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                             European Commission

                             SOCRATES PROGRAMME

                            Application form for

                                PRE-PROPOSALS



           Please tick the appropriate Action for this application:
                 COMENIUS 3 (Comenius Networks)
                 ERASMUS 3 (Thematic Network Projects)
                 ERASMUS 3 (Thematic Network Projects - Dissemination)
                 GRUNDTVIG 1 (European Co-operation Projects)
                 GRUNDTVIG 1.1 (Grundtvig Training Courses)
                 GRUNDTVIG 4 (Grundtvig Network Grants)
                 GRUNDTVIG 4.1 (Grundtvig Thematic Seminars)
                 LINGUA 1
                 LINGUA 2
                 MINERVA


       CLOSING DATE FOR SUBMISSION: 1 NOVEMBER 2006 (as per postmark)
   Applications bearing a postmark after this date will not be considered.
 Applications must be sent by post. Applications solely submitted by fax or
                        e-mail will not be accepted.

      The original and 4 copies with the word file on diskette of this
                       application are to be sent to:
          Socrates, Leonardo and Youth Technical Assistance Office
                  Rue Colonel Bourg 139 Kolonel Bourgstraat
                               B-1140 Brussels
                                    NOTES

Application procedure

 . This form must be completed in one of the 20 official  languages  of  the
   European Union. These are the languages marked with an  asterisk  (*)  in
   the table at the foot of this page.
 . Applications must be typewritten  or  word-processed  (min.  11  points):
   handwritten applications will not be considered.
 . The original and 4 copies of the application must be  sent  in  the  same
   envelope to the address given on the front  cover  by  the  closing  date
   indicated.
 . A diskette containing a MS Word file of the original application must  be
   provided in the same envelope as the original paper version.
 . In the case of pre-proposals relating to  Grundtvig  1,  Grundtvig  1.1,
   Lingua 1 and 2, and Minerva, a copy of the application must be  sent  to
   the appropriate National Agency in  each  of  the  countries  which  are
   participating in the project, accompanied if possible by  a  translation
   of the project description.  Failure  to  provide  a  copy  to  all  the
   relevant National Agencies will be considered a negative element  during
   the selection. The National Agencies address list is available from  the
   following    site:     http://europa.eu.int/comm/education/socrates/nat-
   est.html. A paper copy of this list  is  available  from  the  Socrates,
   Leonardo and Youth Technical Assistance Office at the address  indicated
   on the front cover of this form.
 . The Commission will make the selection decisions on  the  basis  of  the
   information provided in the form: supplementary documents  will  not  be
   considered and should not be submitted.
 . All applications will be acknowledged.
 . With a view to full  application  following  this  pre-selection  stage,
   applicants are invited to pay  attention  to  the  financial  rules  and
   conditions mentioned in the Call for proposals 2006.
 . Applicants under Grundtvig 4  and  4.1  should  consult  the  additional
   Information Note which accompanies the call.

Selection Procedure

 . Pre-proposals will be judged against the eligibility and quality criteria
   provided in the Guidelines for Applicants  and  the  Call  for  proposals
   2006. Copies of these documents can be consulted and downloaded from  the
   Commission's                          website                          at
   http://europa.eu.int/comm/education/socrates.html. Paper versions can  be
   obtained from the National Agencies and the Socrates, Leonardo and  Youth
   Technical Assistance Office.
 . Following the assessment of the pre-proposals, the  coordinators  of  the
   shortlisted applications will be invited to submit a full proposal for  1
   March 2006.

Further information

Any questions relating to this pre-proposal should be addressed to:

   Socrates, Leonardo and Youth Technical Assistance Office
   Rue Colonel Bourg 139 Kolonel Bourgstraat
   B-1140 Brussels
   Telephone: + 32 2 233 0111
   Fax: + 32 2 233 0150
   e-mail: info@socleoyouth.be

