There’s no place like … school! Erasmus Project

Project Title

There’s no place like … school!

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: EU Citizenship, EU awareness and Democracy; Social/environmental responsibility of educational institutions; Health and wellbeing

Project Summary

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number and profile of participants;
description of activities;
methodology to be used in carrying out the project;
a short description of the results and impact envisaged
and finally the potential longer term benefits.

School is about more than just the subject matter we learn in lessons. It is the place where our students and staff spend the major part of their day. We want to do more in this area in order to make school a better place to be. Our playgrounds and classrooms are somewhat uninviting, our students are not as happy or motivated as they might be, we do not do enough to respect our environment. In this project we plan to work on measures to improve our schools. We will undertake activities designed to improve:
– the appearance and sustainability of our school buildings and grounds
– the physical and emotional wellbeing of our students and staff.
To achieve this, we will collaborate with our partners across Europe. We will share best practice from our schools, analyze our current position and collect suggestions on how to make improvements. We will then take concrete steps to carry out improvements within our schools. There will be a meeting of students from all schools, aged around 12-14, at each partner school as well as a training event for staff at each school. At our student meetings, we will work in international teams to complete practical tasks such as creating a school garden, decorating a classroom or collecting and recycling litter. We will include physical activities in the open air, both on and off the school sites, designed to promote both physical and emotional health and encourage respect for the environment. At our staff meetings we will job-shadow our partner colleagues and learn from their best practice in areas relevant to our project.
We plan to involve a wide number of students within our schools during the course of the project, particularly including those who are generally likely to feel less happy at school, for example those from disadvantaged backgrounds, with special educational needs or from minority groups. We will consider ways to strengthen the student voice and encourage democratic participation.
This project will strengthen the partnership between our schools and the quality of school life in general within our schools. Our pupils will improve their physical and emotional wellbeing and also their practical and social skills. Working with schools in other countries will broaden our students perspectives and improve their language skills and their intercultural awareness.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 122016 Eur

Project Coordinator

Nelson-Mandela-Schule Dierdorf & Country: DE

Project Partners

• Scuola Secondaria di 1° Grado Riccardo Monterisi
• The Henry Beaufort School
• Soinin Yhtenäiskoulu