As a Chinese proverb says, “I forget what I hear, I remember what I see and I understand what I do”,our partnership aims to encourage our pupils to learn and develop their knowledge and skills for real life. Children learn from examples. If you teach them something, you have to follow the process. Otherwise you will set a bad example for them, your teaching won’t be effective. If you follow what you are preaching, they will follow you without any hesitation. It is not only for the finance, in all other things they feel parents and teachers have to be an example. So our project includes not only students but also teachers and parents. Our objectives are: develop linguistic competences for pupils in 6 participant schools; develop financial literacy so that students understand what is money, how to plan a budget, controlling cash flow; develop habits of saving, responsible and rational spending of all resources at their disposal; encourage the children to take the initiative in their families, among friends, in the classroom, in the community; develop the skills of reading, writing and expression; develop entrepreneurial spirit, strengthen self-confidence, enthusiasm; encourage children and motivate them to share goods with the needy and volunteering; develop IT competences in order to use ICT in a safe and responsible manner, as a tool for the creation of new values, learning and collaboration; allow the children to see how they can create new values, to learn the ways in which they can acquire their own work and earn a living; develop love for learning and work; develop cooperating skills and the collaboration with European schools; encourage kids with special needs, those whose parents left abroad and low income kids to get involved in projects; promote the national identity, values and traditions, tolerance, cultural and social differences Our main activities:cooperation and collaboration via postcards, social networks, talks during the 6 meetings, using English as a working and communication language; organization of video conferences using socialization platforms to fix each mobility’s details -development of learning activities in schools, locations used for workshops, seminars, exhibitions, with entrepreneurship and financial themes, cultural topics about our traditions, involving tasks of other curricular areas (Art, Languages, Geography, History) and using modern techniques, as portfolios, activity diaries, map minding, brainstorming, learning through outdoor activities and research; pupils and teachers’ search for and use of helpful websites, correspondence e-mails, educational platforms, on-line dictionaries, web 2.0 tools to get information, to create educational materials; organization of seminars and workshops during the meetings and the mobility activities, where teachers and pupils involved will learn about other educational systems and cultures, improve language skills; development of social and cultural activities during our meetings; gathering of information in activities to create, at the end of the project, a guide of good practices. To ensure the project success, we’ll use methods like: establishing objectives and desired impact, activities and their schedule, organizing partners’ responsibilities, the project publicity through conferences, local meetings with teachers, mass-media, achieving the management of time and budget by time sheets, budgeting each activity, reports, monitoring and evaluating the activities’ quality by reports, portfolios, activity diaries, direct and indirect feedback, organizing meetings (seminars,workshops,exhibitions), disseminating activities by mass-media, methodological meetings, project materials distributed to other teachers and sustainability by maintaining the project corners, our project website visibility and workbooks published in future because of this experience. Our project results (conferences, website, portfolios, lessons scenarios) will contribute in this respect. The project has impact on pupils by a stronger awareness in lifelong learning, developed linguistic skills, awareness of cultural diversity, raised intercultural understanding, through avoiding prejudices and stereotyping, a better interest and motivation to study on cross-curricular, improved IT and social skills for problem solving, critical thinking, team working, group dynamics, work ethic, responsibility, improved creativity skills, sense of accepting and self-confidence, for kids with special educational needs, increased capability of being employable, improved social positive attitudes. It has impact on teachers through improved teaching knowledge and quality of teaching practice, an openness to European culture and organizations, improved IT and linguistic skills for following activities and on institutions, by improved rate of early leaving pupils and absenteeism, raised school profile, increased rate of pupils’ enrollment into high school, improved education process.
Learning, working, creating, rational and responsible spending, and saving are the most important parts of our lives. In modern times, learning and work are losing value. People often take other people's solutions. They lost the motivation to research, create their own products and services. With modern economics and globalization, the young generation is forced to spend more money on their daily lives, and it is difficult for people to control themselves in an environment that promotes lavish living. Everything we learn in childhood will last forever. That is why we have taught children good habits in the project, developing a positive attitude towards work, creation, learning, responsibility and saving. Financial discipline and independence are one of the most important lessons parents of this generation must teach their children. Kids learn by example. If you teach them something, you have to follow suit. It's not just finances, they think that parents and teachers should be an example in all other things. So, our project involves educations and workshops for parents, teachers and students. Understanding the flow of "money in / money" is a basic life skill that should start as early as possible in life. Early learning of financial literacy can significantly affect the future of young people as adults, when the ability to budget, save, spend and raise money determines one's financial health and well-being. It is no exaggeration to say that today there is more encouragement - and opportunity - for young people to spend money than ever before. They face the promotion and advertising of the brand on all fronts - websites and blogs as well as traditional channels such as TV, radio and newspapers. With that said, the rise of reality TV shows and the increased focus on celebrities and what they wear. Entrepreneurship and financial literacy education is a process that must begin in childhood. Knowledge of personal finance and money management gained during this period plays an important role in defining a person's quality of life, happiness and well-being. Accordingly, the goal is to help children internalize terms such as money, earning and spending money, investing, risking, starting entrepreneurship, and preparing the substructure for the future with education to reflect these concepts in their daily lives. Early childhood and elementary school is the period in which learning is fastest and stimulating can be actively addressed. So this project is aimed at supporting and improving their personal and social development, creativity, confidence, math and digital skills, logic and problem solving skills. Our goals - Encourage students and teachers to take an active approach to developing entrepreneurial spirit and acquiring entrepreneurial competences -prepare teachers for introducing new working methods and teaching suitable for acquiring entrepreneurial, financial and digital skills, attitudes and competences - introduction of systematic education for entrepreneurship and financial literacy into the education system - Encourage parents to actively collaborate with schools to plan and fully influence their children Topics around which we organized project activities What are the financial institutions? What services do they offer customers? What is money? How has this evolved throughout history? History of National Money Money in the digital age: e-coins, transaction security What is savings? How and why to save? Rational and responsible use of all available resources (money, clothing, food, energy, school supplies) What is entrepreneurship? How we can develop entrepreneurship in educational institutions for children and young people Ideas development and production of own products / services What is a business plan? How to develop a good business plan? What is cash flow? Learn to track the cash flow from idea development to product / service placement to end users What is branding? How to develop and protect your brand? The importance of protecting intellectual property Marketing your own products / services (logo, internet advertising) Public events (exhibitions, performances, fairs in schools and local communities) Volunteering and donating ICT as a tool for learning, collaboration, creativity and innovation The motivation and interest of all participants in the project (students, teachers and parents) was compounded by the fact that this is an international project involving six different schools with similar and same problems. We want to give every student an education for a better and more secure future. To every student, regardless of the family he comes from, the difficulties he or she struggles with on a daily basis, diversity. We are all active participants in our common European future. We all have the potential to contribute to the European family. Through this project, we were all motivated to develop our own potentials and to acquire skills for the future and well-being of the whole of Europe.