The EU is currently facing one of the biggest crises in its history. New boarders are mounted among the member countries and the number of refugees moving into the continent is the main topic of many political discussions. Every day we may read new stories about people that don't believe in the future of Europe any more. In this crucial situation, we as partners of the project consider it is most important to make young people come together to work and think on the future of Europe. In this context, we chose theatre as a way to express and work on this topic. Theatre is in the central topic of this project aiming at improving our students’ self-confidence and basic skills. According to observation of OECD reports about basic skills, academicians’ current articles, the negotiation of the chosen partners’ observation and analysis of their students, lack of basic skills and self-confidence affects pupils a lot in means of success in education and in life. Therefore, we made up our project on improving basic skills, sense of entrepreneurship and volunteering, responsiveness to social, linguistic and cultural diversity; developing skills for employability as also defined important priorities of EU Erasmus+ program. To encounter the weakness of basic skills, as the partners of this project, we wanted to develop our students’ basic skills, self-esteem and provide them opportunities for international interaction, participation in multiple events and self-expression. Since the theatre is an art that includes many features, we aim to improve basic skills of our students with the effect of this project. Our students will improve their artistic skills by acting in the theatre plays as well as their literacy and writing skills by writing the scripts. Moreover, they will develop their ICT skills by recording and editing videos as well as their language skills by using English both in writing scripts and performing and communicating with their peers from the partners’ schools. The students and teenagers including the ones with fewer opportunities will be our main actors and they will be in the center of all stages when the teachers will be supervisors in the project. Our basic aim is to provide an activity for every single student in school and a friendly environment apart from ordinary school program. We have to include everyone in a way that everybody will be able to show an ability to improve his/her self-esteem, self-confidence so feel acceptance in social life. We knew from our experience that anyone who join and perform something to the peers, become different from earlier. A single event may change students if we provide the proper facilities. This project has been created by the negotiation and agreement of all partners. The partners are from IT, ES, PT, RO and TR. These partners are chosen among several organizations from different countries all over Europe as they are the most convenient partners for the particular project theme. OBJECTIVES 1. to improve our students basic skills and self-confidence 2. to improve pupils’ social skills and sense of initiative and entrepreneurship 3. to practice and perform sketches and two plays on the stage 4. to develop enthusiasm for theatre among students 5. to encourage the learning of modern foreign languages and ICT skills 6. to improve pupil`s international interaction, participation in multiple events, self-expression and social skills 7. to support student`s school and life success. NUMBER AND PROFILE OF THE PARTICIPANTS Students / teenagers: There will be teams of 30 students in each partner organization so 180 in total will take part actively in project activities. Approximately 1200 students / teenagers will indirectly be affected. Teachers / Adults: There will be teams of 5 teachers in each partner organization so 30 in total will take actively in project activities. There will be a teacher of English, Music, a Psychological Counselor, an ICT teacher and a PE teacher / trainer. Approximately 150 teachers / adults will indirectly be affected. Administrative staff: The head-teacher / chairman and a deputy head will take part in the project. Approximately 36 administrative staff will indirectly be affected. RESULTS AND IMPACTS Through our project the 6 partners intend to create both short-term and long-term tangible and abstract results and to achieve the best possible impact to future projects and policy processes such as leading students to overcome lack of self-respect, launching the project website in order to provide permanent access to the general information of the project activities, progress and results the project, writing newspaper reports and launching on-site panels or brochures to inform non-specialist audience about the project’s background and results, arranging a multiplier event, communication and cognitive skills of students at risk, preparing effective partnerships among trainers, educators and community organizations so as to boost our imp
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