The title of the project is: Enhancing Gifted Students’ Learning and Motivation in a Varied Europe Our secondary grammar school provides students with general education in addition to preparing them for successful studies at tertiary level as the majority go on to higher education. The acclaim of the school is based on the high standard of teaching mathematics, physics and foreign languages, with opportunities to specialize in them. Furthermore, our school places a high priority on providing an encouraging environment for gifted children in various fields. The aim of this project is to improve the foreign language competence of the participating teachers in English, German and French. In order to improve the abilities and attitudes our students will need to study and work in an international environment in Europe, more highly qualified, well-trained, enterprising teachers are required. The actual project focuses both on improving the linguistic competence and enhancing professional skills our teachers of maths, Hungarian, physical education and languages need to enable their students to meet these expectations. The preparation of students for life-long learning is one of the major objectives of our school. However, schools of the 21st century are facing the challenge of being able to adapt to the needs of a rapidly changing world in terms of communicative and digital competencies. Teachers of all subjects need to improve these skills. The project also contributes to our other objective, namely establishing strategic partnerships with other European schools in order to increase our students’ mobility in the EU. We have already registered in the eTwinning network to find partner institutions and projects involving our school and studens. Moreover, we are planning to initiate an Erasmus+ KA2 strategic partnership, further developing our relationship, with our long-time partner school in Dortmund, Germany. Participating in courses for teachers from all over Europe will give us an opportunity to meet and communicate with potential future partners, thus building further international connections. The participants will be able to cooperate in a multilingual European environment and share their experience in their field. Furthermore, they will be able to acquire new student-centred teaching methods (cooperative/task-based/blended learning) and approaches (interdisciplinary, interactive). It is essential not only in teaching languages but also in science and skills subjects. The participating teachers will improve their English, French or German as well as gain information of their European colleagues’ education systems. Our institution will have a wider European perspective via cooperative learning environments in international groups and will benefit from our colleagues adapting their new skills into their daily school work. The school management, after consulting the leaders of the sub-teams, delegates several candidates to participate in the project. The participants have been elected democratically, with equal opportunity, according to their professional performance and efficiency. All nine nominated teachers intend to improve their professional competences and language skills by gaining extensive knowledge from the courses they attend within the selected countries. Our project includes 9 mobilities to 3 different destinations: the UK, France, Germany. The following courses will be attended by the colleagues: I. The UK • "Curriculum Development and Syllabus Design": one teacher of English, Erika Tünde Szabados will attend this course from 20/07/2015 to 31/07/2015 • "Language Improvement for Teachers”: one teacher of mathematics and physics, head teacher, Marianna Müllerné Ódor will attend this course from 27 July to 7 August 2015. • “Contemporary English”: one teacher of English, Zsuzsanna Kapásné Gavlik will attend this course from 27/07/2015 to 07/08/2015. • "Language Improvement for Teachers”: one teacher of Hungarian grammar and literature, Russian and drama, Péntek Klára; and one PE and therapeutic physical education teacher, Éva Szepessyné Azari will attend this course from 20/07/2015 to 31/07/2015. II. France • „Cours de Francais pour Professeurs” (‘French for Teachers’): one teacher of French Márta Edit Szeitlné Mészáros will attend this course from 20/07/2015 to 31/07/2015. III. Germany • „Auffrischungskurs für Deutschlehrer” (Refresher course for German teachers): one teacher of German and mathematics: Katalin Polányiné Boldog will attend this course from 03/08/2015 to 14/08/2015. • „Intensivkurs Deutsch” (Intensive German course): one teacher of mathematics and physics, Zoltánná Molnár; and one teacher of music and mathematics, Mária Pocsai will attend this course fom 03/08/2015 to 14/08/2015. These courses will provide opportunities for them to gain insight in the current trends and innovative practices to maintain an effective learning environment and better motivate gifted children.