British Council projects at schools

TIRANA, Dec. 22 – The British Council and Microsoft – Partners in Learning announced the joint project “Future Schools” that will be running across FYROM, Albania, Kosovo and Montenegro.
The project aims at enhancing the UK’s knowledge and experience and the worldwide Microsoft Partners in learning program as a source of expertise to contribute to developments in education.
Through the project they will be working along with 40 secondary schools in the region on developing realistic project ideas on the theme of Future Schools. These ideas will later give us the vision of a future school seen from the eyes of teachers and students.
The project will cover 40 secondary schools in the region and education decision makers to come up with innovative proposals to two big challenges facing the current education systems.
School principals and school management are given the opportunity to engage their schools’ in a regional debate on the future of the school as well potentially join the global network of Microsoft Innovative School programme.
Teachers will benefit from professional development in areas such as project management, presentation skills and usage of Microsoft tools. Moreover they can join a global community of Innovative Teachers and have the opportunity to diversify teaching practices in the classroom by introducing technology, innovation and creativity.
Students engaged in this project will benefit by engaging in an innovative school project, compete nationally and internationally, link up with peers in the region and the UK by becoming part of the global network of Innovative Students and get the rare opportunity to influence the policy makers by presenting their ideas in an international conference.