What‘s more, by collaborating with each other -no matter what nation we come from- I have noticed the outcomes to be much better than if I did them on my own.

Triggered by this course I also acknowledged that working on anything is a matter of taking action, so you should plan carefully but then just DO and follow your course. Hesitating will not bring any results and even if they were not as good as you expected them to be, you can always re-evaluate and start anew! So the course gave me a very positive outlook on my international work but also on my daily life (as a teacher). And I also see the importance and values of being in contact with other nations, therefore I have become a true believer in working on enhancing more contacts to other schools. This course has taught me the usefulness and effectiveness of eTwinning for our students so I will try to convince more teachers of my school to work internationally via this platform and I have also developed a strong wish for more collaboration with other European schools. This was also a valuable insight gained at the course and who knows… maybe some of the course participants might want to work with a German school in the future? I definitely would love.

Personal identity lies at the core of national identity, therefore I have taken to heart that when we meet people from other nations / cultures to look at the person and to keep in mind what is his/her cultural background that might have turned him/her into the person  he/she is. Respect for different cultures or value diversity is something that I will definitely put even more emphasis on than I did before, because it is at the core of us helping  students on their way to become a global citizen.

By working together with people who were of different nations in this course and as the course language was English, my communication and language skills in general were refined regarding the topics we dealt with.  And the course also showed us possible and very simple ways how not only we can improve our student‘s outlook on people from other nations but also their communication skills.  What helped me extremely for our future internationalisation of our school curriculum were the activities we had to do on that matter. I do feel I leave this course with an insight of how we can bring about the theoretical base, i.e. the implementation of an internationalisation policy, just as practical activities that we can carry out at school.

Learning took place through experience, in non-traditional settings, so emotions helped develop practical applicability. Accurate insights broadened the awareness of internationality, the importance of strategy in the school context. Specific advice supplemented the theoretical material.

I also improved my skills of self-awareness, empathy, creative thinking, communication and collaboration, etc.

Knowledge about cultural values, local culture, geography, customs and traditions was very valuable. It inspired me to re-think of my own knowledge, skills and experience, re-think of my own impact on nature. It also let me re-think of my own English lessons and how to make them more interesting and valuable. Thank you Rita. 

I understood that national identity is a personal identity and a feeling of belonging to one state or one nation, a feeling that a person shares with a group of people, regardless of their citizenship-status. National identity, in a psychological sense, is an "awareness of difference" - a sense and recognition of "us" and "them". Most of the things we use on a daily basis are similar and universal in their origin and use. Only their content or some details acquire national, different features.

In order to educate a responsible citizen of the world, we should include international learning in the curriculum. This would help students understand other cultures. Very targeted classes, during which we studied and created our International policy.

In these courses, we learned why does globalization enhance inclusion as well as national and cultural identity, how to integrate international work into school subjects. Most of the days the environment is set to enhance the learning and experiences.

I received many examples of how to incorporate cross-curricular learning and develop competencies in non-traditional settings. I am very grateful for the acquired knowledge!

I learned a lot about writting a project and what to start with. I can use a lot of practical ideas in my work in kindergarten.

Now I am more aware how important is to show childrens the coulture from other countries.

I am full of inthusiazem to participate in other erasmus corses around the world. I am very happy to meet new people and to learned from them for my work in kindergarten.

I am very thankfull to Rita to be so kind with us and show us so many new things and give us so many knowlege to use it.