One of our vital educational objectives is not only to convey expertise to our pupils, but also to educate them to be critical and reflective citizens in our democratic society.In our project we therefore put emphasis on contents that are close to their individual living conditions on the one hand and that are of global importance on the other hand.The conceptual framework is set by the critical evaluation of national stereotypes and prejudices. The pupils will work on surveys on their views and opinions about the participating countries before and after the project. They will answer questions like: What is our view upon our partner countries and their inhabitants? How do the others look upon us? Do the views change after personal contacts have been established? Our aim is to strengthen values such as respect and tolerance sustainably beyond national borders and thus to encourage the European idea as well as to foster our pupils' respectful behaviour towards each other in daily life.The 1st meeting in Spain will focus on living conditions and sports activities. On the one hand the pupils who are from very different geographical and social areas will have a critical look at the advantages and disadvantages of living in the countryside or in the city, whereas on the other hand the sports activities shall enable them to find out about the importance of physical activities for a well-balanced and healthy living.The 2nd meeting in Germany will deal with a healthy diet and eating habits. Pupils will compare their eating habits which may lead to changes in their food habits, for example, when they buy food at the school kiosk or when they eat in the school canteen. By preparing a healthy meal for all participants – a buffet of healthy European food – the pupils shall be enabled to question their own eating habits and to broaden their knowledge about healthy food in general.During the 3rd meeting in Sweden our pupils will work on the topic of recycling to make them aware of the endangered environment. Pupils will work intensely in workshops on important questions of environment protection: What can we do to protect the environment and to avoid waste at the same time? What can we do to preserve our planet for the future generations?The 4th meeting in France will deal with social media. Pupils should become aware of the significance the use of social media has got in their lives. Furthermore they shall find out about both the advantages and the dangers of social media such as cyberbullying for example. All the efforts shall enable the pupils to use social media carefully and reasonably.Not only the contents but also the various methods used in our project should lead to an important increase in competence and expertise of both pupils and teachers. Eight students and two to three teachers from each country will take part in every meeting. The pupils will stay in host families to give them insight into the daily life of their exchange partners. Thus the pupils will get the chance to improve their knowledge of the foreign language English as well as to get an insight into other cultures.During all activities the exchange partners will have plenty of opportunities to enhance their knowledge of methods by cooperative learning, in project-oriented workshops or by using modern media.Furthermore the pupils' competence in methods will be increased by all the activities that take place before and after the meetings, for example by the work on the surveys, the use of eTwinning, by searching material or by documenting their experiences.The work on our project will enable our pupils to acquire important key skills that can have a positive impact on their personal development and on their school and job-related career and thus help them to live successfully in our modern world.This is important since the pupils of two of the four participating schools live in socially disadvantaged quarters. Everyday life of a lot of these pupils is affected by discrimination and failure or disappointment at school so that they need special assistance to enable them to live a successful life both at school and in society. The intended findings and conclusions of our project will qualify and sustain our pupils in this process.