"The title of the project is ""ClimA: Be the Change!"" (acronym ABC). The 6 partners involved in it are Romania (coord.), Bulgaria, Cyprus, Portugal, Greece and Italy. All the project members are affected by various aspects of climate change, which led to the idea for the project. It focuses on raising awareness among students about the impact climate changes have in the present and in the long run and engaging students to take a stand against the slow destruction of the planet. The target is to involve a wide variety of participants (students, teachers, parents, local community) to come up with ideas on how to improve the current situation and how to preserve nature in its best state for the following generations. Apart from the scientific aspect of the project, we intend to focus on the artistic side as well, as this would give us the chance to involve more teachers, of various subjects, not just science. The project objectives are as follows: 1.using non-formal education methods throughout the 2 years of project to raise awareness among Ss from the 6 partner schools about the importance of climate change and how it directly impacts people’s everyday lives;2.during each mobility, to encourage 20 Ss from the 5 partner countries, as well as Ss from the host school, to take action and come up with creative and innovative ideas that will help protect the nature and reduce the causes of climate change for future generations;3.during monthly local and international activities spread from Sept 2020 to Feb 2022, to determine approx. 5,000 Ss to realise that every one of them can contribute to the well-being of the planet, even if it is on a small scale;4.throughout the 2 years of project, to involve approx. 100 Ss with fewer opportunities in a wide variety of activities to reduce early school leaving by approx. 30%. The Ss who participate in this project are 12-15 yo. In the mobilities will be involved 120 Ss (primarily 14-15 yo), different every time so as to include as many learners as possible. Ts participating in mobilities will be 60, varying the colleagues who participate, in order to facilitate access for a wider number of people.The local activities will involve, overall, a much larger number of participants, including all the Ss in each partner school (approx. 5,000), their parents/tutors and other members of the community. To this we added 2 partner schools in each locality, with Ss with fewer opportunities, that will implement elements of our project in their institutions, with their Ss and who will be monitored for a successful unfolding of the project. The Ss with fewer opportunities who come from unstable backgrounds (financial issues, single-parent families, relatives working abroad) are oftentimes in danger of dropping out of school to follow the mirage of the money, choosing to get a job (preferably abroad) and earn a good income, opting for instant gratification instead of continuing their education, which also includes knowledge about the exploitation of natural resources, recycling, preserving the environment, etc.Also, the project intends to encourage Ss with fewer opportunities to become a part of it, expressing themselves through different types of art (drawing, painting, music, dance, theatre, etc.). We intend to involve (at least) 100 Ss with fewer opportunities during the 2 years of project, and at least one per country in each mobility.The main types of activities used will be:a) discussion methods: workshops, group work, brainstorming, discussions;b) experimental methods: multimedia project presentations, artistic competitions (project logo, best image reflecting climate change, etc.), educational field trips, cultural visits.The expected results are:- observing a change in daily habits for 50% of Ss regarding recycling, reducing waste and overall protection of the environment around them;- motivating Ss to express their opinions and ideas freely related to environmental issues;- improving Ss' linguistic, digital, communication and social skills;- creating a collection of Ss' artistic work in an attempt to fight climate change (drawings, posters, presentations, etc.);- turning Ss who participate in the project into ambassadors who transmit the knowledge gained in the project to other Ss from their schools and other schools in the communities;- boosting Ss' self-confidence in their skills and creativity;- creating a reliable project team in each partner school;- acquiring experience and insight regarding the implementation of a successful Erasmus+ project;- developing a European dimension within each partner school;- fostering tolerance and acceptance of other cultures, views and mentalities;- creating partnerships that will likely resume in future international projects."

