The European Union is an alliance that enables Member States to live in peace and prosperity. This alliance sees itself increasingly in distress because of the Brexit and much more importantly the strengthening of nationalism. The European Union was founded as an economic alliance. Today it is much more. It is an alliance of cultures that share similarities and differences. It is our task as next generation educators to prove that cooperation and democratic decision-making make living together in the world easier than isolation and xenophobia. Because only through knowledge can strangers become friends, it is of great necessity to establish contact between cultures on the smallest possible level. All the more value is attached to this project if, in the course of project work, one thinks about one's own culture and then, in the mobilities, contact is made possible with other children of foreign cultures who have done exactly the same thing. What do we have in common? What are the differences between us? Why are we all Europeans? These questions will always be in the background in all activities of this project and will be given a focus at the end of each mobility. How do we get the students to think about their own culture? From our point of view, the best thing to do is to think about museums. A museum is a place where the collective memory of a society sits. This is where things are stored that create identity. It surrounds an aura of authenticity that we cannot simulate in schools. The title "aMUSE(U)Ment.eu" is intended to clarify the place of learning for our project. In well-chosen museums, the pupils are to deal creatively and pleasurably with Europe and the cultural heritage of their nation and their own time. Museums today are also places with a digital presence. At the end of the project, the museum spaces created by pupils will be translated into the virtual world, so that anyone interested can see how the pupils define their own cultural heritage. The main objective of the project is to sensitise pupils to their own culture. What is the nature of the society in which I live? A main focus is to recognize similarities and differences between one's own culture and other cultures. Trust in a democracy, the conviction that economic cooperation is worth more than war and that one can achieve more as a community of states than each state individually. Many values and moral concepts are common. There are as many small differences as there are larger differences than there are religious differences or simply the clothes they wear. The students will realize that despite the obvious differences, the morals that are not immediately visible are very similar. In preparation of creating the museum room of their own culture heritage the children will visit museums to learn how a museum is structured, what kind of things lie in museums and what information do they have to give visiting people. The self-made museum rooms form the basis for exciting discussions between the pupils, as they each deal with something different thematically (communication technologies, professions, migration, every day culture), but always reveal the convictions of the pupils as to what they consider to be their cultural heritage at that moment. Pupils learn to speak an create materials in English. They will acquire basal computer skills. The museum will combine working with hands and working on a computer. The exhibits and a guided tour of the museum room are created using modern technology. This also includes the creation of a catalogue of the exhibits and their significance as an ebook. Attending workshops of good practice in digitalizing and know-how of practical computer tools will be take place during the mobility in Austria. Every school has a profile. The German school, for example, attaches great importance to the vocational preparation of its pupils. The Austrian school clearly focuses on digital education. Due to the different profiles, the pupils involved in the project will make very good progress in various areas. In particular, basic language and computer skills will be promoted. But key competences are also acquired, such as the ability to participate in society, to communicate in groups and the willingness to face unknown problems and solve them creatively. Thus the project "www.aMUSE(U)Ment.eu - Youth thinking about their recent cultural heritage" combines the fun of working in and with museums with the great mental challenge of discovering the unifying element of all Europeans hidden in our culture: our common moral concepts and the art that unites us all through our common societal origins. People form society, Europe is about every singel individual. Because each individual is a facet of the one Europe, we begin to dig to write a history of Europe of the future from fragments.
The European Union is an alliance that enables its member states to live in peace and prosperity. This alliance is increasingly under pressure from Brexit, the war in Ukraine and the rise of nationalism. The European Union was founded as an economic alliance. Today it is much more. It is an alliance of cultures that share commonalities and differences. It is our task as educators of the next generation to prove that cooperation and democratic decision-making make living together in the world easier than isolation and xenophobia. Because only through knowledge can strangers become friends, it is of great necessity to establish contact between cultures at the smallest possible level. The Corona pandemic in particular has divided society, making travel impossible at times. What do we have in common? What are the differences between us? How can we come together again and find out anew about what we have in common. How do we get students to think about their own culture? From our point of view, the best way is to think about museums. A museum is a place where the collective memory of a society is housed. It is where things are kept that create identity. It surrounds an aura of authenticity that we cannot simulate in schools. The title "aMUSE(U)Ment.eu" is intended to clarify the place of learning for our project. In selected museums, pupils are to engage creatively and with relish with Europe and the cultural heritage of their nation and their own time. Museums today are also places with a digital presence. At the end of the project, the museum spaces created by the pupils will be translated into the virtual world so that anyone interested can see how the pupils define their own cultural heritage. The main goal of the project is to make the students aware of their own culture. One focus is to identify similarities and differences between their own culture and other cultures. Trust in a democracy, the conviction that economic cooperation is worth more than war and that as a community of states you can achieve more than each state on its own. The Ukraine crisis and the war in Europe in particular have shown that we are still a long way from a successful civil society. Nevertheless, instead of breaking apart, the individual nations have now moved closer together. Many values and morals are in common. There are so many small and big differences like religious differences or simply the clothes we wear. The pupils will realise that despite the obvious differences, the morals that are not immediately visible are very similar. In preparation for designing the museum space of their own cultural heritage, the children will visit museums to learn how a museum is constructed, what kind of things can be found in a museum and what information they have to give to visitors. The self-designed museum spaces form the basis for exciting discussions between the pupils, as they each deal with something different thematically (communication technologies, professions, migration, everyday culture), but always reveal the pupils' beliefs about what they currently consider to be their cultural heritage. They will acquire basic computer skills. In the museum, work with their hands and work on the computer will be combined. During the mobility in Austria, the pupils will transfer their museum into a virtual space guided by the Austrian pupils. Due to the different profiles, the pupils involved in the project will make very good progress in different areas. Above all, basic language and computer skills will be promoted. But also key competences are acquired, such as the ability to participate in society, to communicate in groups and the willingness to face unknown problems and solve them creatively. Thus, the project "www.aMUSE(U)Ment.eu - Youth thinking about their recent cultural heritage" combines the fun of working in and with museums with the great intellectual challenge of discovering the unifying element of all Europeans that is hidden in our culture: our common values and the art that unites us all through our common social origins. People make up society, Europe is made up of each individual. Since each individual is a facet of the one Europe, we begin to research in order to write a history of the Europe of the present from fragments.