Europass Updates and Interviews

Renaissance Meets Contemporary: Street Art Tour in Florence

Florence is considered by many academics the birthplace of the Renaissance. In recent years a new generation of artists has emerged, and they have started a new Renaissance to bring art closer to people once again.

Education Beyond our Borders

Ilaria Barbieri, from a small village next to Lake Garda, drifted towards other harbours to get a degree in Social Psychology and a Masters in “Italian Language and Culture for Foreigners”. Ilaria has carried out research across the UK, Spain, and France, worked in public schools, dived into the fields of group psychology, sociolinguistics, anthropology, video making and…landed at Europass Teacher Academy in 2015.

New Technologies Means New Opportunities

Iacopo Falciani, Teacher Trainer at Europass for ICT courses -Iacopo was born in Florence and he focused his education on ancient history and classical philology.

“Job Shadowing” with Emilia Valkonen

Emilia Valkonen, from Lappeenranta (Finland), does educational management and development, finance and project management, human resource management and networking at the Adult Education Centre of South Karelia (EKKO).

ICT4LWUL in Florence: Two Years After the Start of an Inspiring Project

Wednesday 25th September afternoon, in the marvellous location of Spazi Sangalli in Florence, the culminating event of our European project “ICT4LWUL” took place. Twenty proactive and motivated participants were there to explore how to incorporate technology into teaching.

Spreading Enthusiasm Is the Secret

Susan Gagliano, professional counselor and instructor from the USA, she is passionate about the various forms of self-expression, self-care and effective communication.