Under the priority "Participation in democratic life, common values and civic engagement", the project aimed to strengthen knowledge of a shared European cultural heritage, based on a common corpus of European works, whether heritage-based or contemporary. It helped reinforce a sense of shared values by addressing major contemporary social and environmental challenges. The project also fostered civic engagement through the reinterpretation of works of art in support of civic messages and supported participation in local democratic life by showcasing students’ work at events rooted in their local communities. Under the sectoral priority "Improving the attractiveness of VET", the project encouraged the sharing of experiences between classes of different levels and artistic specializations. It contributed to the development of technical, linguistic, and interpersonal skills that support students’ professional integration. It also sought to bring upper secondary students in artistic trades closer to professionals in their field, particularly within their Euroregion, and to enhance the visibility of schools and study pathways through exhibitions organized in their cities.
The motivations of the consortium were as follows: - To experiment with and evaluate an innovative project-based approach grounded in co-construction with the participating schools (involvement at all stages of the project, consideration of the specific needs of the participating classes). - To design and document an initial project that is replicable and scalable to other European schools (a blog documenting all stages of the project, a teaching guide made available). - To create a Franco-Spanish network of professionals, schools, and institutional partners (cooperation between French and Spanish schools, initial links with institutional and cultural partners). - To enhance the skills of educational teams in the design and monitoring of international projects (professional development of teachers). - To exchange best practices and benefit from complementary expertise (project management by ARTE Education, a cross-disciplinary perspective from the Cantau comprehensive high school, expertise of the Corella school in showcasing activities, experience of the Toulouse-Lautrec high school in European projects). - To initiate, for several partners, a first experience of European cooperation (Key Action 2).