The project ”Under the same sky” targeted the students with low motivation for learning and self-confidence because they are coming from disadvantaged backgrounds. The project also targeted the teachers who are working with these students.Another aspect is the fact that within the majority of the education systems, the learning is achieved mostly through formal activities, in school, ignoring the formative side of education. This side is better approached and treated within the nonformal activities. The activities targeted to achieving the following objectives:- Use of non formal activities to develop basic and transversal key competences;- Socializing students and teachers with education systems and the civics requirements at European level;- Increasing the qualification of teachers by sharing ideas and best practices between partners, improving the skills and work with pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds.-increasing students' motivation on their own training and self-confidence using equal opportunities, encouraging active involvement and creative activities. The project involved schools from: Denmark, Germany, Italy, Romania, Spain and Turkey. The school in Turkey is located in an isolated area with very few job opportunities and faces disadvantaged background of their pupils. The school in Spain is facing African and Easter European immigrant children. They must adapt to new living conditions and to school requirements.The school in Italy is located in a region with high unemployment and increasing number of migrants. Also, this is an economy and vocational school which helped with professional experience. The school in Denmark has experience in the education system where the students with special needs are grouped in separate classes and nonformal learning. Once a week the pupils have a chance of being involved in cross-curricular activities.School students from Germany are students with special educational needs and learning difficulties, to whom the school has a duty to train for social and professional integration. The main activities were:-Collecting data on the impact of nonformal activities on behavioral aspects of pupils;-Learning digital apps used in the educational process;-creating an eBook with culinary recipes and videos with the students cooking; -creating a story about a bird who travelled through the our countries and lives new experiences and discover new cultures; -social volunteering activities;-Students presented their countries, the most important turist sights; -students attended Physics and Chemistry experiments, which they have filmed and shared to the others.-during the meetings for LTTA and for some special occasions, students performed in spectacles. Intangible results:-developing basic skills: communication (pupils participated in dissemination activities, established relationships with foreign colleagues, written in English); sciences (students have performed original experiments); digital (they have learned new digital apps); cultural expression (their view of the ideal European society through theater and songs)- developing cross-curricular skills: social, civic and initiative (pupils have initiated and participated in volunteering, written materials about equality, respect and friendship)-Development of the personality: pupils have been put into new situations (contact with pupils from different cultures and lifestyles, accommodation in families, hosting, volunteering), so they have developed communication, adaptation skills and increased self-confidence, a key factor for success in life.Tangible results:- The pedagogical research on the role of non-formal activities on behavioral aspects of pupils' training, self-esteem and self-confidence. -The curriculum of a European civic education elective course. -an eBook of digital applications with examples and descriptions. Some of these digital apps started to be applied in our schools; -a brochure with business plans and the basic theory about how to write such plans and how to implement the entrepreneurial ideas. -eBook ”Sunshine Under the Sky” is a literature creation inspired by our cultures; -a booklet containing traditional culinary recipes;-A booklet gathering European concerns about the social care and volunteering activities.As impact, we mention the positive influence on the general attitude and behavior of the pupils, the development of key competences and the rise of self esteem. The experience acquired influences the school vision for the future and helps the teachers and staff to elaborate institutional development plans which include the concern for implementing new European projects. It is also a good example on applying equity and equality in education and providing solutions for school and social integration of future generations of children.

Sustainable development is a global priority because current generations must be able to meet their needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.The UN 2030 agenda, adopted by world leaders in 2015, represents the new global framework for sustainable development and sets 17 sustainable development goals (SDGs). There is a major concern worldwide for bringing education about global development in schools. Education is an important component because a quality education for all, will help break the cycle of poverty (Goal 1) and reach gender equality (Goal 5). These Goals will help people into decent work and promote thriving economies (Goal 8) and are empowered to live healthier lives (Goal 3).Education promotes the values of empathy and inclusiveness key to reducing inequalities (Goal 10) and leading to peaceful societies (Goal 16).Partner schools come from countries that are facing problems specific to the respective region. Through the exchange of experience from the project level, we will have better informed teachers, able to educate others as well, we will have more methods and means of educating students about sustainable development.The objectives of the project are:1. Increasing the number of teachers and students who know at the sustainable development goals (SDGs) and know how to explain them 2. Increasing the number of formal and nonformal activities dedicated to the sustainable development3. Increasing community involvement through collaborative projects between the school and the community in the field of sustainable developmentThe target group will consist of approx. 25-30 students/school, of 12-14 years old and coming from different social and ethnic backgrounds. Thus, they will better understand the social and ethnic differences that distinguish people and learn to empathize with one another. Apart from the target group, at least another 30-50 students/school will be involved in the project activities.There will also be 7-10 teachers/school directly involved and another 5-10 teachers/school participating in the project. Another category of indirect participants are: parents, local authorities and other local organizations who will collaborate in the implementation of environmental projects and students from other schools who will participate with different types of works (eco-pictures, videos, presentation for exhibisions).The activities are grouped around two important forms of student organization within the project: STUDENTS CLUBS and ECO-PARLIAMENT, which will be created in each school. Activities include: •trips, tourist maps for a bicycle route which show the varieties of plants and species in the area, •Eco-photocontest, •campaign for documenting the ingredients in the foods we eat; comparing eating habits in partner countries•Hobbies related to nature•Popularizing the 17 SDGIn order to ensure the succes of the project we will lead a well-defined methodology from the drafting stages of the project. This means that:•the project coordinators from the partner schools, tasks and responsibilities were established.