Context and rationaleYouth unemployment in Europe is arguably one of the most pressing socio-economic issues most member states have been grappling with in the last few years. There is growing evidence that without further action we risk a lost generation of young people, shut out of the labour market and increasingly disconnected from work and learning. Youth unemployment is now above 1 million; more than one in five young people who are in the job market are unemployed, giving an unemployment rate of 22%. Taking into account these people, the percentage of all young people who are unemployed is 14%, or about one in seven. This provides a rather accurate way of the chances of being unemployed. In the current economic climate, our project,Y2BE is designed to provide a significant contribution to young people’s skills and competences through formal and informal learning of an array of highly sought after skills, knowledge and know-how about the world of work, in an increasingly global job market.The objectives of our project are to help the students to discover and develop entrepreneurial skills, knowledge and know-how and to give them the chance to be part of the real business world. Thus they will be able to improve the local economy through creating new businesses in the near future after completing their formal education. Moreover students will benefit from improving their communication and linguistic skills and the specific entrepreneurial vocabulary, getting to know how to write a CV in the Europass format, develop their presentation skills, financial capabilities, develop a deeper understanding of aspects such as marketing and business networking. They will also have ample opportunities to develop their social and personal skills which will improve their confidence in expressing their own ideas and points of view in real life business scenarios.Number and profile of participants:The partnership has been established among eight schools, each school being represented by their their own Y2BE team of 35 to 60 students, adding up to a total of 312 students across the partnership, aged 13-18. In addition over 30 staff will also be directly involved in the planned activities. Description of activities:The activities have been carefully designed and selected to suit the needs of young people, by being both accessible and suitably challenging. These activities will enable the students involved to learn in a progressive way which will lead to the planned outcomes. We plan to give the students a great deal of ownership over their own learning, which will in turn forge and develop leadership skills and a let’s do attitude.Methodologies to be used in carrying out the project:There will be a variety of methods and methodologies used in order to reach our targets and outcomes such as:- Use of latest ICT technology and media tools and methods for a sharp, effective communication amongst partners (adults and young people) - The use of eTwinning platform and the project’s very own website- Transnational face-to-face meetings and events to manage and assess work progress and results through the project encouraging group work and peer reviews- Training sessions for teachers on how to be business enterprise coachesDescription of the results and intended impact:This project has a strong emphasis on the dissemination and long term impact of its outcomes and products. There is a clear plan of dissemination of the physical materials and results produced by the project including the business plan, the feedback criteria sheet, the DVD, the brochure, the films of the oral presentations, the summaries of the meetings, the Website of the project and the feedback of the business people. Students and staff involved will impart information on local schools about the results of the project through seminars or round tables/conferences, articles written by teachers and students and published in the school newspapers, in magazines for teachers as well as in business magazines; as well as mass media, local authorities, headteachers, teachers and students invited to the international meetings.Potential longer term benefits:The activities and the results of our project are planned to be maintained after the end of the EU funding by including them as a part of our schools curricula so that we will be able now and also in the future to promote basic entrepreneurship skills among our scholars to develop employability, initiative and new business creation, develop career guidance and advice in schools, foster the use of ICT among the students in order to increase their level of digital competence, reinforce links between education and the world of work, increase our students’ academic profile suitable for a demanding and competitive labour market, promote cooperation among our schools and potential employers, local authorities and increase competence in foreign languages.

