Tàndem Schools
The Tàndem Schools programme promotes collaboration between an educational centre and an institution in order to target the centre as part of an innovation process. In order to become sustainable in the long term, the school and the institution exchange knowledge, experiences and teaching material. It is an excellent opportunity for institutions to reflect on their own educational activities.
Tàndem Schools want to improve innovation and transformation around the students
Combination of modifications for scheduling, the curriculum and evaluation that accompany the students within a framework of competence learning. Flexible proposals that place the teacher and students in a new role, in a situation of co-responsibility for the processes and the results. New elements in cooperative learning, project work, culture of thought and creativity, emotional education strategies, etc. The determination to propose competence-based education.
Focused on creating learning environments. The transformation of classroom areas, common areas, passage areas and outdoor areas in order to enhance the value of the broad educational opportunity. Areas that facilitate interaction to build knowledge and live learning experiences. New elements in the distribution and flexible use of spaces, materials and technologies, the use of the natural and urban environment, etc. The determination to turn sites into learning tools.
Structured by a leadership that transforms and entrusts a new vision based on its decisions. A new way of looking at organisation in terms of timetables and resources that facilitates the fit and progress of the other axes. Organisation of work teams with dynamics that promote professional commitment and vocational feeling. Novelties in the timetable distribution, the grouping of students and teachers, the flexibility of the use of resources, etc. Determining transformational leadership that includes management and pedagogy.
Work on values shared by the educational community. An effort to emerge and renew the consensus of the values that underpin educational praxis. New developments in the field of communication, in cohesion strategies, in the formation of the faculty's competence, etc. The determination to grow the sense of belonging, sharing the ultimate meaning of the educational task.
Objectives
- Focus the school within the framework of an innovation process and thus contribute to the prevention of school failure, through greater motivation, involvement and training of teachers and students. In this way, the students want to generate an interest that encourages them to continue studying.
- Promote interaction and involvement of the educational community of the schools - students, alumni, teachers, executives, parents and the environment -, in order to promote quality and cohesion in the centres.
- In the medium term it is also intended to increase the prestige of the schools, directly by the association to the reference entities, but, above all, by the uniqueness of their educational project and the improvement of the learning of the students.
- The values that move Tàndem Schools' innovations are: cooperation, creativity, autonomy and they are centred around the intense optimism of the students.
The role of the Foundation
- Promote, generate and manage links between centres.
- Contribute all the knowledge in the educational field of the Foundation to multiple projects to enrich and complete educational projects.
- Monitor the project and systematise the knowledge that is generated in the project and evaluate its results.
- Fund the project.
Teacher training
Within the framework of the Tàndem Schools project, training sessions for the teaching team become sessions for constructing the innovative project of the educational centre on the aforementioned axes. The training sessions, then, are designed to encourage the transformation of the educational centres where the project is carried out.
They are also innovative because they combine three key ideas in their design:
- The teaching staff at the centres is growing as a professional learning community.
- Action research is key in educational innovation.
- The training of teachers is oriented towards a vision structured by the field of expertise of the reference entity.
Tàndem School training sessions are an important element in the student learning culture, which is why they often incorporate project design and review moments that are implemented in the classroom. And they are key to the long-term sustainability of the project.
Centres and institutions
Poblenou School, located in the Provençals district of Poblenou in Barcelona, is a public primary and nursery school with 204 students and 19 teachers.
With over 125 years of history, the Municipal Conservatory of Barcelona (CMMB) has extensive experience offering innovation in the field of music education and teacher training.
The Mossèn Jacint Verdaguer School, located in the Poble-sec district of Barcelona, is a public primary and nursery school with a total of 450 students and 34 teachers.
Barcelona Science Park is part of the University of Barcelona. It is a leading biotechnology research centre whose mission is to offer the right environment for research of excellence by both private and public companies, which encourages synergies, knowledge transfer, and sharing technology and innovation. At the same time, it seeks to foster and spread scientific culture throughout society.
