Pupils: research, VR making & storytelling, evaluation and rubrics - feel more empowered to include themselves in society and enlarge their sense of co-ownership and active citizenship, locally and internationally. - know how and are able to tell their own story in virtual reality film, documentary and interactive VR - know how and are able to do research on the society they live in and develops interview skills and critical thinking - expanded their social, potential career, city, cultural institutes networks - broadened their horizon by taking a closer look at themselves, their lives and the lives of peers in metropoles in Estonia and Turkey and interacting with these peers. - develop organizational, creative and technological skills, which can provide the pupils an advantage on the labour market today and in the future. - develop the ability to recognize problems, produce solutions and discuss and to use initiative, make decisions and take responsibility. - volunteer to express themselves and open up to the stories of others in their class and of the peers abroad - develop awareness and respect for different cultures and cultural heritage in different countries. - improve mother tongue and english language
The schools of all partners are located in a large city where the country's income and economic opportunities are high. Most of the pupils of our schools come from low-income and culturally diverse backgrounds. Our newly arrived pupils have difficulties and adaptation problems in terms of discovering the city they live in, socializing and accessing opportunities. This is mostly due to their closed family structure, the cultural differences and economic disadvantages. Therefore, we as partners found a common ground in the main motivation to start this project: * To assimilate the differences and ensure that the pupils meet in a common social consciousness. *To support pupils in the social field and to create opportunities (school, family, city). *To develop their skills and creativity by including new technologies (VR) in educational environments. * To enable them to be individuals who are questioning and thinking, self-confident and able to express themselves. *To interact and create with peers outside the city/country they live in and to ensure that they have a world citizen consciousness. For our teachers it is a great opportunity to further develop their technological skills, active learning methods, international experience.