MY FUTURE WORLD

We readjusted the curriculum to the European Union standards boosting pupils’ engagement in both education and motivation for learning and reaching their full potential.The project reunited 5 schools from Spain, Italy, Norway, Estonia, Turkey. The SWOT analysis of all partner schools showed that students’ lack of motivation to learn foreign languages is higher compared to previous years and the low degree of internationalization of the schools curricula.The project developed pupils’ intercultural competencies preparing them to be global citizens of a rapidly changing multi-cultural global world.We have been preparing the students involved to be the new citizens of European Union.The project encouraged the innovation and imagination in the attempt to make students understand that they are the creators of the future. Students tackled essential topics of thedaily life like landscape of the future, technology and people, self and health, students were encouraged to embrace technological revolution.OBJECTIVES:- 72 pupils and 28 teacher developed transversal and soft skills.- 72 pupils fostered conceptual thinking.- the school curriculum in 5 European schools was internationalised and broadened. - connectedness of mind, body and spirit introduced new approaches and schemes to tackle the future European challenges.- the number of students and teachers that attended the international mobilities were 72 students and 28 teachers . Our project welcomed all students to join the activities, including the ones with fewer opportunities.-the project was planned to have 24 months duration. There were 2 TM (at the beginning and ending of the project) and 3 short-term exchanges of groups of pupils.- during the TM (Tukey and Spain), partners reorganized the Partnership Activities Plan (objectives, tasks, distribute tasks, agreements on the strategy of impact, dissemination, sustainability of the project, exchanging information about the educational system of each country, evaluating the project and elaborating the final report.- during short-term exchanges of groups of pupils (Norway, Italy and Estonia) partners organized activities with students for achieving the project objectives. We discussed the quality of the products. We elaborated the interim report. Also, we evaluated the impact of the activities. Besides we analyzed the results of the questionnaires, and exchanged information about what was achieved.- the project was divided into topics that were approached during the short-term exchanges of groups of pupils. These topics were: LANDSCAPE OF THE FUTURE, TECHNOLOGY AND PEOPLE, SELF AND HEALTH.- tangible results of our common work were: lesson plans, presentations, videos about Global Warming, scale models as examples of using alternative energy, healthy lifestyles presentations, logo, promotional materials, project’s WebPages, articles published in the social networking.- this partnership had a wide impact at all educational levels and broadened school curriculum focusing on the development of transversal and soft skills and the integration of European methods and approaches in the education process.- the partnership established a successful beginning of a long-term cooperation and an international network between teachers and students across Europe that undoubtedly stimulated their professional and personal development.- the international cooperation increased the sense of European identity and of belonging to a united European multi-cultural family.