ERASMUS+ CONTACT SEMINAR ON STEM IN PRIMARY EDUCATION OSTEND, 2-6 DECEMBER 2015 Ostend, 7 October 2015 Dear participant, We re looking forward to meeting you on our Erasmus+ contact seminar in Ostend from 2 till 6 December 2015! Herewith, you can find more information on the seminar. Enclosed you will find the conference programme together with all practical arrangements concerning your stay in Ostend. May we kindly ask you to already register to obtain a PIC before attending the conference, as applicant organisations need a Participant Identification Code (PIC) in the Erasmus+ programme. Further in this document, we explain how you can obtain a PIC. Please provide us, before the 22th of November, with a passport picture of yourself by e-mail to info@ryckevelde.be. We remain at your disposal for further information and look forward to meeting you in Ostend! Kind regards, Machteld Boussemaere and Inés Verplancke Enc.: Conference programme + practical arrangements + map of the hotel Ryckevelde vzw I Beweging voor Europees burgerschap I T 050 35 27 20 I info@ryckevelde.be I www.ryckevelde.be - 1 -
ERASMUS+ CONTACT SEMINAR ON STEM EDUCATION IN PRIMARY EDUCATION OSTEND, 2-6 DECEMBER 2015 1. PROGRAMME Wednesday 2 December 18h45 19h00 20h00 21h15 All participants gather at the reception desk of the hotel (Hotel Andromeda, Ostend) Dinner at the hotel Opening ceremony of the contact seminar and ice-breaking activity Informal drink in the hotel Thursday 3 December 09h00 All participants gather at the reception desk of the hotel 09h15 Welcome 09h25 Information about the Erasmus+ programme Wim Cloots, Epos vzw 10h05 Information on the EU policy view on STEM Education Christel Op de Beeck, Flemish Government 10h35 Overview of KA2 do s and don ts Inés Verplancke, Ryckevelde vzw 11h00 Coffee break 11h30 Good practise examples of an Erasmus+ project on STEM education 12h20 Information on the afternoon programme 12h30 Lunch 13h30 Parallel workshops on STEM education session 1 15h00 Break 15h30 Parallel workshops on STEM education session 2 17h00 Break 18h00 International fair + sandwiches 19h30 End of the international fair Friday 4 December 09h00 09h05 09h15 10h45 11h05 12h10 14h00 All participants gather at the reception desk of the hotel Picture of the group Lecture: Filling out the KA2 application forms Inés Verplancke, Ryckevelde vzw Coffee break Partner finding session Lunch Remembrance tour in and around Ypres (Point of departure: entrance of the hotel) Ryckevelde vzw I Beweging voor Europees burgerschap I T 050 35 27 20 I info@ryckevelde.be I www.ryckevelde.be - 2 -
18h30 20h00 20h30 Dinner in Ypres Last Post Ypres Departure to Ostend Saturday 5 December 09h00 09h15 09h30 11h00 12h30 13h30 17h30 18h30 21h00 All participants gather at the reception desk of the hotel Introduction Brainstorm on project ideas: theme and activities Brainstorm on the rationale, the partnership and dissemination and impact Lunch Filling in the KA2 application form Plenary presentation of projects Farewell dinner Departure of Flemish participants Sunday 6 December Departure of participants Ryckevelde vzw I Beweging voor Europees burgerschap I T 050 35 27 20 I info@ryckevelde.be I www.ryckevelde.be - 3 -
2. PRACTICAL INFORMATION 1. Lodging * Arrival on Wednesday, December 2 2015. * You will be staying in: Hotel Andromeda (beside the Casino) Albert I Promenade 60 8400 Ostend T 0032(0)59 80 66 11 www.andromedahotel.be Note: In case of earlier/later arrival or departure, please contact Ryckevelde. We make all arrangements with the hotel. * You can find the hotel on the map enclosed. * You can find a city map of Ostend. The hotel is situated next to the casino. hotel is next to casino railway station * People arriving at Brussels National Airport can take the following train: direct train: every hour + 13 min.: direction Oostende (arrival: 3 hours later). train with change in Brussels-Midi (Brussel-Zuid) or Gent-Sint-Pieters: DEPARTURE Brussels National Airport + 30 min.: direction Bergen + 59 min.: direction Brugge in Brussel-Zuid: 21 min. later Gent-Sint-Pieters: 56 min. later Ryckevelde vzw I Beweging voor Europees burgerschap I T 050 35 27 20 I info@ryckevelde.be I www.ryckevelde.be - 4 -
DEPARTURE in Brussel-Zuid: + 06 min.: direction Oostende Gent-Sint-Pieters: + 10 min.: direction Oostende Ostende 1h.14 min. later 43min. later For more railway information, you can surf to www.b-rail.be. People arriving at the Charleroi Airport: At the Charleroi airport or online, you can buy a ticket to go to Bruges by bus: www.flibco.com. In Bruges, you arrive 2 hours and 10 minutes later at the railway station, where you can take the train to Ostend. You have 4 trains per hour: every hour + 5 min. / 17 min. / 38 min. / 57 min. It takes 10 to 15 minutes to arrive in Ostend. * In Ostend, you can reach the hotel by foot in 15 minutes. The hotel is situated 1,2 km from the station. Or you can go by taxi. You find the taxis at the front of the station. * If you arrive by car, you can park in the pay parking underneath the hotel. 2. URF registration / PIC-code May we ask you to register in the Participant Portal and obtain a Participant Identification Code (PIC)? You can find all information on http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmusplus/documents/manualurf_en.pdf. 3. Programme * On Wednesday 2 December at 18h45, all participants meet at the reception desk of the hotel in order to go together to the restaurant. * On Thursday evening, there will be a participants fair. The aim of the fair is to give the other participants an image of your school or organization. You present your school or organisation and its international activities, if any, by means of a stand. Therefore every participant can bring some material, like brochures, pictures, souvenirs and papers of international projects. Internet connection is provided. You can also present the region where the school is situated. Some regional specialities are always very much appreciated at the participants fair! 4. Return * To go back to Brussels National Airport, you can take the following trains: DEPARTURE Brugge Brussel-Noord + 40 min.: direction Eupen 1h.04 min. later In Brussel-Noord you change trains, direction Brussels National Airport. Ryckevelde vzw I Beweging voor Europees burgerschap I T 050 35 27 20 I info@ryckevelde.be I www.ryckevelde.be - 5 -
DEPARTURE Brussel-Noord + 19 min.: direction Brussels National Airport 10 min. later * To go back to Charleroi Airport, you can take the following train to Bruges: Brussels National Airport DEPARTURE Oostende + 09 min.: direction Antwerpen-Centraal + 40 min.: direction Eupen + 46 min.: direction Brussel-Nat-Luchthaven 15 min. later 15 min. later 16 min. later Brugge In Brugge you can take the Flibco bus to Charleroi Airport: www.flibco.com. Ryckevelde vzw I Beweging voor Europees burgerschap I T 050 35 27 20 I info@ryckevelde.be I www.ryckevelde.be - 6 -
3. MAP: THE HOTEL https://www.google.be/maps/place/hotel+andromeda/@51.2314037,2.9213978,15z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s 0x0:0xbf716a85a848b12e Ryckevelde vzw I Beweging voor Europees burgerschap I T 050 35 27 20 I info@ryckevelde.be I www.ryckevelde.be - 7 -