The IrsiCaixa AIDS Research Institute is an internationally renowned institute that contributes to improving knowledge, prevention and treatment of HIV and AIDS, with the ultimate goal of eradicating the disease. Its Biomedical Research Dissemination Unit (UDR Bio) implements innovative educational programmes based on different areas of biomedical research. Its aim is to reduce the gap between research and education, while offering inquiry-based science education.
The Apel·les Mestres Secondary School, based in Hospitalet de Llobregat, is a public institution offering ESO and Baccalaureate education, with 410 students and 43 teachers.
The Tot Raval Foundation is a platform made up of 60 associations, institutions, people and companies linked to the Raval district that was created in 2002 with a common goal: to improve the quality of life in the neighbourhood. The foundation carries out work in the community, based on a view of the neighbourhood as a whole, and it has an impact on the social, educational, cultural, economic and commercial spheres.
Escola de Músics i JPC has extensive experience teaching music and the performing arts. Over its 20 years of history, it has become a leading reference for teaching these subjects in the Raval district of Barcelona.
Labouré School, located in the Raval neighbourhood in Barcelona, is a public primary and nursery school with 339 students and 29 teachers.
Miquel Bleach School, located in the Hostafrancs neighbourhood in Barcelona, is a public primary and nursery school with 152 students and 20 teachers.
The Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya (MNAC), offers a permanent exhibition of artistic expression from Catalonia and regions that share cultural links with Catalonia, throughout history and until the present day.
The Rovira-Forns Secondary School, based in Santa Perpètua de Mogoda, is a public institution offering ESO and Baccalaureate education, with 420 students and 40 teachers.
Bàrkeno School, located in the Marina neighbourhood of Zona Franca in Barcelona, is a nursery and primary school that is part of the Barcelona Education Consortium. The school has a total of 189 students and 18 teachers.
El Graner it is a creative centre for deepening body language and movement. Within the framework of the Creation Factories programme at Barcelona City Council, it is managed by Mercat de les Flors with collaboration from the APDC and the ACPDC. El Graner focuses on different areas to have an impact on creativity from different contexts. The main focus points of El Graner are: creation, internationalisation, thought, education and proximity.
Mercat de les Flors is a meeting point and driving force for proposals that encourage the movement and dance, supporting the consolidation of high-quality companies for dance and other performing arts. Since Mercat de les Flors was founded in 1983, the theatre has been a leading organisation for all kinds of creative expression. The involvement of directors from the world of dance, theatre and music have made Mercat de les Flors a benchmark for contemporary dance and creation in Catalonia.
Mn. Joan Batlle School, located in the Ca la Guidó district in Blanes, is a public primary and nursery school with a total of 370 students and 31 teachers.
Montserrat School, located in the Sant Ildefons neighbourhood of Cornellà de Llobregat, is a public primary and nursery school with 220 students and 16 teachers.
The Ramon Llull School, located in the El Fort Pienc neighbourhood of Barcelona, is a public primary and nursery school with a total of 400 students and 33 teachers.
The Rambleta del Clot School, located in the El Clot neighbourhood of Barcelona, is a public primary and nursery school with a total of 425 students and 30 teachers.
The Catalonia College of Music (ESMUC), is an internationally recognised institution that is the only official public centre to award higher music degrees in Catalonia, as part of the framework covering artistic studies and employment regulated under the European Higher Education Area.
Catalunya School, based in Sant Adrià de Besós, is a public nursery and primary school. The school has a total of 336 students and 31 teachers.
The goal of the Orfeó Català-Palau de la Música Catalana Foundation is to promote music, paying special attention to choral singing, sharing cultural heritage, and working together to consolidate social cohesion. It is an open, dynamic and multifaceted organisation, that promotes musical performances and education through its activities, concerts, and choirs , in addition to sharing culture with a diverse audience, one that reflects Catalan society.
Excellence, participation, commitment to society and Catalan identity are the values behind the strategic positioning of the Orfeó Català-Palau de la Música Catalana Foundation, the same values that moved the Orfeó Català to build Palau de la Música in 1905 and to consolidate their position on the choral scene in the 20th century.
