Erasmus+ TIPS Project - Presentation of the School from Belgium

1. ISLE
ERASMUS +
TIPS
Impact of Sciences and Technologies in the Lives of Europeans
Teaching Innovative Practices in STEM
Peter Bettens
Ivan De Winne
Sint-Donatus Merchtem

2. Flanders
in Belgium
and Europe
Northern part of Belgium
More than six million inhabitants
Capital: Brussels
Flanders = Flemish Region +
Flemish Community

3. Flanders
in Belgium
and Europe
Northern part of Belgium
More than six million inhabitants
Capital: Brussels
Flanders = Flemish Region +
Flemish Community

4. • Principle: right to education
• Start: 1 September of the calendar
year in which the child reaches
the age of 6
• End: at the age of 18 or 30 June
of the calendar year in which the child
reaches the age of 18
• Full-time compulsory education until 15 or 16
• Compulsory education ≠ compulsory school
attendance
home education is possible
Educational system in
flanders

5. Location Sint-Donatus instituut Merchtem

6. Secondary education at Sint-
Donatus Merchtem

7. From 2nd stage: final choice
of subjects with a common
and an optional part
•Science + math
•Science + languages
•Economics + math
•Economics + languages
•Social technical
Diploma of secondary
education gives unlimited
access to higher education
CONTENT OF SECONDARY
EDUCATION

8. MORE …DATA
About 620 students, age 14 -18
80 teachers
Well equiped classrooms
With internet acces, computer
And beamer
Wifi in the teachers room
2 computer labs
2 science labs

9. EUROPEAN PROJECTS
ERASMUS + 2015-2017
• 2 application KA2 have been approved
• ISLE door P. Bettens
Impact of Sciences and Technologies in the
Lives of Europeans
– Partners from Sweden, France, Germany en
Estland
• TIPS door I. De Winne
Teaching Innovative Practices in STEM
– Partners from Spain, Italy and France

10. ERASMUS +: ISLE
• Partners en projectweeks:
– Björkebyskolan in Stockholm (Sweden)
jan 2016
– Hugo Treffneri Gümnaasium in Lõuna Eesti
(Estland) mei 2016
– Gymnasium Südstadt in Halle (Germany)
sept 2016
– Sint-Donatus BB in Merchtem (Belgium)
jan 2017
– Lycée Leonardo Da Vinci in Amboise (France)
mei/jun 2017
• 5 students + 2 teachers

11. ERASMUS +: TIPS
• Partners en projectweken:
– Colegio Corazon de Maria in Gijón (Spain)
(2016)
– Sint-Donatus BB in Merchtem (Belgium) (2016)
– Lycée Marguerite Yourcenar in Erstein (France)
(2016)
– Istituto Enrico Fermi in Castellanza (Italië) (2017)
• 7 students + 3 teachers

12. PARTNERS IN PATTERNS
2006-2007-2008-2009
Alcarcon (Madrid) Spain november 2007

13. PARTNERS IN PATTERNS
2006-2007-2008-2009
Tongeren mai 2008

14. PARTNERS IN PATTERNS
2006-2007-2008-2009
Orkeljunga Skane (Sweden) september
2008

15. PARTNERS IN PATTERNS
2006-2007-2008-2009
Bari november 2008

16. PARTNERS IN PATTERNS 2007-
2008-2009
Merchtem mai 2009

17. COMMUNICATING SCIENCE
2010-2012
• Peter… France (Amboise + Orleans) +
Sweden

18. FLANDERS AS
A FEDERATED
STATE
• Flemish Region: territorial issues
• Flemish Community: person-related issues
• 1 Flemish Parliament and 1Flemish Government
Sint-Donatus

19. MORE MEANINGFUL MATH
2013-2014-2015
Merchtem april 2014

20. MORE MEANINGFUL MATH
2013-2015-2015
Gran Canaria (Spain) november 2014

21. MORE MEANINGFUL MATH
2013-2014-2015
Limassol (Cyprus) februari 2015

22. MORE MEANINGFUL MATH
Génève (Switserland) april 2015

23. MORE MEANINGFUL MATH
SEPTEMBER 2015
Riga (Letland) september 2015