“Zooming in” “Good Focus” Erasmus Project

Project Title

“Zooming in”
“Good Focus”

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; EU Citizenship, EU awareness and Democracy; ICT – new technologies – digital competences

Project Summary

Looking back “Zoom in” was a project with a vast spectrum. On one hand it focussed on technology and on modern techniques and on the other hand it embedded art and speaking skills and fostered the development of the youth. Furthermore with this project the young people got an insight in the partner countries customs and traditions that is why it also has a big impact on the European level. The pupils got acquainted with new learning methods and new technology which they can use later on in their lives. They learned basic and advanced techniques of photography and graphic design. Taking pictures on the phones had a different meaning when the task was to “focus on the good of something”.
By focussing on Antonello da Messina, Constanin Brâncusi, Antanas Sutkus, Ebru Painting and on Friedensreich Hundertwasser the pupils learned to somehow slip into the role of the artists and try to see and interpret the world around them like the artist would have done.
The fact that the school in Italy was an Art school was very inspiring and challenging. The pupils enjoyed working on the artistic interpretations as well as on the contributions for the exhibitions. We had photo competitions and the best pictures were chosen for our wall calender and were also uploaded on our website. We also filmed the working process throughout the project and uploaded the videos on our website.
One goal that was developped withing the 2nd half of the project was the idea to create a common video in the style of Gary Barlo’s song “Sing”. Singing the song together with the pupils from the partner schools was an interesting experience. Communicating through singing this song brought the children closer to each other. It was a good “background” sound for our project that accompanied us in the second year. The “Sing” video was cut and edited by our pupils and is published on our website.
Regarding the dissemination students, teachers, local community and national authorities and European partners were involved. We had local papers that mentioned our project and local authorities that invited us and wanted get to know our project.
The main dissemination, however, was through our project’s website. We were also active on e-twinning.
Most pupils who went abroad already had contact with each other through socail media. Many of them are now still friends and keep in touch through writing various media. Since English was the language of communition they also trained their language skills while widening their horizon on culture, art, photography, new technologiess, the European Union and democracy.

For many students, the Erasmus project opened up a completely new perspective of the world, as many had never travelled abroad before.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 62150 Eur

Project Coordinator

Neue Neusprachliche Mittelschule & Country: AT

Project Partners

• IISS Jacopo del Duca – Diego Bianca Amato
• Publiczna Szkola Podstawowa im. Wladyslawa Andersa w Leszczynie
• Colegiul National CANTEMIR-VODA
• Vilniaus Jeruzales mokykla
• 15 TEMMUZ SEHITLERI ANADOLU LISESI