CONTEXT/BACKGROUNG OF THE PROJECTOur project emerged out of the need of the partners schools of educating young people in the field of renewable energy resources. The topic is an actual one as dependence on fossil fuels and diminished natural resources is one of the biggest problems the world is facing today. As school is the basis of the future society, it must bring its’ contribution to solving this major issue. Today’s students are very interested in technology but not all of them understand where the energy for their technology comes from. They don’t know the effects of producing this energy on the environment. Some of them don’t even care about this problem. Therefore, the main goal of our project is to raise awareness, to experiment and to use various renewable energy sources in schools. Our students must learn where energy comes from, the production costs, the effects the production process has on the environment and the solutions to obtain energy with a negligible impact on the environment.OBJECTIVES OF OUR PROJECTIn terms of objectives, our project will be focusing on:- examining alternative energy sources according to their return time, greenhouse gas emissions and electricity generation cost indicators- examining the share of energy sources in electricity production and energy dependency for theEuropean Union and Turkey- promoting investments in renewable energy sources to reduce this dependency- supporting and promoting the development of renewable resources- extending the knowledge and understanding of phenomena- developing the capacity to explore/investigate reality- developing analytical and problem-solving skills- raising interest in achievements and discoveries in sciences- increasing motivation for information and scientific documentation- developing care for one's own, others and environment- developing tolerance towards the opinions of others- cultivating responsiveness and flexibility for the application of knowledge in everyday life- raising awareness and involvement in issues of global interest- developing 21st century skills, such as creativity and innovation, critical thinking, communication and collaboration, flexibility and adaptability, initiative and autonomy, productivity and responsibility, leadership and responsibility- developing ICT and communication in foreign languages, social and transcultural skillsNUMBER AND PROFILE OF PARTICIPANTSOur project reunites six schools from Bulgaria (coordinator),Turkey, Spain, Slovakia,Hungary and Czech Repuclic. During our project meetings we will involve up to 65 teachers from the partner schools, especially the contact teachers and teachers of Physics,Sciences,Technologies, Languages or ITC.There will be approx. 125 students involved,aged between 11 to 16 years old, interested in the topic.DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITIESThere will be a wide range of activities, designed in such a manner that it will lead to the achievement of project objectives:- project presentations in various institutions;- creation of logo and slogan, website,E-Twinning-Facebook page;- field trips;- seminars/open lessons on renewable energy with experts;- advertising campaigns;- interviews;- building a power generator on renewable energy sources;- creation of energy conservation guide,project magazine,materials, methodological resource book, etc.- assessing the success of the project, in general, and of project activities, in particular,etc.METHODOLOGYWe will provide training for students in the field of renewable energy sources through project activities, using various educational methods, involving appropriate didactic resources. In the same time, we will provide training for teachers interested in the topic, enrolling in the continuous training process that focuses on teaching / learning / evaluation strategies in order to change opinions and attitudes of learners. During the project, the parents and the local community will be permanently involved in activities.RESULTS AND IMPACTIn terms of results and impact, we are aiming at developing the skills and competencies of at least 65 teachers and 125 students in the field of renewable energy sources, of investigating/exploring the reality, critical thinking, problem solving; 21st century skills; ICT and communication skills; social and transcultural skills, as well as raising their interest and motivation for studying sciences and developing curiosity and respect for nature; becoming tolerant towards the opinions of others and more responsible when it comes to the application of knowledge in everyday life; becoming more involved in solving global issues. Also, the results will be measured in the number of tangible deliverables produced, such as: guides, magazines, posters, etc.POTENTIAL LONGER-TERM BENEFITSWe plan to develop and implement an optional course, in order to promote and widen the knowledge of students on the topic and to lead to the use of renewable energy in everyday life.

Our school , Çavuşlu Secondary School,is in a district in which mostly refugees and immigrants live.In our school, there are more than 30 refugee students and besides this,there are more than 50 refugee students in Çavuşlu Primary School,a school we share the same garden.It means that refugee student population in our school will increase in next years. Refugee students enter the same classes with their fellows without any language practise that’s why they can’t speak common languge with their fellows.We have prepared “JOURNEY to HOPE” project with Germany,Italia Greece and schools from Turkey ;because they have the similar problems about entegrating refugee students into education systems and increasing their adaptation to the society. We aim to present a project process that tries to solve refugee students’ problems after school to integrate them into the society and education system,that applies supportive programs to make refugees learn the languge of the country they live ,that gives them opportunities to introduce their own cultures and maybe this is the most important point. Most of the project activities that will be practised in participant schools during the project time can be maintained without an additional fund; so participant schools will always help refugee students. These mentioned activities; “A LANGUAGE A LIFE”: This activity aims to provide supportive services after school for 8 hours in a week to make refugee students learn the languge of the country they live in “HERE IS THE SOLUTION” : With this programme, a supportive service for 3 hours in a week will be given to the refugee students who needs help and have difficulties in problem solving. With “ I AM LEARNING WITH MY FRIEND” programme ,we aim to