Earth through our magic eyes Erasmus Project

Project Title

Earth through our magic eyes

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 2020

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: Intercultural/intergenerational education and (lifelong)learning; Health and wellbeing; Civic engagement / responsible citizenship

Project Summary

Our Erasmus+ project “The Earth, seen through our magic eyes” is an exchange of good practices for a period of two years and aims to educate students on environmental protection. 6 primary schools (pupils from 3 to 12 years old) and five countries (Romania, metropolitan and overseas France, Bulgaria, Turkey and Spain) work together so that our pupils become “European eco-citizens”.
We hope, through our actions, to contribute to the assurance of a healthy environment, to alert those who do not know that “man is part of nature” and that “By destroying nature, we destroy humanity! “We hope that students will have the opportunity to understand the diversity and complexity of their environment, that they will be able to see the fragile natural balance and be aware of the danger of it disturbance, that they will feel the need to appropriate behavior towards the environment. Direct contact with other European schools and the acquisition of new pedagogies through the exchange of experiences will improve the effectiveness of the educational approach. The project will start with improving the quality of education in order to prepare students to play an active role in public life. All schools in the project (students and teachers) will have the opportunity to discover other realities, acquire new knowledge and skills, which will give them more independence and self-confidence, motivating them to learn French and English. This teamwork will at the same time open up opportunities for learning the partner’s national language.
Through this project, we teachers want to show children the foundations of a thought and attitude focused on promoting a life-friendly environment in order to develop their spirit of responsibility to the ecosystem.The participation of all educational factors (schools, families, communities, media, etc.) in achieving these intentions, the child better understands the effects of inappropriate behavior on the environment. The project also aims to develop knowledge and awareness of protecting and improving the environment. This project offers teachers the possibility of constructive exchanges on our activities and our ideas for preserving nature. The environment provides us with the conditions necessary for life, but it is up to us to know if we want to use these essentials effectively or if we to get around this aspect of our lives. The pollution of the planet is getting worse day by day and it seems that few people have an interest in this harmful process. The protection of the planet is a global problem, and that is why every man must assume part of this responsibility. Health cannot be maintained by breathing polluted air, consuming food and water contaminated with pesticides or other chemicals. Through this project, we hope to succeed in changing the vision and mission of our students, teachers and local communities, to put the acquired experience into practice. One of the main objectives of the project is to encourage children to become active factors in protecting the environment, changing their lifestyle and that of the people around them. To achieve the main objective, this project will involve around 350 pupils aged 3 to 12, 25 nursery and elementary school teachers, representatives of local communities, parents. Because life cannot be separated from the environment, education must also be done in protecting the environment.
Final products: blog, brochure, portfolios, CD, DVD, photo albums, ecological calendars, maps of each country, herbariums, mini botanical garden, exhibitions with students’ creativity.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 2034,08 Eur

Project Coordinator

ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE Jean-Luc DALY-ERAYA & Country: FR

Project Partners

• OGEC Notre Dame Langueux
• Vtoro OU “Nikola I. Vapcarov”
• CEIP VIRGEN DE LA CABEZA
• Gradinita cu Program Prelungit Baia de Fier
• Darica Namik Kemal Ilkokulu