YOUNG EXPLORER AMONG EUROPEAN FRIENDS OF NATURE’ is a project implemented by three public elementary schools, which will operate in the same thematic area and to provide a support to improve the quality and effectiveness of teaching. The main objective of the project is to raise the key competences of 60 students in the natural sciences, English and social activities through the implementation of activities of international cooperation between Primary School No. 16 in Gdansk and Primary School in Gava and Primary School in Heraklion involving the exchange of knowledge and good practices during the organization of extra-curricular activities for students, skills and competency for 30 teachers in the period from September 1st 2017 to August 31st 2019. The theme of the project is to understand and present areas of special natural, cognitive and educational values - charming and valuable places. These places are for us areas of unspoilt nature with its wealth of flora and fauna, often little-known, safe places, diverse, perfect for achieving life goals, without communication and cultural barriers. We want project participants to demonstrate creativity and creative interpretation in this regard. Each of the partners, exploring its ‘Ecosystem Europe’, will present it to the other participants of the project. In summary, we will create a common image of the ‘Young European explorers among friends of nature’ containing a variety of products of students' work, showing areas of exposed, understood and creatively interpreted by the project participants. We want to send a message ‘Remaining it for future generations’. We will present the beauty of places that are important to local communities in terms of cultural, historical, cognitive, and artistic nature.The project will enrich the workshop of teachers of nature and the English language and its innovation, and in the students it will arouse curiosity learning about the world around them, shape attitudes of activity, improve language and interpersonal communication, get acquainted with the natural and cultural diversity, develop ecological attitudes, shape the attitudes of empathy , respect, tolerance and the acceptance of cultural diversity, counter stereotypes, develop basic skills and at the same time create a sense of European citizenship among the young generation of students and education staff in Europe. Increased cooperation will affect the development of high quality products of student work. Implementation of the project in collaboration with partners will provide an increase in the level of competence and knowledge of teachers in the teaching of social skills, nature and communicate in English. This will translate directly into increased quality and effectiveness of education in the Primary School No. 16 in Gdańsk (Poland) Primary School in Gava (Spain), Primary School in Heraklion (Greece). This will improve the success rate of external examinations and prepare students to become full-fledged host of Europe, and transnational cooperation will ensure the effective functioning of schools open to nature in a European environment.
The project "A young explorer among the friends of European nature" was implemented at Primary School No. 16 in Gdansk from September 1, 2017 until August 31, 2019 in cooperation with partners from public schools in Gava (Spain) and Heraklion (Greece). The schools operated in the same thematic area and supported each other. 60 students raised their key competences in the field of natural sciences, English and social competences. International cooperation activities were implemented consisting in the exchange of good practices and knowledge during classes for students and improvement of skills and competences of 30 teachers. Project participants familiarized themselves with areas of special cognitive, natural and educational value; demonstrated creativity in collecting, processing and presenting their "Nature of Europe". As a result of the project activities, a common image of the young explorer among the European nature of nature was created containing pupils' works presenting discovered and creatively interpreted areas. The message; "Save it for future generations" sounded strongly and noticeably and was noticed by local communities. The project enriched the workshop of teachers of nature and English and its innovativeness aroused curiosity in students to learn about the surrounding world; shaped attitudes of activity, improved language and iterpersonal communication. Taking part in the project allowed to get in touch with skills in the field of nature teaching, strengthening social competences and solving communication problems in shape of polisensory forms of ecological attitudes, empathy, respect, tolerance and respect for and acceptance of cultural diversity. Project activities characterized by counteracting stereotyping, hate speech; created a sense of citizenship applied to students and educational staff of Poland, Spain and Greece. Close cooperation affects the high quality of professional products. Implementation of the project ensuring an increase in the level of knowledge and management in the use of English. It translated into a total increase in the quality and effectiveness of education in Primary School No. 16 in Gdansk (Poland), Primary School in Gava (Spain) and Primary School in Heraklion (Spain). Participation in the project contributed to being full European hosts, while transnational cooperation ensures more efficient functioning of schools open to nature in a user European environment.