<< Objectives >>This project reinvents Learning Environments in early childhood education as a teaching-learning methodology which respects students’ individualities and needs, embraces all types of students and learning styles at once, and also raises positive attitude towards learning. Teachers are enabled to promote the use of digital learning tools and fostering democratic values and civic engagement in classrooms, also highlighting the importance of choosing always the most sustainable of our actions.<< Implementation >>This project analyses the current best use of LE in nursery and primary education and defines guiding principles for lesson planning using LE. It designs and remodels the spaces destined to the LEs in the participating schools and trials the methodology for a whole school year. Once impact is analysed and supported by case studies, a training package for teacher trainers is set up. The tested results are disseminated widely, incl. through multiplier events for strategic stakeholders.<< Results >>Thanks to this project, teachers will have improved understanding and autonomous ability to use adapted learning environments at both Nursery and Primary levels based on a comprehensive methodology supported by a wealth of practical resources. Pupils will benefit from updated physical learning environments and objective-led activities, allowing them to grow into responsible young people who care about democracy, inclusion, the environment and know how to make suitable use of the digital world.

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Based on the Eurostat, about 4.3 million people immigrated to one of the 28 UE states during 2016. Among these 4.3 million immigrants, there were an estimated 2.0 million citizens of non-EU countries. Right now, about 20 million non-EU nationals live in the EU. In times when discrimination, prejudice, racism and xenophobia are rising it is imperative that everyone works for a more cohesive society. Among everyone, schools play a very important role to contribute on making Europe a more cohesive and inclusive society.The participants of this project are 4 public elementary schools located in Aksaray (Turkey), Lodi (Italy), Moreni (Romania) and Barcelona (Spain). We participate together in this project because we all four face this current migratory challenges and we are all committed not only to the integration of these third-country nationals but also to the promotion of the UE democracy values. Specifically, the school from Aksaray has about 50% of the students coming from non-UE countries, basically from Iran, Iraq, Syria and Afghanistan. The school from Lodi has about 35% coming from non-UE countries, basically from Algeria, Tunisia, Libya and Egypt. The school from Moreni has about 20% coming from non-UE countries, basically from Pakistan, Syria and Irak. And the school from Barcelona has 95% coming from non-UE countries, basically from Pakistan, Bangladesh, Morocco and South America countries.The general objectives for this project are two: (1) increase the academic success among our students, and (2) increase the social cohesion for all children and community. In order to achieve these two objectives we plan on achieving six other specific ones: (1) improve the mastery of basic skills on English language competence; (2) improve the mastery of basic skills on the national language competence; (3) improve the ability of our students to use digital technological skills; (4) promote intercultural dialogue and bring communities together by sharing our countries' culture; (5) recognize and empower the major elements of our non-UE students culture; and (6) promote peace and other democratic values. To lead to the achievement of the project’s objectives we are planning two different kind of activities: (1) the long-term activities, that are going to last 48 months, and (2) two short-term joint staff training events plus two short-term exchanges of groups of pupils.On one hand, the long-term activities are going to be: weekly posts on TwinSpace, European School Radio and Youtube; construction of a board game based on multiculturalism; creation of a life story using an Ebook; creation of a multilingual book; organization of theme celebrations at the schools; organization of monthly local activities with local NGO and charities; organization of monthly hands-on workshops with our families; or organization of a seminar with the schools close to us. On the other hand, we will organize two short-term joint staff training events where lectures, workshops and school visits are going to be conducted; and we will organize two short-term exchanges of groups of pupils where traditional activities, cooperative games, project based learning activities and student guided tours are going to be organized. To assure the success on the achievement of the objectives and the consecution of the activities, we will create a steering committee, formed by the coordinators of each country, who will meet twice a month on TwinSpace to do the follow up on the project. Aside from that, each country is going to create a school work team that is going to be in charge of leading the activities in the school.The realization of this project is going to result in tangible and intangible results. Tangible results are going to be the posts on TwinSpace, European School Radio and Youtube; the multilingual book; the ebook; or the board game. But also, intangible results like the improvement on the language skills in English and in each nation’s language among the students; the improvement on technological skills; the improvement on language teaching methods among the teachers; the improvement on cultural awareness; the empowerment of students’ original cultural identity; or the development of more tolerance and empathy attitudes.To guarantee the impact of the project we will create a website where we will publish all our activity. However, to maximize it we are also going to organize a school principal seminar, meet with local NGO and charities, meet with the local educational authority, send media release, publish a paper and share our results on the Erasmus+ Project Result Platform. We have no doubt on the great potential long term benefits of this project. Not only these benefits include global awareness and understanding of other cultures; but also it is a great opportunity to build a stronger and more cohesive Europe where democratic values like tolerance, solidarity and peace will lead our countries and Europe.