Codes to be used in the application form

|Type of Institution Codes|Country Codes            |Language Codes           |

                          1.    GENERAL INFORMATION

|Project / Network title: (max. 120 characters)                                |
|Skolelinux                                                                    |
|Acronym (if any)                                                              |
|                                                                              |
|                     |                     |                                 |
|Total cost of the    |Funding requested from     |Project / Network duration |
|project / network to |SOCRATES (in Euro)         |                           |
|which the            |                           |                           |
|pre-proposal refers  |                           |                           |
|(in Euro)            |                           |                           |
|600 000              |450 000                    | 12 months[1]  24 months[2]|
|                     |                           |36 months                  |
|                                                 |                           |
|Language choice for official communications.     |Language in which you      |
|Please indicate a 1st and 2nd preference         |intend to submit the full  |
|                                                 |proposal if this           |
|                                                 |pre-proposal is            |
|                                                 |short-listed               |
|1st preference       |2nd preference             |                           |
|DE  EN  FR           |CZ  DA  DE  EL  EN  ES  EE |CZ  DA  DE  EL  EN  ES  EE |
|                     |FI  FR  IT  LV  LT  HU  MT |FI  FR  IT  LV  LT  HU  MT |
|                     |NL  PL  PO  SI  SK  SE     |NL  PL  PO  SI  SK  SE     |
|Number of institutions      |           |Number of countries   |             |
|expected to participate in  |           |expected to           |             |
|the project / network       |           |participate in the    |             |
|                            |           |project / network     |             |

Applicant Organisation ( = Participating institution 1 ):
Any institution or  body,  private,  public  or  semi-public  declaring  its
intention, in accordance with the set procedures, to submit a  proposal  for
a project / network.

Identification
|Full legal name of  |Maison de formation des compagnons d' Emmaüs France      |
|the institution in  |                                                         |
|the national        |                                                         |
|language            |                                                         |
|Acronym of the      |                                                         |
|institution, if     |                                                         |
|applicable          |                                                         |
|Type of institution |EDU5          |Erasmus ID     |                         |
|                    |              |code, for      |                         |
|                    |              |Higher         |                         |
|                    |              |Education      |                         |
|                    |              |Institutions   |                         |
|                    |              |only           |                         |
|Website             |http://ww.emmaus-france.org                              |

Legal representative[3] and legal address of the organisation
The person legally authorised to enter into legal and financial  commitments
on behalf of the organisation to which he/she belongs.

|Title (optional)(e.g. Mr,  |Mr                                               |
|Mrs, Prof., Dr, etc.)      |                                                 |
|Family  |FERSTLER                    |First  |Jean Luc                      |
|name :  |                            |name : |                              |
|Department/Unit            |                                                 |
|Official function within   |Director                                         |
|the institution            |                                                 |
|Legal Address of the institution                                              |
|Street             |du rempart                     |street |                |
|                   |                               |number |                |
|Full legal name of  |                                                         |
|the coordinator's   |                                                         |
|institution in the  |                                                         |
|national language   |                                                         |
|Acronym of the      |                                                         |
|institution, if     |                                                         |
|applicable          |                                                         |
|Type of institution |              |Erasmus ID     |                         |
|                    |              |code, for      |                         |
|                    |              |Higher         |                         |
|                    |              |Education      |                         |
|                    |              |Institutions   |                         |
|                    |              |only           |                         |
|Website             |http://                                                  |

Name and Contact Address of the coordinator (this section must be completed
in all cases)
|Title (optional)    |Mr                                                       |
|(e.g. Mr, Mrs,      |                                                         |
|Prof., Dr, etc.)    |                                                         |
|Family  |Ferstler                      |First  |Jean Luc                    |
|name :  |                              |name : |                            |
|Department/Unit     |                                                         |
|Official function   |Director                                                 |
|within the          |                                                         |
|institution         |                                                         |
|Street              |rue du rempart                 |street |                |
|                    |                               |number |                |
|Fax (including      |( +0033)387873449                                        |
|country and area    |                                                         |
|code)               |                                                         |
|E-mail              |emmaus-forbach@wanadoo.fr                                |

Other participating institutions

Please provide below and in the following page (to be copied as  many  times
as necessary), a list of the other institutions, apart  from  the  applicant
institution, participating in the project  /  network  to  which  this  pre-
proposal refers. When submitting  this  form,  the  group  of  participating
institutions  presented  must  fulfil  the  minimum   eligibility   criteria
relating to the number, participating countries  and,  where  relevant,  the
types  of  participating  institutions  for  the  Action  concerned   within
Socrates. In the case of Comenius Networks, at least  the  core  partnership
of 6 participating institutions from  a  minimum  of  6  eligible  countries
should be presented.In the case of Grundtvig Networks the  core  partnership
of organisations from  a  minimum  of  10  countries  should  be  presented.
Partnerships under all actions must include at least one institution  in  an
EU Member State.

