Target groups: - teaching staff and school students - a wider regional community involved in the presentation of national culture - representatives of regional government, cultural and social institutions Main targets: - to develop understanding between young people about the diversity of European culture and languages - to develop pupils' knowledge of the culture of partner countries - to motivate pupils to expand their knowledge through their own creative work - to support and identify with other cultures of Europe - to build partnerships between pupils, teachers, parents and public institutions in the local community - to improve the participants' communication skills - to improve ICT skills - to support the idea of tolerance between nations with different cultures, to learn to accept it and to see its values - to increase pupils' knowledge of history, foreign languages, tourism through project methods - to enable participants to engage in common activities that have a common topic and where they will be able to express their interests and skills - to connect formal and non-formal education in partner schools - to develop pupil's autonomy, responsibility and creativity - to recognize culture, mentality and way of life of the visited countries and to contribute to the inclusion of project participants in a multicultural society, - to establish contacts with other institutions in order to deepen cooperation in the future. Outputs/outcomes: A. Physical outputs: 1. Cookbook of national cuisines - Printed, electronic cookbook with typical regional and national dishes, as well as the traditional way of eating and eating habits. 2. Presentations of national folk cultures - videos and presentations, folklore groups and presentations of national folk traditions - Participants prepare videos and presentations of folk traditions typical of their country and region. 3. Brochure about the system of protection of culture and traditions in each country. Brochure will also contain information on UNECSO sites located in partner countries. 4.Contest about culture and traditions in partner countries as follow: • preparatory round (in domestic schools) - the group prepares a presentation on one region in a partner country, teachers prepare quizzes about their own country, the pupils learn basic information about the partner country and the region • finale round (during the mobility): presentation of partner country presentations, quizzes about partner countries 5. Preparation of games and online quizzes using ICT 6. Presentation of family traditions - pupils prepare a presentation about the traditions that their parents and elderly parents maintain. 7. Survey about the status of cultural heritage and its use for tourism, preparing questionnaire questions and processing with ICT. 8. Photo album / calendar - Language: national languages, English
Two secondary schools from two EU countries - the Czech Republic and Germany - cooperated in the project. The partnership was established on the basis of previous contacts. As part of the project, we organized 4 mobility meetings according to the description and schedule of the project. The target groups of the project were pupils and teachers of schools, as well as the wider regional community involved in the presentation of cultural heritage and national culture and representatives of regional self-government, cultural and social institutions. The project is a success, even though we are new to the field. The main planned goals of our project were completely met. They focused in particular on developing young people's understanding of the diversity of European culture and languages, enriching pupils' knowledge of the common cultural heritage and culture of the partner country, motivating pupils to expand their knowledge through their own creative work and joint activities, and thus supporting and awakening interest in European cultures, identification with them and cultural heritage. We dealt with the issue of cultural heritage not only with regard to the current topic, but also from the point of view of the professional topic, especially for pupils of secondary vocational school, a field focusing on tourism. A significant advantage of the project is the partnership between specific students, teachers and public institutions in the local community. It is also beneficial for the further development of both schools and cooperation with other, especially cultural organizations. Currently, we have followed up on this result in the field of history and art history, through further cooperation with the Bauhaus Museum and Bauhaus sites in Thuringia. The project improved the communication competencies of all participants in the field of foreign languages and practical skills in working with ICT. Together, we have supported the idea of tolerance between nations with different cultures, learned to accept it and see its values. Pupils' knowledge in the field of history, foreign languages and tourism was enhanced through modern teaching methods of project teaching. The project enabled participants to implement joint activities that had a common theme and in which they could express their interests and skills, we combined formal and non-formal education in partner schools with an emphasis on the overall development of pupils' personalities. An important goal achieved was also the development of independence, responsibility and creativity of students, learning about the culture, mentality and life of the partner country, and we believe that we have contributed to better inclusion of project participants in a multicultural society of the 21st century. We have also established very beneficial contacts with other institutions with the aim of deepening cooperation in the future in accordance with the European internationalization strategy of our partner schools. All these main goals of the project were met. Until the final work on the project incl. Unfortunately, the coronavirus pandemic in Europe and its aftermath affected the summarisation of outputs, in particular the closure of schools in both countries and the impossibility of meeting. Students processed all planned outputs of the project. The implementation of the project created a strong partnership, which we will use in further international cooperation in the future. Both partner schools use and will use the results of the project within the educational process, especially presentations, all project outputs and information materials obtained during the project implementation, especially in history, cultural history, geography, tourism, civics, professional communication, incl. other school activities in the field of lifelong learning.