•Preliminary plans of implementation, monitoring/evaluation and dissemination were elaborated. A Gantt chart was prepared to track the activities•the project will be initiated on etwinning, which will be the project site•Partnership agreements will be signed between the Coordinator and each partner •the monitoring will be done every 6 monthsThe main intangible results are:•improving the knowledge of teachers and students about sustainable development and the 17 SDGs•development of skills for students: socialization, initiative, teamwork, communication, creativity, skills for practical work, active involvement, observation and analysis of problems in the environment•improving the teaching methods in the field of sustainable development•increasing the European dimension of the schoolsTangible results:•Album with pictures that reflect the environment and ecological problems •Brochure with the natural environment•Collection of projects in the field of sustainable development, proposed and implemented by students•Collection of documentary films / videos made by students on eco themes•Guide with cross-curricular lesson projects that include global development.In the long term, this project will contribute to the development of schools as follows:- the experience gained by teachers in the field of sustainable development will be used in the education of the new generations of students. - teachers will improve their vision on the European dimension of education; - schools will improve their strategic plans for European development with goals aimed in sustainable development- Collaboration through European partnerships will be encouraged and improved

"The project started after discussions with teachers that showed the following:- most students do not understand the reason of learning and fail to integrate learning into their long-term training; the self-education mechanism is triggered with difficulty and delay - Misunderstanding of the subject from weaker students and capping knowledge for those capable of performance because most cadres teach matter at medium level- Low level of understanding of the European context of education and little knowledge about the culture of other countriesFollowing discussions with potential European partners through the eTwinning platform, we have found that they also have the same needs and we can help each other. Together we have formulated the following objectives for this project:-At students' level:--O1 Prepare learners for self-education--O2 Improving Key Competencies--O3 Affirmation of self identity in a European context-At teachers' level:--O4 Proffesional training through the exchange of experience--O5 Developing the European dimension of the educational act-At school level:--O6 Increasing the European dimension of the school--O7 Improving the quality of education provided by partner schoolsThis project will include:- The target group of pupils (20-22 pupils/school) and other pupils of 12-14 years, coming from different backgrounds. Everyone will have equal chances, but the students with fewer opportinities will be especially encouraged.-teachers from all curricular areas-persons from the community who will offer logistic support or participate in activities-Persons from other schools in the region who will participate in dissemination activities and will include the results in their pedagogical practice; join extracurricular activities-Participants from stakeholdersSome of the project activities will be integrated into the school curriculum. These refer to different teaching methods: experiments, game play, dramatization, projects, role play, digital media, CLIL (Content and Language Integrated Learning).Other activities will be extra-curricular: thematic visits, modeling, meetings with experts in various fields and with former graduates, cultural performances. At the end of each activity, discussions will take place so students can reflect on the knowledge and skills learned and to integrate it into their future training.The project implementation methodology will include:- Establishing the project team and assigning responsibilities-Signing partnership agreements between the coordinator and the partners-Elaborating of the Gant diagram of the activities and plans that will ensure the quality implementation of the project-Elaboration of a set of sustainability measures after the end of financial supportIntangible results refer to the improvement of:-the teacher's knowledge about educational systems and teaching methods; knowledge of the students in the disciplines addressed in the project-the learners' abilities related to ”learning to learn” (digital, social, teamwork etc.); responsibility in carrying out tasks for students;-students' attitudes towards learning; teachers' opening up to European partnerships; Tangible results are:-Materials for promotion and dissemination, brochures - A film selection based on pupils' scenarios-Exposition of layouts-The album of the thematic tour-A trans-disciplinary documentary file on ""Europe-my home""-Journal of the project-Methodological guide that will include methods of teaching-learning-evaluation (theoretical aspects, lesson plans and practical examples) for disciplines from all curricular areas and trans-disciplinary lessons.Due to the wide range of methods and activities of the project, we anticipate:-Impact on pupils, especially on the target group:--could communicate and socialize more easily with people from other European countries--will begin to actively participate in their own education--will be better trained-Impact on participating teachers:--know how to use more teaching methods, include European references in lessons and how to design and teach cross-curricular lessons--will intend to participate in new European projects-Impact on school:--raising the European dimension and the reputation of the schoolIn the long term, we anticipate the following impact:-At school level:--the quality of education offered by partner schools will be improved--Strategic plans for European development and school for the future will be improved--raising the prestige of the school-At regional level:--Improving collaboration with senior management forums and other schools in the region and stakeholders-European level:--example of good practice in the education provided by our schools in the European context--Establishing new networks with European partners--Improving the quality of European projects implemented by partner schools in the future"