New Things through Old Knowledge Erasmus Project

Project Title

New Things through Old Knowledge

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 school education

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2018

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: International cooperation, international relations, development cooperation; ICT – new technologies – digital competences; Key Competences (incl. mathematics and literacy) – basic skills

Project Summary

The New Things through Old Knowledge was created by five schools from Bulgaria, Romania, Italy, Turkey and one association, and dedicated to Math as the Queen of science. Project is going to match maths, using English language and ICT. By solving tasks students are going to find out and learn about history, monuments, unique nature or games which are associated with the project countries because maths is around us in every aspect of our life. Project is for students between 13-15 years old who are eager to take part in a science adventure in international company. It consists of five stages and for each stage one school will be responsible but all will be involved in similar activities at their own schools and the same activities during the mutual school visits. So students will work on the project for three years working on the project step by step. Some of them will be guests and will take part in activities prepared by the host schools and then after coming back home will share their experiences with their peers and some of the students will work on activities at their own school.
The first stage “Maths in tourism” will be conducted by Italian school because Italian partner school is realted to this especific topic area Students will prepare and solve touristic matters from Math point of view: how to count measure or how to change them or what is tare. Students not only will be familiar with maths but also will learn about partners’ touristic areas and participant will be able to deal with this topic to enrich their own culture.
For the second stage “Maths in Factories” Bulgarian school will be responsible. Students will solve tasks connected with local product (milk and bread) as Bulgarian city Dobrich is famous from the factory of the bread.
The third stage “Maths in building” will prepare Turkish school. After it students will be familiar with maths in architecture which if a bit different from the European one.
The last stage “Maths in games” will be prepared by Romanian school while students will familiarize with traditional games of the countries .
During the project students will develop:
-their science knowledge, language, social skills, ICT skills and become more open-minded, tolerant for culture of another countries.
All materials will be uploaded on the Internet so people who are interested it our work will have the possibility to read or use when they need. After each stage we are going to prepare feedback which will help to work better on the next stage.
We are sure working on this project will be the great science adventure for our students and for us teachers/trainers.

Project Website

https://sites.google.com/view/newtonprojecterasmusplus/home

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 172940 Eur

Project Coordinator

ISTITUTO COMPRENSIVO N. 1 “GOVONI” FERRARA & Country: IT

Project Partners

• Private Secondary School Profiled in Foreign Languages and Mathematics “Leonardo da Vinci”
• Suadiye Ilkokulu
• Scoala Gimnaziala Siretel
• Inclusion Key -APS