The school project based on the exchange of best practices „Ecology, Culture, Options for Creative Learning and Active Life”, acronym ECO4CreActive, is a strategic partnership between 5 schools from Romania, Portugal, Turkey and Bulgaria, which will start on 1.03.2021 and will run for 24 months. The goal of the project is to increase the degree of responsibility towards the environment, to develop the skills and competences of students with creative methods and to educate participants to deeply understand their own culture and sense of national identity as a basis of respect and open attitude towards the diversity of cultural expression. The aim of the project will be achieved through these specific objectives: 1. increasing the responsibility of students for the environment through ecological actions for the benefit of the school and the local community 2.developing creative and practic ablilities and ICT skills for 12-15 years 3.involvement in the project activities of 30% disadvantaged students to increase the level of inclusion in school 4.increasing intercultural communication and interest in foreign languages during the project We are motivated and we want to help educate students to become socially competent adults, active in society. We all live the same concret reality, this we have in common, but it is a reality that everyone perceives differently, that differentiates us, for example perception towards nature and the environment. Man's role on Earth is not to consume all the resources of the planet and to destroy what he has not consumed, but to leave his children a better world than he has received.What is clear is that nature has never left the conversation with us, but we have so far dominated this relationship, man-nature. It is time to restore our priorities, to pay attention to nature because nature is a source of health and joy. Our children are the future of the planet! In a world that will be inherited by our children, it would seem that the best way to ensure a better, healthier planet is to equip today’s youth with the knowledge and skills to meet tomorrow’s environmental challenges. In an increasingly globalized world, we all need a wide range of skills to adapt and thrive in a rapidly changing environment. The activities are addressed to the students between the ages of 12 and 15. Participating groups are: 1.Students: 80 will participate directly, including 30 students with fewer opportunities. Approximately 500 students will be indirectly affected by participating in local activities. 2.Teachers: 50 will participate directly 3.Families: At least 100 families will be directly involved., more than 300 family members will be indirectly involved. 4. Others: social organizations, NGOs and cultural organizations, local community, eTwinning is part of the most exciting learning community in Europe. At European level, will be used eTwinning platform, This platform will help us to collaborate with our European partners, and School Education Gateway platform to dissemination. I planned 5 LTT within 24 months, with the titles: C1-The amazing NATURE, C2-Natural eco-systems and Biodiversity, C3-RE-THINK! From STEM to STEAM. C4-Increasing the quality of life for the FUTURE and C5- ARTH is crying! The work plan proposes activities for marking ecological events of European and international interest, but also other activities for environmental protection and conservation and for social inclusion. Also, during LTT, we will capitalize cultural heritage. Concrete results: logo, project website, bilingual cultural guide “The world is beautiful”, interactive photo album "Natural eco-systems and protected species", a magazine “Green Barometer”, Eco calendar, Eco anthem, ECO4ALL Decalogue, set cards “Green World”, mini book of ecology, Eco Park in the perimeter of each school, DVD International conference "Culture and Identity across borders", ECO-CULTURAL radio station in each partner school. The concrete results of the project are sustainable because they can be used in school education, in extracurricular activities, socially, civic and volunteering activity, for keeping the project alive. The project has achieved its objectives if have we improved for participants their social, cultural and professional life.Experiences of participants should be established as good practice and be integrated by the persons / institutions who have common interests as an important indicator of the quality of school work. The schools will succeed to develop and strengthen the relationships between them, to develop their ability to operate at the transnational level, to share and confront ideas, practices and methods of ecological and cultural education, for increasing the qualit to life.Our project encourages proactive, procivic and prosocial behavior of participants.The students will raise awareness of the need to increase basic skills, will develop their language competences and digital skills.
This partnership was an opportunity for schools to carry out a series of joint activities, creative activities aimed at the ecological education, to broaden the horizons of participatings, to exchange experiences and ideas, to develop communication skills in a foreign language, cooperation skills and social values.It is also grew up environmental responsibility.By promoting and valorisation the cultural heritage during the LLTs, it succeeded broaden the horizon of knowledge among students, to adopt a multicultural consciousness.Project activities supported creative potential of students, they consolidated international and inclusive cooperation with a focus on creativity, helped students to be aware of their responsibilities as European citizens and cultural awareness. In social relations, creativity brings amazing benefits, strengthening the connection between members of a community, the students and teachers in this project felt like a united community group, an Erasmus family extended across borders with members from 5 countries.The partner schools wanted the students to apply their knowledge, communication and ICT skills, and they succeeded, with the students making various materials for LTTs and valuable final products.
By implementing this project, the partner schools aimed to enhance skills development and competences that reinforce creativity, as well as to boost quality, innovation and recognition of students work. The students performed activities that required their creative thinking, they explored the students' curiosity. The students were challenged to find solutions to environmental problems, observe, overcome obstacles and ask questions related to the topic of the project. The project answered the needs highlighted in SWOT analysis of partner schools: - to equip young people and adults with the necessary tools and competences needed to come up with creative and innovative solutions to face unprecedented risks, and social challenges; - to harmoniously develop the mind and creativity through practical activities in nature; - to improve the organizational and methodological management of school; - to use transnational mobilities as tools of raising the European values of education; -to develop inclusive behavior and key skills through creativity and art; -to stimulate the civic attitude and students' concern for protecting the environment, making students more responsible and involved in environmental issues.