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The IES Bárbara de Braganza, founded in 1845, is located in the neighborhood of Pardaleras next to the historic center of the city of Badajoz. From its origins it maintains a commitment to languages,

and the promotion of reading as elements of social cohesion. Currently ICTs occupy an importan place, completing the bet with the promotion of associationism as a third fundamental pillars of school ideology. There are at the moment 77 teachers and 857 students in the school. Our Educational services include: Compulsory Secondary Education, including curricular diversification programs (PEMAR) andProfessional Qualification in Computing and Communications (Basic vocational training) and twobilingual sections. We have also an academic reinforcement program (PRAGE), two programs toimprove Educational Success (IMPULSA) and (REMA) and a reinforcement program for studentswith specific educational support needs (ACNEAE) or special educational needs (NEE). Highlight theProyect@ program aimed at students with high abilities. Baccalaureate, in the modalities of Sciencesand Engineering and Humanities and Social Sciences. The educational offer is completed with threeHigher Vocational Training Cycles: Early Childhood Education, Sociocultural Animation and Tourismand Promotion of gender equality. The students of our school participate in both local/regional and national programs or in European Union programs such as -Euroscola- or -eTwinning- The percentage of immigrant students (about 11%) is significant, mostly from Latin America and North Africa, with a lower presence of Europeans and Asians. Our school is motivated for this project, because we have already made collaboration with a large number of local, regional, national and even international associations. This tradition forms basis of many of the transversal educational activities that are carried out in our school. Our students participate actively in the different activities proposed by these non-governmental organizations, receiving an education in values necessary to become citizens of the 21st century. The project is an excellent opportunity to improve teachers' professional skills and improve social cohesion and participation of our students. The theme of the project is directly related to one of the fundamental pillars of the ideology of our school. Our school will form a team to coordinate this project. The team includes the project leader (Erasmus + school coordinator), the headmaster and teachers with specific responsibilities (e.g. relationships with the institutions, dissemination, finances, and coordinator of didactic and pedagogical activities). Thus, the project doesn’t depend too much on anyone's personal contribution, it is more team work. In addition, all of the teachers will be involved in the project in a definitive way at the school.