ERASMUS + 2017-2019

New projects

Young European In A World Of Tolerance1. Przedszkole Miejskie Nr 163

(the biggest kindergarten in Lodz Poland)

2. Gradinita cu Program PrelungitNr. 26 (kindergarten is Sibiu Romania)

3. 120 Primary School "G.S.Rakovski“ (Primary School in Sofia, Bulgaria)

4. Kauno lopselis - darzelis"Spindulys“ (Kindergarten Kaunas Lithuania)

5. DES

1st Project Meeting –October 2017

ACTIVITIES

A1. The Diary of a Young Traveller - October 2017 – June 2019. • Children from each country choose a character (a toy) that will

travel with teachers to all the meetings and trainings on theirbehalf.

• The toy will collect impressions and put them into a diary in a form of a album with photos and stories.

• Children will prepare a passport for their toy. • After each visit the diary will be presented to children. • End product: one album in every partner institution.

ACTIVITIES

A2. The Code of a Young European in a form of a poster. -October 2017 • Children will prepare a poster concerning the right behaviour

towards other people. • They will discuss means of communication with friends from

partner countries and what they can do for them (preparingChristmas gifts, sending artwork, performances via Skype).

• End product: posters

ACTIVITIES

A3. The Blog of the project / FB page –October / November 2017 • contains all the information concerning the realisation of the

project, propagating the idea of tolerance and multiculturalismas well as sharing the end products and results.

• End product: a blog / FB page

ACTIVITIES

A4. A logo of the project - October 2017• The logo will be chosen by voting for artworks prepared by

children and parents. • The winning logos from each country will be taken to the

international meeting when teachers will vote again for the bestlogo of all.

• End product: a logo.

ACTIVITIES

A5. Conducting lessons - October 2017 – January 2018• about partner countries that will make children aware of living in

one European family and similarities and differences between its members.

• End product: lesson plans.

ACTIVITIES

A6. The Voice of Europe – a singing competition for children. -December 2017 • Songs should be sang in national languages and should concern

the idea of friendship and tolerance. • The presentation of songs would be through a blog as well as

shared • End product: films.

ACTIVITIES

A7. Europe in minature – January 2018 • preparing an artwork and 3D exhibitions of cities of partner

institutions. • End product: exhibition photos.

ACTIVITIES

A8. An International Carnival Ball – February 2018 • organising a carnival for children with music from each partner

countries (national languages) • End product: a film and photos.

ACTIVITIES

A9. Master Chefs – April 2018 • a competition for children and parents for the best national dish. • The jury consisting of children will choose 5 best dishes which

will be put in a national cookery book and later shared with partners

• End product: one cookery book per country

ACTIVITIES

A10. Erasmus + picnic for a local community (families, neighbours) - May / June 2018• propagating the idea of the project, tolerance and cultural

richness. • The picnic will include children's performances, artwork

exhibitions, food prepared by parents, project music. • The other aim of the project is a charity for a chosen aim. • End product: films and photos.

2nd Project Meeting –September 2018

ACTIVITIES

A11. A virtual mobility via Skype – September 2018 a presentation of songs about holidays and summer. Children will teach each other names of the holiday items online (sunglasses, a ball etc) End product: photos, films.

ACTIVITIES

A12. Conducting lessons on ecology –September 2018 - June 2019• lessons on ecology as an important issue for the whole Europe.• End products: lesson plans

ACTIVITIES

A13. International Day of Tolerance (16th of November) –November 2018 • teachers will stage a play about tolerance that will be prepared

during one of the teacher trainings. • End product: a play script.

ACTIVITIES

A14 Chritmas in Europe – December 2018 • learning about different Chritmas and New Year traditions in

Europe. • Preparing a performance of children singing a carol in national

language. • Preparing Christmas cards and send them to friends form partner

institutions. End product: a film.

ACTIVITIES

A15. The Code of a Young Ecologist in a form of a poster –January 2019• preparing a poster that will inform the kindergarten/school

community what to do to protect the environment. • End products: posters.

ACTIVITIES

A16. Eco Virtual Mobility – February 2019 • a quiz with on ecology issues via Skype. • Questions of the quiz will be prepared by children. • End product: a quiz sheet.

ACTIVITIES

A17. A workshop for parents and children on ecology. –March 2019. • The plan of the workshop will be prepared during one of the

teacher trainings. • End product: a plan of a workshop.

ACTIVITIES

A18. International Day of Earth (22.04) – April 2019 • organising a celebration of the Earth Day in a chosen form. • End product: films and photos.

ACTIVITIES

A19. Eco gardens – May 2019 • setting up a cultivation of local herbs or plants in a

kindergarten/school garden. • Preparing an international dictionary of local plants and herbs to

share with the rest of partners. • End product: dictionaries

ACTIVITIES

A20 Good Friends Calendar for 2019 – May 2019 • preparing a calendar that will sum up all the activities of the

project in a form of photos (a coordinator's task)• End products: calendar.

