FROM THE PAST TO THE FUTURE Erasmus Project

Project Title

FROM THE PAST TO 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 : Strategic Partnerships for Schools Only

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2017

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: Early School Leaving / combating failure in education; Social dialogue; Intercultural/intergenerational education and (lifelong)learning

Project Summary

The whole project represented a team’s work and if, at first, it all started with four coordinators, then it grew to 50 teachers that are officially on the project’s website and, gradually, more than 500 people across Europe have joined the activities of this project.
The nucleus of this project was the coordinators’ team that was highly efficient, its members’ being very prompt, hardworking, respecting deadlines, coming with new ideas and solutions. I would like to personally thank all the coordinators for being so effective and efficient, for communicating so well on our whatsapp and e twinning group, for organising, responsibly and impressively, relevant activities during mobility and bringing all their teams closer together for the same goals, for being so professional and at the same time, so friendly.

General Review:
We have been working together for nearly two years now and we have successfully achieved the objectives of this project. All participants observed the similarities and differences among cultures, adopted a respectful attitude towards other countries, raised cultural awareness, developed their language skills and multicultural competences. Teachers enhanced their personal and professional growth and supported their students’ involvement in the activities of the project. Students established and maintained new relationships, improved their interpersonal and emotional intelligence. Local communities grasped the need to be a part of the European Union and got actively involved in the educational activities of this project. In order to reach the above-mentioned objectives the tasks have been evenly
distributed among partners. There are 4 final results and all made with the contribution of all partners.

All partners:
Have organised mobility with activities relevant for the cultural theme of our project. Our project had a total number of 4 mobility 23 teachers 68 students in the 4 countries, although we had initially applied for 24 mobility (8 teachers/ 16 students). The mobility followed the pattern from the application form; arrival day, school visit and activities, observation of the local surroundings from a cultural/historical/geographical/economical
point of view. We have involved a great number of students, teachers and local authorities in the planning, developing and the assessment of the activities.

Students have been communicating on the Internet: e-mails, e twinning Instagram, Skype. In all countries, they prepared, in turn, performances such as folk/local/national/ modern dances, plays, songs etc. They have
worked together in workshops or group activities, such as:
In Poland they baked traditional cakes during the “home economics class” at school;-they attended scout camp.

In Romanian host students together with guest students, discussed the school systems of the 4 countries, they reported early school leaving created power-point presentations about bullying.

In Spain students observed and practices specific activities such as making and playing sling, Cultural diversity European Music Group, sport competitions.

Students also had a workshop called “Different and the same” where they presented the mobilities in their countries and, on a flip chart paper, they have written impressions, opinions, draw conclusions together. In all countries students visited places of interest, very important from a cultural or historical point of view, such as museums, art galleries, Roman Theatres, workshops, observed traditional cuisine and be active in the traditional and cultural introduction etc. They created power point presentations about their local customs and traditions/mobilities and presented them

Teachers have been communicating efficiently on a whatsapp and Facebook group also in twinspace: (over 2200 messages, up to now) and on Facebook and Net log. They helped organising students’activities, planned open-classes, performances, workshops. Examples of activities:
Round tables/meetings: during each and every mobility;
They visited the school and observed the organisation of the school systems, equipment, curriculum, staff etc. – in all countries;
E twinning uploaded all the documents such as presentations, workshop, photos where teachers presented the mobility, worked in groups, discussed and draw the final conclusions of the project. In all countries teachers visited places of interest, very important from a cultural or historical point of view, such as museums, art galleries, Theatres, historical sites, observed traditional cooking etc.

Local community/authorities:
Visits to local Town Halls, municipality
Participation of local authorities at the activities organised during mobility, such as performances, contributions, official statements, etc – in all countries;
Parents were involved in the organisation of the activities such as: hosting students, costume making, performances’ preparations, etc – in all countries.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 100910 Eur

Project Coordinator

Mehmet Akif Inan Ortaokulu & Country: TR

Project Partners

• Szkola Podstawowa nr 7 z Oddzialami Integracyjnymi w Ciechanowie
• IES SINEU
• 4o imerisio gymnasio kavalas
• Scoala Gimnaziala Capatinesti “inv. Clementa Beschea”