Nowadays the schools' main objective is to prepare the youth to pass difficult final and vocational exams. The schools also struggle for high ranking positions. Meanwhile, they have problems to meet the pedagogical needs and develop prosocial attitudes among students. Analyzing the current situation in schools - Poland, Italy, Spain, Greece and Portugal came to conclusion that also their students who are in the age of 15-19, have different social problems.They do not cope with bullying, aggression, e-addictions which often result in bad eating habits and lack of physical movement. In relations with their peers they cannot be assertive, defend their rights and react to any discrimination. The youth often escape into the virtual world, which makes them insensitive to the problems around them or help for others. All the negative aspects disturb proper functioning of young people, which is reflected in their school performance, self-esteem, and being active at school. The intensity, range and attitudes to the problems in partner schools are different. Therefore we started the cooperation during which we want to exchange the expert knowledge about preventing and solving the problems. Following the words said by Stephen Hawking ‘The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge” the partners decided to verify their knowledge about social problems in schools and broaden it by different solutions existing in other parts of Europe. In the project ‘The Guardians of Europe’ five schools became five ‘Guardians’ of the European values and they will share their expert knowledge about equality, healthy eating habits, cyber safety, tolerance and physical activity. The social campaigns which will be conducted together will become a bridge for their activities and will encourage prosocial attitudes among the project participants. Thanks to them the participants will also develop creativity, team work, entrepreneurship.They will learn how to cooperate with the media and will develop new IT and language competences. The climax of the international cooperation will be the international social campaign divided into two parts and the event ‘You don’t know it – get to know it, if you know it – preserve it’. The mission of ‘the guardians’ will be to encourage young people to explore and preserve the European cultural heritage for the next generations. The challange and task for the teachers will be to learn how to teach about heritage and how to use the knowledge during the different lessons. The School Corners will be created in the schools. They will be the centres for students’ dialogue and social activity where young people will work on social campaigns and report their acitivities on eTwinning platform. To achieve the objectives we will use different methods like brainstorm, SWOT and SMART analyses, the Ghant’s Graph’, workshops. Teachers as mentors and tutors of the School Corner will develop lesson plans about social issues which will be included in the prevention programs in partner schools. To reach the local community we will organize The International Festival of Social Campaigns, School Days of European Heritage and the International Social Campaign about Heritage. We will create the five figures of guardians as patrons of our campaigns: ‘The guardian of healthy eating habits, the guardian of physical activity’, the guardian of equality’, the guardian of cyber safety’ and the guardian of tolerance’. We will create „Proclamation of Guardians” a public announcement about fighting with social problems. In order to achieve the objectives of the project we will organise five student project meetings to discover the European heritage on their own and one staff training meeting which will allow the teachers to receive training and mentoring from experts to implement the technical part of the campaigns properly.The project will refresh the quality of educational activities in schools by multicultural cooperation. It will introduce a new method of social campaigns which will activate students. It will positively influence prosocial attitudes and the European quality of life. It will encourage Europeans to care about healthy eating habits, physical activity, cyber safety, equality and tolerance. The project activities will raise awareness that we need to preserve European heritage for future generations.

Over the past few decades, all of us witnessed a steady decline in the students’ interest in math & sciences which was reflected in their poor results in the graduation exams. At the same time, people often complain about the gap between what is taught and what is needed in life and so, the students’ motivation for study keeps falling. Students blame the entire system of education for being obsolete/oblivious to the requirements of real life. Through this project we want develop basic & transversal skills and to address the problem of low achievement in math & sciences by using an innovative and less widely used method: the cross-curricular approach in the teaching of math & other exact sciences, both in formal & informal contexts, special attention being paid to the development of digital & EN skills. We believe that, by studying one particular topic from the perspective of other subjects, always involving ICT based methods, we will help the students see the connection between theory & practice, thus raising their motivation & their interest in the study of math & sciences. Objectives: We want to increase the motivation for study & develop the thinking skills of ~300 students by using cross-curricular approaches & flexible learning