Project Summary

 

Project Summary

The CPI As Mirandas school participated in ERASMUS + KA1 training programs for teachers through the CFR in Ferrol during the school year 2017-2018 and as bilingual sections are being carried out for Art lessons in 5th and 6th grade with the collaboration of an English speaking assistant the idea arose to present our project at the European level. This new project stems from the need to share experiences and knowledge among different countries and to cross the borders of our classrooms for a global and personal enrichment We also seek to achieve an openness and awareness of the plurality of European society. and the world in our students. We found partners interested in participating in our project that have a proven successful track record on the local level.. We seek an inclusive education at all institutions, regardless of the origin, socio-economic or cultural background of our students. We also strive to strengthen the competences of the educators, themselves. The principle of lifelong learning, the use of the potential of European human and social talent, the use of cooperation and mobility with our partners will lead us to a highly positive and successful outcome of the project, as well as the conviction of the need to live in peace and harmony taking advantage of all our diverse cultural and traditional backgrounds.

Our main objectives are:

    -  Understand  the mutual influence among traditions, celebrations and human activities.

    -  Develop creativity through Artwork..

    -  Improve the skills of the participants in foreign languages and promote the broad linguistic    diversity of the EU and cultural awareness.

   -  Acquire skills and attitudes such as intercultural understanding and social integration.

   -  Increase awareness of Art events as a means of sharing and exchanging cultural knowledge and awareness

-  Promote interculturalism through communication and exchange of information based on openness to cultural diversity and appreciation of knowledge among different peoples

-  Experience a collaborative way of working with students from other schools, valuing and respecting their different contributions and opinions.

These objectives are the starting point to increase the motivation of our students to learn, to increase our linguistic competences and to acquire a better understanding of diverse cultural differences that make us unique valuing and respecting other cultures

We have decided to expand the program to 6 different schools in geographically diverse areas of Europe with diverse and unique cultural characteristics that will each send students and teachers to participate in our project. They are:

-  SPAIN -ARES, 440 students between 3 a 16 years, 49 - 52 teachers , Project coordinator without previous experience in European Projects KA2.

-  POLAND -RZESZOW,, 300 students, 6 -15 years,.30 teachers involved in ecological actions;

-  TURKEY – SAMSUN 190 students between, 4 -18 years. 34 teachers Experience in EU-funded projects.

-  ROMANIA -BACAU, with 920 children of 6-19 years, 123 educators. A school open to Europe.

-  GREECE -SERRES 65 students 12 teachers. It uses multicultural projects.

-  ITALY- PALERMO., 750 students of 3 -14 years, 75 teachers. Social variety and educational needs.

This project has a united, common goal to gain a better understanding of cultural differences and creative skills for integration in our current multicultural society.

Our project is planned to develop over two years through different local and transnational activities combining observation, training, production and assessment of our progress.

Some of the activities to be carried out are:

-  Observing the environment,

-   Learning about local and European cultural holidays, festivities and traditions.

-   Development of curriculum about the different cultural topics.

Halloween, Samaín, Guy Fawkes, Magosto, San Andrés, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Peace Day, Valentine, the dance of the Dervishes, Carnival, St. Patrick, Easter, Book Day, May, Floral carpets, children's Day, St. John's.

Methodology: Each topic will focus on a presentation of the cultural festival, through videos, PowerPoint, readings in English and in the local language. After this we will proceed to focus on Artwork using different techniques and materials.

In each activity (before, during and after) an assessment will be made following the planned timetable of the activities. Rubrics will be made together according with project coordinator and to the participating teachers.

We will publish all of the Art work and other outputs related to the project through e-Twinning and the Blog of each of our schools, among others.

We expect highly positive results for partners and a dissemination effect that will reach beyond the 6 participating schools and long-term benefits and will include our project permanently in Art and English lessons schedules of any school that will want to put it into practice.