The project consists of six countries Italy, Croatia, Romania, Turkey, Portugal, Macedonia will work together on exploring our European tangible and intangible cultural heritage of each participating country. During the project time, while working on project activities partners will compare their traditions, find differences and similarities, find diversity in European unity. All peoples make their contribution to the culture of the world. That’s why it’s important to respect and safeguard all cultural heritage, through national laws and international treaties. Cultural heritage implies a shared link, our belonging to a community. It represents our history and our identity; our link to the past, to our present, and the future. In the case of “cultural heritage,” the heritage doesn’t consist of money or property, but of culture, values and traditions. Heritage” is a property, something that is inherited, passed down from previous generations. So we must protect it and ensure it is passed on to the next generations. This project will motivate us to realize this responsibility and will remind others about the importance of cultural heritage. At this point, a great job falls on educational and public bodies.The main objective of the project is working on activities related to European cultural heritage. Cultural heritage is our treasure and priceless value for each individual and society and as such, it should be preserved to future generations. Young people and pupils should be familiar with the value of their past. Our aims are to:• Reinforce a sense of belonging to Europe • Raise awareness of European common history and values• Focus on Engaging students and teachers for an Inclusive and Sustainable Europe project• Better protect, safeguard, reuse, enhance, valorize and promote Europe’s cultural heritage• Spread the word about the significance of caring for and transmitting our shared heritage• Encourage the sharing and appreciation of Europe’s cultural heritage as a common resource• Explore the safeguarding challenges of tangible and intangible cultural heritage in the European context. These aims specified in European Framework for Action on Cultural Heritage to get a holistic approach, looking at cultural heritage as a resource for the future and putting people at its heart.In the light of ET 2020(to promote equity, social cohesion and active citizenship) be the growth of our countries by the need to include our heritage: where the past meets the future, which stressed the role of young people in keeping heritage, tradition and culture alive in educational policies. There are many forms of cultural heritage and in our project, we will handle both tangible and intangible forms.We plan the concrete results thanks to our project-based activities•COOKBOOK•Special days list•Exhibition of Postcards•E-booklet of our Heritages•Pdf files of LESSON Plans•Cultural Heritage Clubs & UNITs •Brochures& videos of LEGENDS•Project Website/Youtube Channel/ FB page•Integration of Cultural Heritage in our curriculums•4 different eTwinning Projects &2 eTwinning Events•Collection of photos/drawings of traditional instruments•İmages /videos of buildings, monuments, landscapes, artefacts•A PDF file of books, customs, folklore, traditions, Flora&Fauna•presentations about famous artists, sportsmen, Nobel and Oscar winners, musiciansAll our workshops, peer to peer activities, trips, school clubs and units will provide to explore potential synergies and challenges of the safeguarding of cultural heritage in the European context. The LTT activities will be wit 4 pupils aged 11-15 (1st and 4th LTTs with 5 pupils)and 2 teachers and that will be selected pursuant to the selection rules.10 of the pupils will be with economical/social/geographical obstacles.C1 will be on Romanian tangible&intangible heritageC2 will be on Macedonian tangible&intangible heritageC3 will be on Italian tangible&intangible heritageC4 will be on Portuguese &intangible heritageC5 will be on Croatian tangible&intangible heritageC6 will be on Turkish tangible&intangible heritageDuring LTT activities participants will compare their culture with the others and will get respect to the others. They'll explore monuments, clothing, artwork, heritage sites, artefacts, food, as well as landscapes, languages and oral traditions with project-based learning methods and get awareness on our heritage.Versatile Contributions of this project aspected in short and long-term for our schools In the long term, for our schools, this project will benefit to-increase the usage rate of the cultural heritage at the curriculum-Raise awareness of protecting Europe’s cultural heritage-increase awareness of European common history and values-develop educational aspects for an Inclusive and Sustainable Europe-integrate tangible and intangible heritage via teaching historical, sociologic, ecological and environmental subjects into all lectures

This three-year project, which was led by a UK Primary School, targeted young and learners of English, French, German, Italian and Portuguese and involved partners from those countries. It also targeted teachers who may be lacking in confidence about their foreign language skills.The project has developed 7 set of Serious Games challenges for young learners in the Primary sector covering seven sets of topics:Greetings and AppearanceNumbers and ColoursFamily and FriendsFood and DrinksGames and ActivitiesSchoolTravel and TransportThe original plan was to align the games with CEFR levels A0-A1, but the final outputs have gone beyond that and into level A2. The games were developed as a set of progressive challenges in the different language versions, and trialed and tested in the different countries of the partnership. The games use a 3D set of models and each topic is structured in three levels each more or less aligned to CEFR levels. Each level is then subdivided into three scenarios, each with an introduction and then three sets of challenges. This means that each topic has 27 tasks using progressive language content. The focus is on speaking and listening and all topics and tasks have sound files recorded by native speakers to help with both comprehension and pronunciation. Each game also has speech bubbles with a text version but the game was designed with a focus on listening, so that it can be used by pupils with poor literacy or who are not used to a Roman script. Each speech bubble has an icon to listen again and the game will not progress until the pupil chooses a correct answer. This focus on both 3D and listening is the key innovative element of the project.The Games were evaluated in all partner countries with a range of pupils. The outputs of the project are:- a project platform https://www.blabolingo.com/ which hosts the main resources of the project and provides access to the games- the Blabolingo games which are downloadable in both Windows and Mac versions- two instructional videos on how to use the games- a Teachers' Guide which covers how to use the games, sample lesson plans, the language, content, scripts for the scenarios and some case studiesThe impact has demonstrated improved language learning and motivation for Primary aged pupils of a foreign language. It has also demonstrated a range of different uses in the classroom from introducing new language, to reinforcement and assessment. The project has also shown how the use of the games can be embedded into other language learning approaches such as drama. The use of native speakers has had the added value of supporting teachers whose own language skills are underdeveloped and has helped them with their own pronunciation.