During the period 1 September 2018-31 August 2020, five European schools will work together to implement the School Exchange partnership ”Get in Shape for Europe” (GISE). The partner schools are: -The High School ”Stefan Procopiu” (Vaslui, Romania)-coordinator -Foreign Language School (Pleven, Bulgaria)-partner -5th General Senior High School of Aigaleo (Aigaleo, Greece)-partner -The High School of Economics and Gastronomy (Tarnów, Poland)-partner -I.I.S. E. Majorana-A. Cascino (Piazza Armerina, Enna, Italy)-partner We discoverd that here is a need for activities and projects that will make Europeans fall back in love with Europe again. School and education has an important role to play in promoting the common European values enshrined in the EU Treaty, values that are a prerequisite for creating a socially coherent society. Partner schools need opportunities to develop a conducive environment to the promotion of European values among pupils. Social, civic and intercultural competencies foster inclusiveness. So, the goal of the project is to promote democratic values and fundamental rights, social inclusion and active citizenship and equip students and teachers with the information and skills needed to become informed and involved European citizens. The target groups for the implementation of project activities are the teachers and students aged 14 to 19. SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES: O1-to develop, by August 2020, for pupils in 5 European schools, social, civic and intercultural competences, by promoting democratic values and fundamental rights, inclusion and non-discrimination, active citizenship O2-to develop, by August 2020, for pupils in 5 European schools of critical thinking about the use of the Internet, mass-media and social networks as a weapon against discrimination and manipulation O3-the exchange of experiences, best practices, methods and tools between teachers from 5 European schools on the development of social, civic and intercultural competences and facilitating their integration into schools activity O4–institutional development of partner schools through the exchange of experiences, methods, tools and good practices on the development of social, civic and intercultural competences and the management of European projects by supporting and strengthening European cooperation The project’s implementation will be organized based on 5 work packages -WP1-Management and Coordination–Romania -WP2-Short-term exchanges of groups of pupils–Greece -WP3-Short-term joint staff training events-Poland and Romania -WP4-Dissemination and Exploitation–Bulgaria -WP5-Monitorization and Evaluation-Italy RESULTS AND IMPACT a)intangible results: teachers and students will: -improve their knowledge about the project theme (democratic values and fundamental rights, inclusion and non-discrimination, active citizenship), about EU (history, values, politics), about culture and civilization of partner countries -improve their skills and competences (intercultural learning, teamwork, organization, communication, responsibility, adaptability, flexibility, digital competences, English communication) -develop attitudes (positive attitude towards the EU, inclusive and non-discriminatory attitudes, tolerance and mutual respect, a better understanding of cultural and linguistic diversity, critical spirit, civic spirit), increasing motivation, positive attitude towards oneself and others b)tangible results: 5 short-term exchanges of groups of pupils, 5 short-term joint staff training events, 5 European clubs, 6 brochures, dissemination and evaluation materials, local activities, integration of results in school activities This project contributes to the institutional development of schools from several points of view, such as strengthening the European dimension of schools and increasing the capacity to operate at European level by exchanging experiences, methods and best practices and integrating them into the teaching and extra-curricular activities of partner schools, creating, in partner schools, a friendly, inclusive and democratic environment, strengthening the cooperation between the teachers involved in the project activities (which can generate new ideas, new activities, new projects), increasing the quality of education offered in partner schools as teachers will improve their knowledge and skills that will be used in didactic and educational work, promoting schools in the educational community, strengthening cooperation with local institutions. Our project aims to contribute to the implementation of the European policies mentioned in the documents (such as Europe Strategy 2020, Paris Declaration, Proposal for a Council recommendation-17 January 2018) aiming to promote a fair, democratic and inclusive society. A key factor in achieving this strategy is the social, civic and intercultural competences that foster inclusion.
During the period 1 September 2018-31 August 2021, five European schools will work together to implement the School Exchange partnership ”Get in Shape for Europe” (GISE). The duration of the project was extended by one year due to the pandemic. THE PARTNER SCHOOLS ARE: -The High School ”Stefan Procopiu” (Vaslui, Romania)-coordinator -Foreign Language School (Pleven, Bulgaria)-partner -5th General Senior High School of Aigaleo (Aigaleo, Greece)-partner -The High School of Economics and Gastronomy (Tarnów, Poland)-partner -I.I.S. E. Majorana-A. Cascino (Piazza Armerina, Enna, Italy)-partner The target groups for the implementation of project activities are the teachers and students aged 14 to 19. PROJECT GOAL: Promote democratic values and fundamental rights, social inclusion and active citizenship and equip students and teachers with the information and skills needed to become informed and involved European citizens. SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES: O1-to develop, by August 2021, for pupils in 5 European schools, social, civic and intercultural competences, by promoting democratic values and fundamental rights, inclusion and non-discrimination, active citizenship O2-to develop, by August 2021, for pupils in 5 European schools of critical thinking about the use of the Internet, mass-media and social networks as a weapon against discrimination and manipulation O3-the exchange of experiences, best practices, methods and tools between teachers from 5 European schools on the development of social, civic and intercultural competences and facilitating their integration into schools activity O4–institutional development of partner schools through the exchange of experiences, methods, tools and good practices on the development of social, civic and intercultural competences and the management of European projects by supporting and strengthening European cooperation RESULTS AND IMPACT The main tangible results of the GISE project are: a) 5 transnational learning, teaching and training activities for teachers and 5 transnational learning, teaching and training activities for students (109 mobilities for teachers and 159 mobilities for students) c) 5 European clubs set up at the level of each partner school with 93 teachers and 296 students d) about 500 activities at local level (over 1000 students participated) e) 7 brochures and over 150 materials (presentations, videos, digital resources, reports, questionnaires, etc.) f) dissemination tools: newsletters, articles, posts on social networks, logo, poster, website, leaflet, Twinspace on eTwinning, dissemination activities Intangible results of the project: a)Students developed knowledge about democratic values, fundamental rights, active European citizenship, nondiscrimination, hate speech and freedom of expression, fake news and media manipulation and disinformation, European rights, about the EU, about partner countries culture and civilization . Also, students developed Literacy comptences, Personal, social and learning to learn comptences, Citizenship comptences, Cultural awarenses and expression comptences, Multilingual comptences, Digital comptences. b) The teachers improved their knowledge about the approached topics, developed pedagogical skills and enriched skills in designing and implementing learning activities centered on the project’s topics, knowledge and skills regarding the design and implementation of the European project, practical skills (eg planning and organizing, project management, etc.), have developed civic, social and intercultural skills. c)Both teachers and students developed new positive attitudes towards cultural and linguistic diversity, positive attitude toward oneself and others, awareness of one's own attitude towards other ethno-linguistic groups, increasing motivation for new activities and projects, increasing self confidence. d) At each level, a group of teachers with improved skills and competencies has been formed regarding the design and implementation of ERASMUS partnerships, which is an asset for European cooperation and for the design of new projects in the context of the new ERASMUS 2021-2027 program. Our project contributed to the implementation of the European policies mentioned in the documents (such as Europe Strategy 2020, Paris Declaration, Proposal for a Council recommendation-17 January 2018) aiming to promote a fair, democratic and inclusive society. A key factor in achieving this strategy is the social, civic and intercultural competences that foster inclusion. We discovered that here is a need for activities and projects that will make Europeans fall back in love with Europe again. School and education has an important role to play in promoting the common European values enshrined in the EU Treaty, values that are a prerequisite for creating a socially coherent society.