Local Treasures in European Context Erasmus Project

Project Title

Local Treasures in European Context

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 2018

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: Quality Improvement Institutions and/or methods (incl. school development); Cultural heritage/European Year of Cultural Heritage; Key Competences (incl. mathematics and literacy) – basic skills

Project Summary

The project “Local Treasures in European Context – LTEC” – which initially aimed to bring together 5 schools from remote areas, either small urban or rural ones, in an attempt to have their students and teachers work on discovering, researching, documenting, presenting and promoting local treasures in the wider European context of commonly shared heritage, finally worked with 4 partners from the areas described, namely with partner schools from Romania, Poland, Italy and Turkey. There were 4 main areas put under scrutiny: Historical Treasures, Natural Treasures, Arts and Crafts, and Traditions and Local Cuisine, for each of which each participating school investigated, documented, researched, presented and promoted many different realities, which each was taken to another level, linked, compared, contrasted and merged within the larger European context. Inter and trans-disciplinary approaches to learning were thus developed, together with team work and autonomous learning, while key competences in the areas of learning to learn, communication, certain basic literacy, digital and entrepreneurial skill got under focus. Research and minute documentation was involved, while presentation and promotion of the found realities under each topic covered various formats, from flyers to brochures, and from photography to documentaries. Cross-examination of findings, products and research results also occurred, both at international levels and with various control groups in order to ensure viability and increase impact. The numerous local treasures that the project presented to direct and indirect beneficiaries, to stakeholders and to the general public helped the involved smaller and larger communities to connect and find common grounds, aided a deeper understanding of the inherent common cultural background and put existing differences in a light that promoted cooperation throughout the project developments. Last but not least this project also contributed to boosting local pride and the sense of belonging, increased local potential of attracting business development, and offered the young participants incentives to think globally and act locally, and to envisage future opportunities that will eventually put their locations on the larger European Map.

Project Website

http://www.colegiulmirceaeliade.ro/index.php/colegiul-mircea-eliade-17/erasmus-eliade

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 98235 Eur

Project Coordinator

Colegiul National “Mircea Eliade” & Country: RO

Project Partners

• I Liceum Ogolnoksztalcace
• Agrupamento de Escolas de Macedo de Cavaleiros
• 15 Temmuz Sehitler Anadolu Lisesi
• I.S. Giovanni xxiii Cosentino