„MEET ON THE EUROPEAN ROUTE” is an international cooperation project which main goal is increase of knowledge about the European cultural heritage, acquisition of skills to shape this heritage by 125 students from schools in Garwolin, Dionysos, San Marcello, Cordoba and Canidelo at the age of 11-15 at a level that gives them preparation for the role of European culture leaders. We assume that by implementing the project, we will be able to draw attention of students to the world of culture and art, to increase tolerance for other cultures, motivation for learning, teaching, taking part in courses and to develop teachers' competences associated with modern and active teaching methods. The actions included in the project are targeted both at students and teachers. During the implementation of the projects, the participants will become familiar with learning strategies, they will develop their reading and listening comprehension skills, as well as writing, oral and self-presentation abilities. Moreover, they will learn how to handle stress. Exchanging staff experience during project work sessions and popularizing good practices will help the participants to address educational inequalities and introduce innovative forms and methods of education in their schools. Integration and development of the participants' communication skills will be possible through common educational and experimental classes, as well as games and field games. Since the partners communicate in English, the participants will also have a chance to develop their language competences. The employment of modern techniques, tools and methods of educations helps to prevent school failures and early school leaving. We assume that in the near future such elements will support higher degree education and will ensure a high level of social inclusion. Therefore, the project not only meets the needs of students and local labor market, but also addresses the challenges faced by teachers. It has a positive impact on the quality and effectiveness of education, which directly translates into raising quality of the school activities. The planned training sessions aimed at boosting professional development of the teachers involved in the project, schools from all over the Europe may embrace innovative solutions. The implementation of the project will help us to secure contact networks with teachers of humanities and arts and foreign languages in other EU member states, as well as other schools and to become involved in other student-centered projects. It will also draw teachers' and students' attention to other EU cultures and prepare the latter to take the role of citizens of a multinational, multicultural and multilingual European society. Scheduled activities are at local and international level. During the local activities, participants will prepare films, presentations, conduct workshops, rehearsals and competitions. In turn, international events are: material presentations, film screenings, workshops and cross-border projects, national evenings, discussion panels meetings, concerts and common games and fun. We also plan to create eTwinning projects. Among the methods used during the project implementation are: individual and in a group work; brainstorm; discussion; workshops; demonstration; the presentation; performance; concert; games and fun; attempt; direct participation. Among the results will be material products: School Chambers of Cultures, poems and other literary forms, tour programs, artistic creations, scenarios of humanities and arts, DVDs and CDs, information materials, photos, website, graffiti", presentations, design materials, performance, developed paths and space for communication between project partners.In turn, among the intangible results will be knowledge and experience gained by project participants during the implementation of project activities in the field of knowledge about cultures of European countries, better skills of using modern ICT tools, enhanced professional competence of teaching staff, improvement of communication skills in a foreign language, increasing the level of awareness of being a citizen of a united Europe, exchanging experience and good practices, as well as establishing international partnerships. The effects and results of the implemented project activities will have a long-term impact on participants, parents, the local, regional and international community. They will be placed in the partners' schools libraries, on YouTube, on the project website, in online resources for teachers, in local and regional media, in social media, as well as in the information and promotion materials of the project. The results and tools created as part of the project will be available to a wide range of people interested in it, and their ease of modification will allow all users to modify them towards their individual needs and use them in a wide range.
„MEET ON THE EUROPEAN ROUTE” is an international cooperation project which main goal is increase of knowledge about the European cultural heritage, acquisition of skills to shape this heritage by 125 students from schools in Garwolin, Dionysos, San Marcello, Cordoba and Canidelo at the age of 11-15 at a level that gives them preparation for the role of European culture leaders. Thanks to the implementation of the project, the students 'interest in the world of culture and art increased, tolerance for other cultures increased, motivation for learning, teaching and training, and teachers' competences in the field of modern, active teaching methods were developed. The activities foreseen in the project concerned students and teachers. During the project, the participants learned about learning strategies, developed the ability to read and listen comprehensively, and to create written and oral statements and self-presentation. They learned ways to deal with stress. Thanks to the exchange of experience of the staff during project working meetings and dissemination of good practices, the participants contributed to the reduction of educational differences and had the opportunity to introduce innovative forms and methods of teaching in their home schools. Integrating and developing the participants' communication skills was facilitated by joint educational and experimental activities, as well as field games and activities. The language of communication between the partners was English, the people involved developed their linguistic competences. These activities, thanks to the use of modern techniques, tools and teaching methods, prevented school failures and early school leaving. In the future, they will serve to continue education at a higher level and ensure a high level of social inclusion. The project met the needs of students and the local labor market, but also referred to the requirements for the teaching staff. It improved the quality and effectiveness of education, which improved the quality of the school's work. Thanks to the planned trainings, which served the professional development of teachers involved in the project, innovative solutions appeared in schools from different parts of Europe. The planned activities were local and international. During local activities, participants prepared presentations, films, conducted workshops, competitions and rehearsals. On the other hand, international events included: material presentations, film screenings, workshops and cross-border projects, discussion panels, national evenings, meetings and concerts, as well as joint games and fun. The methods used during the project implementation included: individual and group work; brainstorm; discussion; workshops; show; the presentation; show; concert; games and fun; attempt; direct participation and - during the COVID-19 pandemic - various forms of on-line activities. Among the developed results there were material products: School Chambers of Cultures, scenarios of humanities and arts classes, poems and other literary forms, excursion programs, artistic products, DVDs and CDs, information materials, photos, website, graffiti, presentations, design materials, presentation, developed paths and space for communication between project partners. In turn, the non-material results include: knowledge and experience gained by project participants during the implementation of project activities in the field of knowledge about the cultures of European countries, better skills in using modern ICT tools, enhanced professional competences of teaching staff, improvement of communication skills in a foreign language. increasing the level of awareness of being a citizen of a united Europe, exchanging experiences and good practices, as well as establishing international partnerships. The effects and results of the implemented project activities allowed for a long-term impact on the participants, parents, local, regional and international environment. They were placed in partner school libraries, YouTube, the project website, online resources for teachers, local, regional and social media, as well as information and promotional materials for the project. The results and tools created during the project are available to a wide range of interested parties, and their ease of modification allows all stakeholders to adapt them to individual needs and use them in a wide range.