The main objective, aligned with the environmental priority of combating climate change, was to recreate the connection between humans and nature through food from the soil to the plate, hence its title, "Soil to Plate." Understanding that partner countries share common values and environmental issues helped develop concrete motivation among students. Teacher training, combined with a schedule of classroom activities, aimed to strengthen students' key skills, foster European openness, share common values, and increase civic engagement. For students, four objectives were to be achieved: observe and understand the origins of food and its connection to the immediate environment; act in an eco-responsible manner; cooperate; and develop academic skills. For teachers, the project aimed to create team dynamics and cohesion by strengthening organizational, linguistic, and digital skills. At the partnership level, this enabled the development of skills in terms of communication, coordination and collaboration.
The school applied for a simplified KA210-SCH school partnership project to gain initial experience with European projects while maintaining serious ambitions in terms of content. This choice was based on the experience of people already familiar with the project within the school. This made it possible to clearly present the ins and outs while also instilling confidence in the school's members, who were completely new to the program. The school, located in a semi-rural area in a small village with fewer than 3,500 inhabitants, remained focused on the local sphere. The primary need had to address this, and it was truly opportune to open the school to Europe, for both students and staff. Furthermore, the teachers shared a desire to strengthen English language skills in order to offer better-quality teaching and, for some, extend it to DNL teaching. This type of project created the ideal conditions for daring to speak and progress in English. Finally, uniting teachers in their individual practices around a common project allowed them to gain cohesion and harmonization in the interest of the students.