D.O.M.E Summer School 2023
9-14 July 2023
The D.O.M.E summer school is developed in the context of the project “D.O.M.E: Design your Own Multimedia Learning Environment”. It is designed for teaching professionals in STEM disciplines (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics). It will introduce teachers to the creation of DIY cardboard planetaria, their pedagogical relevance and will provide a toolkit to support the authoring of their own planetarium shows for their students. The D.O.M.E educational material target students from all years of schooling. The project’s aim is to empower students by involving them in building a low-cost planetarium system and developing presentations that will engage the local community and allow them to benefit from the planetarium and its associated resources. Students will use this opportunity to increase their competence profiles as well as the science capital of their community and the scientific reasoning and awareness of its members.
In the D.O.M.E project and in this course, we have selected as the main topic two of Europe’s major challenges a) Promoting interest and excellence in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) and the STEAM approach
And b) Supporting teachers, school leaders and other teaching professions. The D.O.M.E Summer school includes presentations followed by hands on sessions and workshops focusing on:
Αssisting teachers and students so they can become proficient in producing their own educational and artistic contents through dedicated hands on sessions and workshops.
Εmpowering teachers by involving them in building a low-cost planetarium system and developing presentations that will engage the local community and allow them to benefit from the planetarium and its associated resources.
Building on the interest of the participating teachers for Science and the STEAM disciplines, by integrating other disciplines such as arts, the project will promote interdisciplinary collaborations between teachers and students from the same grade level and also across different one, promoting a strong vertical horizontal and diagonal interdisciplinary context.
The overall goal of the D.O.M.E summer school is to empower teachers and enhance their STEAM competences . The D.O.M.E Summer School is specifically designed for teaching professionals in STEM disciplines. It will introduce them to the educational use of DIY cardboard planetaria, teaching them how to construct them using low cost materials and showcasing he tools and methodology to produce their own, curriculum connected, planetarium shows.
The D.O.M.E Summer School is designed to be highly engaging, creative and interactive with an enhanced practical component. Participating teachers will work in small groups and will collaborate with teachers from other countries, in order to construct a fully functional DIY cardboard planetarium as well as create their own planetarium shows for students using dedicated resources and methods provided to them. The course will last for 6 days, consisting in total of 25 hours of workshop-based training, such as presentations followed by hands-on sessions (9 hours of lectures and demonstrations, 16 hours of hands-on workshops). The lectures and the demonstrations of the training courses will be held in an auditorium equipped with a data projector and a laptop, whereas the workshops will be held in a multimedia laboratory where each participant will have direct access to a laptop with internet connection and will carry out planned exercises.
In order to prepare for the summer school, participants will be provided with preparatory educational material uploaded in a dedicated platform. Through this platform the participants will have access to all materials necessary for their preparation and a common workspace. Moreover, all the information regarding the training course such as the course description, the program, travelling and accommodation guidelines will also be accessible through the website.
At the end of the course, following the presentation of their work on the last day of the course, participants will receive a training certificate that confirms the successful completion of the course. Furthermore, participants will be asked to share their feedback on the quality of the course and educational merit of the proposed approach.
Course fee
The course fee for all ESIA Summer Schools is 480€ (80€/per day) and fully within the funding opportunities of the Erasmus+ Programme.
The course fee covers:
- Expert lecturers for lectures, seminars and workshops
- All materials and equipment needed for the course
- Participation in the social programme & excursions (e.g. Sunset and dinner at Cape Sounio, excursion to the Acropolis and visit to the Acropolis Museum and dinner in downtown Athens, traditional night and farewell dinner, etc.)
Subsistence & accommodation
The Summer School will be held at Golden Coast Hotel & Bungalows, an A-class/ 4-star sea-side hotel which stretches on the golden, sandy beach of the Marathon Bay, near the historic location of Marathon, at the outskirts of Athens.
ESIA has made special arrangement with the hotel and are happy to offer to all participants a single or double room with all-inclusive services (i.e. breakfast, lunch, dinner, drinks and free of charge services for outdoors sports and recreational activities).
The costs for subsistence are also within the ceilings of the Erasmus+ programme for KA1 mobility actions.
