The HEART@HEALTHY.LIFE -project was a primary schools’ project which strived to a better future for our pupils. We provided them with some skills that will ease and consolidate their life and education. We gave them opportunities to become aware of the relevance of healthy lifestyle, and the importance of finding their own strengths of character as well as the importance of cooperating among our own corporate body, and the other European countries. We worked together with the parents, NGOs and official bodies of our institutions, and thus confirm the natural collaboration that should be part of the modern schools. During this project the pupils had chances to use their skills of foreign languages, train their social skills, and use ICT-methods as communication tools. The children of today are the adults of tomorrow, and we wanted to prepare them to be readier to attend the entire European education and labour market in their future life.Throughout the project we involved as much pupils and staff from the participating institutions as possible. The entire number of people involved to the project was about 2500. Of this number over 1700 were pupils, nearly 200 staff members, and lots of parents, volunteers and officials were involved. The concrete theme-day-based activities in the schools were designed so elementary and easy, that even the youngest of our pupils were able to participate, and thus were able to experience the European cooperation. We invited the parents and other stakeholders to participate to our local and international events, and thus distribute our activities and achievements. We produced a “Heart Healthy Recipes’ Calendar”, and printed enough copies for homes and other relevant stakeholders. This final product is also an online “Cookery Book”, so that the results can be found, and utilized by anyone. We disseminated the results in eTwinning and project’s blog, which are open and accessible.The pupils also participated in the mobilities. The participating pupils had primary experiences of new cultures, and they were the best messengers of their own culture to the families of the host schools. The visitors made the project even more visible and concrete in the institutions. The host families had a major role, and they themselves gained a beautiful experience with the foreign pupils. The theme of the project was about learning and recognizing healthy lifestyle, and increasing self-confidence by learning to identify the virtues or strengths of character in oneself. We knew that the changes couldn’t be radical or prompt, but we could see some changes, and good attitude.This project was established for the staff members who had a chance to meet their colleagues from other European countries, to open their mind and spirit wider and more tolerant. The schools’ adults saw and learned new pedagogical methods in new circumstances. The results of the project were disseminated to the other schools in our area, and we hoped to encourage them to seek international liaisons. We established lifelong contacts, and a high quality professional partnership.

CONTENT AND BACKGROUND OF THE PROJECT The main aim of this project is to help pupils acquire and develop foreign language skills promoting a comprehensive perspective based on a cross-curricular and project-based approach where the child is at the center of learning. In order to contextualize the acquisition of foreign languages taught in the participant schools we will use the natural heritage, namely the local parks, as the learning thread. Both schools have been working together since 2010 and have developed a strong working and personal relationship. While the British school will benefit from the expertise of the Spanish school regarding Project Based Learning and their leading role in curricular innovation and integration of foreign languages, for the Spanish school this project will help strengthen their knowledge of the foreign language and culture and support their plurilingual and language curriculum integration strategies. This project will support children's foreign language learning in a more innovative and natural way making links between different subjects and using the language purposefully while enjoying a brief immersion in their partner school's life. OBJECTIVES - Children to expand their foreign language vocabulary related to parks life in a more engaging and innovative way. - Children to be able to use their foreign language in their final project presentations during the exchange visits where they will have to interact with each other and use the foreign language in order to present a common result. Children being able to use their foreign language in context during the exchange visits. - Children to demonstrate progress and improvement in the foreign language through project evaluations and by completing the activities on the twinspace. - Children being able to identify and enjoy the colors and sounds of the parks, developing their observation skills and becoming more familiar with the flora and fauna of their local parks. - Children participating actively in supporting their natural environments. - Children enjoying and benefiting from nature. - Children improving their attitudes towards parks and its inhabitants. NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS 18 children and 4 staff per school. Children come from a middle-low socio-economic background in Spain. In the case of the British school the number of pupils known to be eligible for free school meals is much higher than average. Most pupils are from different ethnic groups and most speak English as an additional language. There are average numbers of pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities. DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTIVITIES - eTwinning Project: We are going on a Park Trail. It will be a platform for collaboration, work display, topic discussions, videos, games, communication and dissemination. - Visits during the exchanges will also be planned taking in consideration the objectives of the project and will include: Escape rooms Workshops organised by the different relevant subject coordinators Visits to the local parks and other areas of natural interest, museums and local Town Halls Activities in the parks including games, trails and treasure hunts Planting a tree in each other's schools Immersion in the partner school's daily life and local environment METHODOLOGY This project will be organised through an eTwinning project. Children will work in mixed groups in common documents and walls (padlet). Pupil administrators will support other children and will monitor the work in the twispace. Video-conferences, chat rooms, messenger and forum will be used for discussions. Although at Brampton most of the work will be carried out during the MFL lessons, at La Cala, the activities will be developed across all year groups. During the visits, children will work in mixed groups and will guide and support each other. RESULTS - My Little Green Planet' Conferences - Nature Bilingual Dictionary and Phrase book - Nature Digital Gallery of paintings and sound bites - Sketch book: We are going on a Park Trail - A commemorative tree planted in each school IMPACT Participating children are expected to notably improve their knowledge and competence of the foreign language and to develop their cultural understanding which will help them become better global citizens. As a result of the exchange, we expect children to understand the value of learning languages in their future lives. By learning about the parks, participants will learn about their local environment and they will be able to compare it to the foreign. Children will become more autonomous and will develop their social and interpersonal skills by being away from their families and having to make arrangements with their room mates, team members, etc. Finally, from the time spent outdoors engaging with nature, we expect children to develop a positive attitude towards their environment which we hope will impact in future healthier lifestyles.