The John S. Latsis Public Benefit Foundation, wishing to support the creativity that develops during the learning and educational process in the context of primary education, invites primary school teachers to submit proposals for original educational activities to be implemented during the 2013-14 school year by kindergartens and primary schools in island regions of Greece.

The aim of the programme is to highlight the initiatives through which students’ knowledge, experiences and skills evolve in a variety of ways in both their school and social environment, while giving teachers the opportunity to trial innovative educational ideas and practices.            

Basic Requirements

• Proposals should concern the integration into educational practice of various forms of in-school or out-of-school activities with a view to enhancing the overall work and role of the school.
• Participation is open to teachers from primary schools and kindergartens in island regions of Greece. Proposals can be submitted by individual teachers or small groups of teachers with a coordinator (up to three teachers in total).
• Financial support will be provided based on a detailed budget, which is to be submitted with the proposal for the implementation of the educational action, of up to a maximum of three thousand euros (€3,000). Eligible costs include all types of costs incurred in implementing the programme, excluding remuneration costs. The management should be convened through the relevant School Committee.

Preparation of proposal submission

Proposals will be submitted for evaluation online. Participants should include the following data and information in their detailed proposal:

• Title of Activity
• Brief Description of the activity
• Information regarding the Coordinator and team members (with a short CV, up to 2 pages)
• Information regarding the school unit
• Proposal Description (Rationale for the educational activity, Detailed description and objectives of the educational activity, Similar past projects, Number and ages of students to be involved, Expected outputs)
• Coordinator's confirmation of school management’s consent
•  Budget

Proposals must be submitted online by Monday 30 September 2013.

For further information on the school units eligible to apply, the detailed requirements, the application procedure and deadlines, interested parties can visit the Frequently Asked Questions.

EXTENSION OF THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS

Submission may only be made online until 12:00pm on Tuesday, 15 October 2013.