Call for

School Partnership Projects

APPLICATION FORM
2009/2010

Deadline for submission: 30 April 2009

Fill in basic data:

Characteristics and manifestational forms that result from

Project Title: active citizenship at ESIC Kranj, Economics Trade School
and Administrative Bureau Technical School from Nis

Name of applicant
ESIC Kranj, Ekonomsko trgovska sola
school:

Country of applicant Slovenia

school:

Country/countries of Serbia
partner school/s:

Member of the aces network already:

 Did one of the project partners already submit a project proposal within a former aces call?
x Yes No

Has it been a successful project application?

Yes, year: …… x No

General Information
Before completing the form, please read the “aces Guidelines 2009/2010”, especially section 1 on the
eligibility criteria of participants/schools, countries, partnerships and theme of the call as well as the evalu-
ation criteria! Although it does not directly affect the project’s assessment, a combination of partner schools
from EU- and non-EU countries is particularly welcomed.
The project idea and implementation structures should be developed together by all partners. Please keep
in mind that the project idea should be of interest for all involved partners, that it should be student-oriented
and that the application should have the support of the school administration of all partners.
Complete and submit only one “joint” application form per partnership project proposal (applicant school).
The application must be typewritten and in English!

PROJECT PARTNERSHIP
The project partnership comprises all schools participating in the project. The partnership can be bilateral or
trilateral (3 countries). One of the involved partner schools acts as project co-ordinator and is the applicant
for the call for proposals.

Partners:

Applicant school (project co-ordinator) – partner 1

Full name of school: ESIC Kranj, Ekonomsko trgovska sola

Street name and number: Cesta Staneta Žagarja 33
Post code and Town/City: 4000 Kranj
Country: Slovenia
Telephone (School): ++386 (4) 20 10 620
Fax: ++386 (4) 20 10 630
E-mail: anita.stefe1@guest.arnes.si
School website: http://es-kranj.si/index2.php?pt=se
Full name of headmaster: Damjana Furlan Lazar
School type (please don’t use abbreviations - indicate the English equivalent, e.g. comprehensive school,
grammar school): Secondary School
Age range of students in school: from 16 to 17 years
Name contact teacher/project co-ordinator:
Position / School subjects: Teacher / of economics subjects
(Private)Telephone: ++386 (4) 25 71 409 / Mobile phone: ++386 (51) 367 177
Fax: ++
E-mail (frequently checked!): janez.cernilec@guest.arnes.si

SCHOOL’S participation in other international projects or partnerships:

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 x Yes No
If yes, give corresponding programme, partner country/countries and date: E-twinning Compare the cul-
tures of Karvina, Kranj, Niš, Pitesti and Skopje (Czech republic, Macedonia, Serbia, Romania); E-twin-
ning project: Sustainable Mobility, project performed about 50 towns from Europe, Asia
…..
….

Partners:

Partner school 2

Full name of school: Administrativno birotehnička škola u Nišu

Street name and number: Trg Kralja Milana 8
Post code and Town/City: …18000 / Niš
Country: Serbia
Telephone (School): ++381 (18) 249 270
Fax: ++381 (18) 526 957
E-mail: abskolanis.edu.yu
School website: http://www.absskolanis.edu.yu
Full name of headmaster: Milorad Gavrilovic
School type (please don’t use abbreviations - indicate the English equivalent, e.g. comprehensive school,
grammar school): Secondary School
Age range of students in school: from 16 to 17 years

Name contact teacher/project co-ordinator: Milena Kostic

Position / School subjects: Teacher/of economics subjects
(Private)Telephone: ++381 18 517 825 / Mobile phone: ++381 (63) 404 465
Fax: ++
E-mail (frequently checked!): absnis@hotmail.com

SCHOOL’S participation in other international projects or partnerships:

x Yes No
If yes, give corresponding programme, partner country/countries and date: Differences connect us,
Switzerland, not separated, Finland, Exchange of experience within the creation of leisure time activites
in activites which are not include in regular education , Finland, School year 2008/09

In the case of a trilateral partnership:

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If there is a third partner school, please copy this single page for partner school data (use one page per
partner), paste it here and fill it in !