Participating institution 2
|Full legal name of  |MOUNT TEMPLE COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL                        |
|the institution in  |                                                         |
|the national        |                                                         |
|language            |                                                         |
|                    |Family  |EVANS           |First   |JOHN                 |
|                    |name :  |                |name :  |                     |
|Telephone (including|++ 353 1 8336984  /  ++ 353 1 8336985                    |
|country and area    |                                                         |
|code)               |                                                         |
|E-mail              |jevans@eircom.net                                        |

Participating institution 3
|Full legal name of  |                                                         |
|the institution in  |                                                         |
|the national        |                                                         |
|language            |                                                         |
|                    |Family  |                |First   |                     |
|                    |name :  |                |name :  |                     |
|Telephone (including|( +)                                                     |
|country and area    |                                                         |
|code)               |                                                         |
|E-mail              |@                                                        |

Participating institution n° _______
|Full legal name of  |                                                         |
|the institution in  |                                                         |
|the national        |                                                         |
|language            |                                                         |
|                    |Family  |                |First   |                     |
|                    |name:   |                |name    |                     |
|Telephone (including|( +)                                                     |
|country and area    |                                                         |
|code)               |                                                         |
|E-mail              |@                                                        |


Participating institution n° _______
|Full legal name of  |                                                         |
|the institution in  |                                                         |
|the national        |                                                         |
|language            |                                                         |
|                    |Family  |                |First   |                     |
|                    |name :  |                |name :  |                     |
|Telephone (including|( +)                                                     |
|country and area    |                                                         |
|code)               |                                                         |

Participating institution n°_____
|Full legal name of  |                                                         |
|the institution in  |                                                         |
|the national        |                                                         |
|language            |                                                         |
|                    |Family  |                |First   |                     |
|                    |name :  |                |name :  |                     |
|Telephone (including|( +)                                                     |
|country and area    |                                                         |
|code)               |                                                         |
|E-mail              |@                                                        |

|In addition to the participating organisations presented above, will there be |
|additional partner institutions which you hope to recruit before submitting a |
|full proposal? If so, please provide brief details of these3                  |
|                                                                              |


              2.    DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT / NETWORK ACTIVITIES

Describe all  the  following  aspects  of  your  proposal.  Answers  to  the
questions should be provided on  numbered  sheets  by  using  the  reference
number  of  each  question  and  limited  to  the  maximum  length  of  text
indicated. Do not forget to complete your application with  the  declaration
and signature box below. Unsigned applications will not be accepted.

1. Project / network content (maximum 3 pages)

1. Why is the project / network  /  thematic  seminar  needed?  Explain  the
   rationale and the background of the project / network / thematic seminar.

Training home of fellow companions from  Emmaüs  France  started  a  project
which wants to recycle computer and humans beings. In partner ship with  the
French  education  institution  they  took  part  in  the  European  project
SkoleLinux.
SkoleLinux is a project started few years ago. His  goal  is  to  produce  a
computerized, open-source and free teaching tool. Several teams are  working
on this project at the moment in Europe. Few problems  still  prevent  today
this project to access the success he is worthy of. First, there're too  few
people involved in the development. Second,  there's  no  study  made  which
could show the profit offered by this project. Last, there's for the  moment
no tool to translate and share the resources on the international side.

2. In case of networks /  thematic  seminars,  what  is  the  main  targeted
   thematic area?

New methods and educational  resources  using  the  SkoleLinux  open  source
solution as a tool to produce and diffuse teaching resource.

3. What are the objectives of the project  /  network  /  thematic  seminar?
   What is the expected impact of the project / network /  thematic  seminar
   on the situation described under point 1.1?

This project has 3 main goals:
    - Development of the computerized teaching tool: produce a  system  easy
      to install and easy to use
    -  Experimentation  and  evaluation:  install  the  system  in   various
      environments to evaluate the solution on pedagogical side, but also on
      the economical one.
    - Pooling of teaching resources: an evolutionary tool to  translate  and
      share teaching resources existing in the country of the partners.