shorten refugee students’ language learning processes in the country they live , support their academical success and constitute cooperation instead of competition among our students With “CULTURAL HARMONY”,our goal is to make a festival in which refugee students of our participant schools introduce their cultures in a frame of dances,costumes,dishes of their own countries. With”I AM FREE” activity ,we aim to give each refugee student a chance to make a speech to his/her friends and teachers about any topic he/she wants at a particular time by giving them a speech corner; so we aim to create a sense of democratic society.. In project process ; there will be 2 LTT activities to increase teacher qualities . At the end of LTT activities ; we aim that our teachers will gain qualities about: -teaching under hard circumstances, -creating a democratic,multicultural and an inclusive sense of education , - having an awareness about traumatic children’s teaching and learning processes, -how to plan refugee students’ teaching and learning processes. When the staff ,who gains these qualities with LTT activites , shares his/her experiences with his/her colleguages in the school ,the quality of entegration processes in participant schools will increase.. With LTT activities for students; we aim to strenghten mutual tolerance between countries ,to make cultures mutually known and to create an awarenesses about refugee students’ problems. In project process ,There will be 3 management meeting as : opening meeting,in terim meeting and final meeting .It is planned that 3 LTT activities will be made during the project. One of them is for students and the others are for the teachers..In project mobilities; a)32 teachers,24 students and 8 accompanying persons will attend to LTT activities. b) 36 personnel will attend to transnational meetings. Within the scope of ERASMUS + programme’s aim of cooperating with different countries that have same problems ,we will entegrate refugee students into participant schools’ education systems and increase their social adaptation.We believe that project’s viable outputs will be a source of inspiration for different cultures and schools that have the same problems.

"CONTEXT/BACKGROUND OF THE PROJECT:In education we as teachers always need to follow new approaches and methodologies for the sakeof the improvement of students. In a classroom there are different types of students. Teachers aresupposed to have effective teaching methods in order to spark students’ interests and to have themtake part in the lesson. In order to raise students' interest, using media-based interactive teachingand learning methods are effective. Furthermore, through these digital methods we want to improvethe acceptance and integration of digital media in schools. Innovative ideas will impact the teachingenvironment positively and enrich classroom learning. ""CORE"" project have an integrated approachin teaching Science and Technology combined with social and transversal skills. With internationalcooperation and different contents, learning environments and digital tools integration will getsupported.Some research shows that a highly skilled workforce is needed and it is based on science and criticalreasoning skills. Modernizing science and technology teaching is a “must” in schools to tackletoday’s world and bridge the gap between labor market and qualified workers.Through this project the students have the chance of seeing how Science and Technology can offersolutions to problems in their society. This also broads their horizons, and increases tolerancetowards other cultures.OBJECTIVES OF OUR PROJECT:- improving media-based interactive teaching methods;- enhancing teachers’ professional development;- highlightling the relationship between education and technology-driven labor market;- intensifying upbringing of enterprise skills and for career;- adopting innovative and collaborative practices;- building an interest and positive attitude towards science;- improving levels of different skills such as digital skills, and transversal skills;- promoting students with the knowledge, understanding and skills to use technology creatively andpurposefully;- improving competence in foreign languages;- promoting an active Euporean citizenship and intercultural understanding, tolerance.NUMBER AND PROFILE OF PARTICIPANTS:We are five different schools from Spain, France, İtaly, and Turkey (two schools) that nearly have thesame school level and common issues on the topic. The students, teachers, parents, and school staffof the partner schools will be the participants.DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITIES:During the project, we have 5 LTTs planned. Short term exchanges of pupils will help group work,learning new cultures and traditions, showing respect to others, realizing the students’ potential. Wewill have the chance of exchanging good practices, sharing experiences, and improving innovativeteaching. There will be after school wokshops for extra-curricular activities on digital citizenship andcyberbullying. Also, there will be seminars, conferences and trainings for teachers,students and parents. Students and their families will participate in competitions, meetings,celebrations and fairs.METHODOLOGY:at project meetings: presentations, observing lessons, surveys, discussing curriculum and educationsystems, workshops, implementing and evaluating progress.at student exchanges: presentations, visits to research centers/museums, debates, onlinediscussions, role-plays, workshops, round tables, music, dances, art, sports, picnic, games, groupwork/pair work, videos, surveys, implementing and evaluating progress.RESULTS AND IMPACT:1) impact on students:- raising students’ interest in Science and Tecnology subjects;- increasing students’ interest in Science and Technology careers;- preparing them for the challenges of labor market;- promoting communication skills in English by cooperating with peers from Europe.2) on teachers:- improving the quality of Science and Technology teaching;- creating the international cooperation among teachers;- raising awareness on Erasmus+ Programmes;- improving communication skills in English.3) on participating institutions:- creating awareness on the importance of education and science teaching;- having more open-minded, tolerant and academic staff and students;- developing synergies and cooperation between education and higher education, research centersand world of work;- promoting European citizenship.LONG TERM BENEFITS:- strengthening the European dimension in the school and community;- building a European network among partners;- continual cooperation with local authorities for future projects."

