Juriaen Ovens (1658-1660) - Johannes Amos Comenius. Oil on canvas. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Comenius focuses on the first phase of education, from pre-school and primary to secondary school, and it is addressed to all members of the education community in the broad sense – pupils, teachers, other education staff, but also local authorities, parents' associations, non-government organisations ...
Comenius supports school partnerships, individual mobility of teachers and student teachers, projects for the training of school education staff, and school education networks. It thus aims to enhance the quality of teaching, strengthen its European dimension and promote language learning and mobility.
Comenius also emphasises certain important issues: learning in a multi-cultural framework, which is the cornerstone of European citizenship, support for disadvantaged groups, countering under-achievement at school and preventing exclusion.
The following actions are supported by the Comenius Programme:

1) Mobility of individuals which may include:

• Exchanges of pupils and staff
• Mobilty to schools for pupils (aged of 12 as a minimum) and placements in schools or enterprises for educational staff
• Participation in training courses for teachers and other educational staff
• Study and preparatory visits for mobility, partnership, project or network activities
• Assistantships for teachers and potential teachers

2) Development of partnerships between:

• Schools, with a view to developing joint learning projects for pupils and their teachers ("Comenius school partnerships")
• Organisations responsible for any aspect of school education, with a view to fostering inter-regional cooperation, including border region cooperation ("Comenius-Regio partnerships")

3) Multilateral projects aimed at:

• Developing, promoting and disseminating educational best practices, including new teaching methods or materials
• Developing or exchanging experience on systems of providing information or guidance particularly adapted to the learners, teachers and other staff concerned by the Comenius programme
• Developing, promoting and disseminating new teacher training courses or course content

4) Multilateral Networks aimed at:

• Developing education in the discipline or subject area in which they operate, for their own benefit and for that of education more widely
• Acquiring and disseminating relevant good practice and innovation
• Providing content support to projects and partnership set up by others
• Promoting the development of needs analysis and its practical applications within school education

5) Other initiatives aimed at promoting the objectives of the Comenius Programme, including e-Twinning (‘Accompanying Measures’)

More informations: Comenius - European Cooperation on School Education