Pere Vila School, located in the district of Sant Pere, Santa Caterina i la Ribera in Barcelona, is a nursery and primary school with a total of 391 students and a teaching faculty with 35 teachers.
The Picasso Museum is a leading centre displaying work from Pablo Picasso’s formative years. The museum's collection, which includes more than 4,200 works, has a very complete collection until Picasso’s Blue Period, with significant donations from the artist and other pieces from different periods of his artistic career. The educational project at the museum, which aims to share knowledge of the artist's work, emphasises the importance of observing and dialogue when appreciating works of art.
El Turó School, located in the Nou Barris neighbourhood in Barcelona, is a public primary and nursery school with 225 students and 19 teachers.
The Salvador Sunyer i Aimeric Secondary School, based in Salt, is a public institution offering ESO education and vocational training, with 227 students and 30 teachers.
The British Council is an international organisation in the United Kingdom dedicated to cultural relations and educational opportunities. It creates international opportunities for people in the UK and other countries, and builds bridges of trust across the world.
The British Council teaches English in over 100 countries, with thousands of teaching professionals and millions of young people every year, as well as sharing the arts and offering educational and social programmes.
The Josefina Castellví Secondary School, based in Viladecans, is a public institution offering ESO and baccalaureate education, with 450 students and 45 teachers.
The National Theatre of Catalonia is a cultural centre that produces and puts on performances with the aim of encouraging the performing arts, offering a high level of excellence and artistic quality that is available to all audiences. The theatre is a public institution aimed at enriching the country in cultural terms, while also acting as a useful tool for artistic creativity and as a meeting point between creatives and wider society.
The Ciutat Invisible Foundation aims to establish a meeting point between the private sector and public access to culture, by playing an active part in building a society that encourages culture through education, from the ground up.
The Temporada Alta Festival is a performing arts festival that is held in Girona and Salt between October and December. The event creates an open window to the world and a meeting point between Catalonia and the international scene, a showcase of stage performances and a platform to support the creation and production of new shows, as well as an opportunity for professional networking. It aims to protect culture as a means of democratising, relating and unifying.
Vila Roja School, located in the Vila Roja neighbourhood in Girona, is a public primary and nursery school with 85 students and 16 teachers.
Sagrada Família School, located in the Vila Roja neighbourhood in Girona, is a semi-private primary and nursery school with 168 students and 16 teachers.
Font de la Pòlvora School, located in the Font de la Pòlvora neighbourhood in Girona, is a public primary and nursery school with 86 students and 12 teachers.
The Blanes Centre for Advanced Studies (CEAB) is a member research centre of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC). It aims to be a centre with an international reputation that is leading Spanish centre for Marine Biology, Limnology and Ecology. It focuses its research on identifying the diversity of organisms and understanding their functions and interactions in nature, as well as applying this knowledge to the use and rational management of the planet's resources and predicting responses to environmental changes. The centre's research covers aspects ranging from the biochemical and genetic composition of organisms to the structure and dynamic of populations and ecosystems. Its solid, up-to-date and creative research aims to address the challenges that come with developing a sustainable society.
The Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB) is a public university, rooted in the territory with an international vocation. Through quality teaching closely linked to research activity, it transfers scientific, technological, cultural and educational knowledge to society, promotes the potential of its human capital and manages the available resources responsibly. It is a knowledge ecosystem, in which the institutions linked to the UAB coexist and collaborate, consolidating this university among the leaders in the world rankings.
The Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB) Barcelona is an internationally renowned research centre located in Barcelona Science Park and dedicated to understanding fundamental questions about human health and diseases. IRB Barcelona is part of the Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, and the goals of the institute include conducting multidisciplinary research of excellence in a framework between biology, chemistry and medicine, offering its members, students and visitors high-level training in the field of the biosciences. It also provides an innovation component through active technology transfer as benefit to society, as well as engaging with the public through engagement and education activities. Research at IRB Barcelona is carried out by 26 groups working in common with the common goal of carrying out multidisciplinary projects that address important biomedical problems affecting our society.