Context Stories are holistic approaches to teaching and learning that enable children to be involved with rich but also authentic materials at the same time. Stories are an essential communication tool for experiential learning because they have the power to safely transpose participants from their comfort zones into the fantastic world of fairy tales to meet something completely new. They provide a whole new world of imagination, created by the language children can access and learn to enjoy, while at the same time acquiring language on the road. More than anything, our children need that to enrich their creative capacity. The idea of the project was developed as a result of the needs identified in all partner schools - to help students know each other, their cultural inheritance and the European cultural heritage have also stimulated students' creativity through stories. Our students come from a variety of backgrounds - students with SEN, mainstream, minorities, students with behavior problems, people with high performance, students in orphanages. The main priority of our initiative is to create a culture of acceptance and respect among them. By engaging in storyline activities, they will be able to acquire values and principles in a non-threatening environment. The world of stories is a world without boundaries or frontiers. Participants: The target group - 240 students aged 10-16 years from all 5 partner schools. Among the students in the target group are students at risk of school dropout, students with disabilities, Roma students, immigrants, abandoned children, students with integration problems and mass students. Those who face difficulties represent almost a quarter of the group. There will be 110 students attending meetings, including 16 special needs / financial, social, economic or cultural differences. The participants in each school are teachers of English and literature. They will work to create the final results of the project. At the same time, teachers of other disciplines who will be co-opted in organizing the project activities will also be involved. There will be 2 teachers who accompany students in each transnational meeting. Objectives: 1. involve students in their learning and motivate them; (at least 50 percent of students in the target group) 2. develop literacy, linguistic skills of students, critical and creative thinking, personal and social capacity (target group at least 60%); 3. develop intercultural and intracultural understanding; (minimum 70%) 4. Promote European values and develop cohesion among European citizens. (measurable by teacher and student analysis) attitudes towards other cultures, as seen in post-LTTA discussions) 5. Create an atmosphere of non-discrimination and mutual acceptance in each partner school. 6. To produce durable materials that will be used regularly in schools - the collection of stories illustrated by copiers of materials for teachers, set of materials adapted to full-time students. Activities: Turkeyhosts and evaluates C1, November 2018 (teacher Training) ; creates the project calendars and CDs. Romaniahosts and evaluates C2, February 2019; creates the project website. Polandhosts and evaluates C3, May 2019; creates and updates the Facebook Fan Page. Bulgaria hosts and evaluates C4, November 2019; creates the logo of the project. Greecehosts and evaluates C5, April 2020; creates the eTwinning account. Results and Impact The expected results at the end of the project include websites, Facebook pages, eTwinning accounts, calendars, CDs, initial and final evaluation papers, dissemination materials, progress and final reports, participation certificates, Europass certificates, stories collection, collecting creative activities from Europe's stories , collecting activities and tasks to develop critical thinking skills. The impact will be observable: at the level of students (acquiring European values, cultural awareness, skills development, improving school results, acquiring knowledge, self-confidence); teachers (better cultural knowledge, improving leadership, skills, communication, project experience), institutions (positive image, improvement of human resources, increased cohesion of the group). Long-term benefits The final results of this project will be used by English teachers during classes and schools will create storytelling clubs where students will co-operate with their colleagues, read common stories, talk about them, will share opinions, create works of art based on them. The result will be used in Literature classes and Personal Development classes. Schools also will improve the material base and gain an Erasmus + management experience so they can apply for the new project in the coming years.
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