In the report titled,Science Education Now:Renewed Pedagogy for the Future of Europe(Rocard et al.,2007) published by the European Union in 2007,It has been emphasized that science and technology education is giving an alarm across EU countries, especially young people’s interest in science,technology and mathematics has dramatically decreased and the fact that Europe's long-term innovative capacity will be reduced significantly if effective action plans are not taken.The relevant report emphasizes not only the science and technology education in schools but also the use of knowledge to enable the society to survive and adapt it to the scientific and technological atmosphere of our age.After this report,the European Union has provided opportunities for the European researchers to develop collaborative projects by presenting project calls in the field of science and society in order to renew the science and technology education in Europe and to implement the science education based on the inquiry mentioned in the report.One of the aims in the Karaman High School 2019-2023 strategic plan is;to provide students with 21st century skills in science,mathematics and technology,which is also one of the priorities of the EU and ERASMUS+ program.The aims of the project are;-To develop students’ competences in the field of STEM and Coding,-To enable them to gain 21st century skills such as Creativity,Communication skills,Intellectual curiosity,Critical thinking, Knowledge and Media literacy skills,Collaboration skills, Problem-defining-formulating-solving-To create a process that will benefit from the experiences of EU in STEM field within the framework of the exchange of good practices,thanks to our cooperation with our foreign partners.The project activities are based on exchanging good practices among the partners and adapting all activities to all partnerschools. With the project activities to be carried out; We aim a project process,in which teachers from the project partner schools will bring the theoretical information revealed bythe basic sciences such as physics,chemistry,biology and mathematics and blend them with technology and engineering practices.Then,they will create awareness about project based learning and train the students who will make innovations that will add value to the life.Since there is no engineering cycle within curriculums in our partner schools,in our planned project process,teachers will develop their skills in integrating the Engineering cycle into their courses.The traditional classroom environment,instead of attracting students to participate in STEM areas,increases the indifference towards STEM.With 'Design Workshops',we aim to create a new educational approach aiming to enable students to acquire interdisciplinary cooperation,systematic thinking,openness to communication,ethical values,research, production,creativity and ability to solve problems in the most appropriate way.6 LTT activities are planned for the duration of the project.One of these 6 LTT activities will be for the teachers and the others for students.For the 6 LTT activities,25 students,2 teachers and 10 accompanying staff from each school will participate.Teachers and accompanying staff ‘s working field will be Physics,Chemistry,Biology,Maths,ICT.Students will be chosen among the ones who are interested in STEM.The background of the students who will perform STEM studies in the Design Workshops will be supported by CODING, ROBOTICS and 3D Design Modeling trainings.Thanks to the Design Workshops that are the concrete outputs of the project,the students who will become future innovators in project partner schools will be provided with the opportunity of researching, questioning,producing and practicing creative problem solving techniques.In our schools, with the project;-Science and Mathematics courses will focus on STEM,-Usage of Web 2.0 tools in classes will increase,-Engineering designs will be integrated to our schools’ curricula through our Design Workshops,-An understanding of education will develop with the awareness of STEM and Coding-An innovative school atmosphere,which has gained the skills to grow up students who can design what they think,researches,produces,adopts project based learning will be created by means of these Design Workshops.We believe the project will continue to be effective without the need for an extra fund after the completion of the project, thanks to the sustainable and practical outputs.This is important for the development of the partner schools. Especially the Design Workshops and the planning of the STEM festival to continue after the end of the project will provide crucial benefits in the long term.We want to carry out this project so that our students can have awareness of Science in a century when genetic cloning, robots with artificial intelligence,unmanned planes, microchips and more have become reality in the world of science and technology