A better me for a better us

<< Background >>Our project aim was to create a state of mental, physical and social well-being in students, connected with a responsible citizenbehavior. This project aimed to ensure a state of well-being at mental, physical and social level for students, according to a responsible citizen behavior. In the partner schools, those aspects are partially targeted at the formal level in curriculum. Therefore, the project came as a natural follow-up for the formal education. Completing the curriculum in subjects like Sciences, PE, Personal Development, Geography, Social Sciences, History, Foreign Languages, Religion, the project activities come with the multicultural approach to improve these aspects and to develop students' competences extremly useful in the framework of a very dinamic and mobile work-market. The main targeted domains were Mental and physical health, Well-being, Inclusion, Promoting equality and nondiscrimination, environment protection and climate change.<< Objectives >>O1. Students' development as active citizens for a responsible resource managementIndicators:- Students’ competences as active citizens in the field or responsible resource management. Target: improve with 75%O2. Students' development in the field of environment preservationIndicators:- Students' awareness in the field of environment preservation. Target: Increase with 75%O3. Students' development for a better integration as citizens in an intercultural social environmentIndicators:- Students' tolerance, empathy and understanding. Target: Increase with 50%O4. Personal development in the field of communication of students participating in the transnational activities.Indicators:- Students' linguistic competences for communication in English. Target: Increase one level from the Common EuropeanFramework of Reference for Languages O5. Students’ personal development focused on self-esteem and confidence.Indicators:- Students' self-esteem and confidence. Target: Increase with 50%O6. Students’ involvement in education.Indicators:- Students' well-being in school. Target: Increase with 50%- Student's academic results. Target: increase with 15%<< Implementation >>There were 4 transnational activities, each of the partner institutions helding one. A1. Saving souls and things - activity held in Mersin, Turkiye. Subactivities: Local history and traditions, Hunger plate, Taking care of or adopting animals, Managing the given resources, Healthy lifestyleA2. Preparing for life, ready to help - activity held in Gaesti, Romania. Subactivities: Local history and traditions, Training firm for recycled products, Helping the one in need, Neuro Linguistic Programming, Healthy mind in a healthy body.A3. Me and my necessities - activity held in Lorca, Spania. Subactivities: Local history and traditions, Me and my identity, Your phone is the one meeting your needs, My self esteem - way to improve it, Silent protest.A4. Social and environmental awareness - activity held in Stara Zagora, Bulgaria. Subactivities: Local history and traditions, Carbon print, Fighting prejudice, Intercultural competences, Letter to the future.A5-A8. Management and local activities (one activity for each partner country).<< Results >>- increased students' understanding and tolerance in an intercultural approach, the awareness that they are Europeancitizens, with common traditions and backgrounds, - increased students' awareness about the responsible use of resources and also tolerance and empathy,- developed students' competences in the field or responsible resource management,- increased students' self-esteem and confidence- increased students' well being- increased the competences for communication in English. Having the opportunity to communicate in English in internationalgroups, students acquire language skills and self-confidenceAs a immediate and tangible result, the students and teachers worked on the transferable and sustainable products:School's code of conduct to raise responsible citizens (poster), Good practice e-toolkit for responsible resource management.