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 PARTNERSHIP PROJECT CONTENT
The overall theme of the 2009 project competition is “Have your say! Young Europeans shape their
future” and refers to participation and moral courage as two of the pillars on which our democratic society
is based (see Guidelines 2009 and www.aces.or.at/projectcontest for more).
The submitted project proposal has to refer to this theme aiming also at the enhancement of the internation-
al co-operation amongst young people and at the further development of educational approaches in doing
so.

1. Project title: Characteristics and manifestational forms that result from active citizenship at ESIC
Kranj, Economics Trade School and Administrative Bureau Technical School from Nis ………………
………………………………………………………………………

2. Project description:
2a. Please give a brief and clear description of your project idea including the chosen specific focus (!)
within the overall theme of the call. Also indicate how it is related to the pupils living context and interests.
2b. Specify clear and concrete project aims: What are the aims of the project?
2c. Indicate expected achievements: What kinds of results or outcomes do you want to achieve?
(max. 1 page all in all; specify activities and implementation issues only in the next section)

2a. Project idea and specific focus:

In this project, we are interested in how active students are at ESIC Kranj, Economics Trade School
(ETS) and Administrative Bureau Technical School from Nis (ABS from Nis), in the field of active citizen-
ship. We will study what students already know about active citizenship, as well as their current relation-
ship to active citizenship, how to carry out active citizenship and within which organizations they do these
acitivites. We will focus on the soundness of the nutrition of students at both schools, in order to analyze
the organization of care for healthy eating in the studied areas, as well as how they can influence other
students through active citizenship into a healthier and more nutritional lifestyle. We will also try to de-
termine how students with these activities, can contribute to reducing the use of illegal drugs in their area.

2b. Project aims:

-to determine what students already know about active citizenship at ETS Kranj and ABS Niš.
- to identify social, economic, political, health and nutritional problems of young people at ETS and ABS.
- to learn about the organization and possibility how the students of both schools could solve the above
mentioned problems.
- to find out how healthy the diet of students of both participating schools is.
- to consider the area of consumer protection for healthy eating for young people in Slovenia and Serbia
- to find the capacity / within these organizations/ to improve the health of young people.

2c. Expected project outcomes/products:

Improving knowledge on active citizenship through the study of theory and practical research.
- Surveying the knowledge of active citizenship among students from ETS Kranj and ABS Nis.
- Posters, power point presentations, web pages, on the understanding of active citizenship among stu-
dents.
- News articles, radio and television contributions on the findings of the characteristics of active citizen-
ship at both schools.
- Identification of the organizations in the narrow and broader environment, allowing students to exercise
the active citizenship from the sociological, economic, political and health point of view.
- Quiz on active citizenship among students from ETS Kranj and the students from ABS Nis.
- To be present in the student community of students from Kranj and Nis and analyse these events.
- Interviews with experts in nutrition, dependence on illegal drugs and discussing the characteristics of
this phenomenon and the ways to solve them with the active role of students.
- Posters, power point presentations, web sites of organizations that allow the exercise of active citizen-
ship to students from ETS Kranj and ABS Nis.
- Discussion on the understanding of active citizenship, and their actions in the context of active citizen-
ship and the institutions, which exercise active citizenship.
- Improving knowledge on consumer rights and the organizations in charge of consumer rights.
- Analysis of food stores in Kranj and Nis regarding healthy nutrition for young people.
- The survey of healthy and unhealthy diet of students of both schools.
- The conversation between the students of both schools on healthy and unhealthy diet.

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- Quiz on healthy and unhealthy diet of students from the ETS Kranj and ABS Nis.
- Posters, web pages and power point presentations on healthy and unhealthy diet.
- Getting to know the ways of influencing consumer organizations for a more healthy diet of students of
both schools.
- Identifying the ways to influence students through the appropriate organizations for a more healthy diet.
- Media messages, eg. newspaper, radio, local television about the participants in the project, its activities
and results.

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 PARTNERSHIP PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION
The answers to the following questions should give an overview on how the partners intend to organise and
implement the project. Please give short, concise replies (also catchwords), keeping in mind the organisa-
tional and practical feasibility of the activities for all the partners.

