NOURISHING TODAY’S SKILLS FOR A SUCCESSFUL TOMORROW Erasmus Project

Project Title

NOURISHING TODAY’S SKILLS FOR A SUCCESSFUL TOMORROW

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: International cooperation, international relations, development cooperation; Early School Leaving / combating failure in education; Key Competences (incl. mathematics and literacy) – basic skills

Project Summary

This project was created by five secondary schools for students aged between 10-14. It has been developed in complete agreement with all partners. The whole project was coordinated by the Romanian partner school. It took about 8 months to achieve the latest version of the project. Partners created a WhatsApp group for effective communication. Before completing the application form, we defined the needs, stated the topic, improved the approach, methods and technique, decided on objectives, arranged the activities according to schools facilities, and defined the target groups. At all times, there has been an excellent communication within the group.This project originated in the study and analysis of the OECD report about basic skills. We prepared surveys as well as observation documents to analyze students. The results proved that school subjects do not allow all students to develop basic skills.Therefore we set our main objectives on improving basic skills, giving students a sense of initiative and entrepreneurship, responsiveness to social, linguistic and cultural diversity. We aimed at getting improved levels of skills for employability as these are also defined important priorities in the EU Erasmus + program, to encourage the learning of modern foreign languages and ICT, to improve pupils’social skills, to support students’ school and life success.To improve basic skills, as partners of this project, we decided to provide learners with opportunities for international interaction, participation in multiple events and self-expression through after school activities addressing four topics organised in 4 working modules: 1.Photography (to get better ICT skills, artistic skills and work in teams); 2.Music (meant to improve language skills, self-esteem and social skills); 3.Theatre (aimed at improving participation skills, self-confidence, self-esteem); 4.Sports (for self- confidence, participatory spirit and healthy living).
The coordinator was in charge of hosting the two Transnational Project Meetings, and each partner school was in charge of organizing the LTTA for a certain module. Italy was responsible for the first Module, Photography, and proir to the mobility students from each school had to work in groups to create a film made of many photographs and edit it on the computer, under the supervision of the Computer Science teacher. The films were about 3 minutes long and, in order to encourage diversity, each country had a different topic for this product: Greece – CHRISTMAS TRADITIONS, FYROM – GRAPES FESTIVAL, Italy – MONUMENTS, Turkey – NATURE, Romania – URBAN STORIES. The students who made the best film in each school were selected to participate in the LTTA in Vittoria, where they met and worked together to create a new common film about the region of Ragusa.
Greece was in charge of the second module (Music). Students organized in groups prepared a traditional song from their country. During the stay in Greece they had to learn 3 more Greek songs, and also create and learn the anthem of the project, which was entitled EUROPEAN CHILDREN. On the last day, they gave an international concert consisting of these 8 songs.
FYROM coordinated module three (Theatre). The groups of students had to write the script with the title SCHOOL LIFE and then perform it on stage. The best script writers took part in the LTTA in FYROM, where they all wrote another script together, involving all the characters from the five initial plays, with the title 20 YEARS AFTER: SUCCESSFUL YOUNG PEOPLE IN EUROPE. The plays were performed on stage on the final day.
For the fourth module (Sports), coordinated by Turkey, the groups of students prepared power point presentations and practical sports demonstrations, and they learned one traditional dance from their country. During the stay in Turkey, all students learned 2 difficult traditional Turkish dances and participated in sports competitions divided in mixed international teams. All dances were performed on stage for a large audience.
There were teams of 7 teachers in each partner organization so 35 in total who took actively part in project activities, but approximately 150 teachers were indirectly concerned. The headteacher and a deputy headteacher also took part in the project and around 35 administrative staff were indirectly included. The number of the family members who contributed to introducing the host country’s culture, traditions and to prepare traditional food for the International evening was about 300. Local communities like local press, municipalities, national education authorities and PTA helped to disseminate the project to a wider community of approximately 600 people.
Through our project, the five partners intended to create both short-term and long-term tangible and intangible results and to achieve the biggest possible impact on future projects and policy processes such as leading students to overcome lack of basic skills and self-esteem.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 121280 Eur

Project Coordinator

Scoala Gimnaziala Bogdan Petriceicu Hasdeu & Country: RO

Project Partners

• GYMNASIO ANOIXIS
• Cerciler Sehit Recep Gecer Yatili Bolge Ortaokulu
• OOU Goce Delcev
• Istituto Comprensivo “F.Pappalardo”