Wellbeing Improvement for New Generations at Schools Erasmus Project

Project Title

Wellbeing Improvement for New Generations at Schools

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: Health and wellbeing; Early School Leaving / combating failure in education; Cultural heritage/European Year of Cultural Heritage

Project Summary

The idea of WINGS (Wellbeing Improvement for New Generations at Schools) has been conceived as all partners’ concern is to find ways to provide the conditions in which student physical, mental, affective, social and academic potential can grow and flourish and equip them with skills for their successful transition to the labor market and dynamic involvement in a knowledge-dependent economy.

Knowing the value of cultural heritage as it shapes identities, assists sustainable growth and generates employment, we can inspire students and stimulate their interest in learning and the acquisition of qualifications to seek jobs while immersing them into the wealth of our shared culture and empowering their European identity.

Trying to handle early school leaving and the social inclusion of disadvantaged students, we decided on our MAIN OBJECTIVE: IMPROVING OUR STUDENTS’ WELLBEING by focusing on 5 SPECIFIC WELLBEING AREAS (SCHOOL,SOCIAL,EMOTIONAL,MENTAL,PHYSICAL).

Our GENERAL OBJECTIVES are to:
1-boost exchange of good practices
2-foster international cooperation among schools
3-raise awareness of the positive contribution of Europe’s Cultural Heritage so that Ss will acquire social and civic skills as well as other key skills like languages and ICT.

The project will involve 6 PARTNERS from FINLAND, GREECE, ITALY, LUXEMBOURGH, POLAND and SPAIN.

The project target audience is the whole school community (family, Ss, Ts, other school staff and local organizations). Priority in mobilities has been given to disadvantaged Ss and those at exclusion risk. We have had a total of 132 Ss’ and 75 Ts’ mobilities, but a much greater number from all partners will actively participate in the project.

The main ACTIVITIES have been:

1-ONE SHORT-TERM JOINT STAFF TRAINING EVENT
-eTwinning and twinspace: our platform to discuss, collaborate and disseminate, whose aim is for all partners to master the eTwinning platform, our central tool for cooperation, communication and dissemination.

2-SIX SHORT-TERM PUPILS EXCHANGES

In the first one, we focused on the general wellbeing notion:
-Assessing, reporting, comparing and analysing our Ss’ current wellbeing status.

In the other five, specific wellbeing areas were dealt with:
-SCHOOL: Prevention campaigns against school violence. Action protocols and mediation groups
-SOCIAL: Your FAKE-book, INSTA-gram, TWIT-ter life should never be better than your real one
-EMOTIONAL: Keep calm and … or how to control stress and anxiety to improve our Ss’ disposition and academic performance
-MENTAL: Make the most of your mistakes & Let’s believe in ourselves!!!
-PHYSICAL: We are what we eat & Just do it!!!

The project METHODOLOGY has been a mixture of virtual and physical cooperation of transnational teams of Ss and Ts to analyse Ss’ wellbeing status and search for measures to improve it.

Ss’ physical cooperation with Ss from countries raised curiosity in education and helped mainly those disadvantaged or at exclusion risk explore the importance of wellbeing while increasing their motivation and reducing early school leaving.

eTwinning has been crucial for collaborative work as different online activities were done before, during and after mobilities.

The main RESULTS have been:
-Healthy eating habits Cookbook
-Wellbeing Surveys and reports
-Video ads:Physical exercise benefits
-Local sports&games eGuide
-eManual:How to control anxiety before and during exams-Comic and YES/NO video-ads on “Want to improve social skills? Try to … and say I love U”
-School violence prevention campaigns
-Mediation case studies role-plays
-eGuide: Cultural Heritage of…

The outputs DISSEMINATION has been done through the Project webpage, Twinspace, Newsletters and local media. Project participation has had a positive IMPACT ON ALL KEY ACTORS in our school communities, thus the project will be SUSTAINABLE OVER TIME. The project tangible and intelligible results will be permanent, will give added value to the overall school development and will contribute to school strategies on Ss’ wellbeing improvement.

By participating in the project,

STUDENTS have:
-improved motivation, self-confidence, academic performance and behaviour
-developed their social skills through transnational team work and cooperation
-been sensitised about school violence
-been informed about Ss at social exclusion risk
-been conscious of the importance of healthy eating habits and physical exercise for their wellbeing.

TEACHERS have became familiar with other pedagogical methods. Staff mobilities, peer-coaching with self-reflection have prevented pedagogical immobility and have supported innovation and creativity.

FAMILIES have realised that being fully involved in their children’s wellbeing is crucial to reduce social exclusion and early school leaving.

SCHOOLS have:
-promoted their European dimension
-established partnerships with European schools
-strengthened their cooperation with local authorities.

Project Website

http://wings.montesion.es

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 186736,8 Eur

Project Coordinator

Colegio Nuestra Señora de Monte-Sión & Country: ES

Project Partners

• Szkola Podstawowa nr 1 w Lęborku
• Deutsch Luxemburgisches Schengen Lyzeum
• ISTITUTO COMPRENSIVO SAN GIORGIO DI MANTOVA
• Ruukinkankaan koulu
• 1st HIGH SCHOOL OF KALAMPAKA