SKOA management together with stakeholders, staff and personnel are in great celebrations with their tremendous achievement of having obtained the official accreditation for the Erasmus+ program. SKOA has started the journey since 2022 in order to acquire the accreditation for the Erasmus+ program and this year on June 21, 2023, Mrs. Cavril Martijn and Mr. Stevan Caines went to the Netherlands to receive the Erasmus+ accreditation on behalf of SKOA.
With the accreditation of Erasmus + SKOA, as an educational institution, it can contribute financially to projects that have as their objective the educational development, the professional growth, training, youth and sports to be held in Europe and European islands in Caribbean. The advantage with the Erasmus+ accreditation is that all SKOA staff have the right to apply to obtain the necessary funds from SKOA in order to execute and carry out your project abroad.
SKOA already has different schools that have participated in the Erasmus+ program. These are Pius X School, St. Dominicus College and St. Francisco, with their project 21st Century Skill for Aruba” where a great team representing each school visited Spain, Italy, Ireland and Finland. As a result of this successful project Aruba has several international partners in the education sector to perform among others the skills goals of the 21st century.
Schools that currently fall into the first batch of Erasmus+, are the Caiquetio School, the Preparatory Cacique Aterima, Agnes Kleuterschool, Prome Paso Kleuterschool and Imelda Kleuterschool, Pio X school and Caiquetio School with the project “inclusion in Special Education ” where each school will go to visit Iceland to carry out their project. The team of Felipe B Tromp School is visiting Turkey with their project “S.T.E.A.M. Education” and St. Dominicus College has its “Project Based Learning” project that will be visiting Iceland to carry out their goal of equipping and inspiring our future generation.
What is Erasmus+
Erasmus+ is a European Union program focused on education, training, young and sport. The objective of this program is to modernize education, training and work with young people all over Europe. Erasmus+ provides financial funds in order to organizations can offer opportunities to students, teachers, volunteers and all people who work in the field of education and sports. Erasmus+ alabes provides funds for collaborations between organizations and other educational institutes, organizations of young people, companies, foundations and NGOs and also contribute to the development and reform in European Union countries to modernize education, training, promote innovation, entrepreneurship and employability. This program is managed in Brussels, Belgium by the National Agency Erasmus+.
General Staff and staff of SKOA interested in participating with a project in the Erasmus+ must communicate it with his direct head of the school, in order to be able to submit your project on behalf of your school or board.
