsibility
project:
summaries
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6. OUR INSTITUTION
“Parents can only give good advice or
put them on the right paths, but the
final forming of a person's character
lies in their own hands.”
Anne Frank
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8. The IES Monastil
is a public secondary school which offers
four year courses of compulsory education
for ages between 12 and 16
and two more of
higher secondary non-compulsory education
for ages 16 – 18 for those preparing for
university studies.
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9. and VET courses:
• ISCED 2 (lower secondary vocational):
Assistant in Gardening (PCPI)
• ISCED 3 (upper secondary vocational):
Expert in the Conduct of Physical and Sport
Activities in a Natural Environment
• ISCED 5b (tertiary education):
Advanced Expert in Animation of Physical and
Sports Activities
Higher Technician in Tourist Guide, Information and
Assistance

10. OUR EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM
“Man is condemned to be free; because
once thrown into the world, he is
responsible for everything he does.
It is up to you to give (life) a meaning.”
Jean-Paul Sartre

11. Education Systems
Comparative diagram of the national structures
Spain
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12. Spanish Educational System
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13. •Infant education:
from 0 to 6 years old students
•Primary education:
from 6 to 12 years old students
•Secondary education:
• Compulsory from 12 to 16
years old students
• Non compulsory from 16
to 18 years olds
•Higher Professional formation:
over 18 years old students
•University

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17. Belgium - Flemish community
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20. Hungary

24. IES MONASTIL MOBILITIES
“There is an expiry date on blaming your
parents for steering you in the wrong
direction; the moment you are old
enough to take the wheel, responsibility
lies with you.”
J. K. Rowling
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25. Application
Instituto de Educacion Secundaria "Monastil"
National agency: ES1 LLP (OAPEE)COM
24 mobilities = 20 students + 4 teachers
FEE: 20 000.00 €
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26. MOBILITIES
CITY /
COUNTRY
DATE NAMES
Students: 5
Teachers: 2
Fürth
Germany
10 - 17 December 2012 Gracia Agulló Carrilero
Paula Deltell Rueda
Esther García Martí
Laurentiu Maestre Esteve
Brayan Jurado Hernández
Satur Rueda Egido
Clemente Juan González
Students: 0
Teachers: 0
Czestochowa
Poland
04 - 08 March 2013
Students: 4
Teachers: 2
Hoeselt
Belgium
22 - 26 April 2013 Irene García Arques
Luis Pérez Sevilla
Álvaro Rodríguez Toldos
Álvaro Amorós Muela
Esther Carranza Alves
Mª José Felipe Menor
Students: 3
Teachers: 2
Debrecen
Hungary
23 - 29 September 2013 Carlos Llopis Ruiz
Ángela Iñiguez Bernabé
Francisco Martínez Zafra
Ana Esteve López
Juan Ramón Yago Bustamante
Students: 4
Teachers: 1
Eskesehir
Turkey
23 - 30 October 2013 Roberto Lorente Brígido
Elena Cano Arnedo
Miriam Del Valle Román
Cristina Oliveros Soriano
Clemente Juan González
Students: 4
Teachers: 2
Marsala
Italy
24 – 28 February 2014 Ainara Pastor González
Vianka Paredes Vaca
Irene Sánchez Algarra
Javier Oriente Sánchez
Mª José Felipe Menor
Rodolfo Guarinos Cabrera
Students: 3
Teachers: 2
Prague
Czech Republic
24 – 30 March 2014 Marina Carcelén Felipe
Bárbara Picó Sirvent
Victoria Chinchilla Arques
Ana Esteve López
Clemente Juan González
total mobilities made
IES "Monastil“
Elda
28 April – 02 May 2014 Host School
ELDA
Spain
Students: 23
7 schools 2 years 34 mobilities
Spain Teachers: 11
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27. OUR GENERAL TASKS
IN THE PROJECT
“In the long run, we shape our lives, and
we shape ourselves. The process never
ends until we die. And the choices we
make are ultimately our own
responsibility.”
Eleanor Roosevelt
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28. Further activities /responsibilities:
Project blog: iesmonastilresponsibility.blogspot.com
(along the project)
Intermediate report: june 2013
Spreading in our webpage, press,
internet …
Creation of a "healthy book" (food, sport, lifestyle...)
(at the end of the 2 years)
Final report: June 2014
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29. “If you could kick in the pants the
responsible person for most of your
trouble, you wouldn't sit for a month.”
Theodore
Roosevelt
OUR TASKS
FOR EVERY MEETING
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30. 1stMeeting Fürth
10th – 17th December 2012
Presentation of our country, region,
town and school
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31. 1st Meeting Fürth
10th – 17th December
2012
Can you remember?

