Fly me to the Moon- Space Exploration in the past, in the context of the Cold War and in the future Erasmus Project

Project Title

Fly me to the Moon- Space Exploration in the past, in the context of the Cold War and in the future

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 2018

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: Research and innovation; Natural sciences; International cooperation, international relations, development cooperation

Project Summary

“Fly me to the Moon – Space Exploration in the past, in the context of the Cold War and in the future”.
We wil analyse this project through a quite large range of topics:
1. Culture and Arts
2. History, Language and Literature
3. Technology, Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics
4. Biology, Ecology and Sports
5. Geography and Economy
6. Politics ans Ethics
This will allow students to consider the space exploration from every angle.
We selected this subject because we know the importance of motivation when we talk about school in general and science in particular. And we are convinced that space exploration is very interesting for the younger and the older pupils and pupils who study sciences on a good level and improve their general knowledge will be able to be successful in school and will have a lot of opportunities. And space exploration will allow us to make the ling between middle class students and high school students, which helps them to live together in the school and helps the younger ones to integrate high school without fear.
Aspects of Space exploration in Europe show us the various interdependencies of the project countries and beyond. This is also relevant because in Europe, there is a great interaction in Space exploration and aeronautics.
For us this project is a continuity of school projects:Last year, some of our senior class students went to discover the factory Airbus in France and the Cité de l’Espace , a French space discovery centre. Other pupils took place at a selective competition organized by the German Goethe Institut in France: They had to imagine a very innovative concept for Airbus and to make a spot advertisement for this innovation. Our pupils imagined a medical seat for planes and the were the winners of the competition – the money won was for a humanitarian organization which helps children in Cambodia to go to school.
This drafts were very motivating for them and some of them would like to integrate a prestigious Sciences University. But we know the importance to begin good sciences studies early.
The key persons were involved in these projects and one physic teacher will learn even more about space. She was selected to take part on a training course in the NASA training centre in the United States of America this June. Furthermore, on key person is a specialist of History and German History.
The key persons also have already organized various language-focused and cultural trips, exchanges between classes and individual exchanges (French-German exchanges called Brigitte Sauzay and Voltaire). They also speak English, German and other languages. And they are used to work with digital media. Also, they have participated in a binational training on the topic of cross-cultural competences. One of them organizes the international events in our school.
Finally, our school has still an experience with an Erasmus + project. So we are used to work with partners from all over Europe and the world.
Through this studies, our students will discover Space Exploration from the very beginning, seeing after the evolution, the political aspects as it has been in Cold War and how this progress topic is seen today. They also will be able to in Literature (for example Jules Verne) in Arts and popular Arts. On the same time they will have the opportunity to examine all the scientific aspects of the subject. With these new knowledges, finally they will think about impacts on humanity. Students as emancipated citizens should become aware of the fact that their behaviour and decisions have an impact on quite a number of cultural, political, social and environmental factors.
The project activities are structured in relation to sit different project stages. At every stage, students work on different aspects of the topic, exploring them, making creative or scientific results and presenting the results in numerous ways. The activities require effective communication and soft skills. In panel discussions and discussions with stakeholders students learn and practice ways of democratic participation.
The project transnational character is meant to inspire students regarding the different aspects of the work process of the different results. Apart from space exploration – related knowledge, participants acquire new ideas about innovative ways of dissemination, presentation and evaluation in a complex transnational project.
Students acquire and practice methods that they may employ in their usual lessons (e.g. analysing and interpreting data, conducting interviews, doing panel discussions), and often methodologies employed go beyond students’ usual school curricular. We hope to have more tolerant students and students who will be more active in school project and in their lessons.
A quite large number of students and teachers will be involved and give more importance to interdisciplinary and international work. All is done for more dynamic and open minded schools.

Project Website

http://www.flymetothemoon.altervista.org/index.html

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 101740,6 Eur

Project Coordinator

OGEC Sasserno & Country: FR

Project Partners

• Zespol Szkolno-Przedszkolny w Sokolnikach
• Vali Erol Çakir Anadolu Lisesi
• San Fernando
• Liceo Scientifico Statale Democrito
• Lentiz VMBO Maasland