Myths in our school as common value of European culture heritage Erasmus Project

Project Title

Myths in our school as common value of European culture heritage

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: Creativity and culture; International cooperation, international relations, development cooperation; ICT – new technologies – digital competences

Project Summary

MythEUROlogy
Context/background:
The idea to study local and european myths that provide the field of using innovative ways of representations in order to a) achieve curriculum objectives, b) introduce common European cultural heritage principles that will help us to learn how to live in a cultural diverse community.
Objectives:
1. The aesthetic recognition of myths language and plot.
2. Multidimensional enhancement of myths (geological, social etc).
3. Comparative study of myths in different European countries.
4. Creation of a new teaching methodology based in geomythology, particularly in European geomythology that encourages the emergence of European citizenship and is conducive to peaceful coexistence and a richer European identity.
5. Cooperation of all involved members in and out of school environment in each country. Cooperation of all involved partners within and out of their countries.
6. Promotion of new technologies in education.
Number and profile of participants: at least 1000 pupils (6-12 y.o.) and 150 teachers.
Description of activities:
C1. A short-term joint staff training will be held in the first trimester, in order to discuss and consolidate the outline of activities to be carried out in the schools per period and the structure of the short-term exchanges of student groups. This will allow the more experienced schools to share their know-how about pupils’ mobility arrangements, challenges etc.
C2. The first pupils exchange will be held in Romania, focusing on the various approaches to studying myths and legends, the exploration of geo-mythological elements behind the myths and on the detection of common elements in the legends under study, by the schools.
C3. On the 2nd pupils exchange, in Cyprus, the participants will present, study and work jointly to further develop the outcomes of the second trimester. Through a multimodal approach to legend study we will design maps, create art and produce informative illustrations.
C4. Poland will host the 3rd pupils exchange, where we will explore the potential of using myths and legends to enrich the syllabi of various curricular subjects. Following the presentations, pupils will produce a booklet including the collection of myths from the participating countries.
C5. On the eve of the second year, Greece will host the 4th pupils exchange. The participants will present the outcomes of employing modern educational technology (ICT) in studying mythology and folklore and reflect upon their experience. Moreover, each school will present the environmental challenges in their region. After identifying the common issues, we will set and plan the next assignment, an ambitious task of creative writing.
C6. Italy will host the 5th pupils exchange. Since the task of the 5th trimester will be the development of multimodality, the participants will present their production of multimodal texts, introducing original modern myths, exploring modern day environmental problems with creativity.
C7. Bulgaria will host the final meeting.The participants will present their final versions of their modern myths and explore alternative and more expressive ways of presentation, such as theatrical, dance and music performances. Students will produce an original performance, created with input from all project partners. It will be a natural conclusion to all the activities in the project.
Methodology:
Our methodology will deploy upon the theory and practices of “good practice exchange” between schools. The project will run for two years and the activities have been arranged in three trimesters per academic year. A short-term mobility of pupils is scheduled at the end of each trimester, so that common meetings can take place. These meetings will include field studies, workshops and conferences, where all the participants will exchange good practices by presenting the work that has been accomplished during the trimester and will demonstrate and evolve the acquired skills. The activities will be relevant to our schedule and objectives.
Short description of the results and impact:
There will be short-term joint staff training events and short-term exchanges of groups of pupils.There will be:
a) tangible results: booklets, continuing professional development, material for teachers, online meeting
b) intangible results: improvement of the academic curriculum in the field of European matters and the bond between students and the European environment (opportunities to study abroad, ECTS) increasing the expertise for improving the skills, knowledge and managerial abilities for school managers.
Potential longer term benefits:
a) Teachers, management staff- will improve their language skills in English, they will also find a new way to teach and cooperative learning, comparing the process with the international colleagues so they can transfer this experience to other colleagues from their regions.
b)Students will discover the value and the importance of their educational training.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 190582 Eur

Project Coordinator

13o Dimotiko Sxoleio Kalamatas & Country: EL

Project Partners

• 52 primary school ‘Tsanko Tserkovski’
• Miejska Szkola Podstawowa nr 6 im. Krolowej Jadwigi
• Dimotiko Polemiou
• Istituto Comprensivo “Melanzio-Parini”
• SCOALA GIMNAZIALA SFANTUL ANDREI