Together Erasmus Project

Project Title

Together

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 2019

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: Environment and climate change; Civic engagement / responsible citizenship; Cultural heritage/European Year of Cultural Heritage

Project Summary

Our Erasmus+ project, entitled ‘Together’, promotes understanding and acceptance of other cultures by making acquaintance with other young Europeans. Involvement in this project will improve children’s adaptability and participation, regardless of academic ability, race, religion, gender or social status. In our changing society, this project addresses problems of racism, xenophobia and prejudice and includes collaborative, positive activities that promote working together and celebrating differences.
‘Together’ promotes increased pride in our natural environments, heritage and the cultural characteristics that make us unique. Through this project, we intend to broaden our horizons and knowledge of the vast continent in which we live, to experience and respect each others language and culture and to create an understanding that we are part of the natural environment and, as such, have a duty to care for and preserve it.
We hope that children involved will learn new ways to express themselves. This partnership will encourage pupils creativity by involvement in different activities connected with the project as well as giving them the opportunity to share information with pupils from other countries. This project promotes communication and collaboration with other European schools to explore our different cultures. We will utilise ICT’s to bring us closer together and break down any barriers between us, taking care to promote responsible and careful use of ICT and remaining mindful of the impact that an online presence can have.
‘Together’ aims to help pupils, staff and the wider community to gain insight into the rich cultural and linguistic diversity that makes up the Europe of today. This project will help students develop their understanding of a wide range of cultures, heritage and their similarities and differences to our own. It will help all participants to become more tolerant towards others at home and abroad. Involvement will help participants to develop as individuals who can learn from one another and live positively with difference and diversity.
Activities include project work on Cultural Heritage and Traditions over five themes: Landscapes, Cuisine, Games/Sports and Dance, Music and Crafts, Storytelling. Tradition Exchanges throughout the duration of the project will give great insight into our partner schools and involve pupils of all ages; our Travelling Teddies for the younger children and project work in the form of blog/wiki pages, posters, booklets for the older children.
Schools involved are situated across Europe; in Ireland, Spain, Wales, Czech Republic, Romania and Portugal and we will utilise video-conferencing, blog/wiki, email and other forms of communication to keep us close together for the duration of the project. The impact of this project will reach far beyond our schools and wider communities; pupil numbers in participating schools are between 100-500 and the possibilities for the promotion of the values and insights gained through this project are untold. Pupil Mobilities and Teacher Training Meetings will provide wonderful opportunities to meet face-to-face with partner schools. During the Pupil Mobilities, Traditions will be demonstrated, for example, sports and dance, and collaborative, symbolic group craft projects completed. During Teacher Training events, tutoring in ICTs for use in project activities will take place along with observation of best practice and exchange of ideas with teachers on project topics.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 145400 Eur

Project Coordinator

CASTLEFIN 1 BNS & Country: IE

Project Partners

• Agrupamento de Escolas de Aver-o-Mar, Póvoa de Varzim
• CRA:CERECEDO
• Penllergaer Primary School
• Liceul de Arte “Aurel Popp”
• Zakladni skola Pacov