Welcome to the Crossing The Bridge Grundtvig Project.

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Crossing the Bridge is a European project (Socrates/Grundtvig) which lasts from 2007 to 2009. It involves adult learners from Spain, Greece, Poland, Germany and UK travelling to each other's countries to learn about their cultures, exchanging information about each other's lives and learning to become independent travellers.

Summary of the Partnership

The partnership includes a diverse range of European countries: United Kingdom, Germany, Poland, Spain and Greece from major cities or urban areas some distance from a major city. All partners deliver learning opportunities to disadvantaged adults with low-skills, apathy for learning and facing social and economic exclusion. The learning opportunities offered range from introductory informal short programmes to accredited ‘second-chance’ programmes aimed at improving inclusion and life-chances of the learner.

The partnership developed from an interest in inter-culture dialogue and awareness for learners, currently limited by social exclusion and disadvantage. All partners cited that learners attending their organisation had limited experience of travel and lacked confidence to travel alone. The name of the project ‘Crossing the Bridge as hosts and guests’ comes from an explanation provided by a partner: “The river Rhine separates the city of Cologne into two halves. Many people from deprived areas of the eastern part of the town have never crossed the river for the western parts of the cities (and vice versa). For varying reasons they would never cross, not even if the other part of the city offered better chances of living, working, greater economic prosperity or learning opportunities”.

Therefore, the project will deliver opportunities for inter-cultural awareness, explore traditions and share life-perspectives on aspiration, seeking employment and inclusion. A key activity of the project will be offering mobility opportunities to learners         

                                           OUR PROJECT BRIDGES

     Athens                               Tenerife                                Bedzin                             Cologne                       Wolverhampton

  (GREECE)                      (SPAIN)                      (POLAND)                (GERMANY)                   (UK)

Link to the UNESCO site where the project has been included:

http://portal.unesco.org/culture/en/ev.php-URL_ID=35836&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html

WHOLE GROUP in our last Project Meeting in POLAND.

14th may, 2009