Following its goal of fostering climate change awareness and sustainable mobility, the SMILE Project has just announced the successful creation of the SMILE Methodology and the SMILE e-Guide in it’s latest newsletter. This major milestone towards the overarching aim of the project and will without a doubt have a long lasting impact in education.Find out how to access these useful materials below.
Our Planning Seeds project is off to a great start and we have some exciting news to share with you all. As we are focused on embracing SEEDs and their associated purchasing groups, known as ‘short food supply chains’ (SFSCs) promote circular economy principles, local consumption, and have a significant social impact, our project has covered some significant groundwork to come closer to this goal.
Find out all about the latest news below and feel free to download the info leaflet for the overall breakdown of this important initiative.
In its latest newsletter, the Include-Ce has just announced a new exciting campaign to further promote e-inclusion as a fundamental aspect of modern citizenship – and we need your help!
To make learning and training accessible to all, the project aims to collect second hand laptops in good condition to empower youth from disadvantaged backgrounds on their learning journey. Every donation brings us a step closer to enhancing digital literacy and providing access to resources for skill development and job search, as well as societal integration and reduced inequality amongst migrants and refugees.
Will you be a part of this honourable cause? Check out more information in the newsletter below and please reach out to us at tassos.dimitriou@cardet.org to make your contribution.
We are proud to announce that our project PRIME continues its journey towards a more educational and inclusive environment that supports people with intellectual disabilities.
A project aimed at enhancing the skills of the Partner Organisations’ staff in order to manage high-quality mobility projects has just released its latest newsletter unpacking the most recent project developments.
From the impactful meeting in Bordeaux last month, to releasing the survey on assessing the current realities of organisations working on transnational mobility projects for people with intellectual disabilities, there are plenty of updates and opportunities to get involved you don’t want to miss! Read on to find out more.
We are extremely proud to announce that our DigiTEACH project has successfully completed its work having managed to further its mission to promote inclusive education through the integration of digital tools. Responding to the shifting realities and needs that arose due to the COVID-19 pandemic in educational systems, the project has played a significant role by deploying digital tools and methods to deliver quality and inclusive education.
Over the course of the project, CARDET worked closely with its partners from 5 European countries to help ensure, through the development of a full-suite of resources and tools, learning continuity for all school learners. Particular attention was placed on supporting students with special education needs and/or suffering from Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).
To that end, the Consortium invested its work towards furthering the digital competences of teachers and to ensure that they possess the capacity to effectively utilize them in their lessons and classes. This entailed a comprehensive approach through the development and putting forwards an innovative pedagogical approach on the use of digital tools, with learning resources catered to the needs of teachers, and offering practical training opportunities to educators.
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The DigiTEACH was a joint initiative of educational institutions and organisations from Bulgaria, Cyprus, Malta, Spain and Bulgaria. CARDET is immensely proud to have had the chance to collaborate with them and on this project whose work and objective lie at the core of its mission to ‘design innovative education programs to inspire and empower communities to thrive’.
How can we reap the benefits of the circular economy? This and other questions will be answered in the latest newsletter of the ECO-CENT project. Aimed to equip the business community to adopt socially, economically and environmentally sustainable models through provision of targeted training and facilitation local synergies between VET providers and business representatives, the project is now announcing all of the toolkits and materials that were just released on the project’s website. Hurry up and find out more in the newsletter below!
As businesses are faced with more and more expectations to not just provide innovative goods and outstanding services, but to also contribute positively to the environment and society at large, LEADING2023 project assists entrepreneurs to take conscious steps in the right direction.
Focused on embracing eco-friendly and sustainable development goals (SDGs), the initiative embraces holistic and practical training resources to drive meaningful change. In particular, the project’s priorities are to include sustainability, environmental protection and fighting climate change, adapting vocational education and training to labour market needs and increasing the flexibility of opportunities in vocational education and training. To achieve that, the LEADING2030 project plans to equip business consultants and VET professionals with the appropriate skills to integrate and maintain sustainability across business and education sectors.
Curious to learn more? Check out the LEADING 2030 brief to get your started.
In recent years, the field of mental health has witnessed a significant shift towards innovative approaches to therapy, including digital art therapy. Popular amongst young people dealing with emerging or existing psychological disorders, it has already made a name for itself by improving emotional expression, lowering stress and promoting self-awareness. Unfortunately, less is known about successful and consistent implementation, especially at times where in-person therapy poses more and more challenges.
How can we address that you might wonder? This is where the ARTY project comes in.
Anything begins with a plan, or in this case – a guide. The ARTY project has ambitiously set out to provide a detailed guide to combine step-by-step instructions on successful implementation of digital art therapy practice. It will also combine innovative ideas, and best practices to help CSOs, youth workers, psychologists, social workers, and practitioners ensure a smooth transition. Why is that important? By supporting mental health practitioners with guidelines, we ensure adequate and well-informed use of digital technologies to cultivate consistent and effective treatment options for young people.
Rooted in the belief that there is no one right way to therapy, new innovative approaches are essential to empower the professions to expand their options when addressing young clients who are grappling with mental health issues. By improving the capacity of youth workers, psychologists, social workers, and practitioners, ARTY project aims to address the challenges of accessing mental health support during unprecedented times, including lock-downs, physical restrictions, amongst others. The capacity building initiative not only equips professionals with the necessary digital skills, but builds on the confidence to navigate the digital landscape for therapeutic purposes which are key to uninterrupted mental health support.
To say the least, good things take time, so what can be done now? Let’s start by creating a wider network of advocates working together to diminish the stigma and promote an understanding of the challenges faced by youth with psychological disorders for starters. Check out the Awareness Raising Toolkit that’s now available for CSOs and the general public to spread mindfulness and contribute to the enhancement of mental health and youth-oriented policies. Its focus extends to addressing the impact of factors such as the COVID-19 on young individuals with existing or developing mental health conditions.
The ARTY project embodies a holistic approach to digital art therapy for young individuals with mental health conditions. By combining the capacity building programme and the awareness raising toolkit, the project envisions a comprehensive ecosystem of support. Professionals armed with digital art therapy skills can offer personalized assistance to youth in need, utilizing the power of creativity to facilitate healing and expression.
To access the toolkit, learn more about the project and keep up with the updates, head over to the ARTY’s official website: ARTY – Digital art therapy for youth with developing or existing mental health conditions.
Don’t miss out on the incredible work of the SLACC project, as the team continues to make strides towards ending fake news and misinformation about climate change. The project has now successfully applied the new methodology in partner countries and we cannot wait to share more information in the third newsletter of this important initiative.
The ARISTARCHUS project keeps taking big leaps to bring the magic of the universe to the desks of curious primary and secondary school students. Dedicated to building on the Human Orrery, a 3D kinesthetic model of planetary motion in the inner solar system, to engage learners in interdisciplinary and inclusive STEAM activities – the last couple of months have been defining for the project’s ambitions to come into fruition.
With the first piloting phase and successful final training activity in Munster out of the way, things are only about to get more interesting.
Check out the newsletter below for the more details and the outline of the next steps here.