4. What are the main outputs / products (e.g. training courses and  modules,
   guides,  directories,  common  tools,  Web-based   services,   multimedia
   products,  syntheses,  needs  analyses,  reports,  comparative  analyses,
   conferences, seminars etc.) to be developed by the project / network?

    - One (or more) cdrom to install easily a computer network which  offers
      a Numeric working Environment
    -  A study made in each country of the partners,  in  schools  and  also
      adults teaching institutes. A synthesis of this work will be done by a
      Trading school and a team of teaching professionals.
    - A web site to share and translate teaching resources: this tool should
      permit to obtain, for example, a software which exist only in  English
      translated to French, German .


5. What are the main activities  of  the  project  /  network  in  order  to
   achieve  the  outputs  /  products?  If  possible  please   provide   the
   approximate timetable foreseen.

    - Year 1:
         o Starting seminar and installation of the web site
         o Development seminar
         o Publication of the first Cdroms
    - Year 2:
         o Translating seminar
         o Installation of tests sites
         o Development seminar
    - Year 3:
         o Translating seminar
         o Data collect, analysis
         o Evaluation seminar, analysis publication


6. What are the precise targets  groups  which  will  benefit  directly  and
   indirectly from the outputs / products and activities of  the  project  /
   network / thematic seminar?

Our targets groups will  be  all  the  groups  who  will  be  able  to  test
SkoleLinux as teaching toll, notably:
    - Childs and young people in  learning  situations  (secondary  schools,
      high schools..)
    - Adults in difficulties (Emmaüs network)
    - Adults who encounter  difficulties  with  integration  and  illiteracy
      (Emmaüs, adults teaching institutes)

7. What are the main pedagogical concepts and  methodological  /  didactical
   approaches underlying the project / network / thematic seminar?

    - An education strategy for each one: the computerized  tool  offers  an
      evolution to each one on his own rhythm and own capacities. Thence the
      software solution brings a monitoring tool for each student.
    - The benefit of open source software: (a new mode of teaching with help
      of computers). All teaching resources are free  and  can  be  diffused
      without any problem of licence.
    - Social constructivist mode of teaching: the student makes progress  as
      much with his instruction as with the interactions with other  peoples
      on the network.

8. What do you consider to be innovative  about  the  project  /  network  /
   thematic seminar? What is the European dimension of the project / network
   / thematic seminar?

This project takes place in a non typical partnership. I could  be  seen  as
preposterous to associate Emmaüs  with  open  source  software  development.
But, if you look nearer, you will discover that the goals of this to  worlds
are very similar. Thence there's a love wedding to  celebrate  between  open
source software and social economy.

9. What is the dissemination potential of the outputs /  products  you  have
   described above, beyond the institutions (and,  if  possible,  countries)
   participating in the partnership?

    - Existing networks: Emmaüs France, Emmaüs Europe, Emmaüs international.
    - Pôle de compétences des logiciels libres, Espace 1er Degré
    - International network of Linux and open source software users
    - « fing » et du Ministère ( DT) Services infrastructures
    - .

2. Partnership composition and contribution (maximum 1  page;  for  networks
   maximum 2 pages)

1. Provide for each participating institution an approximate translation  of
   its title into English, French or German and a brief description  of  its
   main types of activity.
Training home for fellow companions - Emmaüs Forbach : reception center  for
people encountering integration and insertion problems. Emmaüs Forbach is  a
part of the national training home  for  follow  companions  which  develops
training programmes and development plans for all Emmaüs Groups  (over  230)
in France.
   Five different and complementary tools:
      - life and work community: 40 people
      - Social housing: 16 people
      - Insertions programme: 25 people
      - Guardian of waste sites: 13 people
      - Relaying home: 12 people
And an association which can boast  of  having  140  voluntary  workers  who
totalize 19.55 full-time jobs to provide the management

National Education sector: composed of  a  series  of  schools  led  by  the
education inspector.
Administrative and educational management  of  the  schools;  assessment  of
educational practice,  especially  concerning  the  use  of  TICE  (computer
helped working). The apprenticeships  provided  within  the  programmes  the
follow-through of schools projects including  TICE,  teacher's  professional
trainings.