32. “The victim mindset dilutes the human
potential. By not accepting personal
responsibility for our circumstances, we
greatly reduce our power to change
them.”
Steve Maraboli

33. 2nd Meeting Czestochowa
4th – 8th March 2013
Focus on historical responsibilities and its consequences for the present-day
world
Discussion about recent racism / radicalism
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34. “Every excuse I ever heard made perfect
sense to the person who made it. ”
Dr. Daniel T.
Drubin

35. 3rd Meeting Hoeselt
22nd – 28th April 2013
Focus on doing sports together (Sports Day)
Workshops: Healthy Food and Healthy Mind
Focus on the negative consequences of bad habits (such as drinking, smoking,
taking drugs…)
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36. 3rd Meeting Hoeselt
22nd – 28th April 2013
Focus on doing sports together (Sports Day)
Workshops: Healthy Food and Healthy Mind
Focus on negative consequences of bad habits (such as drinking, smoking,
taking drugs…)

37. 3rd Meeting Hoeselt
22nd – 28th April
2013
Can you remember?

38. “No snowflake in an avalanche ever
feels responsible.”
Stanisław Jerzy
Lec

39. 4th Meeting Debrecen
23rd – 29th September 2013
Comparison of the students‘ lifestyle manners: questionnaires
Workshops: Creating a common cooking book
1. How would you describe your built?
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6
4
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1. built
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thin
normal
chubby
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1. body built
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thin
normal
chubby
overweight
2 0
thin 8 15.69%
normal 38 74.51%
chubby 5 9.80%
Female overweight 0 0% Male
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40. MEDITERRANEAN COOKING
4) Seasoning is very common in
Spanish cuisine (e.g. garlic,
saffron,…) and even dressings
are made from natural raw
products.
STARTERS are
seasoned with raw
The MAIN DISHv ciragni nbeol ive oil
sprinkled with lemon juice
or garlic mayonnaise
Our
DESSERT is
enriched with
honey
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41. 4th Meeting Debrecen
23rd – 29th September 2013
Comparison of the students lifestyle manners: questionnaires
Workshops: Creating a common cooking book

42. 4th Meeting Debrecen
23rd – 29th September
2013
Can you remember?

43. “Let us not underestimate the privileges
of the mediocre. As one climbs higher,
life becomes ever harder; the coldness
increases, responsibility increases.”
Friedrich
Nietzsche

44. 5th Meeting Eskisehir
22nd – 29th October 2013
Focus on environmental responsibility (reduction of waste, recycling,
energy,...)
Learning about traditions (folk dance, singing, performing, ...)
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45. ENVIRONMENTAL
AWARENESS IN THE SHOE-MAKING
INDUSTRY
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46. MOORS
AND
CHRISTIANS
FESTIVITIES
A CENTENARY TRADITION IN OUR
LAND
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47. 5th Meeting Eskisehir
22nd – 29th October 2013
Focus on environmental responsibility (reduction of waste, recycling,
energy,...)
Learning about traditions (folk dance, singing, performing, ...)

48. 5th Meeting Eskisehir
22nd – 29th October 2013
Focus on environmental responsibility (reduction of waste, recycling, energy,...)
Learning about traditions (folk dance, singing, performing, ...)

49. 5th Meeting Eskisehir
22nd – 28th October
2013
Can you remember?

50. “Most people do not really want
freedom, because freedom involves
responsibility, and most people are
frightened of responsibility.”
Sigmund Freud

51. 6th Meeting Marsala
24th – 28th February 2014
Focus on social responsibility (charity, solidarity or responsibility for the third
world)
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52. 6th Meeting Marsala
24th – 28th February 2014
Focus on social responsibility (such as charity, solidarity or responsibility for
the third world)

53. 6th Meeting Marsala
24th – 28th February
2014
Can you remember?

54. “Liberty means responsibility. That is
why most men dread it.”
George Bernard
Shaw

55. 7th Meeting Praha
24th – 28th March 2014
Focus on Continuing historical responsibility
Getting on with environmental responsibility
Students learning about First Aid
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56. 7th Meeting Praha
24th – 28th March 2014
Focus on Continuing historical responsibility
Geetting on with environmental responsibility
Students learning about First Aid
The 13 red
roses
• IES MONASTIL
• Prague, 25th March 2014

57. 7th Meeting Praha
24th – 28th March
Can you remember?

