The project is implemented through the collaboration of six partner schools from Romania (coordinator), Turkey, Poland, Bulgaria, Slovenia, Italy. The target group consists of 30 professors and 36 students. The aim is to implement an innovative non-formal methods, namely the Forum Theatre in the teaching/learning to make teaching more attractive and motivating students to develop the key skills necessary for personal and professional development for an easier transition from school to work . To reach this objective a research is done by applying a questionnaire on a number of 200 subjects, students from partner schools and conducted a survey to know the students' interests. The results are disseminated in a seminar entitled " The interests of teenagers and career success a comparative analysis " with guest teachers, parents, academics. Five teachers from partner schools participate in three training courses: " Introduction in specific forum theater" (Romania), "Using non -formal methods in the teaching / learning in a European context " (Bulgaria) , "ICT and virtual futures forum theater communication" (Romania). Students are initiated into this method and prepare two theater forum on topics relevant to the initial study under the guidance of teachers trained in the project. Productions are presented in a contest mini festival " With mask, without mask" and posted on the eTwinning and Facebook to track the impact of a larger number of beneficiaries. To develop communication skills in foreign languages, ICT and multiculturals, the teachers form mixed teams with pupils from partner countries. Each team performs a play presented in a mini - festival competition " We dream the same dream" with the participation of students. The plays are posted on Facebook and TwinSpace . After the second course about the use of forum theater method in teaching, teachers apply it in the classroom to various disciplines, in different moments of the lesson, in a multi disciplinary perspective. This experience is reflected in articles and papers presented at a meeting of the Teachers ' Forum Theatre, a non -formal teaching method: achievements and challenges " that is the basis for a methodological guide. Theater Forum method interests teachers to know their students better, to improve communication and emotional problems faced by some students, to develop students' communication skills in mother tongue and in foreign languages and social skills, ethical, multicultural and use of ICT. The printed edition of the methodological guide is presented in a final conference entitled " Theater forum non -formal teaching method in the European context " involving teachers, academics, parents and students. Teachers and students receive certificates of competence in Forum Theatre method. This is disseminated throughout the project according to plan and seeks its impact on the school, community and decision makers. Sustainability of the project is ensured by raising awareness of decision makers to recommend Forum Theatre method. Schools participating in the project will present in a ceremony ( school days) a forum theater play. The Facebook page of the project and TwinSpace still remain active , ensuring in this way the sustainability of the project. It is proposed a forum theatre course in the schools and a training course to providers offer accredited teacher courses. Also, is assigned a teacher to design an impact study on the extent of use of the method in various disciplines and attractive method among students. The result of the research, the impact study, is the starting point for the articles presented at various meetings of teachers, national congresses and symposium.
The project was implemented through the collaboration of six partners’ schools from Romania (coordinator), Turkey, Poland, Bulgaria, Slovenia, Italy. The project aim was: - to implement an innovative non-formal method, namely the Forum Theatre in the teaching/learning to make teaching more attractive - motivating students to develop the key skills necessary for personal and professional development for an easier transition from school to work The activities we had carry out had the purpose to achieve the objectives: OP1. Fostering quality innovative educational methods by using non-formal method of forum theatre in learning/teaching activities. OP2. Developing communication in foreign language, digital skills, entrepreneurship and civic skills to students for an easier transition from educational environment to the labor market. Op3. Developing ICT competency by using tools for enhancing communication, teaching, learning and assessment practice. OP4. Developing interest in multiculturalism and multilingualism, a responsive and proactive attitude towards new cultural contexts. The target group consists of teachers and students (between 15-19 years old) form the six partners, and, at the end of the project, more than 1000 peoples were involved directly or indirectly in the activities. The total international mobilities were 180 teachers and 60 students. To reach the above objectives the following activities were done in a logical sequence: 1. a research was done by applying a questionnaire on a number of 250 students. The results were published on the first intellectual output O1 “Values and interests of adolescents in Europe”. 2. The output O1 was disseminated in a multiplier event, a seminar "The interests of teenagers and career success a comparative analysis". 3. It had been organised four joint staff training: "Introduction in forum theatre" (Romania), "Using non -formal methods in the teaching / learning in a European context" (Bulgaria) , “Forum Theatre, a non -formal teaching method: achievements and challenges" (Turkey), "ICT and virtual futures forum theatre communication" (Romania). 4. It has been organised 2 learning activities: mini festivals "With mask, without mask" (Italy) and “We dream the same dream” (Slovenia). Students forum theatre plays were posted on the eTwinning and Facebook to track the impact of a larger number of beneficiaries. 5. Teachers applied the forum theatre method in the classroom to various disciplines. This experience was reflected in articles for the second output O2 “Forum theatre: a non-formal teaching method in European context: methodological guide”. 6. The intellectual output was presented in a second multiplier event, a conference "Theatre forum non -formal teaching method in the European context". The results of the project were consistent: 1. Intellectual output O1, a study “Values and interests of adolescents in Europe” that is based on 250 answers and emphasize the students interests. 2. Intellectual output O2, a methodological guide ““Forum theatre: a non-formal teaching method in European context: methodological guide” that has attached 2 DVD with examples of good practice. 3. Two student magazines “Open gates to Europe”, one for each project year with articles written by students about non-formal experiences they had in school. 4. 15 recorded forum theatre plays 5. 9 articles about non-formal methods of education and forum theatre 6. participation to an International Theatre Festival (Iasi, Romania), a Regional theatre contest (Baia Mare, Romania), a local theatre contest (Iasi, Romania) Students also were involved in celebration some international days, they performed their plays with different occasion (like Christmas), they prepared trailers for their forum plays, advertise it is school, participated to Romanian national contest “Made for Europe”, involved in helping others, prepared project newspapers, presented their experience as guests in the multiplier event E2. Forum Theatre method determined teachers to know their students better, to improve communication and emotional problems faced by some students, to develop students' communication skills in mother tongue and in foreign languages. Students improved social skills, ethical, multicultural ones and improved their use of ICT. During the implementation of project, teachers of different specialties have worked together, exchanged experiences, enriched their knowledge. They improved and developed their pedagogical skills, communication in foreign languages, organisational skills and use of ICT for teaching. The dissemination tools and channels that we have used had an impact on the school, on community and decision makers and we believe we already rose awareness of decision makers to recommend Forum Theatre method. With the completion of the project we continue with the implementation of forum theatre method both in the schools participating in the project and in other schools.