The project “Bioeconomy, schools and gardens of Wisdom, Sustainability, Knowledge, Action, Innovation and Creation for our coast and sea”, under the acronym BioMOZAIK Karst and Sea, is financed as a part of the Local Development and Poverty Reduction Programme supported by the Financial Mechanism of the European Economic Area (EEA) and Norwegian Financial Mechanism. The project encompasses ten primary schools of neighboring local government units within Split-Dalmatia County, that share similar socio-economic, educational and cultural historical backgrounds, and which lack resources that would provide modernization of the school premises and equipment, and improvement of the primary school education.

Project Promoter is Primary School Ivan Goran Kovačić from Cista Velika, and Project Partners are Primary School Kamešnica from Otok, Primary School Milan Begović from Vrlika, Primary School Trilj, Primary School “Josip Vergilij Perić” from Imotski, Primary School Runović, Primary School Dr. fra Karlo Balić from Šestanovac, Primary School Ivan Mažuranić from Obrovac Sinjski, Primary School Tin Ujević from Krivodol, Cluster for Eco-social Innovation and Development CEDRA Split and International Development Norway (IDN), Norway.

Project duration: 17 months (September 1, 2022. till January 31, 2024.)

Project budget: 871.375,12 EUR

The purpose of the project is the establishment of a sustainable micro-regional center of excellence in the bioeconomy sector within neighboring local government units within Split-Dalmatia County, that share similar socio-economic, educational and cultural-historical backgrounds.

The main goal of the project is to strengthen the capacity of the primary schools through the modernization of the premises and school equipment and to achieve excellence in primary education.

Activities:

• training of the teaching personnel in the principles of STEM education and teaching
• educational workshops for the teaching personnel in the area of ICT, entrepreneurship and active citizenship.
• modernizing school premises and acquiring equipment for schools and school gardens to enable project implementation
• developing a teaching and practical educational strategy towards acquiring and bettering STEM skills.
• development and strengthening of the student STEM skills, with particular emphasis on gifted students, as well as those with learning disabilities.
• development and implementation of STEM, ICT, active citizenship and entrepreneurship-related curricular and extracurricular student activities.

IDN Involvement

IDN will participate in the organization of a summer school and a study trip that will offer exchange of best practice and knowledge. IDN will provide expert teams for the purpose of capacity building, implementation of training for educational staff, create programs for educational staff and conduct research.

More information about financial mechanisms and programs:

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