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Think global!

2020-1-PL01-KA229-0818512020School Exchange Partnershipsfinalized
Countries: PL|PT|ES · Grant: €47,963
Gender equality / equal opportunitiesSocial/environmental responsibility of educational institutionsEnvironment and climate change

Project summary

The subject of project activities is the promotion and dissemination of global education among primary school youth by preparing an educational city game. The world is becoming smaller, more diverse, and its individual parts are interdependent. Thanks to modern telecommunications technologies, we have almost unlimited access to information from the most distant corners of the globe. Every day we use items that before they got to us, passed through dozens of hands on several continents. The world affects us at every step. And we How do we influence the world? We don't think about it often. Is it worth it? By buying a new pair of jeans, a soda, a bike, going on holidays to exotic countries or voting in elections, we influence the lives of people on other continents. We are no longer just Polish, Portuguese or Spanish citizens. We are the citizens of the world - global citizens. However, are we aware of this? And are young people aware of this? The main objective of the project: exchange of good practices in the context of global education activities. Specific objectives: - understanding the relationships connecting people around the world, in particular the relationship between the global North and the global South - developing empathy, learning the practical importance of tolerance and openness to other people - increasing the ability to analyze and evaluate the reality that surrounds us - developing students' intra-steer attitudes, proactivity, sharing their own initiative and being ready to contribute - dissemination of the concept of global education among students and teachers - arousing curiosity among teachers to look for alternative teaching methods - increasing students' knowledge of the learning process and skills with it related - developing entrepreneurial spirit in students - increasing students' self-esteem and self-confidence - increasing students' awareness and the topic of benefits of intercultural education and foreign language learning - increasing social competences, such as working in an international environment and increasing teamwork skills - making project participants aware of intercultural differences and opportunities arising from them Quantitative results: - a total of 42 students from schools involved in the project undergo international mobility (14 students per school) - participation of 6 teachers in mobility - preparation of a city game scenario aimed at disseminating the idea of ​​global education - conducting a city game on global education by students from 3 partner schools for their school colleagues - making 3 short films presenting the importance of global education in the life of a young person - preparation of an exhibition presented in partner schools about the importance of global education and the topics raised by it

Final report summary

The subject of project activities is the promotion and dissemination of global education among primary school youth by preparing an educational city game. The world is becoming smaller, more diverse, and its individual parts are interdependent. Thanks to modern telecommunications technologies, we have almost unlimited access to information from the most distant corners of the globe. Every day we use items that before they got to us, passed through dozens of hands on several continents. The world affects us at every step. And we How do we influence the world? We don't think about it often. Is it worth it? By buying a new pair of jeans, a soda, a bike, going on holidays to exotic countries or voting in elections, we influence the lives of people on other continents. We are no longer just Polish, Portuguese or Spanish citizens. We are the citizens of the world - global citizens. However, are we aware of this? And are young people aware of this? The main objective of the project: exchange of good practices in the context of global education activities. Specific objectives: - understanding the relationships connecting people around the world, in particular the relationship between the global North and the global South - developing empathy, learning the practical importance of tolerance and openness to other people - increasing the ability to analyze and evaluate the reality that surrounds us - developing students' intra-steer attitudes, proactivity, sharing their own initiative and being ready to contribute - dissemination of the concept of global education among students and teachers - arousing curiosity among teachers to look for alternative teaching methods - increasing students' knowledge of the learning process and skills with it related - developing entrepreneurial spirit in students - increasing students' self-esteem and self-confidence - increasing students' awareness and the topic of benefits of intercultural education and foreign language learning - increasing social competences, such as working in an international environment and increasing teamwork skills - making project participants aware of intercultural differences and opportunities arising from them Quantitative results: - a total of 42 students from schools involved in the project undergo international mobility (14 students per school) - participation of 6 teachers in mobility - preparation of a city game scenario aimed at disseminating the idea of ​​global education - conducting a city game on global education by students from 3 partner schools for their school colleagues - making 3 short films presenting the importance of global education in the life of a young person - preparation of an exhibition presented in partner schools about the importance of global education and the topics raised by it

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