The LUGs (Linux Users Groups): These groups shared  out  in  several  cities
work in the field of open source software. They  develop  which  they  share
with the world community of users.

Mount  Temple  Comprehensive  School  (Ireland):  Providing   academic   and
vocational education to school students aged 12 to 18 years old. The  school
has 850 full-time students.


2.  What  is  the  specific  expertise  provided   by   each   participating
   institution?

Training home of fellow companions: a computer network which reuses men  and
goods! Besides the implementation of a  solution  for  the  kind  of  people
taken in by Emmaüs, SkoleLinux could enable the  setting  up  of  a  reusing
network for obsolete computer equipment (To start a  network  you  need  one
single high performance computer , the others can be "recycled" machines)

Education inspector:
    - Abilities in the field for  evaluation  and  of  the  steady  work  of
      teaching teams.
    - Definition of the use of school  intranet  for  the  network  work  of
      pupils and teachers, taking-in of  solutions  in  the  school  project
      which enable to work in networks and better apprenticeships.
    - Responsibilities within all the abilities linked to the  use  of  open
      source software.

The LUGs (Linux users Groups): insure the software creations engineering.

Mount Temple Comprehensive School (Ireland): The school appears  to  be  one
of the few schools in the english-speaking world  to  have  implemented  the
skolelinux thin-client server system throughout the  school.  We  offer  the
possibility of dissemination of experiences to other schools.


3. Monitoring and evaluation (maximum ¼ page)

1. What methods will be  used  within  the  project  /  network  /  thematic
   seminar to monitor its progress towards the stated objectives?

There're two or three  seminar  planed  each  year  of  the  project.  These
meeting will be used to monitor the progress of the  project.  Moreover,  we
will build a managing and monitoring interface on the web site,  which  will
offer to each partner a global vision of the progress of the project.

2. What methods will be  used  within  the  project  /  network  /  thematic
   seminar to evaluate its success in attaining the stated objectives?

This evaluation will be led on two different but complementary levels
    - Follow-up of the teaching teams using SkoleLinux:
         o Evaluation of the SkoleLinux solution within the school  scheme:
           contributions and  problems  brought  in  by  the  solution  for
           apprenticeships.
         o Quizz
         o Technical evaluation  of  the  solution:  numbers  do  servicing
           operations, easy access to the solution for teachers, demand  of
           software development.
         o Training evaluation
    - Economic study of the solution within its environment
         o Cost of the installation, of servicing assistance
         o Comparison of other software solutions given.
         o Viability: evolution, updating.


4. Other aspects (maximum ¼ page)

Are there any other aspects of the proposed project / network  activities  /
thematic seminar which you feel the  Commission  should  take  into  account
when assessing your pre-proposal? If so, please provide brief details.

    - Ethics of free software: copying  non  free  software  should  not  be
      accepted nor encouraged. SkoleLinux proposes  a  free  and  non-paying
      alternative which enables a large amount of people to get access to  a
      quality tool.
    - Welcome of populations travelling throughout Europe and  often  native
      of countries from Eastern Europe: these are often the people  welcomed
      by social working organisations, people for who a multi language  tool
      like SkoleLinux would constitute an undeniable social profit.
    - This project is in line with sustainable development.






                              3.    DECLARATION


Declaration: This application is being submitted in the  full  knowledge  of
the appropriate authorities in the applicant institution and in each of  the
other participating institutions.






_______________________________              Date:
Signature of the Project / Network Coordinator or Legal Representative

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[1]   Please note that projects  submitted  under  action  Grundtvig  4  .1-
Grundtvig Thematic Seminars can have a maximum duration of 12 months.
[2]   Please note that projects  submitted  under  action  Grundtvig  1.1  -
Grundtvig Training Courses can have a maximum duration of 24 months.
[3]   This is the person  entitled  to  sign  the  grant  agreement  if  the
Commission decides to fund the project at the end of the selection process.
1     Please use 'type of institution' codes listed on page 2 of this form.
2     Please use 'country codes' listed on page 2 of this form.
1     Please use 'type of institution' codes listed on page 2 of this form.
2     Please use 'country codes' listed on page 2 of this form.
3     Please note that institutions listed in this box will not  be  counted
      towards fulfilling the minimum eligibility criterion relating  to  the
      number of participating institutions.

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