{"id":20951,"date":"2026-07-04T18:44:17","date_gmt":"2026-07-04T17:44:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/davittcollege.ie\/?page_id=20951"},"modified":"2026-09-22T12:55:44","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T11:55:44","slug":"erasmus","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/davittcollege.ie\/dev\/erasmus\/","title":{"rendered":"Erasmus+"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"20951\" class=\"elementor elementor-20951\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aac8cfb e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"aac8cfb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ae5026 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8ae5026\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8b5289 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d8b5289\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"864\" src=\"https:\/\/davittcollege.ie\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/euflaghero-1536x864.jpg\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536 wp-image-20953\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davittcollege.ie\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/euflaghero-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/davittcollege.ie\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/euflaghero-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/davittcollege.ie\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/euflaghero-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/davittcollege.ie\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/euflaghero-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/davittcollege.ie\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/euflaghero-24x14.jpg 24w, https:\/\/davittcollege.ie\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/euflaghero-36x20.jpg 36w, https:\/\/davittcollege.ie\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/euflaghero-48x27.jpg 48w, https:\/\/davittcollege.ie\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/euflaghero.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 data-interaction-id=\"e7d14c0\" class=\"e-e7d14c0-747a847 e-heading-base\">Erasmus+<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0400c6c e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0400c6c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d6a2a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"2d6a2a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- PREMIUM ERASMUS+ INTRO -->\n<div class=\"erasmus-full-bleed-wrapper\">\n  <div class=\"erasmus-container\">\n\n    <!-- Left Column: Content & Accreditation Context -->\n    <div class=\"erasmus-content-col\">\n\n      <div class=\"erasmus-badge\">\n        <span class=\"badge-dot\"><\/span>\n        Official EU Accreditation\n      <\/div>\n\n      <h2 class=\"erasmus-title\">What is Erasmus+?<\/h2>\n\n      <p class=\"erasmus-subtitle\">\n        \"Erasmus+ is a European Union Programme supporting citizens in their personal and professional development through education, training, youth, and sport.\"\n      <\/p>\n\n      <span class=\"erasmus-source\">\n        \u2014 Programme Guide 2021\u20132027\n      <\/span>\n\n      <p class=\"erasmus-description\">\n        Empowering students and educators through international educational pathways, fostering European cooperation, cultural immersion, and global citizenship. Building upon official Erasmus+ Accreditation awarded through L\u00e9argas, Davitt College maintains dynamic, multi-destination partnerships spanning Germany, Finland, France, and Belgium\u2014opening exceptional global learning, student mobility, and professional job-shadowing opportunities across Europe.\n      <\/p>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n    <!-- Right Column: Premium Certificate Display Card -->\n    <div class=\"erasmus-media-col\">\n\n      <div class=\"certificate-card\">\n\n        <div class=\"certificate-frame\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/davittcollege.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/pdf-of-Erasmus-Certificate-for-DC.jpg\"\n            alt=\"Erasmus Accreditation Certificate - Davitt College\"\n            class=\"certificate-img\"\n          >\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"certificate-caption\">\n          <span class=\"validity-tag\">Valid 2024 \u2013 2027<\/span>\n          <span class=\"cert-authority\">L\u00e9argas \/ European Union<\/span>\n        <\/div>\n\n      <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<style>\n.erasmus-full-bleed-wrapper {\n  font-family: 'Plus Jakarta Sans', sans-serif;\n  width: 100vw;\n  position: relative;\n  left: 50%;\n  margin-left: -50vw;\n  background: #f8fafc;\n  padding: 60px 20px 40px 20px;\n  box-sizing: border-box;\n  overflow: hidden;\n}\n\n.erasmus-container {\n  width: 100%;\n  max-width: 1140px;\n  margin: 0 auto;\n  display: grid;\n  grid-template-columns: 1.1fr 0.9fr;\n  gap: 50px;\n  align-items: center;\n  box-sizing: border-box;\n}\n\n.erasmus-content-col {\n  display: flex;\n  flex-direction: column;\n  text-align: left;\n}\n\n.erasmus-badge {\n  display: inline-flex;\n  