All project activities have to be carried out between September 2009 and March 2010.

3a. How do you want to realise and implement your project idea?
(Applied methods and work settings...; what creative, innovative ways of implementation, etc.)
In our project we used the following methods: interviewing, observing, analysing documents, interview,
photography, video recording with video camera, the publication of the mass media eg. newspaper, radio,
television, solving quizzes.

The results of the project will be published on the websites, we will present them with the help of Power point
presentations and posters.

Intention of the project implementation and project results will be published in the local media: daily, weekly
newspapers, on radio, local TV, etc.

3b. Activity Plan

Summarise which different activities will be carried out during the whole project (work on …, transnational
mobility etc.) and point out the involvement of partners, respectively where activities will take place.
When? Where?
What and how?
(months) (country or countries)
The announcement in the local media (newspaper, ra-
dio, television) on the active citizenship project, which
will be implemented at both schools.

The study of theory and practical research on active

citizenship.

Interviewing students from ETS Kranj and ABS Niš on

the knowledge of active citizenship and the activities of
the students in this field.
Discussions of students from both schools on the un-
derstanding of active citizenship and the activities in
this field through the video conference.

Manufacturing of posters, power point presentations and

web pages on events related to active citizenship at both
schools.

Informing the local media about these events and the

presentation of these results in the media.

The study of organizations in the narrow and broader

environment, allowing students the exercise of citizen-
ship in the sociological, health, economic and political
terms.

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Assembling and solving a quiz on active citizenship
among students from ETS Kranj and ABS Nis.

The following events will be organised during the visit at

ABS Nis:

- Visit a meeting student community ABS Nis by students

from ETS Kranj and analysis of this event.

- Presentation of cooperation from the ABS Nis and

advice for young people by the health service about
health, The fashion and beauty school, Nutrition and
chemistryl school, Medical school, Grammar school
regarding active citizenship.

- Interview students from ETS Kranj and ABS Nis with

experts on the topic: eating disorders, for example
anorexia, obesity, poor diet, the consumption of energy
drinks, etc. and how to solve these problems.

- Overall view of some large food stores in Nis and

analysis about how much healthy food they offer.
At visiting the ETS in Kranj by the ABS Niš the follow-
ing events will be organised:

- Visiting a meeting of student community ETS Kranj by

students from ABS Nis and analysing this event.

- Overview of cooperation ETS Kranj, and the Center for

treatment and prevention of dependence on illegal drugs
Kranj

- Interview students from ETS Kranj and ABS Niš with

experts on the topic: the consumption of illegal drugs
among students and what the students can do to reduce
the use of these drugs.

- Overall view of some large food stores in Kranj, and

finding out how many healthy food options there are

- Manufacturing of posters, power point presentations,

web sites of organizations that allow the exercise of
active citizenship in Kranj and Nis
Examination of documents for consumers on the provi-
sion of more healthy food for the young.

Presenting questionaires, solving, treatment and dis-

play results about healthy or unhealthy diet of students
from ETS Kranj and ABS Nis.
Discussion among students of both schools through
the computer about their healthy or unhealthy diet.

Assembling and solving a quiz on healthy and un-

healthy diet of students at both schools.

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 Manufacturing of posters, web pages and power point
presentations on healthy and unhealthy diet, and
measures for healthy eating for young people.

The results of the project will be presented to public

through the mass media, distribution of publicity mater-
ial, presenting the project at a video conference
SIRIKT 2010 in April 2010.
… add lines if needed …

4a. Planned number of DIRECTLY INVOLVED teachers and students participating in the project:
(Total number of single partners and all partners):
Teachers / Stu-
Partner school Total number Female Male
dents
Partner 1 Teachers 5 3 2
Students 30 20 10
Partner 2 Teachers 5 5 -
Students 34 25 9
Partner 3 Teachers
Students
Total all Teachers 10
Total all Students 64
The programme encourages partners to aim at equal opportunities for participation in the project for all.

4b. Age of participating students?

