The partnership is planned between 7 countries: France, Iceland, Hungary, Poland, Sweden, Italy and Spain. Institutions vary in size, the age of students in classes and specificity. This work will influence directly about 700 children and 40 teachers. All teachers will work on the project tasks either in bigger or smaller groups where there will be about 10 teachers from different disciplines of all institutions.We found together mutual problems which our students have to face such disrespect, intolerance, increased conflict in recreation, marginalization, increasing students' academic failure, lack of motivation in effort.Our institutions want to create a unifying event and training around an original and sporty approach. Each institution will set up a walking route around its permises (sustainable sporting path, marked along with a paper and web presentation guide). The joint actions and practices of the decided task will provide to our common achievement, but its implementation can differ in each partner country. Moreover, each school group will share its experience in physical education.The sharing of methods, approaches around sports activities will enrich the teaching skills of 7 partners. It was decided that a playful approach would be favored in every sport.The overall objective is to develop children's skills:• Individual: improving basic academic skills, hygiene, lifestyle, regular exercise, self-confidence• Social: responsibility, solidarity, acceptance of others, European citizenshipAmong the teachers:• Improving skills of teachers• Mastering the ability to adapt and change approach• Developing willingness to share experience with their European colleagues• A commitment to openness to EuropeThese aims, developed through sports will form children into aware and responsible for their health and their lives.First, we learn to know us. We will study the culture of each country, the functioning of our schools, our daily and family lives, our free time, our social activities and our physical practice.Then, each partner institution will offer original sports that are specific to its country. The partner institutions will experiment the propositions. In parallel, the creation of pedestrian route will be set up. Exchanges between teachers will be conducted in order to guide the progress of the project. Mobilities of '' ambassador children '' will materialize the work with their peers.The project will last for 2 years and there will be:• 3 transnational working meetings between teachers • Multiple videoconference meetings to discuss work through internet platform Etwinning• 4 mobilities of 5 days each for the children with teachers • Presentations and reports of the project activities to local partners (municipalities, associations, parents, hierarchy)• Sports events• The creation of the course and its board• A detailed dissemination plan, a close relationship with the press• The creation of a personal assessment tool of one’s pleasure in physical activities• Compilations of activities, presentation of PowerPoint, sports games, videosEXPECTED RESULTS:This project will contribute to the development of social and civic competences, taking account of social interactions during the realisation of the project. Students will develop and accept individual and collective rules. They will improve their performance in sports games, learn and accept their own limits. We will try to integrate our actions with local institutions to increase sharing process. This project will also contribute to the proper use of our mother tongue and a foreign language. The use of ICT will be an integral part of the project.For most children it will be the first step towards a European citizen approach, which will hopefully fight prejudice and improve social relations in schools. The children will have different perspective on their life; they will gain in confidence which will be very helpful in their further learning. Teachers will have a better understanding of the European education system. They will develop their practice and exchange their methods and ideas. Such a project will unite all the school staff and the municipality and create a real dynamic collective.The interaction of partners and mutual actions will strengthen the notion of solidarity and respect for others among both adults and children.All materials produced during the course will ensure the sustainability of the work. It will remain a European collaboration of reference for the local community and key stakeholders of the project.
The partnership oryginally planned for 7 countries has been realized with 5 countries: France, Iceland, Hungary, Poland, Italy. The establishments were varied in size, age group and specificity. This project involved directly about 1000 children and 80 teachers. We wanted to find answers to the difficulties encountered in our schools: lack of respect, intolerance, multiplication of conflicts during recreation, marginalization, increase number of pupils with difficulties, loss of taste of the effort. In small schools all teachers were involved, in big partners schools, teachers from different disciplines were involved. All institutions have created a mutual event and training around an original and sporting approach. Partners created a hiking trail containg sport, cultural and historical tasks supported with a presentation and a brochure. The objectives were to develope skills among: Children : • Individual: improvement of basic school skills, lifestyle, regular sports practice, improvement of self-confidence • Social: responsibility, solidarity, acceptance of others, European citizenship Teachers: • Improvement of their teaching skills • The ability to adapt and change their didactic methods • The desire to share experience with their European partners • A desire to open up to Europe These objectives were developed through sporting activities, a reflection on the hygiene of life, meetings with teachers and students from partners’ schools and exchange of experience. The project took place during the 2 years including: 3 transnational project meetings dedicated to work between teachers, multiple exchanges of work through the internet, the use o eTwinning platform, 3 periods for short term exchange of group of pupils mobilities and short term joined staff training events of 5 days each, project presentation and follow-up events to local partners (municipalities, associations, parents, hierarchy). Each institution has set up a walking route around its establishment. The implementation of the actions and the sharing of the practices was done around this realization. Each school group has shared its experience in physical education and healthy lifestyle. The sharing of methods, approaches around sport activities has diversified and enriched the approach of teachers of 5 partners countries. We studied the culture of each country, the functioning of our schools, our daily and family lives, our ways of spending free time, our social activities and our physical practice. The exchange of practices between teachers guided the progress of the project. Each school presented sports activities specific to its country. This project has contributed to the development of social and civic skills, taking into account social interactions when conducting physical activities. We have led students to develop and accept individual and collective rules to improve their performance in sports games but also to assume their own limits. This project contributed to use of our mother tongue and a foreign language on higher level. Our actions made possible fighting wiht prejudices and improve social relations in schools. The actions carried out helped the children to gain confidence. Teachers have a better knowledge of the European education systems now. This project federated all the staff of the schools, the municipalities, it created a collective dynamic of work. The project made possible to reinforce the notion of solidarity and respect of others among adults and children. The materials prepared/produced during the course ensures the durability of the work. It will remain a reference of European collaboration for the local community and the main actors of the project.