« The think-fairs about transitions » is a partnership of four secundary schools of Belgium, Spain, Italy and Norway that aims to develop a few "good practices" that will enhance pupils' school motivation and implication in the study of subjects taught in several disciplines (science, history, geography, economic and social sciences) and, from there, will improve their disciplinary skills and soft skills (the use of ICT, taste for creativity and research, team spirit, entrepreneurship). The project has two lines of thought. 1.The contents of the subjects taught in the school curricula : how can they be made more interesting for the pupils ? To meet this need, it has been decided to link some of the subjects taught at school to a few important issues concerning the current changes in our European societies, structured around four reflection workshops called « Think-fairs about transitions ». The first is entitled “Being a citizen” and will take place in Norway. It will focus on the issues raised by living together in a multicultural environment. The second “Facing the migration crisis” is planned in Italy. It will explore how migrations (emigration and immigration) have marked the history of the four partners’ countries and how their country is responding to the refugee crisis facing Europe today. The third think-fair will take place in Spain and will deal with questions relating to climate change and energy management. The fourth called “What kind of job will I practice in the future?” will be held in Belgium; it will consider the pupils’ questions about their professional future in connection with the situation of economic development in their society. 2. The teaching and learning methods : which are the ones that get pupils to actively involve in their learnings ? The project will experiment a series of learning and teaching activities aiming at reaching this goal. These activities will be various and varied (ppt presentations, plays-roles, interviews...) and will be realized with the pupils' participation and active involvement during the preparatory activities within the partner-schools and during the transnational meetings. Each of the "Think-fairs" will lead the partner-teachers to highlight a series of "good practices" that enhance pupils' motivation in their learnings.
"Transition Fairs" is a partnership of four secondary schools in Belgium, Spain, Italy and Norway whose aim was to develop some "good practices" that promote students' academic motivation and their involvement. in the study of subjects taught (in science, history and geography, economics and social sciences) and, from there, which improve their disciplinary and transversal skills (use of digital, spirit of research and creativity, team spirit, entrepreneurial spirit). The project consisted of two lines of reflection: 1. Contents of subjects taught in school curricula: how to make them more interesting to pupils? The chosen track was to link them to some big questions of the news about the changes of our European societies declined in four workshops of reflection called "Salons of transitions". The first entitled "Being a citizen" took place in Norway and was dedicated to the issues of living together in a multicultural environment. The students produced a play highlighting the stereotypes of each partner and the way citizenship was lived in schools. The second "Facing the migration crisis" was planned in Italy. He studied how migration (emigration and immigration) has shaped the history of the four partner countries and how their country has responded to the refugee crisis in Europe today. The purpose of the fair was to meet immigrants in a reception center and especially to discuss and discuss their situation. The third exhibition took place in Spain and addressed issues related to climate change and energy management. Students and teachers were able to visit a solar power plant and especially the evolution of the processes used. The fourth Salon entitled "What job to perform later? "Took place in Belgium and was interested in questions that young people ask about their professional future in relation to the economic development situation of their country. Visits by different local and regional companies helped to illustrate the theme of the meeting. 2. Teaching and learning methods: which ones lead students to become involved in their learning and to invest fully in it? The project experimented with a series of learning and teaching activities aimed at achieving this goal. These activities were varied and varied (presentations, role plays, interviews ...) and were carried out with the participation and active involvement of students in the preparatory work in the four partner schools and in transnational activities. Each of the "Transition Salons" has resulted in the highlighting by the teacher-partners of a series of "good practices" that promote students' motivation to learn. Through this project, the greatest benefit is the openness of young people to Europe and the motivation to participate in other projects.