“History teaches us nothing!?” – Europe and Migration in the past, present and future Erasmus Project

Project Title

“History teaches us nothing!?” – Europe and Migration in the past, present and 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 2019

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: Cultural heritage/European Year of Cultural Heritage; Integration of refugees; International cooperation, international relations, development cooperation

Project Summary

Migration is a topic of central concern to Europe and its individual people. Instituations struggle to find ways of managing and individuals try to cope with the idea of an ever-changing Europe. That is not only the present situation but has been the case in the past as well. Taking a look back at the intertwined history of Greece, Turkey and Germany is worthwhile in that one realises that the so-called present “crisis” is set in relation and that past coping strategies can be evaluated. Certainly, migration is a key element of current political debate and the management of it is highly debatable. The three schools invested in this project (7th Lyceum of Trikala Greece, Altin Egitim Private School of Ankara Turkey and Geschwister-Scholl-Gymnasium Stadtlohn Germany) and alongside them the three countries involved – although seeing eye-to-eye in general – represent different takes on the topic and different steps of actual refugee movement. The acceptance of legitimate disagreement might trigger a fruitful discussion amongst the participants and pave the road to joint future tactics and solutions. The concept of the project leans on research and conversation. In the framework of school exchanges students from Greece, Turkey and Germany get to meet each other. Together, these pupils go through the journey of the project: Exhibitions, excursions, workshops, presentations and – most of all – personal contact will make the project a success. Students will host each other and by doing so, gain an insight into the respective cultural ways. Communication – even about topics where disagreement is bound to happen – is of key interest to the design of the project. In a timetable of six exchanges (every Project Partner hosts two exchanges) of twenty students as guests and twenty students as hosts, “History teaches us nothing!?” will by sheer number involve altogether about 70 students. But, it is vital to the project that results not only stay with the participants of the exchanges but are taken back into the community – that means, school and communities. Presentations in history and social studies classes, the creation and constant updating of a project website and the elaborate use of social media will ensure dissemination on a large scale. The Project is meant to be the starting point of a long-lasting conversation on the topic of migration in which the three schools undertake a shared journey – a walk-and-talk so to speak. Thus, the results of this project will be beneficial or even essential to later projects since they are supposed to build upon them.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 64066 Eur

Project Coordinator

Geschwister-Scholl-Gymnasium & Country: DE

Project Partners

• Ozel Altin Egitim Anadolu Lisesi
• 7th High School of Trikala