ACCOMMODATION AT GOLDEN COAST HOTEL 2023
COST FOR THE PARTICIPANTS (All Inclusive)
- Per person in SINGLE: 138 €/per night
- Per person in DOUBLE: 95 euro/per night
Extra persons (All Inclusive)
- TRIPLE room: 85 euro/per person/per night
EXTRA SERVICES (the following refers to other project participants that don’t pay the course fee)
TOURS & EXCURSIONS
Cape Sounio Tour (Price: 70 €/per person)
Monday @ 18:00
Includes:
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- Transport by bus (Golden Coast – Cape Sounio – Golden Coast)
- Guided tour of Poseidon temple with Professional and Lisensed guide
- Entrance fees of the Temple of Poseidon
- Lunch at local tavern
- All taxes
Athens tour & Acropolis Museum (Price: 88 €/per person)
Wednesday @ 16:00
Includes:
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- Transport by bus (Golden Coast – Athens – Golden Coast)
- Short panoramic tour by bus of historic center of Athens
- Services of a Professional and licensed guide
- Entrance fees of Acropolis museum
- Lunch at local tavern
- All taxes
+ Entrance fees to the Acropolis Archaeological Site ticket cost of +20 euro/per person.
*** The above prices are calculated based on current costs, tickets to museums / archeological sites, fuel cost, VAT
The Summer School will be held at Golden Coast Hotel & Bungalows, an A-class/ 4-star sea-side hotel which stretches on the golden, sandy beach of the Marathon Bay, near the historic location of Marathon, at the outskirts of Athens.
It is the area of Marathon, that has hosted since the times of myths when Theseus killed the terrible bull of Marathon, to the times of the Persian wars and the Battle of Marathon, further on to our days and the marathon race and Marathon Run, the emblematic symbol of man’s quest for freedom and the will to defend his most noble deeds which constitute the foundations of the Human civilization. The plethora of natural, historical sites and museums of the area reveal in all details this unique historical voyage.
Participants are expected to arrive through the Athens International Airport, approximately 25 km (15,53 miles) distance from the hotel.
School Heads and Teachers participation in the summer courses can be funded by the ERASMUS+ Programme.
In case your school or organization does not have the funds to cover the costs of your participation in the Summer School, there is another option: you can apply to be funded by by the ERASMUS+ Programme.
Please note that the Erasmus+ KA1 application can only be submitted by the school or the organization – no individual applications can be submitted.
The deadline for application is 23 February 2023.
What is ERASMUS+?
Erasmus+ is the European Commission’s Programme for education, training, youth, and sport for the period 2021-2027. As an integrated programme, Erasmus+ offers more opportunities for the mobility of learners and staff and cooperation across the education, training, and youth sectors and is easier to access than its predecessors, with simplified funding rules and a structure that aims to streamline the administration of the programme.
Erasmus+ Key Action 1 (KA1) provides a unique opportunity for teachers, headmasters, trainers, and other staff of educational institutions to participate in international training courses in different European countries. Schools, universities, vocational education and training, and adult education organizations are all eligible to receive full funding to attend courses under a KA1 mobility grant. The Erasmus+ KA1 grant covers all the costs to attend teacher training courses: including travel, subsistence, and course fee.
For up-to-date information about Erasmus+ please check the Programme’s website. Your school will need to apply to your country’s National Agency, who is also the one who will evaluate the proposal. Therefore, your National Agency is also a very good point to start for more information.
Don’t forget to go through the the New Programme Guide and you will have all you need to know.
The steps to apply for an Erasmus+ KA1 School Education Staff Mobility grant are:
- Fill in the registration form to our Summer School with your details. This is an individual registration form, so if there are more than one participant from the same school, each one will have to submit a separate registration form. This way you have reserved a slot in the course in case your application for Erasmus+ funding is successful!
- Register your school/organization here: https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/erasmus-esc/index/ , if not already registered.
- Check the compliance with the programme criteria
- Check the financial conditions
- Fill in and submit the application form
- Respect the deadline
- Do not forget to inform us as soon as you get notified from your National Agency whether your grant application is accepted or rejected.
You can find all related information about submitting an Erasmus+ Application HERE.
We will be happy to guide you through the process.