align-items: center;\n  gap: 8px;\n  width: fit-content;\n  margin-bottom: 20px;\n  padding: 6px 14px;\n\n  background: #e8f5e9;\n  color: #254b2e;\n\n  border-radius: 50px;\n\n  font-size: 12px;\n  font-weight: 700;\n  letter-spacing: 0.5px;\n  text-transform: 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0.08);\n}\n\n.certificate-card:hover .certificate-img {\n  transform: scale(1.02);\n}\n\n@media (max-width: 900px) {\n\n  .erasmus-full-bleed-wrapper {\n    padding: 60px 15px 40px 15px;\n  }\n\n  .erasmus-container {\n    grid-template-columns: 1fr;\n    gap: 40px;\n  }\n\n  .erasmus-title {\n    font-size: 28px !important;\n  }\n}\n\n@media (max-width: 600px) {\n\n  .erasmus-full-bleed-wrapper {\n    padding: 45px 15px 35px 15px;\n  }\n\n  .certificate-caption {\n    align-items: flex-start;\n    flex-direction: column;\n  }\n\n  .cert-authority {\n    text-align: left;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-018d1ea e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"018d1ea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4552ae9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"4552ae9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- PREMIUM ERASMUS+ PILLARS SECTION (FULL-BLEED) -->\n<div class=\"erasmus-pillars-full-bleed\" style=\"font-family: 'Plus Jakarta Sans', sans-serif; width: 100vw !important; position: relative !important; left: 50% !important; right: 50% !important; margin-left: -50vw !important; margin-right: -50vw !important; max-width: 100vw !important; background: #ffffff; padding: 90px 20px 110px 20px; box-sizing: border-box; overflow: hidden; margin-top: 0 !important; margin-bottom: 0 !important;\">\n  <div class=\"pillars-container\" style=\"max-width: 1140px; margin: 0 auto; display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 30px; box-sizing: border-box;\">\n    \n    <!-- Card 1: Student Pathways & Exchange -->\n    <div class=\"pillar-card\" style=\"background: #ffffff; border: 1px solid #e2e8f0; border-radius: 20px; padding: 40px 35px; display: flex; flex-direction: column; text-align: left; position: relative; overflow: hidden; transition: transform 0.3s ease, box-shadow 0.3s ease, border-color 0.3s ease; box-shadow: 0 4px 20px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.02); box-sizing: border-box;\">\n      <div class=\"pillar-icon-wrap\" style=\"width: 60px; height: 60px; background: #f1f5f9; border-radius: 14px; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 25px; color: #254b2e; transition: background 0.3s ease, color 0.3s ease;\">\n        <svg class=\"pillar-icon\" fill=\"currentColor\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" style=\"width: 28px; height: 28px;\"><path d=\"M21 16v-2l-8-5V3.5c0-.83-.67-1.5-1.5-1.5S10 2.67 10 3.5V9l-8 5v2l8-2.5V19l-2 1.5V22l3.5-1 3.5 1v-1.5L13 19v-5.5l8 2.5z\"\/><\/svg>\n      <\/div>\n      <h3 class=\"pillar-title\" style=\"font-size: 22px; font-weight: 800; color: #0f2015; margin: 0 0 16px 0; letter-spacing: -0.3px;\">Student Pathways &amp; Exchange<\/h3>\n      <p class=\"pillar-text\" style=\"font-size: 15px; color: #475569; line-height: 1.7; margin: 0 0 25px 0; flex-grow: 1;\">\n        Our students enjoy face-to-face and blended learning experiences with European partner schools across Germany, France, and Belgium. They form lasting friendships, collaborate on shared projects, learn new languages, and experience diverse cultures first-hand.\n      <\/p>\n      <div class=\"pillar-footer\" style=\"border-top: 1px solid #f1f5f9; padding-top: 20px; display: flex; align-items: center;\">\n        <span class=\"pillar-tag\" style=\"font-size: 11px; font-weight: 700; color: #254b2e; background: #e8f5e9; padding: 6px 12px; border-radius: 6px; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.5px;\">Global Mobility<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <!-- Card 2: Staff Training & Liaison -->\n    <div class=\"pillar-card\" style=\"background: #ffffff; border: 1px solid #e2e8f0; border-radius: 20px; padding: 40px 35px; display: flex; flex-direction: column; text-align: left; position: relative; overflow: hidden; transition: transform 0.3s ease, box-shadow 0.3s ease, border-color 0.3s ease; box-shadow: 0 4px 20px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.02); box-sizing: border-box;\">\n      <div class=\"pillar-icon-wrap\" style=\"width: 60px; height: 60px; background: #f1f5f9; border-radius: 14px; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 25px; color: #254b2e; transition: background 0.3s ease, color 0.3s ease;\">\n        <svg class=\"pillar-icon\" fill=\"currentColor\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" style=\"width: 28px; height: 28px;\"><path d=\"M20 3H4c-1.1 0-2 .9-2 2v11c0 1.1.9 2 2 2h3l-1 1v2h12v-2l-1-1h3c1.1 0-2-.9-2-2V5c0-1.1-.9-2-2-2zm0 13H4V5h16v11zM14 8h-4v2h4V8zm0 3h-4v2h4v-2z\"\/><\/svg>\n      <\/div>\n      <h3 class=\"pillar-title\" style=\"font-size: 22px; font-weight: 800; color: #0f2015; margin: 0 0 16px 0; letter-spacing: -0.3px;\">Staff Training &amp; Liaison<\/h3>\n      <p class=\"pillar-text\" style=\"font-size: 15px; color: #475569; line-height: 1.7; margin: 0 0 25px 0; flex-grow: 1;\">\n        Our educators participate in premier international job-shadowing initiatives\u2014ranging from partner schools in H\u00f6chstadt and secondary institutions in Finland to specialised exchanges in France\u2014sharing teaching methodologies and driving professional excellence.