PRO-DIGITA – LTTA in Zaragoza, Spain

On the 19th of September and until the 23rd of September, the PRO-DIGITA project partners were all together in Zaragoza, a wonderful city where we were all very well received. TropicalAstral Lda sent four participants to Spain for this training. Throughout the LTTA, several workshops were presented that aimed to provide knowledge about various digital tools that help in teaching and managing classes, such as: Miro Platform, Asana, Actionbound and Moodle.All participants did test exercises with these digital platforms. The project’s digital platform was also tested and the contents to be added by each partner were decided. In general terms, everything that would be proposed to do during this LTTA was covered and it was also a way for all partners to get to know each other better and to participate together in brainstorming activities that greatly facilitated good communication between all. Increasing the digital transformation of trainers and trainees through the development of digital capacity is the general aim of the ‘Pro Digita’ project, therefore, all the workshops provided during the LTTA were very important to achieve this objective. Pro-DigitaPromoting Learning in Adult Education by Digital Tools is an Erasmus+ project. This project is funded with the support of the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union. Project No: 2021-2-PT01-KA210-ADU-000049637. This communication reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.

Our portuguese lessons are back!

We launched our Language Café in June 2021, this involves hosting weekly Portuguese lessons. The free hour informal lessons are held at Harvest Kitchen & Bar, located just a few minutes’ walk from Vilamoura marina. At the Language Café, the native speakers aim to make the sessions fun and informal and cater for everyone from beginners through to the more advanced. The informal sessions are back and start’s 29th of September at 4:00pm to 5:15pm for beginners and 5:15 to 6.30pm for intermediate every Thursday. Everyone is welcome, there is no need to book, simply turn up and learn Portuguese! We have also set up a What’sApp group for the Language Cafe, anyone is welcome to join the group and ask any questions you may have. Alternativaly please feel free to contact our teacher, Lesly Santos , privately if you prefer 00447463377195

Meetings in Vilamoura

In the month of July TropicalAstral will host Meetings here in the Algarve for two Erasmus+ funded Projects – Skills4Integration and InclusionApp. Skills4Integration of Migrants, Refugees and Asylum Seekers is a project that addresses the integration of adult refugees, asylum seekers and migrants who have notable disadvantages in literacy, numeracy and digital skills. Literacy, numeracy and digital skills are fundamental to master typical situations in everyday working life. Competence deficits in these areas can prove to be an obstacle to permanent and successful integration into the labour market. The main goal of the project InclusionApp is to help RI&AS (refugees, immigrants and asylum seekers) learn the language and the culture of the host country through a mobile serious game and ood practices against social exclusion through a a collaborative e-learning platform. In these Projects we work with Partners from Poland, Belgium, UK, Greece, Netherlands, Finland and Cyprus. Here’s to good cooperation!

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International Mingles in Vilamoura

Stop by our Weekly mingles in Vilamoura The weekly mingles are held every Thursday at Harvest kitchen & Bar from 5.00 – 6.30pm.Come along and make some new friends, meet locals and expats that living in the area, and enjoy a bite to eat or drink whilst mingling. Everyone welcome!