Go International 2015 Project background and objectives The AHS Rahlgasse linked the present project with the process successfully launched last year: QIR (Quality development and Internationalization Rahlgasse). We could expand and intensivy international contacts in order to benefit strategically in terms of quality development alongside our school focus areas Gender - Environment - Social awareness. Teachers' competences have been improved in terms of content, teaching methods and planning. The project activities contributed to the quality development of international contacts and the interconnection of the aforementioned three school focus areas - both at level of planning and organization, content and didactics. We pursued three specific objectives with this project: 1) Structural and qualitative validation of internationalization at school 2) Training on specific topics (foreign languages, Holocaust Education, new forms of learning) 3) Enhancement of existing cooperation and networking Participants The target group for the chosen activities are teachers of different subject groups: Languages, History and Citizenship education, but also teachers who have come together in the course of last year’s task group Internationalization ("AGInt"). The participants are involved in the AGInt and actively participate in quality development and internationalization measures. Total number of participants: 7 Activities Four specific activities (ABCD) took place as planned: A: Two teachers were attending a language course. Objectives were improving language skills and the development of teaching methodology and intercultural competence. The aim here was and is to professionally support the new CLIL (Content and Language Integrated Learning)-branch of our school. B: Training for members of the newly launched task group Internationalization (AGInt): Participation of five people in the international conference "Creativity - Internationalism and Innovation in the classroom". The program included lectures, practical workshops for the implementation of international projects and networking activities. C: Two teachers took part in Jobshadowing with our partner schools in Norway. The aim was getting to know the partner organization and its experience in language teaching, the development of joint educational activities (eg via e-twinning) and identifying opportunities for further cooperation, especially in terms of German as a foreign language tuition. D: One teacher was attending events addressing Holocaust education, in cooperation with "Morah - March of remembrance and hope" in Auschwitz-Birkenau. This serves the goal which is formulated as a target in the school’s profile: the continuous effort to counteract fascist and racist ideologies and attitudes. Results, effects, long-term benefits Participants received qualitative and quantitative input for teaching and learning and we intensified international co-operation activities with an impact on school development. Learning outcomes are having a quality impact on classroom teaching, not only for the teachers directly involved but also of the respective subject groups, since the project participants act as multipliers. The teachers active in the AGInt have been able to further develop their competencies (intercultural, methodological, project development) through participating in the project activities. This enables them to actively and professionally contribute to future cooperation projects and exchange programmes. The school's internationalization efforts are structurally well embedded: there is a task group (AGInt) to develop and support international activities. The AGInt is represented in the school development team, in addition there is a responsible coordinating teacher. Therefore, evaluation of experience and development of activities takes place in a structured process involving all relevant actors. Results of this project "Go International 2015" will be included in future development plans. Medium-term objectives include expansion of school partnerships involving international exchange of students in order to increase intercultural sensitivity and to contribute to European citizenship education. All in all we aim at qualitative stimuli for future international cooperation and quality development at school level resulting in enhancement of teaching and learning in the classrooms. With the present project we managed to secure and guarantee the development process started last year. At the same we got input and ideas for the the future and for promote a sustainable, long term process towards internationalization of our school.