pathways; We want to foster the EN/mother tongue & IT skills of ~ 700 students & 140 teachers, to contribute to the professional development of at least 140 teachers who will enlarge their knowledge & develop their skills by using innovative cross-curricular teaching & managing the project activities. By organizing short-term exchanges for students, we instruct 70 students (10/partn) to become peer-trainers. Other objectives are: to foster the social & leadership skills of the students through the peer education system, to enrich the curriculum with optional courses &, through the elaboration & free distribution of the training kit & through the training sessions, to contribute to the professional development of a large no. of teachers. We are 7 partner schools, out of which 3 are high schools providing education in exact sciences & humanistic subjects (EL,HR, RO), 2 are scientific high schools (IT &TR), a vocational high school (PL) & a middle school (SP). The topic of the project is new to all & is a challenge & opportunity to consolidate the quality of the educational services provided.The tasks & responsibilities are agreed upon, all partners will implement all the activities, all will be involved in all the stages of project management, some partners having special responsibilities. All the project activities facilitate the study of the exact subjects through cross-curricular approaches in order to develop basic & transversal skills. Besides the transnational mobilities, where project issues will be discussed, experience will be shared & optimum solutions will be found, we have envisaged 2 short term exchanges for students (80students), designed to train the students as peer-trainers. After being trained, they will use the experience, knowledge & skills acquired to train other students, thus ensuring the sustainability of the project from within. Other activities: creation of the website,the poster, the logo, workshops for students , the e-learning platform, 2 optional syllabus hand books, (online) contests, peer-training activities of students & training sessions for teachers, constant dissemination & evaluation. We will maintain regular communication using the Internet, during the 5 meetings all problems will be discussed , assistance will be offered, procedures made, ceaseless monitoring , evaluation & special plans for the project risks. Results: 1. the training kit (student's book , the teacher’s book , 2 video guides, a test book with key & a booklet with questionnaires for students & teachers. 2. the e-learning platform, in EN & all the 7partner languages, is an on-line collection of materials offering support.3. other results: the 2 optional syllabus hand books, the magazines of the contests, selection criteria for all stakeholders, dissemination materials, multimedia presentations, newsletters, diaries, questionnaires, reports, etc.Through the implementation of the activities, we will help students better understand math & exact sciences, they will get a more comprehensive view on the applications of math & exact sciences in life, while the teachers will develop professionally through the training sessions organized & through their involvement in all the project activities; moreover, all the students involved in the peer-training activities will develop their knowledge & skills in multiple directions. The intellectual outputs, being freely distributed, will be tools for the development of a larger category of stakeholders . With the optional courses, we will enrich our school’s curriculum and we will contribute to the institutional development of our schools, also raising their prestige within the local communities.

CONTEXTThe Renewable Energy Directive establishes an overall policy for the production and promotion of energy from renewable sources in the EU. It requires the EU to fulfil at least 20% of its total energy needs with renewables by 2020 – to be achieved through the attainment of individual national targets.We established this partnership with a view to raising the awareness of students about the necessity to increase the use of renewable sources of energy, which is expected to increase by 7% in the next 10 years all over Europe (RED). We want them to gain an in-depth knowledge of how these sources of energy are used, make them experiment with them through STEAM and Project Based Learning, draw their attention to benefits and drawbacks of all energy sources and provide a context for critical and creative thinking, in which sts assess, research and analyse, produce tangible outputs collaboratively. OBJECTIVESThe project aims to set the grounds for the 5 partner countries to cooperate and share practices in the area of renewable energy resources and sustainable production and consumption through activities designed for students which are meant to:1. develop their understanding about scientific concepts and processes in production of sustainable energy2. develop their overall awareness about alternative sources of energy and how their usage can be enhanced 3. improve skills and competences through interdisciplinary projects in the STEM field4. improve collaboration, team work and communication skills of students and teachers5.develop soft skills – critical and analytical thinking, creativity – in order to foster sts’ employability6. enable teachers to share school models and practices in the areas of STEM, ICT, coding, robotics that can be transferred into their schools7. improve self-awareness and intercultural awareness of young European citizens, as well as promoting European citizenship and EU policies in the field of renewable energy usage.ACTIVITIESC1 Traditional and alternative sources of energy. BioenergyC2 Wind Energy and STE(A)M C3 Solar Energy and STE(A)M C4 Water energy and STE(A)MC5 Sustainable energy in future – designing smart, green city modelsPARTICIPANTS100 students aged 15-18 from general education highschools and 40 accompanying teachers of English, IT, Physics, Science etc.RESULTS- presentations about renewable energy sources and statistics and trends from the 5 partner countries- posters for campaigns encouraging European citizens to use solar energy more.