Find Comenius partners
A Comenius journey starts with
partner-finding. Even schools in existing European partnerships may
decide to add new partners for a new Comenius application.
eTwinning
The eTwinning website hosts a forum for teachers looking for
eTwinning partners - project based European partnerships between
two schools. It's a popular programme in the UK because there are
project templates and good support available.
eTwinning is a good route into Comenius - suitable for initial
projects before you decide to apply for Comenius funding, and a
very useful project space to help run your project. Note that if
you find your Comenius partners on eTwinning, you will have funding
available to arrange a Preparatory Visit to meet your partner
schools.
Contact seminar
All the national agencies run seminars across Europe which are
intended as partner-finding events. These are fun to attend, but if
you go to them you may not be able to fund an additional project
planning trip in the same year. Funding is available to cover your
travel and themes of the seminars offered range from story
telling to MFL, maths and inclusion.
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Global Gateway
Register on the Global Gateway and include details about your
planned project. Put Comenius into the keyword search. There are
always schools interested in addint to their Comenius
contacts.
Personal contacts
You, your family, friends, colleagues or head
teacher/principal may know teachers abroad.
Local or regional authorities
Your town may have 'twinning' arrangements or other close
contacts with European counterparts, and may be able to put
you in touch with schools in those areas.
More>>> European Schoolnet
An active forum where teachers in the EU advertise for
project partners. Lots of ideas right across the curriculum,
many are for Comenius partners.
PartBase
Register your institution and project with the Comenius
partner-finding website or browse those who have already
registered.