Le cirque, une activité européenne au service de l’insertion des jeunes Erasmus Project

Project Title

Le cirque, une activité européenne au service de l’insertion des jeunes

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: Teaching and learning of foreign languages; ICT – new technologies – digital competences; Creativity and culture

Project Summary

The project was to gather about 30 students from Spain, Italy and France to create a show in a circus tent, in front of an audience , at the end of 2 years of work. Those students met 4 times, in each contry, for a week. At the end of each week, they had to present their show ; Wich had to be longer and more difficult each time and following precise criteria.
Objectives
To reach a level good enough to present a show, starting with a beginer level in
juggling, accrobaties, balance, acting skills, staging
To improve communication skills in foreign languages and mainly French.
To learn be part of a group composed of students from 3 different countries.
To cooperate in order to create a circus show.
To throw onself into the project before and after each meeting.
To developpe one’s artistic creativity in a cultural field : Circus.

During each week, the work followed 4 lines :

Individually : guided work by 3 P.E. Teachers on the different
juggling tools Balls, clubs, rings,diabolo, stick, bola, accrobatics
Balance rolla-bolla, balance ball, unicycle, stilts, German bike
Actings skills with the audience, feelings, illusion, surprise…
Community : guided work by a teacher on the different way of gathering and moving, the notion of hats off .
National : creation of a show outside gatherings
Internationnal : Independently, in group of 6 /7students from 3v different countries,creation of future shows

The shows expected at the end of each week spent together went from 2 to 4 To 6 minutes for each show. The final one was composed of 3 national shows and of 5 international shows.
At the end of each final show , the word to sum up would be « energy », the energy of students, the happiness to show their 2 years work to an audience in a legendary place, a Circus tent.
That would mean :
efforts in trainig and practising
improvement from beginners
improvement in communication skills and independence
maturity and self-confidence
improvement in foreign languages
self-acceptance and positive image of oneself

Some students cummunicate from one country to another. In the long run, some studentsplan to meet, a trip has already been done. Others plan to start an artistic career , some others plan to participatein Erasmusprograms during their higher education.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 93057,72 Eur

Project Coordinator

Lycée de la mer et du Littoral & Country: FR

Project Partners

• IES PUERTA DE CUARTOS
• ITSCG J.SANSOVINO