TRaditions and Education as A Sharing of cultURES around water Erasmus Project

Project Title

TRaditions and Education as A Sharing of cultURES around water

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 2015

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: EU Citizenship, EU awareness and Democracy; International cooperation, international relations, development cooperation; Agriculture, forestry and fisheries

Project Summary

The project included three secondary schools – Střední škola rybářská a vodohospodářská Jakuba Krčína, Trebon in the Czech Republic, Nord-Troms videregående skole, skolested Skjervoy in Norway and LYCEE PROFESSIONNEL GUERANDE -O.GUICHARD, Guerande in France. The three schools were traditional partner schools in COMENIUS projects. All three schools teach fishery and aquaculture. Previous projects were focused on this field. But schools from Norway and France have more fields of study. That was the reason why we were looking for different, general project topic. This project was focused on comparison of cultural and natural regional wealth linked with water. The thematic content of this project was general, thus more students from different branches of studies could be involved. Each school had from 18 to 20 pupils directly involved in the learning activities and others involved in the project at home schools. Totally there were about 90 pupils working or helping with the project, 7 teachers responsible for the project and about 45 other teachers or school emploees helping with project activities.
The main impulse for the project came from pupils interested in previous project activities at schools. The representatives of the institutions took part in the National Agency’s seminars, where they got information about new ERASMUS+ programmes.
The actual intention was to process materials from certain areas (cultural and natural wealth, and the wealth of folk literature) as a printed brochure and a DVD with videos from chosen places. All outputs were published in the project language – English. The most essential objectives include understanding other cultures and traditions and communication in English. The project was connected with water, so they could get some professional information from the branch of fishery and aquaculture, too. Traditions of fish production were a part of national treasures. Our project work aimed at support of national awareness within Europe and at the sustainable landscape development.
Other outputs were a project logo, an eTwinning platform for shearing materials from the project and a project exhibition in home towns of partner schools.
One part of the brochure contents local legends connected with the regions. Thus we wanted to attract attention of pupils to literature and history. Through written or oral communication, writing screenplays, translating texts and playing in videos or little plays we increased motivation to study foreign languages, meet together and establish contacts with the students of the partner schools. During the project work students had to use ICT, share experience, work in teams. The project supported the students’ interest in European traditions, lifestyles and European citizenship.

The project activities were namely: vocabulary seminar, project team assembly, team work, selection of “regional treasures”, creating the common logo, photography course, creating screenplays for videos, recording videos, editing videos, compiling and editing the brochure, creating texts and commentaries, selection and translation of local legends, preparation of guided tours for visitors, preparation of presentations about treasures and project work, photographic documentation, preparation of the exhibition, work in eTwinning.
The Czech partner entered the project to the competition of International language award LABEL and the project was awarded.
All the goals and tasks of the project were fullfilled and we hope, that our regional authorities will be interested in our outputs and they will use it for promotion of our regions. At schools the materials will be used for teaching in geography, history and languages.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 51560 Eur

Project Coordinator

Stredni skola rybarska a vodohospodarska Jakuba Krcina, Trebon, Taboritska 941 & Country: CZ

Project Partners

• Nord-Troms videregående skole, skolested Skjervøy
• LYCEE PROFESSIONNEL GUERANDE -O.GUICHARD