TOGETHER WE LEARN , UNITED WE STAND

''Together we learn , united we stand'' was the title of two year multilateral school partnership between six partner schools from Turkey, Poland, Czech Republic, Italy, Portugal and Slovenia . Based on the Turkish programs '' From Starting to Now Turkish History '' , '' Turkey's Social and Cultural History '' which are being explored by the Turkish History Instituon , we started the development of historical, economical and sustainable school living space. With pupils from the six partner countries being at the focus of the project , teachers were helping to develop concrete measures to transform each partner school into respectfully historically , socially and economically sustainable place for all participants . The mutual goal was the implementation of these measures by all partner schools with the possible option of finally being certified '' keeper the world's heritage alive school '' . This multilateral school partnership enabled participants to analyse the different attitudes and implementations with regard to protecting the history , our heritage , in the participating countries and to develop towards a sustainable society . Which standards were there with respect to historical protection and sustainability in Europe ? How can pupils and teachers save these historical monuments ? How can we , as world's citizens all together , keep alive our heritage ? How can historical damage be avoided completely ? Which offers are there with regard to historically thinking in the partner schools ? How can this be improved ? Which ideas can be taken over from the partner countries and how can we put them to good use ? There were not only theoretical considerations on how to change the living space '' school '' , but all the measures were realized and evaluated . One major goal of the project was to present visible results of historical thinking way and sustainable change of the living space , which was experienced by all stakeholders .Learning by doing was predominant as the interaction and communication between pupils and teachers from six different countries of the EU . The EU and European cooperation was be visible and alive - a very valuable asset when working with pupils from six different countries . Young people, who especially need and demand concrete possibilities to take action , achieved concrete results and concrete experiences to understand the slogan '' We work for a sustainable world '' . All topics were dealt with in pupil orientated workshops , designed and held by the pupils themselves, thus fostering their creativity and their self - esteem . '' The individual matters - your opinion is important to us '' - this was motto of the workshops , regardless whether it was a workshop covering history , historical photography , sport questionnaries, designing of website , writing e - diary or a questionnaire for project evaluation , or learning about historical monument . The own activity and entrepreneural competence of pupils was constantly supported in order to improve their chances for a future career .In order to achieve these goals , there were workshops , which were focused on the pupils , enabling them to contribute ideas and put them to good use . Fostering their social and their language competence aims at preparing the pupils as much as possible for their future career. In addition , they could improve their foreign language skills in English . A further important aim of the project was enabling the mobility of many pupils who had never left their home countries before . As many pupils as possible were given the chance for mobility , especially those who owing to financial difficulties , had never had a chance to go abroad . This would have a long lasting positive effect on their European awareness . '' We are Europe '' would then no longer be just a slogan but will had become reality for many pupils from six different countries .