SMASH: An Innovative Training Approach for Parent Education in Mathematics and Science

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Acknowledging the central role of parents in children's learning, the recently EU-funded Grundtvig Action Project SMASH (Lifelong Learning Program 2007-09) aims to raise the educational standards of European youth in mathematics and science by cultivating
underlying home cultures as springboards for learning. The project consortium will develop, pilot-test and deliver an innovative intercultural parent-trainer training course and related resources for professionals involved in parent education initiatives. The course will provide these professionals with current knowledge, techniques, and implementation tools for the provision of high-quality, culturally differentiated training in mathematics and science education to parents of elementary and middle school children (ages 6-15) in their communities. Online multilingual resources will support and promote the program's activities and objectives by offering open access to the parenttrainer training course content and tools.