Currently, many non-formal institutions – public administrations, foundations, companies, non-governmental organizations… – use “the educational fact” as a way to achieve their objectives, whether communicative or informative.
Based on the experience of D’EP Institut in the implementation and accompaniment of educational projects, we contemplate a set of services which, applying their own methodology, allow adaptation to the project and the institution promoting it.
From the application of its own methodology and through a joint work with the institution, D’EP Institut’s team carries out the conceptualization and design of the educational project.
This methodology allows us to define: the objectives to be achieved, the aims and educational contents, the target population, as well as the professional profiles of those responsible for implementation (internal or external), the type of activities, contents, resources needed (economic and human) and implementation contexts, as well as the implementation schedule.
A key dimension of an educational project is its operationalization, the implementation of the concept in reality, in line with the objectives. From this perspective, D’EP Institut offers the service of Technical Secretariat of the Educational Project.
The general function of the Technical Secretariat is to ensure that the implementation of the project is carried out in a timely manner.
Many of the initiatives for educational purposes contemplate the celebration of unique events as a point of closure to a cycle of implementation (closing acts, awards or recognition, presentation of productions of participants…) or as spaces for reflection, exchange or construction of new knowledge (technical conferences, forums, congresses…). It is from this perspective that D’EP Institut offers the service of organizing events, contemplating from the conceptualization and design of the event to the management or production of the same, in an adjusted and flexible way, acting as a whole or in those areas where the institution needs support.
Currently, the evaluation of an educational project is a requirement – both internal and external – and not an option from the perspective of the conceptualization of one’s own program, as well as its implementation, continuity, or sustainability. Thus, D’EP Institut offers 3 lines of evaluation of educational projects (process, satisfaction and pedagogical impact), which focus on different dimensions of the initiative.
VRGreen Adventure is an innovative initiative to respond to the growing need to encourage pro-environmental attitudes in pupils from an early age. This project, co-funded by the Erasmus+ programme of the European Union, is led by the DEP Institut and created various educational materials for students to become agents of green change. Within the framework of the project, the following has been created:
The Cultura Universalis project aims to develop and test a series of culture-based creative activity workshops and an interactive online game to improve intercultural competence and prosocial attitude through art in children aged 7- 14, whose character and potential are still developing, so their receptivity to different stimuli is broader. Cultura Universalis aims to develop and test a series of culture-based creative activity workshops and an interactive online game to improve intercultural competence and prosocial attitude through art in children aged 7-14, the character and potential of those that are still developing, so their receptivity to different stimuli is broader. All the materials are organized through 7 themes:
Reference Point is an association that supports young people under guardianship, former wards, and/or at risk of exclusion in their emancipation process. During 2022 and 2023, D’EP Institut has supported the association in evaluating projects related to:
The Caja Navarra Foundation annually contributes to a fund aimed at forgotten humanitarian crises. D’EP Institut supported the management of the 2023 call for proposals, in which 8 entities applied, and three benefited: Manos Unidas, UNICEF, and ACNUR. Specifically, D’EP was responsible for preparing the materials for the jury, systematizing the evaluation criteria, collecting their contributions, and providing the results of their assessment.
D’EP Institut has facilitated the sessions promoted by the Advisory Council for Sustainable Development (CADS) to identify the 10 challenges for Sustainable Development (2022 edition - published in 2023) which have involved the participation of the Catalonia Alliance 2030. The task carried out by D’EP Institut has been the preparation of contents and materials for the sessions, their facilitation, and the analysis and presentation of conclusions. Prior to the first session, an online consultation was carried out with members of the Alliance to focus the debate In total, 4 sessions have been held, each lasting approximately 4 hours. You can consult the report at: https://cads.gencat.cat/web/.content/Documents/Informes/2023/10-REPTES-15_09_23-ACCESSIBLE.pdf
DE’P Institut has developed the "Practical Guide for the Evaluation of Local Health Plans" (PLS) at the request of the Barcelona Provincial Council, in order to have a document that facilitates evaluation and, therefore, assesses the achievement of the set objectives. The guide provides guidelines for planning and carrying out the monitoring and evaluation of the PLS, and also makes recommendations on the dissemination of the results obtained. It is structured into 6 chapters, and in the last one, a list of 10 basic principles to consider in the monitoring and/or evaluation of a PLS is offered. For more information: https://llibreria.diba.cat/cat/llibre/guia-practica-d-avaluacio-d-un-pla-local-de-salut_69070
