The IES Cerro del Viento is one of the four educational centers in Malaga recognized with the eTwinning seal (CEIP Manuel Fernández, from Churriana, Conservatorio Profesional de Música, from Malaga city and IES Vega de Mijas).
In Andalusia, a total of 24 schools have obtained the eTwinning school seal for the years 2023 and 24. In this way, the centers have been recognized at a European level as innovative, active and relevant in the use of digital tools, Internet security, staff training, methodologies and creative approaches, promotion of cooperative and project learning. With this seal, both the involvement and commitment of the teachers who participate in the program and of the management teams of the centers are valued.
This initiative is based on the principles of shared leadership; collaboration and teamwork; student involvement or inclusion and innovation. In addition, it intends to be a model to be a model for other centers.
For the years 2023 and 2024, 4,485 centers at European level have obtained the eTwinning center seal, 174 being Spanish and 24 of them Andalusian. Since this initiative began in the 2017/2018 academic year, of the 563 nationally recognized schools, Andalusia has obtained 68 recognitions.
eTwinning program
The eTwinning action is an initiative of the European Commission that promotes collaboration between teachers and students from all over the continent to carry out collaborative projects using information and communication technologies.
The European eTwinning Prizes are designed to reward the most outstanding projects and give them maximum visibility. They aim to identify, celebrate and encourage innovative practices. It is an initiative of the European Commission financed by the Erasmus+ Program of the European Union.
The eTwinning program has been running since 2005 and since 2014 it has been part of Erasmus+, the European Union program for education, training, youth and sport.
The eTwinning platform provides online tools for teachers to find partners, start projects, share ideas, exchange best practices and start working together, using various communication tools. It also offers national and European online professional development opportunities for all the people who are part of its community, including inspiring ideas and experiences for new projects.
Currently, in Spain, there are more than 83,327 teachers registered on this platform, coming from more than 17,278 educational centers, and during this school year more than 6,123 eTwinning projects are active. In Andalusia, we have 7,976 registered teachers from 2,473 educational centers with 1,190 registered projects.
