Cultural Ambassadors on the go! Erasmus Project

Project Title

Cultural Ambassadors on the go!

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: Creativity and culture; International cooperation, international relations, development cooperation; Intercultural/intergenerational education and (lifelong)learning

Project Summary

Cultural values ​​shape the society and our way of life. For this reason, we should help our youngsters-the architect of our future- to establish a strong bond between the past and the future, to preserve the historical and cultural values. We should raise voluntary cultural ambassadors who know the cultural values ​​of their country and have the necessary competence and entrepreneurship skills to promote them.
In the survey conducted in our school, it was determined that our students were unaware of the cultural values and they did not have the necessary motivation to learn them. Needs analysis was conducted and studies have started after the project team has come together. There is no EU project experience as a institution. We believe it will be a unique work.
Our project objectives:
-To raise conscious generations who know the value of their cultural and natural assets and have the responsibility to protect and keep these assets alive.
-To raise voluntary cultural ambassadors who know and promote their culture and traditions in all aspects.
-To increase students’ awareness of European cultural heritage and values
-Students will increase their desire for curiosity and research towards history and culture, and gain a sense of ownership and responsibility for cultural assets in their country.
Şuhut Anatolian High School will be the coordinator of the project. Turkey, Portugal, Italy, Bulgaria, Romania and Macedonia are the partners in this project. Our project will start on 01.11.2020 and will take 24 months. The project envisages a strategy that will include student participation as well as key staff. Our student age range is 15-18 in our project. Our students who have economic, cultural and social difficulties will also take part in this project and will be supported by all kinds.
4-day activities are planned in each participating country. 5 students and 2 accompanying teachers from each country will attend. The participants will be hosted in the family houses of the host institution. Thus, there will be no accommodation expenses and the cultural interaction we expect from our students will come true. In each mobility, activities will be carried out on the main themes determined in accordance with our project goals. Conferences will be held by skype or eTwinning online before and after the mobility.
Project outputs:
-6 Short-term exchanges of groups of pupils: mobility activities that students will work together on such subjects as traditional meals, dances, crafts etc. to develop collaborative skills, communication skills, problem solving, teamwork, critical thinking and more.(Turkey, Portugal, Italy, Bulgaria, Romania and Macedonia)
Students will implement peer-to-peer learning when they get back to school
-E-twinning cooperation
– Guidance on the hand-out of bulletins and flyers after the completion of the project
-Drama activities, online mobile applications and tools to improve reading skills which can be integrated into the curriculum of each partner school will be developed about ‘To protect and maintain our cultural heritage’,
– An e-book that a full cultural feast will be reflected in will be designed with cultural heritage values ​​of each country.
– A board game will be designed by preparing cards with their cultural values ​​(music, food, dance, historical architectures, important poets and writers, manias, etc.) to be prepared by partner school.
– A special video with local dances will be prepared. At the same time, a common music will be determined and video sections created by each partner will be combined in order to tolerate differences.
-Also, brochures will be designed and all works will be shared with social media tools, web page.
Project expectations and dissemination:
-To develop and strengthen professional connections with other countries
– Providing professional development.
In addition to learning and preserving cultural values, developing new and innovative teaching methods and applying them directly
Developing a strong EU focus in the teaching and learning activities of the institution
– Including the EU dimension and European cooperation activities in the corporate culture and increasing participation
-To develop skills and competencies in young people
The project introduces changes on how cultural values ​​are integrated into educational activities. In this long term, it will change the school environment of those who will benefit from the public and education in the partner countries and available materials beyond the project period.
– Our cultural ambassador students, who we have trained throughout the project, will fulfill this embassy duty with the entrepreneurial spirit they have acquired by exhibiting the works done by opening the year-end exhibition in their schools at the end of the project.
– Sharing will be done using eTwinning, facebook, instagram, web page to maximize the visibility of the project results.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 196445 Eur

Project Coordinator

SUHUT ANADOLU LISESI & Country: TR

Project Partners

• 119 Secondary School “Academician Mihail Arnaudov”
• Agrupamento de Escolas Trigal de Santa Maria
• ISTITUTO ISTRUZIONE SUPERIORE BERNALDA FERRANDINA
• COLEGIUL TEHNIC DE INDUSTRIE ALIMENTARA
• SOU Gimnazija “Goce Delcev”