Provision of the educational material “Interactive Talking Wall” for CLIL Pre-Primary schools 2021

The Cyprus CLIL Coordinating Center supplied the educational tool "Interactive Talking Wall" to all public Pre-Primary schools which were registered with the Centre for the school year 2020-2021.

The educational tool was delivered to all the CLIL schools in events which took place at the CLIL Coordinating Center in Nicosia, at the Larnaca/Ammochostos District Education Office, at the Limassol District Education Office and at the H’ Public Pre-Primary school of Paphos - Anavargos.

Instructions for use as well as suggestions with appropriate activities were sent to Pre-Primary CLIL schools. The tool was also presented in an online meeting during the CLIL Coordination Center’s – “CLIL Teachers Meet”, online meetings series.

Erasmus+ Training Seminar in Malta - October 2022

Two pre-primary education teachers attended a five-day training seminar at ETI - Executive Training Institute, titled "CLIL-Practical Methodology for teachers working with CLIL", from 17 to 21 October 2022 in Malta. The activity took place within the framework of the Erasmus+ project CLIL INCLUSIVE: MIGRANT CHILDREN IN CLIL CLASSES.

The purpose of the seminar was to familiarize the participants with the theory regarding the CLIL approach, to develop pedagogical and methodological skills, to strengthen the awareness of academic language functions and the interdependence of language and content. At the same time, the seminar aimed to help the participants develop practical skills in the organization of teaching with the CLIL approach and to strengthen intercultural and communication skills.

Erasmus+ Festival 2022 event

On Saturday, October 15, 2022, the Cyprus CLIL Coordinating Center participated in the Erasmus+ Festival, which was organized for the #ErasmusDays celebrations in Nicosia. The Centers’ team together with a group of volunteer pre-primary education teachers presented CLIL games for children aged 4-12. Attendees had the opportunity to engage in playful activities combining entertainment with foreign language learning.

Cyprus CLIL Coordinating Centers’ event for the start of the 2022-2023 school year

On Friday, September 30, 2022, CLIL Pre-Primary teachers gathered at the Cyprus CLIL Coordinating Center to meet, interact and celebrate the beginning of the new school year.

Erasmus + Training Course in Budapest, Hungary - September 2022

A primary school teacher participated in the "Intensive English Course and CLIL for Teachers" training seminar which took place in Budapest, Hungary, from 26/09/2022 to 01/10/2022.

Training Seminar in Amsterdam, Netherlands - April 2022

A primary school teacher attended an educational seminar in Amsterdam, from the 4th until the 9th of April 2022. The seminar titled “Instructional Strategies to Address the Diverse Needs of All Students” aimed to empower teachers to support students of all learning needs and abilities. Differentiation was the main strategy with which the participants came into contact.

Cologne Conference - June 2022

The conference “Towards high quality in school education mobility projects – a dialogue between coordinators of accredited mobility consortia, course providers and National Agencies" was organized in Cologne on 13th and 14th of June 2022. The conference aimed at interaction amongst national agencies, course providers and consortium coordinators and was attended by a CLIL Coordinating Centre member.

Online seminar “Speaking activities to promote oral confidence in CLIL classes"

As part of the ongoing support of schools that apply the CLIL approach, the CLIL Coordinating Center held an online seminar for Pre-Primary and Primary Education teachers on Monday, June 6, 2022, titled "Speaking activities to promote oral confidence in CLIL classes".

The speaker was Ms. Carole Anne Robinson, Senior Trainer at Norwich Institute for Language Education (NILE).

The seminar focused on activities for the development of oral skills in CLIL classes.

Pre-Primary and Primary Education teachers from Piedmont, Italy, visit Pre-Primary and Primary schools in Cyprus (31/5-03/6/2022)

Six Primary and two Pre-Primary teachers from Piedmont, Italy, participated in an educational visit organized by the Cyprus CLIL Coordinating Center to Pre-Primary and Primary schools in Cyprus from May 31st to June 3rd ,2022. The aim of the visit was to learn more about the implementation of the CLIL approach.

The participants had the opportunity to observe CLIL lessons in various subjects both in Pre-Primary and Primary schools in Nicosia and Paphos whereas interactive workshops took place at the Cyprus CLIL Coordinating Center in Nicosia.

The Italian teachers evaluated both the content of the educational program as well as the Cypriot hospitality with extremely positive comments.

Training for Pre-Primary Headteachers in Paphos

The Cyprus CLIL Coordinating Centre organised training for the headteachers of Public Pre- Primary schools in Paphos on May 31st, 2022. The training included a presentation about the CLIL approach and observation of a CLIL Physical Education lesson implemented by a Pre-Primary teacher of the 8th Pre-Primary school of Paphos – Anavargos which hosted the event.

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Workshop: "Games as tools in promoting an effective learning environment in Pre-Primary CLIL classrooms” - Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

At the invitation of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki the Cyprus CLIL Coordinating Center presented a workshop titled "Games as tools in promoting an effective learning environment in Pre-Primary CLIL classrooms" on May 14, 2022, in Thessaloniki.

The workshop was part of the EAN conference “Introducing English in pre-primary education: The EAN Project” - a project of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.

The workshop was also included in the thematic workshops of ISTAL 25 - "25th International Symposium on Theoretical and Applied Linguistics" which took place at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki from 13 to 15 May 2022.

CLIL teachers meet 2022 - Online Meetings

The 2022 online meetings for pre-primary teachers, a practice that the Cyprus CLIL Coordinating Center started in 2021, successfully continued this year with three different meetings held on 16 February, 16 March and 10 May 2022.

The teachers who participated had the opportunity to exchange views and talk about their teaching in relation to the application of the CLIL approach, to have questions answered and to become familiarized with educational material. At the meetings, various educational websites were presented to be used for creating 3D educational games as well as electronic ones.

Training Course at St. Julians, Malta - April 2022

Α training mobility activity took place in St. Julian's, Malta within the framework of the Erasmus+ project KA121 Accredited School Education 21-22. A Primary school teacher participated in the training seminar titled “CLIL-Practical Methodology for Teachers working with CLIL” from the 4th until the 8th of April 2022.

Erasmus+ Training Seminar for pre-primary teachers in Bulgaria (30/11-03/12/2021)

Within the framework of the Erasmus+ program titled "CLIL Inclusive: Migrant children in CLIL classes", 4 pre-primary education teachers attended a four-day training seminar in Plovdiv, Bulgaria from November 30th to December 3rd, 2021.

The seminar titled "Implementing CLIL in Pre-Primary education: Studying examples of good practice" was held at Anglia School by school instructors and the principal Keith Kelly. The participants had the opportunity to work individually and collaboratively to achieve the objectives of the seminar. They observed lessons and prepared CLIL lesson plans for various subjects of the Cyprus Preschool Education Curriculum (3 years - Pre-Primary). They actively participated in all learning activities and focused on the inclusion of immigrant children in CLIL classes. Part of the educational experience was discovering the socio-cultural and historical heritage of Plovdiv in many interesting ways, such as food tasting, folk dancing and visiting places of interest.

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