Project title: Being United in the EU learning and travelling together Knowledge, acquired competencies, skills and qualifications are highly valued in a contemporary world. For that reason, instilling in children eagerness for learning, developing their interests and boosting their broadmindedness seems to be of crucial importance. The process of learning becomes more effective when a person feels motivated, involved in studying and has a chance of success. This project meets demands of children with poor grades, gifted ones and those who are at risk of social rejection. Our goal is to do our best to develop personalities well adapted to a modern society. Entering Poland the EU has significantly expanded access to education and opened possibilities to broaden one's horizons. To take advantage of available opportunities, share experience and acquire new skills cooperation with European schools has been established. This project pursues the following objectives: - exchange of practices and sharing experience; - providing equal educational opportunities; - improving grades in basic school subjects by children with poor scores; - improving computer and IT skills; - expanding knowledge of students region, country, the EU; - developing language skills (especially speaking and listening); - promoting tolerance towards cultural and national differences; - handling travel activities; - building map-reading skills and reading tourist guidebooks; - getting knowledge about functions and duties of travel agencies and preparing leaftets and a brochure on travel; - developing communication skills in multicultural groups; - managing with emergency situations when travelling. There are 4 schools from the EU participating in the project - from Poland, Slovakia, Croatia and Italy. Each mobility will be represented by 5 students and 2 teachers. Students are aged 12-15. It is expected that 2/3rds of the total participation will embrace those with poor scores and at risk of social rejection. During the project students will prepare short films about themselves and their schools, visit a tour agency to survey tour guide duties, act out the role of a tour guide and conduct virtual field trips. ICT workshops on mobilities will allow both students and teachers to learn how to prepare on-line tasks, computer games, websites, mobile apps, teaching aids. Geography workshops will develop navigation and map reading skills. Moreover, attendants will grasp travel safety tips and emergency procedures. Host families will attend a language course and get acquainted with culture and traditions of their guests. Methodology used: - initial phase - preparing tasks, an on-line dictionary with basic dialogues and rules of savoir vivre for host families and participants, conducting language courses (November 2017-February 2018); - implementation phase - mobilities, workshops and performing project tasks (March 2018-September 2019); - closing phase - summing up the results and finishing the project (October 2019). Expected results: - an on-line dictionary with basic dialogues and rules of savoir vivre in partership countries; - an online leaflet 'Travel safety tips'' - a board/on-line game 'Travel around the EU'; - writing and singing the song 'Our joint trips': the first verse - in English, the second- in Slovakian, the third - in Italian, the fourth - in Croatian, the final - in Polish). Expected impact: At the end of the project participants will: - be able to use computer programs applied in the project; - be able to gain information necessary to prepare articles, presentations, ect.; - be familiar with rules of safe travelling; - improve their communication skills in English; - deepen their knowledge of own country, the EU and its inhabitants; - gain international teamwork experience; - learn innovative teaching methods (using ICT in the classroom, CLIL, organizing international workshops, active learning techniques). Partnership schools will develop European dimension, improve schools rankings and enhance their prestige. Activities carried out in the project aim to provide long-term benefits - bringing up knowledgeable members of society who will show tolerance and treat others with respect. Project tasks will also pose a challenge to teachers as they should constantly gain further qualifications to respond to the demands of a rapidly changing world. Participating in the project will foster good relations in the teaching staff, develop European workteam skills and shared responsibility for the institution and students entrusted to its care. Open-minded teachers will lead their students to success. Joint learning and travelling will contribute to the process of uniting students in the EU and appreciation of being the EU members.
Exchange of practices was the key idea of the project “Being United in the EU learning and travelling together” under the Erasmus + programme. Implementation period: 01.11.2017-31.10.2019 Participating schools: - Szkoła Podstawowa nr 2, Nakło nad Notecią, Polska; - ZS Viestova Myjava, Slovakia; - ICS Giovanni XXIII Premana, Italy; - Osnovna Škola Bršadin, Croatia. Our priority is to do our best to develop personalities well adapted to a modern society. Freedom of movement, studying, employment within the EU are among advantages of being its membership. Travelling around the EU involves getting to know another cultures and showing respect for diversity. Participating in the project gave a chance of applying the rules of safe travelling in practice. Trips to partner schools ensured personal contact with another culture. Students stayed with host families, took part in integrating activities, festivals, school events, went sightseeing. Communication in English but also getting to know basic phrases in partners’ languages improved pupils’ language skills. During school lessons they learnt how to use different IT tools which enhanced their computer competencies. Training courses on safety held outdoors (in the mountains, at the seaside, on the plain area) followed the practical activities (mountain hiking, kayaking, camping, orienteering and survival activities). Participators of the project spent their time learning and travelling together. Achieved objectives: - supporting key competencies developing; - exchange of practices and sharing experience; - providing equal educational opportunities; - improving computer and IT skills; - expanding knowledge of students region, country, the EU; - developing language skills (especially speaking and listening); - developing navigation and map-reading skills; - managing emergency situations while travelling. During mobilities each school was represented by 5 students and teachers. Students’ age: 12-14 years old. Participants’ profile: gifted ones, with learning difficulties, at risk of social rejection, with special needs, from families with economic problems or where there is a parent working abroad. Implemented project activities: - 3 transnational project meetings; - 5 mobilities (one in Slovakia, Italy, Croatia, 2 meetings in Poland); - Language course for parents and teachers; - 12 IT workshops; - 7 workshops on safety/safe travelling; - Preparing final results; - Sightseeing tours; - Uploading prepared results on e-Twinning platform. Produced results: - the board/on-line game „Around the EU”; - the paper/online leaflet “Safety Rules”; - a mini dictionary with basic dialogues and rules of savoir vivre in partership countries; - a project website; - the song “Travelling together” the first verse - in Italian, the second- in Slovakian, the third - in Croatian, the fourth - in Polish, the final - in English). The project impact on participants: - are able to use computer programs applied in the project; - are able to gain information necessary to prepare articles, presentations, ect.; - are familiar with rules of safe travelling; - improved their communication skills in English; - expanded their knowledge of own country, the EU and its inhabitants; - gained international teamwork experience; - learned innovative teaching methods (using ICT in the classroom, CLIL, organizing international workshops, active learning techniques). Partner schools developed European dimension, improved schools rankings and enhanced their prestige. Activities carried out in the project aim to provide long-term benefits - bringing up knowledgeable members of society who will show tolerance and treat others with respect. Joint learning and travelling will contribute to the process of uniting students in the EU and appreciation of being the EU members.