Erasmus is quickly becoming a core part of ISE’s school community. While our Erasmus + courses and KA1 projects are very important engagement with our European community we also prioritise KA2 to nourish our school expertise and develop educational tools/ opertunities for our stduents as staff. Partenering with wonderful institutions across the eu has allowed us to expand out network and work on some of our key school objectives like diversity and inclusion, stem and cultural integration.
Mapping European Identity through Cultural Narratives
At ISE – School of English, we are committed to continuously developing meaningful learning opportunities for both our students and teachers. Through Erasmus+ cooperation projects, we actively contribute to European initiatives that promote democratic values, cultural understanding and active citizenship.
E-CULTMAP is one of these initiatives , a collaborative European project designed to explore how culture, history and local communities shape European identity today.
About E-CULTMAP
E-CULTMAP – European Culture Maps is a European cooperation project that aims to support learners and educators in understanding:
The project develops accessible cultural mapping tools that connect European institutions, local communities and lived cultural narratives, making Europe more understandable, human and relevant for learners.
E-CULTMAP is implemented by the following partner organisations:
Our Role as ISE – School of English
As a language school working daily with international students and educators, ISE is actively involved in:
Through E-CULTMAP, we strengthen our role as an organisation committed to innovation, cooperation and the long-term development of inclusive European education.
Our first E-CULTMAP project meeting took place in Brussels, bringing partners together for four intensive days of learning, cooperation and discovery.
Participants explored key locations that tell the story of Europe today — and the Europe still in the making:
These visits connected institutional perspectives with community-based cultural narratives, highlighting how democracy, diversity and identity are lived and experienced across Europe.
During this first phase of the project, partners collaboratively:
These materials will support upcoming focus groups and learning activities on:
The outcomes are designed to be adaptable, inclusive and relevant for both learners and educators in diverse European contexts.
Funding
This project is co-financed by the European Union under the Erasmus+ Programme.
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