Join Us And Change Your Mood! Erasmus Project

Project Title

Join Us And Change Your Mood!

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: Quality Improvement Institutions and/or methods (incl. school development); International cooperation, international relations, development cooperation; Health and wellbeing

Project Summary

Burnout is a natural reaction against job stress and is characterized by physical, emotional exhaustion. Burnout syndrome that has been listed in International Classification of Disease, is going to be defined as a medical disorder in 2020. On the other hand, teachers’ burnout will unfortunately result in many unexpected consequences varying from effects on teachers to the future of the generations. Additionally, chronic burnout can poorly affect scheduling, professional development, curriculum planning, collegiality and other factors. We enable teachers to break the barrier between burnout and their students. Therefore, teachers will start to act for a better future for their students, school and community.
Objectives
Our project’s main aim is to observe teachers’ burnout levels in different cultures using by “Maslach Burnout Inventory Questionnaire”. Then each country investigates the others’ burnout levels, think about solutions and try to reduce these levels by academics, cultural, social and interpersonal activities. Our project will provide the necessary framework for teacher in different countries to collaborate, share good practices and how to manage their burnouts. All the participants will improve their knowledge of foreign cultures and communication skills in English. All the participants will develop intercultural understanding, appropriate respect, tolerance and organisational teamwork skills.
Participants
There will be 3 or 5 participants from each partner, Portugal-Azores Island, Turkey-Muğla, Macedonia-Skopje, Lithuania-Klaipeda, Greece- Athena, Turkey-Kütahya. These participants will be volunteers for transnational cooperation and they will be chosen according to the participant selection criteria.
Activities – Methodology
* Turkey-Muğla organises C1 in January 2021; studies “Cognitive Therapy” as burnout and stress management through drama, role playing, group work and workshop.
* Portugal – Azores organises C2 in April 2021; studies “Psychotherapy” method through drama, role playing, group work and workshop activities.
* Lithuania-Klaipéda organises C3 in July 2021; studies “Canistherapy-Animal Therapy” through real life experiences
* Macedonia-Skopje organises C4 in January 2022;studies “Mindfulness” through making participants to be aware of their emotions and feelings.
* Turkey-Kütahya organises C5 in April 2022; studies “Art Therapy” through real life experiences as being an area where tile art is so popular.
* Greece- Athena organises C5 in July 2022; studies “Fractual Therapy” through real life experiences.
Results and Benefits
– Participants will be aware of their burnout levels, find out different stress management methods and manage emotional, physical exhaustion.
– Participants will have a higher motivation for teaching and students.
– Participants will be able to use these methods on their students if there is a need in the learning environment.
– Participants will transfer this knowledge to their colleagues in their school at the teachers’ meetings.
– Therefore, our project will ensure benefits for all the partners’ school staff.
-Participants will improve communization skills in English and other languages of partners.
-Participants will improve their foreign culture knowledge.
– Furthermore, these well-equipped staff will make a tremendous impact not only on the students but also the school community and families as well.
– Finally, The teachers, students and all school community will have benefits from our project.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 0 Eur

Project Coordinator

Dimotiko Sxoleio Agias Marinas Neas Makris & Country: EL

Project Partners

• OOU Petar Pop Arsov
• Escola Básica Integrada da Praia da Vitória
• Dervis Pasa Kurtulus Orta Okulu
• Klaipeda “Vetrunge” gymnasium
• CUMHURIYET ORTAOKULU