EMOTIONS AND ROBOTICS
A Study Across Different Cultures, Educational Systems and Populations

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TURKEY – İzmir
Arkas Bilim ve Sanat Merkezi

Our school is the first institution in Izmir to educate gifted children since 2000. Our institution is a  public school affiliated to the General Directorate of Special Education and Guidance Services of the  Ministry of National Education. Which operates in order to ensure that pre-school, elementary,  middle and high school students, who are recognized as gifted, are aware of their individual talents  and develop their capacity and use them at the highest level. The education programs in our  institution are prepared by differentiating and enriching them according to their interests…

Project Team

Gülay ÖZTÜRE YAVUZ (Project Coordinator)
Ayşegül KULAKSIZ
Orhan Çağatay AYVALLI
Gaye ÇİMŞİTOĞLU
Mine KURTPINAR
Nesibe KOCATÜRK
Nevin YILDIRIM
Özlem ALTIN
Semra BAYTURAN
Sevcan EROL
Zeynep Deniz KOÇAL

TURKEY – Ankara

Hacettepe University

As a research university committed to the promotion of excellence in education in line with universal values, our mission is to educate and nurture students as individuals equipped with quality and depth of provison in all fields of science, technology and arts; empowered by inspiring intellectual curiousity and critical minds, open for improvement and positive change; and to contribute to society through research, technology, and public services it pursues. The vision of Hacettepe University is to become a leading university where the individuals are proud to be a member of both in the national and international arena, leading the change and development…

Project Team

Yasemin KOÇAK USLUEL (Project Coordinator)

Berna AYTAÇ (Instructor)
Burcu ŞİMŞEK (Researcher)

Gökhan AKÇAPINAR (Researcher)
Hatice ÇIRALI SARICA (Researcher)

Sait ULUÇ (Researcher)


Organisation Web Site: hacettepe.edu.tr

PORTUGAL – Braga
Esprominho

Esprominho – Escola Profissional do Minho, is a private vocational training school that has initiated its activity in 1999 but which has over 20 years of experience in providing vocational education and training. It provides level II and IV vocational training courses equivalent to the 9th and 12th grade; education and training courses adults with academic equivalence to basic and secondary levels, and finally, training courses and professional development for active people. EsproMinho is located in the two cities that are district capitals of the Minho Region: Braga and Viana do Castelo…

Project Team

Adelino ONIL
Oliveira AGUIAR
Sara DUARTE
 

ROMANIA – Bucuresti
Asociatia Societatea Romana de Educatie Nutritionala

The Romanian Society for Nutritional Education started its activity in 2011 with the aim of building up awareness for Romanian Educational System regarding the importance of Nutritional Education as part of early age education. During this period the organization nutritional expert has proposed the first manual for nutritional education for 4th grade, authorized by the Ministry of Education. Every year the organization is present in schools for the International Day of Nutrition offering workshops on healthy diet and the importance of nutrition for good educational outcome…

Project Team

Lygia ALEXANDRESCU (Manager)

Adreea GATMAN (Project Coordinator)

Organisation Web Site: https://actonlearning.org/emotions-and-robotics/

NETHERLANDS – Deventer
Drawing to Health  

Drawing to Health is an NGO that is committed to the well-being of young people. We use visual language to gain insight into what drives them and what stops them. We are also socially involved with the community. In this way we help people with communication problems to provide the help they need. Already during our educational experiences, Drawing to Health feels socially involved and we try to do our bit. For example, we have deepened our research, training and coaching of young talent. We have investigated how we can make society more human, and especially to help people understand better…

Project Team

Menno BOTH (Project Coordinator)

Piet KOMMERS (Researcher)

Irene WEERKAMP (Researcher)

 

Organisation Web Site: drawingtohealth.com

LITHUANIA – Radviliskis
Radviliskio Lizdeikos Gimnazija  


Lizdeika gymnasium is a four-year upper secondary school implementing the curriculum of secondary education. The aim of the gymnasium is to reach the best results in academic achievement, forming students’ social, tolerance, critical-thinking competences and skills as well as designing community’s positive values. The most important is to understand that teachers should cooperate and communicate with their students all the time. Our gymnasium has developed good intercultural and Art training as we implement about 10 international project per school year, every school year students prepare a performance, musical or rock opera…

Project Team

Skırmantė PETRAITIENÊ

Organisation Web Site: lizdeika.lt

ITALY – Giulianova
Liceo Scientifico Statale “Marie Curie”  


Liceo Scientifico M. Curie is a public secondary school with nearly 800 students, ranging from14 to 19, 80 teachers and 15 members within the management staff. It offers three different courses: traditional Scientific, Applied Sciences with a focus on Physics and Maths and the Linguistic Course with a focus on foreign languages, namely English, Chinese, Spanish, French and German. Students come either from the town itself or from the surrounding area and belong to all social classes along with a few foreigners who are perfecly integrated in a small a peaceful community like the one in which the school is located…

Project Team

Vanessa RIDOLFI

Organisation Web Site: liceoscientificocuriegiulianova.it

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