MUSEUMHOLICS Erasmus Project

Project Title

MUSEUMHOLICS

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 : School Exchange Partnerships

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2018

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: Cultural heritage/European Year of Cultural Heritage; New innovative curricula/educational methods/development of training courses; Creativity and culture

Project Summary

“MUSEUMHOLICS” got inspired by the European initiative of 2018 as the official year dedicated to EU Cultural Heritage. The project will develop activities related to “museum education” so as to improve the learning process of pupils and experiment innovative teaching methodologies.
A museum is an important educational resource to be used in teaching both for its prompting of a more visual communication and for the values it hides (authenticity of historical documents, completeness of collections, the multi-dimensionality of expressive languages, etc.). The main principle of “museum education” is that the visitor – however old he/she is – becomes protagonist of his/her development and learning.
Through the promotion of activities based on museum education, the partnership intends to encourage students’ knowledge of EU Cultural Heritage and to renew teaching methods by integrating more active and participative strategies aimed at fostering a lab-based learning process. Visits to local museums as well as exchanges, debates and brainstorming activities will allow students to explore new cultures, acquire intercultural knowledge and increase their awareness about this common cultural heritage that all European Countries share.
The partnership is made up of 6 Countries (Italy, Turkey, Poland, Lithuania, Romania, Spain) and will have a duration of 24 months. The planned support initiatives will impact the participating students and teachers, but also the entire partnership that will benefit from the use of new teaching methods and tools as well as from their project management expertise. The activities will contribute to improve the participants’ linguistic, digital and soft skills, enhancing the schools’ internationalization processes.
Among the project results:
– creation of a Facebook page and a logo representing the project theme;
– creation of a Padlet displaying project activities and “behind the scenes”;
– production of 6 short films (one for each partner school) that will visually summarize which are the different perceptions held by the Countries involved in regards to EU Cultural Heritage;
– opening of a picture gallery in each partner school;
– creation of 1 e-book outlining the most successful activities and good practices organized in the framework of the project to be disseminated on the European platforms of eTwinning and School Education Gateway.
As for numerical impacts, it is expected that:
– 100% of participants will be fully satisfied about the cultural exchange experience they lived;
– drafting of a new project proposal to be submitted under the 2019 Erasmus + KA229 call for proposals;
– 90% of participants will manifest greater cultural awareness;
– 100% of the families will be extremely happy about the project activities and themes;
– 1 new eTwinning project submitted on behalf of the present partnership;
– 50% of museums involved will be interested in developing new educational paths with the partner schools;
– improvement of pupils’ school performance and level of participation in their learning growth.

Project Website

https://www.erasmus-museumholics.eu/

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 132278,64 Eur

Project Coordinator

Istituto Comprensivo Statale “Fiorentino” & Country: IT

Project Partners

• IES Ribera del Fardes
• Zespol Szkol w Rudkach
• Colegiul National Gheorghe Lazar Sibiu
• Klaipedos Vites progimnazija
• 75.YIL CUMHURIYET ORTAOKULU