Our point to start this study is the European Year of Cultural Heritage, we decided to create the project which aims at promoting and raising awareness of Europe's cultural heritage among pupils aged 7-11.“European Cultural Heritage to Develop LITERACY SKILLS” project comprises schools from 5 European Countries –The UK, Romania, Turkey, Italy and Poland. The project is based on the needs which were identified by all the partners. The most important ones include the need to reduce students' tendency to stay withdrawn and introverted as well as the need to overcome aggressive and antisocial behaviour and to increase cultural knowledge and emphasise the meaning of freedom of thought and speech. It is our aim to provide students with the essential knowledge that will enable them to integrate into a multi-ethnic society and we also want to encourage interest for self-development and make the schools' curriculum more international. The project also aims at promoting the European cultural heritage among our students in the form of a link between things that fascinate children and the need to get them to improve their success at school. Stories will stand for a key element by means of which students’ interest in the project topic will be raised in a safe way and that is why they will be motivated to take part in the project activities. It is students’ nature to love stories, fairy tales and myths. Stories have been created to pass universal values and show the world in an enjoyable and memorable way. They will help develop children's creativity, imagination, empathy, respect, tolerance and appreciation for people from different countries and cultures. Our goals include: – developing literacy competencies and creativity of students from 5 European schools – improving awareness of similarities and differences of 5 European cultures – increasing students' willingness to express their thoughts and feelings – encouraging using the storytelling technique in all fields of the curriculum To attain the project goals, we plan to carry out the following activities which are based on the VARK model and address all types of learners: -visual learners: logo, Erasmus+ corners digital stories, questionnaires, bookmarks and wrist bands -aural learners: group discussions, chat on the Facebook platform and eTwinning Platform, exchanges of emails. -read/write learners: presentations (PowerPoint), scripts for Puppet plays, stories for the magazines, dictionary, brochures, flyers. -kinaesthetic learners: carnival, materials made during the Stories Arts & Crafts workshops. The above-mentioned activities will motivate our students to succeed at school and it will involve students from migrant backgrounds; we also will strengthen the collaboration schools-families and schools-external stakeholders.50 teachers who will increase their awareness of the importance of adjusting teaching materials to different learning styles represent the direct target group. Students, families and local communities tend for the indirect target groups. The tangible results we plan to include: -questionnaires -the project logo -Erasmus+ corners -presentations of the partner schools, cities and countries -presentations of national legends, fairy tales, stories and myths -Five digital stories -One exhibition promoting the materials made at the Stories Arts & Crafts workshops -Five scripts for 5 Puppet plays -One thematic carnival (with the characters from the stories, fairytales, myths, etc.) -dictionary -Two project magazines -10 lesson plans -Three project webpages -promotional materials: bookmarks, flyers, wrist bands -the project e-brochure -the project DVD - the exhibition of all materials during the final mobility in Poland The project methodology aims at producing teaching materials that will increase teachers' motivation to use digital and non-digital innovative practices, enhance their teaching methods promoting literature and help pupils to develop the key competencies useful for living in multicultural societies. Due to the activities, social cohesion will be fostered by developing literacy skills, creativity, innovation, ICT skills, social-cultural competences, civic spirit, intercultural skills and competency-based learning. The project website will include the project results that everybody will be able to access and download for free. The dissemination plan will reach a larger audience and it will make an impact on a local, regional, national and international levels.
Our point to start this study is the European Year of Cultural Heritage, we decided to create the project which aims at promoting and raising awareness of Europe's cultural heritage among pupils aged 7-11.“European Cultural Heritage to Develop LITERACY SKILLS” project comprises schools from 5 European Countries –The UK, Romania, Turkey, Italy and Poland. The project is based on the needs which were identified by all the partners. The most important ones include the need to reduce students' tendency to stay withdrawn and introverted as well as the need to overcome aggressive and antisocial behaviour and to increase cultural knowledge and emphasise the meaning of freedom of thought and speech. It is our aim to provide students with the essential knowledge that will enable them to integrate into a multi-ethnic society and we also want to encourage interest for self-development and make the schools' curriculum more international. The project also aims at promoting the European cultural heritage among our students in the form of a link between things that fascinate children and the need to get them to improve their success at school. Stories will stand for a key element by means of which students’ interest in the project topic will be raised in a safe way and that is why they will be motivated to take part in the project activities. It is students’ nature to love stories, fairy tales and myths. Stories have been created to pass universal values and show the world in an enjoyable and memorable way. They will help develop children's creativity, imagination, empathy, respect, tolerance and appreciation for people from different countries and cultures. Our goals include: – developing literacy competencies and creativity of students from 5 European schools – improving awareness of similarities and differences of 5 European cultures – increasing students' willingness to express their thoughts and feelings – encouraging using the storytelling technique in all fields of the curriculum To attain the project goals, we plan to carry out the following activities which are based on the VARK model and address all types of learners: -visual learners: logo, Erasmus+ corners digital stories, questionnaires, bookmarks and wrist bands -aural learners: group discussions, chat on the Facebook platform and eTwinning Platform, exchanges of emails. -read/write learners: presentations (PowerPoint), scripts for Puppet plays, stories for the magazines, dictionary, brochures, flyers. -kinaesthetic learners: carnival, materials made during the Stories Arts & Crafts workshops. The above-mentioned activities will motivate our students to succeed at school and it will involve students from migrant backgrounds; we also will strengthen the collaboration schools-families and schools-external stakeholders.50 teachers who will increase their awareness of the importance of adjusting teaching materials to different learning styles represent the direct target group. Students, families and local communities tend for the indirect target groups. The tangible results we plan to include: -questionnaires -the project logo -Erasmus+ corners -presentations of the partner schools, cities and countries -presentations of national legends, fairy tales, stories and myths -Five digital stories -One exhibition promoting the materials made at the Stories Arts & Crafts workshops -Five scripts for 5 Puppet plays -One thematic carnival (with the characters from the stories, fairytales, myths, etc.) -dictionary -Two project magazines -10 lesson plans -Three project webpages -promotional materials: bookmarks, flyers, wrist bands -the project e-brochure -the project DVD - the exhibition of all materials during the final mobility in Poland The project methodology aims at producing teaching materials that will increase teachers' motivation to use digital and non-digital innovative practices, enhance their teaching methods promoting literature and help pupils to develop the key competencies useful for living in multicultural societies. Due to the activities, social cohesion will be fostered by developing literacy skills, creativity, innovation, ICT skills, social-cultural competences, civic spirit, intercultural skills and competency-based learning. The project website will include the project results that everybody will be able to access and download for free. The dissemination plan will reach a larger audience and it will make an impact on a local, regional, national and international levels.