The National Network of Rural Community Schools 2010Jan FialaMember of the Board responsible for Strategies, International cooperation and System Integration

Our Mission

Our history

2005 - setting up2006 - reaching legal body registration- first international seminar in Bory - first rural co-ordinators, NNRCS is a partner in the project European Rural Voice (ERA), launch of LMS server( learning management system for e-learning on-line courses) - first ESF project - adopted team made NNRCS long term strategy 2020 - leading or participating on 3 international projects

Five International seminars on RCS in BORY 2006 Rural Community education in general (Finland, Slovakia, Sweden, Turkey, Wales)2007 Mobilization and motivation (Finland, Sweden)2008 Rural identity (England,Estonia,Poland, Slovakia, Wales)2009 Relationships between RCS and the community (Estonia, Latvia, Poland, Wales)2010 Sustainability (Estonia, Germany, Latvia, Poland, Wales)

The rural co-ordinatorA person who animates village development, makes projects, facilitates relationships and community education( LLL), manages rural community school getting people together200 hrs course aproved by Ministry of education as an official vocational courseIncl 30hrs separate e-learning How to set up and sustain Rural Community school

Rural community schoolA school or NGO in rural village for LLL suported by and cooperating with the local rural communityThe school open during the whole day for everybody aged from 4 to 100

A Community villageA village involving citizen and community in the process of building intersectoral partnership, long term strategy planning, providing community school, supporting LLL, .

NNRCS in The Czech Republic

NNRCS in Europe co-operationEstonia ( 2 projects)Finland (2 projects)Latvia (1 project)Lithuania (1 project)Poland ( 3 projects)Slovakia (1 project)Sweden (1 project)Wales (2 projects)

+ new partners countries in this Grundtvig project 50+ Ireland, Italy, Germany, Slovenia

Our current projects except this Grundtvig 50+NGO Community Schools Centers of Rural Partnership (ESF,international) ( 2009-11)Equal opportunities in rural villages (ESF, Czech) ( 2010-12)The Network of RCS as LLL centers for sustainability ( ESF, Czech)( 2011-13)

The School of Development of Rural Villages( LEADER) delivery of education (2010-11)Transfer know-how and building partnership in villages (ESF,international) delivery of the course of rural co-ordinators(2010-12)

Thank you !

Jan Fialaecvzdelani@ecic.cz+420 602 704 525

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