<< Background >>The school applied for the project because it did not have its own financial resources to carry out such a large-scale school education project in international cooperation with institutions from Greece and Italy. The project met the needs for strengthening foreign contacts, developing the competencies of students and teachers (key competencies, social competencies, language competencies) as well as developing interests in history, culture and traditions, developing social competencies such as the ability to work in a group, finding oneself in new situations, environment. The project also allowed the creation of an effective network with reliable partners, which gave all organizations the opportunity to develop, exchange experiences. The school was not an experienced institution before the project, so it seemed right to partner on a small scale with more experienced institutions. << Objectives >>By implementing the project, we primarily wanted to take the first step towards establishing cooperation at the international level within the framework of the partnership. Implementation of the project was to contribute to:- establishing international contacts,- Strengthen the key competencies of students and teachers associated in partner organizations,- increase the level of linguistic competence of participants in the project activities, - building a European network of contacts and establishing international cooperation,- increasing the level of knowledge of ancient history, traditions, culture of the countries associated in the partnership,- to create the image of the school as a modern school providing many opportunities for the development of its students.<< Implementation >>Under the project, 3 activities were separated and implemented:1) Management, evaluation, dissemination - project offices were organized, promotional campaign, evaluation activities and dissemination activities were carried out,2) International meetings of partners - within the framework of the activity 3 meetings of partners were held, one meeting per organization. The meetings were the backbone of proper project management. In addition to physical meetings, there were online consultations and continuous contact by email or instant messaging. The meetings helped ensure smooth, efficient and high quality project implementation. 3) Workshops on history, traditions and culture of partner countries - each organization was responsible for conducting workshops on history, traditions and culture for partner organizations at their headquarters. This activity was preceded by the preparation for the workshop, i.e. the organization of interest circles and activities for students involved in the project. << Results >>The results of the project are the materials developed for the project - information about the history, traditions and culture of the countries of the participating organizations. In addition, the implementation of the project has contributed primarily to:- increasing the level of English proficiency of the target group,- developing interests in the field of culture, traditions and history,- establishing foreign contacts,- developing social competence,- increasing the competitiveness of the institution in the region by offering development opportunities to students through participation in an international project,- building a European network of contacts.
