The project "Sustainable European" developing exchanges and cooperation between European schools to promote exchanges of best teaching practices and personal development of students and their skills, including technological and language while incorporating the concepts of European citizenship and multiculturalism.The project's objectives: firstly - the exchange of innovative approaches among teachers; and secondly the development of the environmental awareness of young people, through the energy, natural resources and reusing waste. They seek the opportunity for students to practice languages by exchanging with European peers, but also to work with schools - partners in actions on the theme of sustainable development. The interest for learners is to provide them a better knowledge of Europe, develop their intellectual curiosity about different cultures, practice foreign languages, working on renewable energy and the environment in general of a much more concrete and practical with traditional course. The participation of students with disabilities teach our students to respect the people in need. The project aims to develop digital skills focused on the teacher and the student by developing appropriate teaching methods of assessment and certification by the implementation of quality education systems.The project provides for the realization of various activities - Common site, glossary, exhibitions, films, booklets, brochures, slide shows, CD, multilingual collection. The creation of a common website, powered continuously by the teachers and students, will allow a permanent intercultural dialogue between them. It will be accessible to all young European visitors and will contribute to developing a European awareness on responsible citizenship.The activities targeting teachers, students, parents and professionals, society - participating in local activities. They attract public attention / 250 persons / and provoke the interest of the local press. Those indirectly benefited the project and people outside the institution will be affected to different degrees by the project. Each partner will benefit the help of local organizations / structures in the town hall and the prefecture / to develop correct and accurate products.Teachers will develop innovative teaching tools on the theme of the environment, students will create digital documents and paper on the same subject. Teachers will use them by developing teaching tools. The partners will organize two transnational meetings. The first - to define the activities of the Project Steering Committee - the organization and monitoring of the work program and the second - to finalize the project, take stock, trace the activities of dissemination products and tools developed.To achieve the different stages of the project we will organize three training activities of short duration - in other partner countries to present documents prepared and take stock of each stage of the project. These activities will be organized as: conference; exhibition and seminar. Students will carry out the activities and the teachers will organize the open house lessons and presentation of innovative teaching tools.The project results will remain available and will be used by the general public by ensuring favorable conditions:- The site dedicated to the project will provide current information on all the activities and the products an easy and accessible to stakeholders - teachers, students, society in the partner countries;- The person who is in charge of dissemination activities in each country will produce high quality activities to popularize products- meetings, conferences.The project results will be made on the platform of valorization / dissemination of the European Commission.This project will involve a wide range of partners to take advantage of experience, and profiles of expertise and produce useful results and high quality. The products will be used in biology classes, ecology, geography, chemistry, foreign languages, IT, labor clubs in areas of the partnership. The teams are motivated to exploit non-traditional, innovative methods to attract the attention of young people, causing them to stay in class, fighting against school dropout and absenteeism.
• Context of the project The "Sustainable Europe" project has developed communication and cooperation between European schools to promote the exchange of good pedagogical practices and the personal development of learners and their skills, especially technological and linguistic, while integrating the notions of European citizenship. and multiculturalism. • Objectives This project had for the objectives: on the one hand - the exchange of innovative approaches among teachers; and on the other hand the development of the environmental consciousness of young people, through energies, natural resources and the reuse of waste. They aimed at the opportunity for students to practice languages by interacting with European comrades, but also to work with high schools - partners in actions on the theme of sustainable development. The interest of the learners has brought a better knowledge of Europe, to develop their curiosity of mind on these different cultures, to practice foreign languages, to work on renewable energies and the environment in general in a very different way. more concrete and practical than traditional courses. • Number and profile of participating organizations In this European partnership, five secondary schools participate: Coordinator - "Atanas Burov" vocational school, public institution, the largest vocational high school in the Silistra region, Bulgaria. The students are 15 and 19 years old. The duration of the course is five years and provides a general presentation in the field of economics. Partners: - Don Bosco College, a mixed secondary school, pupils from 12 to 18 years old. The school has 1650 students and is located in the suburbs of Ghent, Zwijnaarde, Belgium. The school offers a general education with Latin sections, scientific, economic, mathematical and modern languages; - "Leonardo da Vinci" High School, public institution, the largest in the Province of Macerata, Civitanova Marche, Italy. The students are 14 - 19 years old. The duration of the courses is 5 years, at the end of which students have access to universities. The preparation changes according to the Sections: Scientific, Linguistic, Classical, Technological; - Jean Durroux vocational school, Ferrières sur Ariège, France, a professional public establishment whose apprenticeship programs concern fashion, laundry, commerce and sales, administration and secretarial services. The staff is 420 students and 50 teachers; - Technological High School Baia de Fier is located in the department of Gorj, Romania. Here work 60 teachers and 780 students - primary school, middle school and high school (up to 19 years old). Students aged 14-19 are the target group of the project. • Description of the main activities implemented: - workshops, round table, meeting, interactive games; - research, collect and present educational materials - conferences, seminars, exhibitions; - implementation of innovative practices in the fields of education and training - on-site and in paper form. Activities on the four themes chosen: -Conference "Elements of the environment - water, air, earth, fire, climate", using digital technologies, films, images / in Bulgaria /; -Exhibition "Biodiversity - flora and fauna" - digital resources, images, drawings / in Italy /; - Seminar "Human factors to defend nature" - scientific research, diagrams, diagrams / in France /; - Conference "Bioethics issues - recycling, water saving, renewable energy" / in Belgium /. Publication of the documents drawn up / Romania /. • Results and impacts achieved: - Promote European cooperation and develop new didactic methods; - Awareness of the international character of a modern scientific organization; -Increase technical skills using ICT; -Definition of new teaching methods and exchange of know-how concerning Sustainable Development; -Use of this theme as pedagogical tools facilitating social integration; -Integration of students from immigrant or minority backgrounds; - Better knowledge of the environment by participating students; -Motivation of teaching and students to learning one or more foreign languages. • Where applicable, long-term benefits: The products will be used in the courses of biology, ecology, geography, chemistry, foreign languages, computer science, the work of clubs in the regions of the partnership. The teams are motivated to use non-traditional, innovative methods to attract the attention of young people, cause them to stay in class, fighting school dropout and absenteeism. Site: https://europedurable2016.alle.bg/