I Have the Power of the Myths! Erasmus Project

Project Title

I Have the Power of the Myths!

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: EU Citizenship, EU awareness and Democracy; Creativity and culture; New innovative curricula/educational methods/development of training courses

Project Summary

Myths had come to exist as a need of defining and interpreting the universe, and manifested themselves in various areas such as literature, history, arts, …etc. depending on the evolving human mind. In addition to different myths of particular nations, themes addressed in these myths are the universe, creation of humankind, faith, natural events, good and evil, and customs. Myths became the fundamental parts of culture in time, and they served as the tools for the transference of culture. For that reason, the main theme of our project MythPower is the mythological narratives, legends, and characters, accepted as cultural heritages of humanity. The main aim of this two-year project (2020- 2022) is to build up intercultural collaboration and exchange by combining the “Mythology” theme as a European Cultural Heritage form, with innovative and inclusive educational practices. The most active participants of the project, students are required to think, explore, question, and brainstorm for efficient solutions, with greater understanding of cultural diversity, tolerance, empathy, and synergy. To achieve the project aims, with the coordination of Turkey, schools from Spain, Italy and Greece are to collaborate strategically to perform the project activities. All activities are based on learning-by-doing methods and they are innovative, as well. Mythological Council, Buddy Cafe (a peer teaching method), SOLE (Self-Organized Learning Environment) and creating a digital graphic novel are the main innovative teaching methods to be followed.
“Mythological Council” is formed to make students experience democracy “live”. The Council is going to convene for one day in each mobility activity to discuss the concepts social life-culture, traditions, nature and astronomy, the good-evil and war-peace, justice (in order). In that way, students are promoted for developing their entrepreneurship, empathy, creativity, problem solving, cooperation, language and communications skills. Resolutions adopted by students, and put into act by them again are key for the sustainability and dissemination of the project. All the activities planned in the project will contribute for promoting the basic traits of the 21st century skills; namely, creativity, critical thinking/problem solving, communication and cooperation.
Students with a motivation to learn innovatively, with interest for diverse cultures, and with a commitment to the requirements of the Learning Agreement are aimed to work with. Their age range is between 14-18. Their level of English will be developed to CEFR B1-B2 level by the school courses to be organized for them, and evaluated by the teachers of English. This support will be organized for the teachers, too. Teachers responsible for the coordination of project activities and guidance for students should have the knowledge and experience required for conducting project activities efficiently. A Learning Agreement prepared for assigning the participant teachers and students will be used as a guide. Six students and two teachers from each partner school will participate in each mobility activity which are four in total. Different participants will possibly take part in each mobility activity. Gender equality will be respected strictly.
All activities of the project (councils, workshops, webinars, educational excursions, exhibitions, etc.) including mobility activities and after-mobility activities will be published on the project YouTube channel, Instagram account, and on eTwinning “MythPower” project TwinSpace; and Web 2.0 tools with an IT-based approach will support the learning-teaching activities. An e-book with visuals and authentic fictions(a digital graphic novel), including the mythology and myth characters of partner countries will be prepared as the most significant concrete product of the project. The exhibitions to be organized at each partner school for dissemination will support the project visibility.
All abstract and concrete outcomes and results on mythology are linked to the social and educational value of European Cultural Heritage; and all activities are linked to promoting the entrepreneurship, creativity, acquisition of skills and competences of students. All project activities contain myths with cultural configurations, and are based on comprehension of cultures; thus they build on students’ cultural knowledge to transform them into European citizens embracing diverse cultures with tolerance and justice in the long term. Longer benefits of the project are converting the participants’ cultures into educational environments, providing awareness for respect to the European Cultural Heritage, valuing and transferring it to the future generations.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 94400 Eur

Project Coordinator

Mamak Bilim ve Sanat Merkezi & Country: TR

Project Partners

• 1 epal peiraia
• IES PROFESSOR BROCH I LLOP
• Istituto Istruzione Superiore “Isa Conti-Eller Vainicher”