Aims and expected impact Aims of the project: •To encourage contacts among students and teachers from different countries and promote the European dimension in education; •To promote the knowledge of the other cultures; •To be aware of the differences and similarities in the specific artistic and cultural patrimony of different countries; •To revaluate discovered aspects in the personal creations of students; •To encourage innovation in products and pedagogical methods; •To promote participative learning, •To improve professional development of staff; •To teach tolerance and positive attitudes. Expected impact: •Stimulation of teachers to carry out modern teaching activities with direct impact on students, making them respect their own values as well as those of Europe; •Improving the capacity of communication in English; •Improving the capacity of using computers for communication and for carrying out the end products; •Stimulation of team work; •Positive cognitive and affective attitudes for own values of art and culture as well as for the values of other countries; •Increasing the knowledge of art and culture both from our country as well as of the partners countries; •Knowledge of the social, cultural and economical environment of the partners countries. Thematic area Cultural inheritage; Regional identities; Civics; Technology; Artistic activities; Arts and crafts; Folklore and traditions; European citizenship; History; Music; Literature; Sport and tourism; Play; Project meeting - Chios, Greece December 2003 Project meeting - Capo DOrlando Sicily, Italy April 2004 Tour outing Bucovina, Romania - November 2004 Ways of carrying out the project •Communication session of students; •Tour outings; •Teachers exchange; •Interactive conferences, meeting of with scientists; •Exhibitions with the products carried out by all our students: Byzantine icons, posters, individual and group portfolios made by our students using both traditional and TIC methods; •Shows of Byzantine music, Christian traditions and plays; •Correspondence via internet and letters; •Cultural exchange among students from Italy, Greece, Romania; •Communication in English and French; •Products exchange. Integrating the themes in the curriculum Participating in lessons; Forms and methods of implementing thematic contents in history, religion, art, music, language, informatics, geography, civics lessons; Other institutions involved: National Agency Socrates; The School Inspectorate, Iasi, Craiova; The Center of History and European Civilization Iasi; The Museum of Moldavian History, Iasi; Alexandru Ioan Cuza University, The Faculty of History, Iasi; The Orthodox Church; Resurectio Center; The Greek Community from Iasi; The parents committee of our school; The Townhall of all the project members; Radio Iasi Romanian Television Press: Monitorul de Iasi. Dissemination Comenius Week November 2003; Folders; Mass media: interviews, articles in newspapers,cultural agenda at the radio and on TV; Biannual magazines; CDs Videos; Press conferences; Panels; Inviting personalities of our community (the Mayor, school inspectors, headmistresses or headmisters of other schools) and teachers from other schools to the Project meeting. Evaluation Self-evaluation after each stage; Biannual evaluations at project meetings; Evaluation questionnaires; Semestrial reports; Annual reports; Financial reports; Surveys; Interviews; Exhibitions. Opinions about the project I appreciate the way in which this activity has been organized as it reflects a great deal of work, sacrifices, but it also offers real, professional happiness!. Teacher. Vacaru Mariana, Miron Costin High School, Iasi Thanks a lot for giving me the opportunity to take part in the activities of your school and for meeting your wonderful guests from Greece, Italy and Bulgaria. The theme of the project is very well chosen making a link among history, art and religion Teacher. Elena Guta, Nicolae Tonitza School, Iasi In taking part in the activities of the project, the pupils will be able to verify their communicative abilities in English, to use the computer and to get familiar with the social, cultural and economic medium of the partner-schools Monitorul de Iasi Impact Stimulation of teamwork; Motivating the pupils to participate in a lot of activities leading to the widening of their knowledge by stimulating their inborn curiosity; Acquiring new communication skills and abilities mainly using New Technologies; Positive cognitive and affective attitudes for the own values of cultural inheritage and for the values of the other countries; A better understanding of the idea of tolerance and of preserving the cultural values; Stimulation of teachers to carry out modern teaching activities with direct impact on students, making them respect both their the own values as well as the European values; Improving ones knowledge, the widening of a multidisciplinary horizon; Acquiring new abilities in the professional and private life management of the project; Increasing the relationships with local authorities who can help our school; Establishing connections to other partner schools; Widening the area of activities in the school. The community benefits from the increasing of the pupils interest, from their motivations and from their schools achievements; The widening of our general knowledge because of the impact with other cultures, mentalities and the understanding of their points of view; Getting familiar with the school systems of our partners. |
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