3D ROBO CHALLENGE Erasmus Project

Project Title

3D ROBO CHALLENGE

Project Key Action

This project related with these key action: Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices

Project Action Type

This project related with this action type : Strategic Partnerships for Schools Only

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2017

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: Creativity and culture; International cooperation, international relations, development cooperation

Project Summary

The 3D Robo Challenge project mainly aimed to develop a strong relationship between the three partners Lycée polyvalent Louis de Cormontaigne, Metz (FR), North Karelia College, Joensuu (FI) and Institut Esteve Terradas i Illa, Barcelona (ES) while encouraging students to meet the challenges of teamwork, improve their English language skills, learn new practices in the field of flight.

In total, nearly 100 students took part in the 3DRoboChallenge activities as a host or guest. The number of teachers and management staff who took part in the project at different levels of involvement is around 30.

During the learning activities, groups of students traveled to partner countries and actively participated in small group activities (6 students). Nationalities were mixed in the groups in order to promote communication in English.
The meetings always started with fun activities at the beginning of the week (such as an escape game) which allowed the students to get to know each other and to start communicating by breaking the ice.
The groups worked on mini-projects that made it possible to implement 3D printing, the assembly of small robots and the programming of their functions using electronic boards like Arduino Uno. The students documented their activities on the websites of the partner schools rather than on Facebook (they are not naturally users of this platform).
Students were able to participate in various group activities to deepen their knowledge of partner countries and cultures, as well as school and studies.
They were able to make strong contacts thanks to this way of working in small groups.

In each region where the partner schools are located, there have been events in which the students have participated (Game of Drones event in France, Cosmocaixa fair in Barcelona). Due to time constraints, participation in the SciFest science festival and the career Olympics could not be done in Finland. We replaced it with a demonstration within the school.

The project was broken down into
– 4 transnational project meetings (M1 to M4), one in each country. The last (M4) was kept at bay due to the Covid-19 crisis.
– 5 learning activities (CA to C5) in Metz, Joensuu and Barcelona. The last one, scheduled for Metz (C6), was canceled due to the Covid-19 crisis.

Before each learning activity, the students contacted each other on WhatsApp and participated in a Skype video conference.

The objectives we set for ourselves at the start of the program have been achieved. The proposed activities allowed the students to gain self-confidence at the linguistic and professional level. They have enabled them to develop skills that they can reinvest in their studies and professional life. The students also learned a lot by being in contact with different European cultures.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 95573 Eur

Project Coordinator

LYCEE POLYVALENT LOUIS DE CORMONTAIGNE & Country: FR

Project Partners

• Pohjois-Karjalan koulutuskuntayhtymä, Riveria
• Institut Esteve Terradas i Illa