<< Objectives >>The DREAM project, lasting 24 months, aims to exchange good practices between English teachers from schools in Poland, Turkey and Portugal in order to increase the level of effectiveness of teaching English, increase involvement and creativity in students, improve students' IT skills and develop pro ecological attitudes. Scheduled activities are also targeted at students with special educational needs.<< Implementation >>The activities will focus on presentations, workshops, consultations, discussions, conversations with invited guests and mobilities which will create non-material and material results. The eTwinning platform together with the TwinSpace will be a key tool supporting the implementation of the project and documenting and disseminating the tasks performed within the partnership.<< Results >>Increasing language skills, developing a more mature and consistent pro ecological attitude, increasing practical knowledge in the field of expanding digital skills, shaping the students as a socially sensitive people, full of openness, tolerance and understanding for other people.Material results will be an e-book of the collection of methods, tools, approaches and solutions in teaching English and a series of small but important products for students made by them during the project activities

All the partners of this Project are awared of creating a positive atmosphere at their schools and care for both students and teachers well-being and happiness. Through this Project we would like to promote the idea of a play as a healthy essential part of each person‘s life and realize the potential of it maintaining cultural identity and accept the differences of other cultures; practicing various methods based on playing to improve key competences, engaging and encouraging those groups of pupils who are often excluded from the activities, and learning with enjoyment.To frame the scope of the Project we set the objectives:to develop key competences for our pupils through a play.to integrate the cultural dimension into school through the traditional and old - fashioned games. to build and maintain strong parents – childs bonds involving pupils and parents in the play- based activities.to enrich the teaching and learning resources identifying play as a method for learning.Our Project addresses to three main groups of the participants:pupils, teachers and parents. In terms of the participation there will be three important points:no one will be excluded or prevented from participating on grounds of age, achievements, disability, etc.;the pupils, parents and even teachers who appear the lack confidence, motivation or face other barriers like special educational needs, etc. will be provide with the personal support and will be encouraged to take part in the project‘s activities.According to the profiles of our schools there will be age difference from 6 to 18 years old of the pupils involved in the Project. We believe that such situation will be beneficial for our Project because the pupils of the different age groups will be enabled to work together, learn from each other and support each other as well.The activities we are going to carry out within our project:will be beneficial for students, teachers and schools in terms of both achievements and wellbeing;will educate and encourage parents to take time to play with their children developing their parenting skills;will bring national and international dimension into the schools through the traditional and old fashioned games.The particular activities are planned:workshops at schools, museums and ethnic centres to learn and play the folk games and to know about the traditions and customs related to them,to learn about the changes of toys through the decades and design the handmade toys,to learn about the board games, play them and design a new one.special events at schools linked to the calendar holidays, competitions of the chosen board games at partners schools, days of the street games, active breaks, parents days and family markets where parents present games and toys they like and play together with the pupils;seminars and trainings for the pupils, teachers and parents in the fields of play based learning and particular games and toys and their impact for the development of the emotional and social competences:research: the changes of the street games through last three decades;educational approach „Learning with the games“: lessons and classes of various subjects integrating a play (e.g. traditional games, board games, didactic games, etc.) will be run at schools on regular basis,conference in regional and international levels to share the experience and good practices Throughout this Project we are also going to carry out 2 short term joint staff training events (3 teachers from each school in each event) and 4 short term exchange of groups of pupils (3 pupils and 2 accompanying persons from each school in each event). To exchange the experience and share the resources the products will be produced:brochure “Folk games and toys around Europe“;calendar „Seasonal folk games“;designed Board game;brochure „Street games: changes through the last three decades“;toolkit „Learning with the games“: tools, methods and resources.The pupils, teachers and parents will be involved into the movement to preserve and enhance a culture of a play. They will promote a play as a way to spend free time, enjoy and have fun. That supports play and creates opportunities for people of all ages, backgrounds and abilities to incorporate play into their lives.The pupils, teachers, parents and schools will be provided with the fun and attractive way to connect to their national culture as well as to immerse into European one. Using play they will grow up their cultural competences and will practice them in every day life.The pupils will develop a lasting disposition to learn. They will foster the “6Cs” – Collaboration, strong Communication, knowledge of Content, Critical thinking,Creative innovation, and Confidence. The teachers will be provided with a set of playful activities to illustrate and teach various concepts, to relax and make breaks in teaching process and improve key skills of the pupils.

"""L2BE: Languages 2 Boost Europeaness"" arises from the will of the Comprehensive Institute ""Autonomy 82"", in Italy, of the Newpark Comprehensive School, in Ireland, of the Szkola Podstawowa Im. Gen. Jozefa Bema, in Poland and of the Primary School Gorgi Sugarev - Bitola, in Macedonia, to train its students, distracted by strong incentives, with methodologies and the ability to attract their interest for a better academic performance.According to the latest Eurydice report, European pupils begin learning a foreign language when they are already in the first years of primary education (within the age range 6-7 years).The study of a second foreign language is always started at lower secondary level, but it is not compulsory in all countries. English is therefore the most studied foreign language, during both primary and secondary education .English, therefore, turns out to be the most widespread community language, through which it’s easy to communicate. Furthermore, the most part of European countries refers to the Reference Common European Framework for Languages (CEFR) which provides, at the end of general upper secondary education, the achievement of at least a level B2 (advanced autonomous user) for the first foreign language.The task of schools, therefore, is to ensure the growth of their students from an international perspective, which allows them to be able to overlook the world possessing all the necessary tools in order to feel active citizens, able to relate with others in any country or situation.The mutual desire to improve the linguistic level of their students has led to the birth of the present Strategic Partnership ""L2BE"" which sees the collaboration of schools with locations in Italy, Poland, the Republic of Macedonia and Ireland.The project is aimed at students of classes III (14 years), who will have the opportunity to participate in 4 short-term mobility actions in Macedonia, Italy, Poland and Ireland (5 days + 2 travel) expected by the project. ""L2BE"" will allow 32 pupils, 8 for each partner institute, selected through an announcement for participation, to take part in the reciprocal exchange action with foreign countries. The selection phase foresees the reservation of half of the places for students with Special Educational Needs; the remaining half will be assigned to the most deserving students, based on the indications contained in the selection announcement. There will be 8 chaperons teachers (2 for each partner country) who will take care of the safety and tutoring of the learners.Learners wil be able to carry out practical activities that allow the acquisition of foreign languages through new methodologies. Through theatre and music laboratories, in Italy and Poland, learners will be able to learn foreign languages in a simple and attractive way. The course, in Ireland, which provides with the study of European cultural heritage will enable learners not only to reinforce language skills but, at the same time, to expand their cultural background.""Eat well, eat healthy"", in Macedonia, which will bring to light the European gastronomic traditions, will highlight the problem of healthy eating and will be an occasion to learn foreign languages.The will of the partners is to renew the training offer, giving the opportunity to learn the English language through innovative techniques and methodologies such as theatrical, musical and cultural workshops.To this end, a first phase of short-term mobility (3 days + 2 trips) to 8 teachers (2 for each partner institution) is envisaged, to make these new methods to be shared with colleagues and with the whole school staff.Cooperation, communication and collaboration will be the basis for the success of ""L2BE"".The use of eTwinning will be an added value to ""L2BE"", thanks to the creation of an eTwinning project.The achievement of the planned objectives will turn out to be, therefore, the development of language skills and abilities that will bring to an increase in the school average and to an innovation in the educational offer. In the long term, the project will translate into the possibility of extending its international network, continuing the path launched with the present project proposal to innovate and internationalize school education."