The goals set by the institutions in the three countries were various: as for the pupils, we worked on their reading skills, digital literacy and creativity, to enhance and develop their ability to express their opinions freely, their personality and identity, demonstrating the fact that although very young they already have their own clear thinking; the ability of expression and interaction, reading albeit through others, helps their vocabulary and consequently stimulates a better mode of expression; as for the teachers, the goal was to aim at a strengthening of the professional profile through exchange, sharing and development of best practices: three schools with common needs but different backgrounds inevitably stimulate each other. A greater awareness of the positive impact of a different cultural heritage on one's own environment and daily life, stimulated a work of deeper knowledge of oneself as a country while at the same time giving rise to a desire to be enriched by the traditions of others: we rediscovered ourselves as different countries but with deep roots and, in many cases, common roots.
We applied for this project to increase reading activity in the preschool period through the use of fairy tales; in particular, we set ourselves the goal of helping young pupils understand the importance of knowing and preserving local history. All this, however, within the broader perspective of contributing to the dissemination, knowledge and promotion of European cultural heritage through meeting and comparing peers from different European countries. The activities were focused on developing the LITERARY COMPETENCES of the pupils, emphasizing the social inclusion of each participant, digital literacy, reading literacy. The need we addressed was to motivate students to use their imagination, increase their tolerance of others, work on their creativity, empathy, respect, appreciation for different cultures, and encourage a positive attitude. Discovering our common past, listening to it, talking about it, was the key for students: to know each other in order to recognize each other and not discriminate but help each other.