The project responds to the current need to change the content and forms of learning in line with the needs and lifestyle of young people in the 21st century. It fulfills the priorities and operational objectives of the Erasmus + Program in the Slovak Republic for 2018, recommendations of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Slovak Republic for 2017/18 as well as the specific needs of the partner schools. It offers pupils, teachers and school managers international educational experience and develops their competencies necessary for their work and social life. The project supports the mobility of pupils and teachers as a unique source of personal experience and counts with 6 project meetings in 6 partner schools in the course of 2 years. The target groups are secondary school pupils of different age and study orientation, teachers of general and vocational subjects, partner school management, students' parents, members of the local community. Planned number of students involved in the partnership is 80, teachers 40. The focus of the project activities extends the traditional content of education to new topics such as global view of the world, social, personal and communication competences, environmental, civic, digital, media, technical literacy, healthy lifestyle, and develops the lack of skills and competences of youth such as critical thinking and creative problem solving, teamwork and co-operation, multiculturalism. Tasks in the project are scheduled for students, teachers and school managers and will be presented and implemented during project meetings. Students prepare presentations Welcome to our town and school, European Year of Cultural Heritage in our country, Hello! The Saturday full of ideas, Let´s become green !, I am a volunteer. And you?, ICT - our helper or enemy?, Addictions of young people. The presentations will be followed by interactive workshops with interesting tasks. Teachers and school managers will prepare presentations in 6 thematic blocks: School Management, Curriculum, Student´s Development, Teacher´s Development, Social Climate of the School, Collaboration with the Community - to create a modern school for all in the 21st century. In the implementation of the project, the most frequently used methods will be: observation, analysis, synthesis, deduction, comparison, interview, description, experience sharing, evaluation, document analysis, case studies, interpretation, experiential methods, optimal communication, heuristics. Concrete results of the project will be presentations, videos, photographic material, pupils' concepts, itinerary from partner countries, questionnaires, demonstrations of folk art, scheme / work sheets, mind maps, news, products, 3D products - posters, posters, methodical sheets, samples of documentation useful in the teaching process, evaluation sheets, questionnaires, description of the technical installation procedure, recipes for healthy meals and drinks, conference proceedings. Spiritual results will include development of cognitive, personal, cultural, civic, communication, digital competences. Participation in the project implies a broad impact and long-term benefits for all participants as well as the wider community. For pupils in particular, gaining new knowledge, skills and competences, sharing with peers, improving English skills, tolerance of cultural diversity, experience of international project activities, increasing motivation to study, participating in the project as a benefit and added value to their study. For teachers, in particular, personal growth, the acquisition of new materials and experience, the implementation of appropriate methodologies and practices in their own teaching and the improvement of teacher-pupil interaction. For school managers, in particular, building capacity for the modernization and internationalization of the school, expand the network of partners abroad, innovation of curriculum and increasing the quality of teaching, new experience in developing and implementing European projects, improving the image and position of the school in a competitive environment, increasing pupils' interest in studying in school.
The project responded to the current needs of partner schools related to changing the content and forms of learning in line with the lifestyle of young people in the 21st century. It offered students, teachers and school managers international educational experience and developed their competencies necessary for work and social life. He supported the mobility of pupils and teachers as a unique source of personal experience through 6 international meetings in 6 partner schools. The target groups were high school students of various ages and fields of study, teachers of general and vocational subjects, managers of partner schools, parents of students, members of the local community. The project brought strong themes such as a global worldview, social, personal and communication skills, environmental, civic, digital, media, technical literacy, a healthy lifestyle and developed the soft skills of young people, such as critical thinking and creative problem solving, teamwork and cooperation, multiculturalism. Tasks in the project were planned for students, teachers and school managers, were implemented continuously and presented during international meetings. Students prepared presentations on the topic Welcome to our city and school, European Year of Cultural Heritage in our country, Hello! Saturday full of ideas, Let's stay green!, I'm a volunteer. And you?, ICT - our helper or enemy?, Addictions of young people. The presentations were followed by interactive workshops with interesting tasks. Teachers and school managers prepared presentations in 6 thematic blocks: School Management, Curriculum, Students´ Development, Teachers´ Development, School Social Climate, Cooperation with the Community aimed at creating a modern school for all in the 21st century. In the implementation of the project, the most frequently used methods were: observation, analysis, synthesis, deduction, comparison, interview, description, sharing experiences, evaluation, document analysis, case studies, interpretation, problem-based teaching, research methods, experiential, optimal communication, heuristics. The project results are PC presentations, videos, photos, student concepts, itinerary from partner countries, questionnaires, demonstrations of folk art, diagrams / worksheets, reports, mind maps, 3D products, posters, evaluation documentation, products, technical descriptions of installations, recipes for healthy food and drinks from the regions. The project participants gained experience in the field of new digital technologies, data collection and processing, reading and mathematical literacy. The project made it possible to share experiences in the field of design thinking or alternative lifestyles abroad, enriched the curriculum with new topics and methods of work and thus increased the quality and diversity of teaching and motivation to study. It has improved the image of partner schools and increased the interest of primary school pupils, their parents and the public in school life. But importantly, it has created new relationships between teachers and pupils from partner schools and strengthened the awareness that we are the members of a large family within the EU.