Small Steps – BIG CHANGES Erasmus Project

Project Title

Small Steps – BIG CHANGES

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: ICT – new technologies – digital competences; Inclusion – equity; Health and wellbeing

Project Summary

CONTEXT
The project “Small Steps – BIG CHANGES” includes 5 schools from 5 European countries: PL-TR-HU-GR-ES. We can see the effect of obesity on lack of interest and participation to sport activities and PE classes. Along with the study we made in our school, we found out that our students have high BMI and they are getting lost in the virtual environment of the technology world instead of taking part in physical activities. Increase in stress and anxiety, alienation have been up to significant levels on the children who are in front of the screens away from sport activities. As educators, we need to prepare our pupils to have a healthy growth and development. We need to take WHO’s physical activity suggestions into consideration and prepare action plans including daily 60 minutes of exercise and 3 days a week muscle and bone developing activities for pre and post school children. We, after that, should take it on international scale and adapt the changing sport activities to our lives.

OBJECTIVES
• Taking preventive measures and risk decreasing approaches in early stage of life
• Controlling and reducing high BMI among teenagers
• Motivating students to take part in physical activities and exchanging experiences on outdoor activities in all countries and adapting them to their lives.
• Decreasing the level of stress, anxiety and alienation
• Having a balanced growth and development
• Preparing action plans including 60 minutes school and after school activities (prepared by WHO for children 5-17 years) and taking it on international scale
• Reducing the overweight and its risks from 19% to 15% for the first year and below 10% for the second year
• Creating awareness regarding different healthy lifestyles in the EU

NUMBER and PROFILE of the PARTICIPANTS
Each short-term exchange mobility will include the participation of 16 students(age range between10-15) and 8teachers, and totally 80 students and 40 teachers will take part in all mobilities.
Students will be selected regarding transparent criteria (computer and language skills, peer and teamwork ability, availability and adaptability)

ACTIVITIES
LTTA1-TR-Seminar: “Diabetes Among the Young”/Atkins Diet/Bring your own food/Fundamentals of Healthy Life/Probiotics/Folk remedies
LTTA2-HU- Vienna Decleration/Stop Being Couch Potato/Mobile Apps/Homemade Products/“Consumerism culture” Seminar/Diet book
LTTA3-GR-Mediterrenean Diet/Meditation activity/Mobile Apss/Trekking/Pitching a tent(Skill)/Cooking Class/Healthy Tips Book/magazine
LTTA4-ES- Swedish Diet / Yoga /Wellbeing and Health/ Graffiti/Local Herbs Book
LTTA5-PL-European Food and Nutrition Action Plan /Dash diet /Creating GOAT mascot/Recipe Book/magazine

METHODOLOGY
The methodology to be used in carrying out at the project is basically student-centered and cooperative learning and learning through experience. In addition, different assessment methods (evaluation and feedback forms, preliminary and final and satisfaction survey)are used to evaluate implementation, management and dissemination of the project.The success of the mobility is measured comparatively against the results and level of satisfaction of students who gained the HEALTYH LIFE awareness.

RESUTLS and IMPACTS
We foresee a number of long-term benefits of our project as a result of numerous of activities and workshops such as developing action plans including 60 minutes curricular and extra-curricular activities, taking preventive measures in order to mitigate risks(individual – family – school and around based), combining well-being with sport,outdoor activities, information for the parents, “Healthy Students & Happy Schools”, presenting “Vienna Declaration on Nutrition and European Food and Nutrition Action Plans”, “Stop Being Couch Potato and Sedentary Life”, creating a GOAT Mascot (Goats are dynamic animals which represent healthy and organic life), healthy minds, healthy diets (Mediterranean / DASH / Atkins / Weight Watcher / Swedish), “Bring Your Own Food” campaign, growing up vegetables, finding the best mobile apps.

CONCRETE results are questionnaires, logo, website, social media tools, Etwinning page, handbook for children in 5 languages including Healthy Tips, Local Remedies Book, Local Herbs Book, Recipe Book, diet Book, recorded video clips of cooking classes, sport offers, prepared adequately to the age of pupils.

Treatments after diagnosing the illnesses create financial and emotional costs. When we manage to regulate the basic factors such as nutrition, physical activities, and weight, we can get more effective result on chronic illnesses rather than treating them. Maintaining a healthy life may not always be easy. Yet, this should never be an excuse to give up on our efforts. We can continue to have a healthy, happy and hopeful life only if we reduce the risks that are threatening our well-being. A life with the least amount of risks and threats is an invaluable present for our beloved and ourselves

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 130680 Eur

Project Coordinator

Szkola Podstawowa im. Tadeusza Kosciuszki w Wojslawicach – Kolonii & Country: PL

Project Partners

• Asim’in Nesli Imam Hatip Ortaokulu
• Kobanyai Harmat Általános Iskola
• 2nd Primary School of Pyrgos
• INS Enric Borràs