Get in Shape for Europe Erasmus Project

Project Title

Get in Shape for Europe

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: Inclusion – equity; EU Citizenship, EU awareness and Democracy; Civic engagement / responsible citizenship

Project Summary

During the period 1 September 2018-31 August 2021, five European schools will work together to implement the School Exchange partnership ”Get in Shape for Europe” (GISE). The duration of the project was extended by one year due to the pandemic.

THE PARTNER SCHOOLS ARE:
-The High School ”Stefan Procopiu” (Vaslui, Romania)-coordinator
-Foreign Language School (Pleven, Bulgaria)-partner
-5th General Senior High School of Aigaleo (Aigaleo, Greece)-partner
-The High School of Economics and Gastronomy (Tarnów, Poland)-partner
-I.I.S. E. Majorana-A. Cascino (Piazza Armerina, Enna, Italy)-partner

The target groups for the implementation of project activities are the teachers and students aged 14 to 19.

PROJECT GOAL: Promote democratic values and fundamental rights, social inclusion and active citizenship and equip students and teachers with the information and skills needed to become informed and involved European citizens.

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES:
O1-to develop, by August 2021, for pupils in 5 European schools, social, civic and intercultural competences, by promoting democratic values and fundamental rights, inclusion and non-discrimination, active citizenship
O2-to develop, by August 2021, for pupils in 5 European schools of critical thinking about the use of the Internet, mass-media and social networks as a weapon against discrimination and manipulation
O3-the exchange of experiences, best practices, methods and tools between teachers from 5 European schools on the development of social, civic and intercultural competences and facilitating their integration into schools activity
O4–institutional development of partner schools through the exchange of experiences, methods, tools and good practices on the development of social, civic and intercultural competences and the management of European projects by supporting and strengthening European cooperation

RESULTS AND IMPACT
The main tangible results of the GISE project are:
a) 5 transnational learning, teaching and training activities for teachers and 5 transnational learning, teaching and training activities for students (109 mobilities for teachers and 159 mobilities for students)
c) 5 European clubs set up at the level of each partner school with 93 teachers and 296 students
d) about 500 activities at local level (over 1000 students participated)
e) 7 brochures and over 150 materials (presentations, videos, digital resources, reports, questionnaires, etc.)
f) dissemination tools: newsletters, articles, posts on social networks, logo, poster, website, leaflet, Twinspace on eTwinning, dissemination activities

Intangible results of the project:
a)Students developed knowledge about democratic values, fundamental rights, active European citizenship, nondiscrimination, hate speech and freedom of expression, fake news and media manipulation and disinformation, European rights, about the EU, about partner countries culture and civilization . Also, students developed Literacy comptences, Personal, social and learning to learn comptences, Citizenship comptences, Cultural awarenses and expression comptences, Multilingual comptences, Digital comptences.
b) The teachers improved their knowledge about the approached topics, developed pedagogical skills and enriched skills in designing and implementing learning activities centered on the project’s topics, knowledge and skills regarding the design and implementation of the European project, practical skills (eg planning and organizing, project management, etc.), have developed civic, social and intercultural skills.
c)Both teachers and students developed new positive attitudes towards cultural and linguistic diversity, positive attitude toward oneself and others, awareness of one’s own attitude towards other ethno-linguistic groups, increasing motivation for new activities and projects, increasing self confidence.
d) At each level, a group of teachers with improved skills and competencies has been formed regarding the design and implementation of ERASMUS partnerships, which is an asset for European cooperation and for the design of new projects in the context of the new ERASMUS 2021-2027 program.

Our project contributed to the implementation of the European policies mentioned in the documents (such as Europe Strategy 2020, Paris Declaration, Proposal for a Council recommendation-17 January 2018) aiming to promote a fair, democratic and inclusive society. A key factor in achieving this strategy is the social, civic and intercultural competences that foster inclusion. We discovered that here is a need for activities and projects that will make Europeans fall back in love with Europe again. School and education has an important role to play in promoting the common European values enshrined in the EU Treaty, values that are a prerequisite for creating a socially coherent society.

Project Website

http://lspvs.ro/erasmus-gise/

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 124023,5 Eur

Project Coordinator

Liceul Stefan Procopiu & Country: RO

Project Partners

• 5th General Senior High School of Aigaleo
• Zespol Szkol Ekonomiczno-Gastronomicznych
• Foreign Language School
• Istituto Istruzione Superiore ‘E. Majorana – A. Cascino’