58. “When we have begun to take charge of
our lives, to own ourselves, there is no
longer any need to ask permission to
anyone.”
George O’Neil
RESULTS
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59. We consider that the project is a positive value for students:
•Improving our students’ competence in foreign languages
•Improving our students’ competence in IT
•Improving our students’ competence in social and civic habits
•Improving our students’ competence in knowledge of the subjects related
to the project topics
•Fostering to learn other languages
•Fostering the importance of learning
•Fostering the significance of Science, Technology, History
and Human Knowledge
•Fostering the consciousness about Europe
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60. We consider that the project is a positive value for our School:
•Fostering the exchange of the teaching methodology and materials
•Fostering the use of foreign languages in every didactic department
•Fostering the interest for learning foreign languages
•Fostering the European civic responsibility
•Increasing the auto-esteem in our tasks
•Encouraging the participation in further European programmes
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61. We consider that the project has provided our School with:
•Better image and prestige
•Better coordination among the didactic departments
•Easier access to other European programmes
•Improving cohabitation
•More interest from the educational and local communities
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62. “Make the best use of what is in your
power, and take the rest as it happens.”
Epictetus
SELF-EVALUATION
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63. Evaluation form for the teachers
the foreign language skills of our students have improved. (6) 7
the motivation of our students has improved. (5) 5
I have learned to work in an interdisciplinary manner. (8) 5
I have established lasting contact with teachers at other participating schools. (2) 4
I have become more European. (4) 4
I have got to know new teaching methods or other impulses for my everyday work.(7) 4
our school has become more European. (9) 4
I have learned lots of new things about other countries (e.g. school systems) (10) 4
I have discovered that I had misconceptions about other cultures. (12) 4
I have improved my English skills. (13) 4
I have become more self-confident. (17) 4
I have improved my intercultural competence. (1) 3
the atmosphere at our school has improved. (3) 3
I have increased my social competence / sociability. (16) 3
I have improved my IT skills. (18) 3
I have improved my ability to work as a team player. (15) 2
I have become interested in topics I wasn’t interested in before. (11) 0
I have improved my skills in another foreign language. (14) 0
Additional comments:
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64. Evaluation form for the students
I have made new friends from other countries. (2) 23
I have realized that learning foreign languages is essential. (7) 23
I have improved my English skills. (11) 21
I have improved my intercultural competence. (1) 20
I have learned lots of new things about other countries and cultures.(8) 20
I have discovered that I had misconceptions about other cultures. (10) 18
I have changed my attitude towards school/education. (6) 13
I know what other countries think about my culture. (13) 12
I have become interested in topics I wasn’t interested in before. (9) 10
I have become more self-confident. (16) 10
I have increased my social competence / sociability. (15) 8
I have got the pleasure of living / working abroad later. (3) 7
I have improved my ability to work as a team player. (14) 7
I feel more European than before. (18) 7
I have improved my IT skills. (17) 5
I have improved my skills in another foreign language. (12) 3
I have made my friends at my own school. (4) 0
I have improved the relationship with my teachers. (5) 0
Additional comments:
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65. DISSEMINATION
“I long to accomplish a great and noble
task, but it is my chief duty to
accomplish small tasks as if they were
Helen Keller
great and noble.”

66. Forums where we have spread our “Responsibility Project”
•Our web page
•Our blog
•Emails
•Erasmus + symposium (CEFIRE Alicante, 13th February 2014)
•Press article in the newspaper Vivir en Elda: European programmes in the IES
Monastil, by Ana Esteve
•In every mobility the students explained their mates the presentations made and
their trip experience.
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67. IMPACT IN OUR SCHOOL
“There are two primary choices in life: to
accept conditions as they exist, or accept
the responsibility for changing them.”
Denis Waitley

68. The impact of the project in our educational community
•This has been the first project in our school in which the students have taken
part in mobilities.
•It has not only had an impact in the 23 students who have been involved
travelling abroad, but also in the students of all levels and teachers of nearly
all departments.
•The offered “Gifts” have
been handmade in several
levels of the subjects of
Arts and Technology
•The Healthy lifestyle book has been
part of the curricular content of
Science and Physical Education
•Presentations have been
practised during the Englisn
lessons,…
• There have
been sessions
where the
Comenius
students have
explained their
experience
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69. “It is a painful thing to look at your own
trouble and know that you yourself and
no one else has made it.”
Sophocles
I+F

70. I+F
Interesting subjects + Funny activities= “Take Responsibility today for
a better tomorrow”
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71. THANK YOU, Mr COMENIUS
“Freedom is the will to be responsible for
Friedrich
Nietzsche
ourselves”