To save HISTORY. Erasmus Project

Project Title

To save HISTORY.

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: Cultural heritage/European Year of Cultural Heritage; ICT – new technologies – digital competences; Key Competences (incl. mathematics and literacy) – basic skills

Project Summary

This project brings together two Primary Schools located far away from each other, though coping similar misfortunes of having older pupils little interested in their region early history as well as difficulties in understanding maths. Learning English in the fake, class reality weakens their motivation to speak foreign language. Visiting and learning about places in Warmia region that are connected to Nicolas Copernicus’ life as well as monuments of Larissa region, pupils develop maths skills in the historical background. Questing and gamification make the plot for the project activities. Pupils complete tasks and assignments given by the authority of an imaginary country, which leads to recovery of History.
Direct beneficiary of the project are pupils of Year 6 in Primary School in Purda, Poland and 2nd Primary School in Tyrnavos, Greece and their teachers of history, maths, English, art and music. Both partner schools implement a new ICT solution taught during an international teacher training course and a good practice exchange. Outdoor learning with activating methods of teaching, based on researching, gathering facts, processing and drawing conclusions open pupils’ minds and push into creativity and unconventional thinking. Working on project results provokes wider usage of ICT and search for new tools. International pupils exchange gives plenty of opportunity to communicate in English and experience reason of learning it.
Main parts of the project work process:
1. Introductory activities on twinspace.
2. The history of my village / town.
3. Design a postcard – contest.
4. Traces of Middle Ages / antiquity and mythology in my region.
5. Study trips around region and online sightseeing.
6. Antiquity and Middle Ages on the modern staff – musical collage in a song.
7. Tell me about your Christmas.
8. Polish-Greek-English sets of interactive games on LearningApps.
9. Cultures meeting – international pupils exchange.
10. A diary of mobility.
Results:
1. Lesson plans of maths, history and English with the use of ICT.
2. Change in English teaching programme – an international cooperation at every level of education.
3. A school guide brochure.
4. A video sightseeing in one of the historical building in the region.
5. A video invitation to visit Purda / Tyrnavos.
6. A postcard from Purda / Tyrnavos.
7. A song promoting little region.
8. A wider usage of ICT tools in didactic.
9. A floor board game.
Soft results:
1. Development of language skills, both pupils and teachers.
2. Development of tolerance and awareness of cultural diversity.
3. Increase of motivation to learning maths, history, English and self-development.
4. Experience in long distance travelling.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 31372 Eur

Project Coordinator

Zespol Szkolno-Przedszkolny w Purdzie, Szkola Podstawowa im. Tadeusza Pezaly & Country: PL

Project Partners

• 2o Dimotiko Sxoleio Tyrnavou