Given the socio-economic-cultural context, the project aims to open the door of knowledge for students who will have to become active citizens of Europe of tomorrow and highlights the opportunity to accept the fact that the constant changes and transformations in the socio-economic plan require lifelong learning from a European citizen and to find new professional activities, different from their level of knowledge. The specific objectives of the project are: - developing language, social and digital skills of the 80 students throughout the project implementation - developing creativity, communication and encouraging teamwork of the 100 participants in the project (teachers and students); - doing theater plays, movies, brochures, interviews, questionnaires, artistic works during the project implementation - the diversification of teaching-learning methods through a practical-experimental-Montesori method ,active-interactive, interdisciplinary approach -learning about other European cultures and the promotion of multilingualism, multiculturalism among participants throughout the project development The total number of participants in the project will be 100. The participant’s profile: -to be a student within one of the schools of the partner organizations -to be aged between 11-16 years -to have minimum English knowledge -to be available to participate in the activities of the project -to demonstrate creativity and initiative The local and international activities will promote European values and attitudes among students: motivation for information and documentation, for the culture of partner countries, civic attitude - respect, tolerance, rights, obligations and interest in the practical application of knowledge. The activities will consist of: a.preparation activities of the cultural context of each country, activities of civic education b.practical activities-painting activities, staging of plays, competitions on various civic topics ,sports,fairy tales contest etc. c.cultural activities- visits to museums, exhibitions, memorial houses etc. d.digital activities- making power point presentations/prezzi, interviews, flyers,loading materials on site etc. The methodology will consider an efficient organization of the activities that will be undertaken by the project coordinator. The project coordinator will ensure that the methodology of non formal education ,Montessori method is respected;she will keep in touch with contacts of each partner organization. These people will be in permanent contact through physical meetings, telephone and e-mails and they will monitor the effective implementation of the project in accordance with a set of indicators. The expected tangible results of the project are: -creating website that will contain the detailed description of the project activities -the brochure that will contain the results of our activities embodied in pictures and images, stories, traditional food, traditional songs,traditional games etc. -Human Rights Club- the club will promote the rights of children, women, citizens in a changing society -painting exhibitions Intangible results: -improving the language, cultural, social skills of the participants -improving digital skills -increasing the interest for European projects -stimulating the pupils' interest in culture, education, art The impact on participants: -improving language skills in an international language -increasing the motivation to involve in extracurricular activities through European projects -increasing the level of tolerance among peoples The impact on schools -increasing the number of teachers with extracurricular skills by participating in activities of the project -increasing the desire to participate and to be involved in attracting European funds -improving school management -improving the way the school is seen within the local community school The long term benefit of the project is: 1.Discovering new methods of approaching problems, unusual ideas, perspectives, skills and new knowledge 2.International networking - through the project the participants come into contact with lots of interesting and different people who contribute to the development of the personal and professional horizon 3.The students will gain some new knowledge regarding basic subjects: mother tongue, foreign languages, ICT etc. 4.The familiarization of students/teachers with the traditions, customs and cultural values of the partner countries
The" Lets be a rainbow" project involved 5 European schools with different backgrounds that shared with the students the desire for cultural diversity,human values through attractive instructional-educational activities. Emphasis was placed on the customs and traditions of the partner countries, on the presentation of the traditional clothes, on the culinary and cultural customs etc. The activities in which the students were involved promoted respect for human dignity and rights, including those of children, formed a positive attitude towards other cultures with which they first came into contact. During the implementation of the project the students had interactive sessions that harmoniously combined the theoretical and the practical part. Various workshops that combined the art of native painting with theatre, gastronomic art with game, linguistic art combined with real context took place. The students were part of intercultural and international teams in which they developed their team spirit and competition and learnt that above all we are egual "We are all the same". The objectives of the project were: - developing language, social and digital skills of the 80 students throughout the project implementation - developing creativity, communication and encouraging teamwork of the 100 participants in the project (teachers and students); - doing theatre plays, movies, brochures, interviews, questionnaires, artistic works during the project implementation - the diversification of teaching-learning methods through a practical-experimental-Montessori method ,active-interactive, interdisciplinary approach -learning about other European countries. The total number of participants in the project were 60 students and 40 teachers. The student’s profile: -the student should have been within one of the schools of the partner organizations -the age of the student was between 11-16 years -student had minimum English knowledge -the student was available to participate in the activities of the project The activities of the project were: a.Preparation activities of the cultural context of each country, traditions, gastronomy, literature, personalities ,size,number of inhabitants,form of government etc; b.Language training activities (pronunciation, speaking, reading,writing,listening connected with the theme project and mobilitie) c.Activities of civic education(interculturality,human rights,children rights,tolerance,mutual respect,democracy) d.Practical activities-painting activities, staging of plays, competitions on various civic topics(human rights,children rights,european values) ,sports,fairy tales contest etc. e.Cultural activities- visits to museums, exhibitions, memorial houses etc. f.Digital activities- making power point presentations/prezzi, interviews, flyers,loading materials on website of the project,on eTwining page,on youtube etc. The results of the project were: -the site of the project https://sites.google.com/prod/view/rainbowfive -the brochure ‚Let’s be a rainbow’ -the Children’s Club house "Human Rights" -making a short films on ‘Tolerance’ topic Impact on target group: 60 students involved have new skills developed by: - communication in English; - digital skills (Microsoft word, prezzi, publisher, paint or other applications, etc.); - sports skills by encouraging movement, sports competitions (swimming, football, volleyball,skiing,funny games) - increased international teamwork skills Impact on teachers: 40 teachers now have professional skills enriched by: - interaction with other European educational systems: Portuguese, Romanian, Turkish, Italian,Swedish; - they acquired new knowledge about Montessori pedagogy,non formal education in different context - they have knowledge about applying various teaching strategies in working with students in the classroom by exchanging ideas, comparing curricula and jointly planning some lessons in English, biology, geography, history. Impact on schools -5 schools have improved their image in the local community through the well-publicized examples of good practice - the desire of other teachers for cross-border cooperation has increased. In this sense, there have been teachers who have submitted for the first time projects of type KA1 or KA2 on the field of adult education or on VET within the institutions, etc. - the feeling of European consciousness has increased and the transnational dimension of the school has been strengthened The long-term benefit of the project consists in: -The students involved have acquired new knowledge about the culture of partner countries, linguistic skills, social, literature,civic skills through the real context in which they were involved -Teachers have discovered new approaches and non formal,Montessori working methods with students in classes through sharing good practice -The results of the project can be used during teaching classes at several disciplines: English, Geography, History, Civic education, etc.