The cooperation of students of the same age group (not more than 2 years difference) is advised!
Students are: from 16 to 17 years old

5. Indicate which school subjects your project is related to in individual partner schools:
The project will include the following school subjects: sociology, project work, biology, history, health education.

6. Does your project foresee any extracurricular activities? If yes, which ones? (Name potential part-
ners of these activities under question no.10)
No

7. How does the project ensure the active involvement of the students in the planning and imple-
mentation of the project?
Students will plan the framework of activities with the help of a rough project plan made by project mentors from
Croatia and Serbia There they will also determine the dates of the project activities, the contents of the the
activities and the performers of the project. In addition, all activities will be also planned on the basis of the frame
plan: who will provide an activity, what objectives will be achieved with certain activities, what resources will be
needed, which activities will be implemented to achieve the goals, when will we implement the planned activities.
The planned activities will be conducted after the detailed plans.

8. Which (common) working language or languages will be used to communicate with the partners?
Please indicate: The project will use the Slovenian and Serbian language.

9. How do you intend to evaluate the progress of the project and final results?
During the course of the project the tutors will direct the course of the project plan. The deviation from the plan
will be identified appropriately corrected. At the end of the project, we will do analysis about the extent to which
we have achieved the purpose and objectives of the project. If the targets are not achieved, we will analyse why
we have not achieved the objectives.

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Involvement of additional groups/institutions

10. Is the involvement of additional groups/institutions (parents, school community, local communit-
ies and organisations, companies, non-governmental organisations, media etc.) foreseen (for pro-
ject participation or dissemination processes)? If yes, give the name and type of the organisations!
No

11. Do you plan to increase the project budget (award money) by using additional sources, e.g.
private or public sponsoring?
If yes, indicate potential sponsors:
No

12. Further specifications or annotations (max. 10 lines):

….

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 DECLARATIONs for the PARTNERSHIP PROJECT

See details for the: Declaration of the applicant school on page 8 !

See details for the: Partnership statement of the partner school(s) on page 9 !

SUBMISSION of the PARTNERSHIP PROJECT

The deadline for submitting applications for this aces Call for School Partnership Projects is

30 April 2009 (date of arrival at Interkulturelles Zentrum)

Send your duly completed application form:

a) as an electronic file by E-mail to: rebecca.zeilinger@iz.or.at

subject: “aces Call 2009”

(Do not forget to attach or fax separately the pages

with the “Declaration” and “Partnership Statement/s”.)

or (only in exceptional cases!)

b) a printed paper version by mail to: Interkulturelles Zentrum
“aces Call 2009”
Bacherplatz 10
1050 Vienna
Austria

(With the original signed and stamped “Declaration”

and a copy (fax copy) of the “Partnership statement/s”)

Please note again that we can only consider typewritten applications.

For more information on aces, the criteria of eligibility, the selection procedure and the evaluation criteria
please see the guidelines under “project contest” on www.aces.or.at

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 aces – Application Form for School Partnership Projects 2009/2010

DECLARATION for the PARTNERSHIP PROJECT

Name of applicant school: ESIC KRANJ, EKONOMSKO TRGOVSKA ŠOLA

Town and COUNTRY of ap-

KRANJ, SLOVENIA
plicant school:

Name and Country of partner

Administrativno-birotehnička škola u Nišu, Srbia
school(s):

Characteristics and manifestational forms that result from

Title of the submitted project active citizenship at ESIC Kranj, Economics Trade School
and Administrative Bureau Technical School from Nis

We declare the accuracy of statement in the application form!

We also confirm that we have sent copies of the final application form to all our partner schools.

Name of teacher (in block letters): Janez Cernilec

Phone Number: ++386 (51) 367 177

Place, date: Kranj, 22.04. 2009

Signature of the project co-ordinating teacher

Signature of the headmaster (applicant school) Stamp of the applicant school

If you are submitting the application as an electronic file (where originals of signatures can not
be provided) please make sure that you either

a) Print out this single page, sign it, have it stamped and scan it. Please add this scanned
document as well as the scanned “Partnership Statement(s) from partner school(s)”
as separate attachments to your E-mail (to Interkulturelles Zentrum) together with the ap-
plication form;
OR
b) Print out this single page, sign it and have it stamped. Then fax this single page with
the original signatures as well as a copy of the “Partnership Statement(s)” to Interkul-
turelles Zentrum and send the rest of the application form via E-mail.

