Erasmus+ Young Adults 17-24 Years Old
The extension of the Erasmus+ mobility funding to groups of Young Learners (12 to 16) and Young Adults (17 to 20) from schools all across Europe for the 2021 to 2027 programme has inspired Future Learning to develop our well-established 21st Century projects for young learners to meet the programme objectives.
Students, who travel with their teachers as group leaders, are invited to participate in a series of one-week projects based on topics such as Digital European Citizenship, Environment and Sustainability, Identity and Culture or Stories and Drama; alongside other European students throughout the school year (see page X for details). We recommend that Young Learners (aged 12-16) undertaking these projects have a minimum level of A2 while Young Adults (aged 17-20) should have a minimum level of B1.
The projects are technology-enhanced and use active and authentic learning activities. These projects enable our students to explore the places which they are visiting and articulate the aspects that most interest them. It is very important to Future Learning that students feel that they have travelled and encountered a different culture while here in Ireland, sharing it with their new European classmates. All our projects are about students engaging with the world around them and are not the sort of classes that they could just as easily do at home. The projects are inspired by what they observe in the classroom as well as out on their tours and where they are staying.
Through ālearning by doingā these projects develop language skills and promote cultural awareness while enhancing teamwork, collaborative problem solving and the use of technology amongst all the European participants.
Through ālearning by doingā these projects develop language skills and promote cultural awareness while enhancing teamwork, collaborative problem solving and the use of technology amongst all the European participants.
Course Details
Course Description
The aim of this project is for students to weigh the facts and test the evidence behind online news stories that are current in Ireland and publish their findings on their own news website.
- learned to spot fake news using a checklist of criteria
- compared different news sources and rated their reliability
- investigated a news story and checked the facts
- prepared an article for publication on a class website
Course Description
The aim of this project is for students to develop an awareness of how sustainable development goals impact their daily lives and local area.
- Explored the reasons people do or do not care about sustainability and the environment ll us about the forces that formed them
- Identified a Sustainable Development Goal they would like to promote
- Worked in groups to create and present a proposal for how to work towards that goal
- Shown an understanding of how the sustainable development goals impact on their daily lives and local area.
Course Description
The aim of this project is for students to explore Irish history and the questions around our identity which it raises.
- Explored the characteristics of national identity and how everyone us untypical
- Presented their research into a social or historical topic about Ireland
- Debated a historical event and what the right thing to do at the time was
- Interviewed their host family and members of the public.
Course Description
The aim of this project is for students to discover different aspects of Irish story-telling from ancient legends to modern drama and will create their own original story, and perform it.
- Explored their imaginative resources
- Tried out some creative processes for drama
- Experienced working together to a deadline
- Built their self-confidence in performing to an audience
Sample Schedule
FL Testimonials
Student
āIf you want to learn English in an original way, then this school is for you! You'll meet a lot of different people, whether they are staff or students. I have really liked my time at this school!ā
Theo
France
Group Leader
I think the way that Future Learning teaches using new technologies, it makes their lessons more interactive and full of activities so the students have fun while learning English. I think it would be a great idea for people to come to Future Learning, itās a different experience to how you learn English in school. Itās not just your teacher explaining grammar to you, itās delivered through activities such as cooking and music, so you are learning in a fun and natural way. Future Learning is interactive, fun and friendly.
Alaitz
Spain
Student
In Ireland, I find people speak more slowly, they let me understand what they are saying. I wanted to improve my English and to learn more about the languages, I also thought I could evolve my speaking skills. Iāve met fantastic people in my host family, the father and brother are great, and the mother and the sister are so gentle and polite. I use English when I talk to my host family, when I go out shopping and I also have friends from all over the world whom I talk to in English too. Future Future is innovative, interactive andā¦ orange! š§” Iād recommend Future Learning to anyone who is looking to improve their English skills as Future Learning is the way to do it.
Davide
Italy
Group Leader
Future Learning is different from other schools because of the coexistence of personal life and input to a society path, which includes the creation of a students own web profile which we cultivate once the programme is completed. The opportunity the students have to live this experience, either in a college setting or with a host family, and the activities which can be curricular and extracurricular based around Irish culture is excellent. There is a great relationship between the foreign agencies and the Future Learning staff. Future Learning is supportive, for both students and staff, instrumentative in the information they provide the students, and allowing freedom of studentsā creativity with their input.
Eduador
Italy
