From February to April we will be testing our school curriculum at five schools in Italy, Portugal, Ireland and Turkey. During these test, primary and secondary school pupils will be guided to explore and research what makes their rural area unique. In this uniqueness you can find identity and pride. Read more…
From November 28-29 our third transnational partner meeting took place in Gondomar, Portugal. In these two days we visited the local schools of the ‘Agrupamento de Escolas no1, de Gondomar’, discussed the state of our project and planned ahead for the next 6 months. A very fruitful and energising meeting. Read more…
On the 8th of October 2019 we presented our first project results at the European Week of Regions and Cities in Brussels. At this major event, organised by the EU, we were invited to share our thoughts and research findings on some of the pending questions surrounding the future of Read more…
As part of our project we had a joint staff training in September 2019. The course was hosted by our partner organisation ‘Istituto Comprensivo Cortemilia-Saliceto’ and the sessions took place in the marvellous ecomuseum ‘Cascina Monteoliveto’ of Cortemilia. Output of the training course was a first draft of the Pride Read more…
Registrations are still open to our workshop on the promotion of Pride of Place in rural areas, during the European week of Regions and Cities, on October 8th 2019 from 11.30 – 13.00. You can sign up here: https://europa.eu/regions-and-cities/programme/sessions/490_en
We’ve been invited to present our project in Brussels during the Regions and Cities week (October 2019). The European Week of Regions and Cities is an annual four-day event during which cities and regions showcase their capacity to create growth and jobs, implement European Union cohesion policy, and prove the Read more…
In May 2019 our second project meeting was hosted by the partner organisation from the Sapienza University of Rome. During the two day meeting the progress of the project and the future tasks and responsibilities were discussed. And of course beautiful Rome was visited with its unique cuisine.
In March 2019 the first Multiplier event took place in Rome at the Sapienza University for the dissemination of the first Intellectual Output. The event was visited by international scholars from a wide range of scientific disciplines that provided qualitative input to improve our project. The project was coordinated by Read more…
In Janauary we presented our project at the final conference of the H2020 ACCOMPLISSH project in Barcelona. More information about this project can be found on https://www.accomplissh.eu/ Below the poster we designed for the conference. If you would like to receive a digital copy of the poster, please contact us Read more…
In November 2018 our first project meeting took place in beautiful Delfgauw in the Netherlands. During this weekend we discussed the project details, the planning and our passion for the places we live in.