Interkulturelles Zentrum
E-mail: rebecca.zeilinger@iz.or.at
Fax: ++43 1 586 75 44-9

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 aces – Application Form for School Partnership Projects 2009/2010

PARTNERSHIP STATEMENT for the PARTNERSHIP PROJECT

Important:
This Partnership Statement must be provided by each partner school of the project proposal!

Name of partner school:

Town and COUNTRY of part-

ner school:

Name of applicant school:

Town and COUNTRY of ap-

plicant school:

Title of the submitted project

We approve the submitted school partnership project and confirm our participation as project partners!

Place, date: ……………………………..

Name of teacher (in block letters): …………………………………………………..

Signature of the (partner) teacher in charge

Signature of the headmaster (partner school) Stamp of the partner school

The partner school/teacher signs and stamps this page of Partnership Statement and sends it to
the applicant school of the project proposal. The applicant school will submit it together with the
application form to Interkulturelles Zentrum.
There are two possibilities:

a) Print out this single page, sign it, have it stamped and scan it. Send the scanned docu-
ment as separate file to the applicant school (or the project co-ordinating teacher).

b) Print out this single page, sign it and have it stamped. Then fax this single page with
the originals to the applicant school (or the project co-ordinating teacher).

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 aces – CHECKLIST ON PROJECT QUALITY

Make sure to answer ALL the questions of the application form. Your explanations should clearly indicate:
1) The project idea and specific focus:
• Will the evaluators, when reading your description, clearly understand your project idea, its relev-
ance to the theme and what you will be working on specifically? Avoid general descriptions and
define your chosen topic and field(s) of activity!
• Do your chosen topics and methods address the needs and interests of the students?
• Have you indicated concrete project goals and expected outcomes?
2) The implementation of the project:
• Is your work plan realistic and feasible for all partners involved?
• Will the project work be based on continued international cooperation and joint work of all students
(e.g. in international working teams right from the beginning; and not only an exchange of respect-
ive results at the end of the project)?
• Are your activities and methods fostering creativity, skills and knowledge of students and teachers?
How do they contribute to innovative educational approaches?
3) The involvement of partners
• Are the working tasks and responsibilities well-balanced amongst all partners?
• How are students included in the decision-making process - regarding both, topics and activities?
• What are the measures to assure equal opportunities for all to participate in the project? (e.g. for
students which need more support then others to get actively involved?)

aces – PROJECT PROPOSAL EVALUATION CRITERIA

Assessment according to the questions in the aces Application Form

1.) PROJECT PROPOSAL CONTENT – Idea and Relevance

- Relevance and quality of the project idea (theme/focus, objectives of call, relevance to
age-group of pupils)
- Clear and realistic project goals (partnership building processes, promotion of intercultural
dialogue and educational quality)
- Expected results/outcomes (foreseen achievements and effects, added value elements,
joint products, sustainability)

2.) WAYS of IMPLEMENTATION

- Ways to ensure the participation of pupils in project planning and implementation as well
as ongoing international co-operation
- Design of implementation activities and methods (coherence between methods and aims,
creativity, innovation; appropriateness for target groups)
- Integration into the curriculum (involved subjects); integration of extracurricular activities

3.) PROJECT ORGANISATION and WORKING STRUCTURES

- Clear and feasible structure of the action plan and work organisation (according to condi-
tions of partners, realistic schedule)
- Use of different working languages (using different common languages is appreciated, but
English should be one of the used languages)
- Foreseen measures for evaluation of working progress and final results

4.) INVOLVEMENT of PARTNERS and OTHER GROUPS / INSTITUTIONS

- Well-balanced share of work and responsibilities among all partner schools
- Number and proportion of participants (teachers, students), promotion of equal opportunit-
ies (gender, students with special needs)

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- Involvement of additional local/regional persons/groups/institution

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