ERASMUS+ PARTNERSHIP PROPOSAL SUMMARY
Organization Name
Joanna Pinewood Education Ltd
Key Competency Areas
Adult Education, Green Skills & Permaculture, Digital/AR Pedagogy, Social Cohesion & Inclusive Mentoring
Target Actions
Erasmus+ Cooperation Partnerships (KA2), Capacity Building, Mobility Projects (KA1)
1. Executive Summary & Value Proposition
Joanna Pinewood Education (JPE) brings over three decades of international educational leadership and practical sustainability experience to European consortia. Represented in over 40 European projects (including PHARE, TACIS, Grundtvig, Lifelong Learning, and Erasmus+), JPE specializes in transforming complex environmental and technical concepts into engaging, joyful adult learning experiences.
By combining practical green skills (permaculture, eco-retrofitting, artificial intelligence, experience of girls’&women’s education ) with innovative and creative pedagogical tools and inclusive mentoring, JPE empowers adult learners, neurodiverse individuals, and educators to develop actionable competencies for the sustainable green and digital transitions.
2. Core Expertise & Operational Contributions
GREEN SKILLS & ECOLOGY
Permaculture, Retrofitting, Soil Health
INNOVATIVE PEDAGOGY
Augmented Reality (AR), Networked Math
INCLUSIVE MENTORING
Neurodiversity, Trauma, Active Citizenship
EU PROPOSAL & STRATEGY
Application Design, Capacity Building
Green Skills & Regenerative Ecology
Active contributor to the Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT) and co-signatory to the UN Manifesto for Soil Regeneration (Grenoble, 2018). JPE hosts immersive permaculture and eco-retrofitting workshops where international university volunteers combine practical sustainability work with language mastery.
Innovative & Joyful Adult Learning
Pioneers of augmented reality tools (JoyAR) and creative numeracy frameworks (Let’s Do It Creatively…) that turn foundational skills into tools for active citizenship.
Capacity Building & Proposal Mastery
Experienced in delivering high-level proposal-writing and capacity-building workshops, including strategic training for the German National Agency in Kosovo and staff training for Austria’s Skills International Institute.
3. Highlighted European Project Track Record
| Project Title / Framework | Focus & Role | Major Deliverable / Impact |
|---|---|---|
| Let's Do It Creatively... (Grundtvig) | Basic Numeracy & Applied Business Math | Co-authored Learning Through Networks (ISBN 978-99957-0-58-4) & business case studies. |
| Creatively & Environmentally (Grundtvig) | Renewable Energy for Adult Learners | Developed hands-on environmental training models & the Renewable Energy Report 2013. |
| JoyAR (Adult Education) | Augmented Reality in Vocational Training | Integrated AR visual tools to boost engagement for non-traditional adult learners. |
| Grundtvig Adult Literacy | Active Citizenship & Social Inclusion | Linked foundational literacy directly to community empowerment and democratic participation. |
| Skills International (4 Projects) | Trainer & Staff Capacity Building | Delivered specialized Erasmus+ training programs for Austrian vocational staff and educators. |
4. What JPE Brings to Your Consortia
Intellectual Outputs & Curriculum Design
Expertise in writing practical handbooks, creating blended learning modules, and designing hands-on green skills curricula.
Specialized Mentoring Frameworks
Integration of neurodivergent-friendly teaching, art-based trauma support, and emotional resilience models into adult education.
Dissemination & Strategic Networking
Active participation in international forums (e.g., Horizon Europe Brussels, World Congress of Poles executive training) ensuring wide dissemination across European educational networks.
From our projects
Become a partner
Joanna Pinewood Education wishes to attract Transnational Partners, Transnational Interns and European Volunteers for International Lifelong Learning, Erasmus Plus and Horizon Europe Projects