Empowering School Libraries through International Projects

Authors

  • Cláudia Sousa Mota librarian teacher
  • Bernardete Francisco Colmeias Joint Group of Schools / Agrupamento de Escolas de Colmeias

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29173/iasl7385

Keywords:

Erasmus , school libraries, Europe, citizenship and ICT, Erasmus, school libraries, Europe, citizenship and ICT

Abstract

School libraries have no limits, no boundaries, not even for those in rural areas, where cultural opportunities are scarce. In such cases, school libraries themselves become THE opportunities, THE hearts/souls of institutions, HOME for students and teachers engaged in a major journey with other European fellows. This is the story of “Yourope: You in Europe”, an Erasmus KA2 project, which, dear reader, you are about to get familiar with.

By enrolling in international projects, you empower your school library and leave traces in your institution and in the citizenship sense of students. The use of the English language comes in a natural way; new ICT tools are used not as an end in themselves, but as a means to achieve certain purposes; the school library resources become fundamental to accomplish the planned tasks. Why did we choose the theme “Europe”? As we will explain in this article… because Europe is all about you and me, and not somebody else.

Author Biography

Bernardete Francisco, Colmeias Joint Group of Schools / Agrupamento de Escolas de Colmeias

Bernardete Francisco is a French and Portuguese teacher and belongs to the ICT school team. She belongs to the Erasmus+ general coordinating team, as well as to the previous Comenius project.

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Published

2019-10-08