Friendship without borders – Przyjaźń bez granic Erasmus Project

Project Title

Friendship without borders – Przyjaźń bez granic

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 Schools Only

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2016

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: Creativity and culture; International cooperation, international relations, development cooperation; ICT – new technologies – digital competences

Project Summary

Name of the project: “Friendship without borders – Przyjaźń bez granic”
Language: polish
Coordinator of the project:
Základní škola a Mateřská škola, Szkoła Podstawowa, Przedszkole Košařiska, Czechy
Partners:
– Cite Scolaire Internationale Lyon, France
– Katharina Heinroth Grundschule Berlin, Germany
– Zespół Szkolno-Przedszkolny nr 5 w Żorach, Poland.

Thanks to taking part in the project, our school has created for pupils, opportunity to know children of other nationalities, to expand their knowledge about other countries, but also about their history and culture. The participation in the project was not only a chance to improve teachers’ qualifications and perfect possessed skills but also to enhance the effectiveness of the school work as an educational institution and to provide it with the European dimension. An additional advantage of joining the program is an opportunity for the students to perceive their teachers as people conscious of their European identity.
The main aims of the project are: integration of participants from different countries, blurring language barriers, cooperation and participation of all educational institutions in joint project venture, improving children’s language skills through experience and fun, making friends and active self-realization of students through project activities, maintaining and developing contacts with partner schools and learning the education systems of other schools. The project allowed to develop the key competences in the field of communication, teamwork and information technology.
The assumed aims were achieved by means of the following actions:
– creation of Erasmus+ corner,
– exchange of wishes in various forms, also electronic, on the occasion of Christmas and New Year, Valentine’s Day,
– creating a poster “Partner Country”,
– creating a brochure “My Country ”
– creating a book with imaginary characters,
– teachers’ trip to the Czech Republic,
– trips of students and teachers to Lyon, Berlin and Żory
– creating “Board Game”,
– creating a cookbook “Through the Stomach to the Heart of a Friend”,
– creating albums “Me and My Family”,
– creating a brochure “Folk Traditions of our Country”,
– making a movie “My Favourite Ballgame”,
– preparation of the performance,
– creating a presentation about friendship,
– visit of the coordinator and headmaster in CSI in Lyon summarizing the project activities.
The project coordinator and accountant took part in training in Brno on the implementation and financing of Erasmus+ projects. During a visit to Lyon, teachers attended a training course on working with a gifted student. During the stay in Poland teachers took part in the training “Live Regionalism Lessons”. The teachers participating in the project took a regular and active part in the school’s development and influenced its effectiveness. The teachers spread the idea of participation in the ERASMUS+ program in their hometown (printed newspaper – school, boards in the corridors…), region, country and worldwide (articles on newspaper Głos Ludu, articles on the tuzory.pl, zory24.pl portals, Regional news reports on ČT1, project chronicle on the school’s website, presentation of project activities in partner schools).
After completing their mobility they shared their acquired knowledge and skills both with the school community: students and teachers, as well as with the local community on various occasions: during meetings with parents, teachers’ ensembles meetings, during individual meetings. In addition, the teachers shared their knowledge about the possibility of obtaining EU funds for the implementation of projects concerning school development. An exhibition about Erasmus+ project activities was organized at the school during the visit of partner schools and meetings with parents.
The foreseen long-term results of the program are: expanding teachers’ knowledge about the education systems of partner school countries, professionalisation of the staff responsible for the cooperation with foreign institutions, developing linguistic and interpersonal competence as well as the use of modern information and communication technologies of students and teachers, enriching the workshop with new teaching methods, broadening and improving the educational offer, which influenced the students obtaining key competences and deepening their sense of European identity, and also making the school more attractive to students and the local community. In addition it has given a European dimension to the school by promoting it world.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 86950 Eur

Project Coordinator

Zakladni skola a Materska skola, Szkola Podstawowa, Przedszkole Kosariska, prispevkova organizace & Country: CZ

Project Partners

• cité scolaire internationale
• Zespol Szkolno-Przedszkolny nr 5 w Zorach
• Katharina-Heinroth-Grundschule