\n      <\/p>\n      <div class=\"pillar-footer\" style=\"border-top: 1px solid #f1f5f9; padding-top: 20px; display: flex; align-items: center;\">\n        <span class=\"pillar-tag\" style=\"font-size: 11px; font-weight: 700; color: #254b2e; background: #e8f5e9; padding: 6px 12px; border-radius: 6px; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.5px;\">Professional Excellence<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<style>\n  \/* --- FORCE ELEMENTOR PARENT CONTAINERS TO STRIP PADDING\/MARGINS --- *\/\n  .elementor-element:has(.erasmus-pillars-full-bleed),\n  .elementor-widget-html:has(.erasmus-pillars-full-bleed),\n  .elementor-widget-container:has(.erasmus-pillars-full-bleed),\n  div.e-con:has(.erasmus-pillars-full-bleed),\n  div.e-con-inner:has(.erasmus-pillars-full-bleed) {\n    margin-top: 0 !important;\n    margin-bottom: 0 !important;\n    padding-top: 0 !important;\n    padding-bottom: 0 !important;\n  }\n\n  \/* --- CARD INTERACTIVE HOVER STATES --- *\/\n  .pillar-card::before {\n    content: '';\n    position: absolute;\n    top: 0;\n    left: 0;\n    width: 100%;\n    height: 4px;\n    background: #254b2e;\n    opacity: 0;\n    transition: opacity 0.3s ease;\n  }\n\n  .pillar-card:hover {\n    transform: translateY(-6px);\n    box-shadow: 0 16px 40px rgba(37, 75, 46, 0.08) !important;\n    border-color: #254b2e !important;\n  }\n\n  .pillar-card:hover::before {\n    opacity: 1;\n  }\n\n  .pillar-card:hover .pillar-icon-wrap {\n    background: #254b2e !important;\n    color: #cad244 !important;\n  }\n\n  \/* --- MOBILE RESPONSIVE BREAKPOINTS --- *\/\n  @media (max-width: 768px) {\n    .erasmus-pillars-full-bleed {\n      padding: 60px 15px 80px 15px !important;\n      margin-top: 0 !important;\n    }\n    .pillars-container {\n      grid-template-columns: 1fr !important;\n      gap: 20px !important;\n    }\n    .pillar-card {\n      padding: 30px 20px !important;\n    }\n  }\n<\/style>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b04099 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5b04099\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc4b9a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"fc4b9a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- ========================================================================== -->\n<!-- ERASMUS+ LEADERSHIP: TEAM COMPONENT -->\n<!-- ========================================================================== -->\n<div style=\"font-family: 'Plus Jakarta Sans', sans-serif; padding: 40px 20px; background-color: #ffffff;\">\n  <div style=\"max-width: 1140px; margin: 0 auto;\">\n\n    <!-- SECTION HEADER -->\n    <div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; margin-bottom: 50px;\">\n      <span style=\"color: #5a6d54; font-weight: 800; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 3px; font-size: 11px; display: block; margin-bottom: 10px;\">Davitt College International<\/span>\n      <h2 style=\"font-size: 40px !important; color: #0A2240; font-weight: 800; margin: 0 0 15px 0; text-align: center;\">Meet the Leadership<\/h2>\n      <div style=\"width: 50px; height: 3px; background: #5a6d54; border-radius: 2px; margin-bottom: 20px;\"><\/div>\n      <p style=\"font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.8; color: #475569; max-width: 750px; margin: 0 auto; font-weight: 400; text-align: center;\">\n        Driving international mobility, cultural exchange, and collaborative European projects across our school community.\n      <\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <!-- ERASMUS+ LEADS SECTION (BALANCED 2 COLS) -->\n    <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); gap: 24px;\" class=\"erasmus-team-grid\">\n\n      <!-- Leader 1: Maria Carey -->\n      <div class=\"team-profile-card\">\n        <div class=\"profile-glow head-glow\"><\/div>\n        <div class=\"profile-icon-box head-icon\">\n          <svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M12 2l3.09 6.26L22 9.27l-5 4.87 1.18 6.88L12 17.77l-6.18 3.25L7 14.14 2 9.27l6.91-1.01L12 2z\"\/><\/svg>\n        <\/div>\n        <div style=\"text-align: left; overflow: hidden; z-index: 1;\">\n          <span class=\"profile-label head-label\">Erasmus+ Lead<\/span>\n          <span class=\"profile-name\">Ms. Carey<\/span>\n          <div style=\"display: flex; gap: 6px; flex-wrap: wrap; margin-top: 4px;\">\n            <span class=\"profile-subject-tag head-tag\">German<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <!-- Leader 2: Stephanie Kelly -->\n      <div class=\"team-profile-card\">\n        <div class=\"profile-glow head-glow\"><\/div>\n        <div class=\"profile-icon-box head-icon\">\n          <svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M12 2l3.09 6.26L22 9.27l-5 4.87 1.18 6.88L12 17.77l-6.18 3.25L7 14.14 2 9.27l6.91-1.01L12 2z\"\/><\/svg>\n        <\/div>\n        <div style=\"text-align: left; 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