- presentations about alternative building systems- models of buildings using alternative types of insulating materials- simulations of power plants- STEM projects – anemometers, wind vanes, solar cookers etc.- research data and conclusions- simulations/models of sustainable citiesTeachers will produce exchange reports in which we will include data measuring the quality of the activities, the impact of the activities on participants, pictures and videos taken during the exchanges. Other deliverables: Europass mobility documents, initial and final evaluation forms, feedback forms, self-assessment sheets, student observation sheets, participants’ testimonials, dissemination platforms, eTwinning communication platform, project final brochure “STEM ideas for highschool”.METHODOLOGYAll of our activities will be implemented by a wide range of innovative teaching methods both in and outside of school, incorporating: Critical thinking, digital competence, collaboration and team work,communication skills, personal and social responsibility and metacognition.IMPACT- Increased participation among young people in society- Students, their families and teachers gain a more environmentally friendly lifestyle by being critical of how their energy is produced-Students and teachers develop personally and professionally- Enabling young people to explore the possibility of influencing local, national and European policies and decision making processes concerning energy production- Empowering young people while at the same time teaching them the skills of dialogue, compromise and diplomacy when working with external stakeholders- Providing an active contribution to social capital through the promotion of renewable energy sources which boasts of quality and cost effectivenessThrough project activities, the school will promote its image in the local community as an institution that prepares students for the future and aligns to the 21st century needs.The cooperation with local community will improve through partnerships and agreements with local experts and businesses in energy field. Local authorities will be invited to attend some of the project activities, which will lay the basis for future cooperation among local institutions in other projects related to renewable energy or similar.The schools will acquire/develop a European dimension, which shows openness and flexibility to the ever-changing world of education.

"In the project of ""Shapes"" in the frame of Erasmus+ three secondary schools from the Czech Republic, Greece and Turkey enhanced the European dimension of education by promoting joint cooperation activities among them. The project of ""Shapes"" arose at schools that prepare their students for studies at universities. These schools had already cooperated before. The partners studied regular geometrical shapes and symmetry around us, and they see that this way they have brought a contribution to the decrease in the number of cases of underachievement in Maths and Science. In the project the aims of the partnership were to show geometry as a part of our life and as a part of the nature around us, to get a new view of the world around us, to explain that geometry belongs to the basic knowledge that connects a lot of disciplines, and show that geometry can be interesting and amusing. The participants of the project were students and teachers of the school. Direct participants were about seventy, indirect participants (students involved in presentations, CLIL lessons and competitions) more than four hundred. The common work and above all four short-term exchanges of groups of pupils have taught the participants about countries and their cultures, improved the language knowledge, motivated them to study languages, shown how to work in international teams and contributed to building new Europe. Besides short-term exchanges two transnational project meetings were organized. Main activities of the project were: taking and making photos of regular shapes around us, visits of galleries and museums, competitions in painting and creating regular shapes, competitions in puzzles, CLIL lessons and preparation of materials that help teachers teach geometry in an interesting way. The most crucial results are the common catalogue of cards with regular shapes around us with explanations of the shapes, three mathematical stories named ""Back in history"", the presentations on regular shapes, three CLIL lessons, sets of geometrical puzzles, a multilingual geometrical minidictionary and works of art. According to the questionnaires, thanks to the project and its dissemination the attitude to geometry at direct and indirect participants has improved. Thanks to the involvement in the project the local public has learned about the programme Erasmus+ and about the international efforts and cooperation of the participating schools, is aware of them, and appreciates them. The digital products are available on the project websites, so teachers and students may benefit from them also in the future."