3rd Project Meeting –June 2019

ACTIVITIES

A21. Conducting a final evaluation of the project based on the questionnaires for project participants. - June 2019

Also!2LTTs • one in Greece (25 participants) and,• aone in Sofia, Bulgaria (Greece x5)• In total TMs Greece 8 persons

• Clubul Copiilor Pascani (Children and Pupils’ Club is a non-formal educational institution, Pascani, Romania)

• UMURBEY ILKOKULU (primary school, Umurbey/ Lapseki, Turkey)

• DES

• 2° Circolo Didattico Garibaldi, (School 1000 students aged 3-11, Altamura, Italy)

• Primary school "StoyanMihaylovski“ (Varna Bulgaria)

• Siauliu "Saules" pradine mokykla(Primary School, Siauliai, Lithuania)

Turkey

INNOVATIVE CROSS-CURRICULAR LESSONS

ACTIVITIES - September 2017

A1-to draw a big Europe project map to the wall of the school with the students as a start of the project.A2-to inform the school staff and Local press on the project.A3-to start using the blog and the website.A4- Project Logo Competition: Students in each school will design the graphics and the symbols of our project and we will publish them on the website so all the participants can see them and vote for the best.A5- Getting to Know Each Other (Pen-pal Communications): Students will be paired and will start communicating with a regular schedule (post, email, video-presentations, photo leaflets). Exchanges will consist of winter and spring greetings, presentation letters, seasonal holidays and customs in their country, daily life at school, favouritethings, family presentations.

• TM to TURKEY - Umurbey/ Lapseki (Greece x4)

• A6- to get know each other, start the project

• A7-to visit the local area.• A8- to make time capsule

activity

ACTIVITIES –November 2017

ACTIVITIES – December - January 2017-2018

• A9- to create both male and female tale heroes by the help of students.

• A10- to make posters, big banners of the project.( t-shirts can be designed.)

• A11- to prepare visual aids and write tales both in mother tongue and English.

• A12- to organise the t-shirts to take to the Romania.

ACTIVITIES – February 2018

1st LTT to ROMANIA - Pascani(7 days x 4participants)(20 participants)• A7- to visit the local area. • A13-to show what have

been done about tale heroes.

• A14- To present English tales written by students.

• A15- to exchange the t-shirts.

ACTIVITIES – March- April 2018

• A16 - Students will write a short story about a topic of their choice and act it out.

• A17 - to prepare CDs of short plays and e-books of the stories.• A18 - to make a trip to watch a children play.• A19 - to go to an old age asylum and read books to the home

residents.• A20 - to prepare tale CDs for visually handicapped people.

ACTIVITIES – May 20182nd LLT to ITALY (7 days x 4participants)(20 participants)• A5- to visit the local area.• A21- to watch the play

CDs and read the e-books of the other countries. (Each participating country will hand their CDs in to the host and it will be a DVD.)

• A22- to go to a concert

ACTIVITIES – June 2018

• A23 - Evaluation of the project and Preparation a brochure about the 1st year results of the project.

• A24 - Celebrating World Environment Day - Students create a video with a special message about World Environment Day to be published on social media

ACTIVITIES – September- October 2018

• A25 - make a survey which each country will fill in and make clear whether the project achieves its goals or not

• A26 - to search for traditional food of other countries with the students.

• A27 - to cook the meals with the students.• A28 - to arrange special areas introducing the partner countries

via their food, flag, tourist attractions etc.

ACTIVITIES – November 2018• TM to LITHUANIA – Siauliai(Greece x4)

• A5- to visit the local area.• A29- to discuss the first year of the

project.• A30- to show their food

presentations and days of culture promotion via slide shows or videos.

ACTIVITIES – December- January 2018-2019

• A31- To Create a tourist brochure under the heading "Traveling around Europe".

• A32-To Preparing new year cards and sending them to partner countries.

• A33-“where do we live” Activity

ACTIVITIES – February 2019

• A34-Environment of our place in the winter.We would like to:

• make some bird tables and hang them on the trees around our place,• help animals during the winter,• organize an art competition for grades 1 – 4 ( age 7 – 9 ) “How do we benefit filing

the scrap materials ?”• organize the project ‘ Find the benefit in recycling ‘ ( collecting recyclable materials

like recycling paper, tins and bottles ),• photo competition for grades 4 ( age 9 –10 ) ‘ Winter in the pictures ‘• Evaluation of achievements: display of children’s works of art, photos of posters

and our opinions about the project in the blog

ACTIVITIES –March 2019

• LLT to GREECE (20 participants)• A5-to visit the local area. • A35-to show what have been

done about “where do we live”

• A36-to show what have been done about “Environment of our place in the winter”

ACTIVITIES – April – May 2019

• A37- Historical remains near my school: Introducing to the partner countries of Historical remains near my school.

• A38- Photo corner of Old times in our town

ACTIVITIES –June 2019

• TM to BULGARIA - Varna(Greece x4)

• A5-to visit the local area• A39-creating a project stand.

To exposition the work done during the project.

• A40- to make project closing party

I LOVE SCIENCE• Nõlvaku Lasteaed (municiplan

kindergarten Laagri Estonia)

• DES

• 63' CIRCOLO DIDATTICO "Andrea Doria" di Napoli (public school 800 students, Napoli, Italia)

• Gradinita cu Program Prelungitnr. 8 (PUBLIC INSTITUTION, KINDERGARDEN WITH CHILDREN AGED BETWEEN 2 AND 6 YEARS OLD, Braila, Romania)

• Cenap Sahabettin Ilkokulu(Primary school Kadıköy, Turkey)

Turkey

COMMON TASKS/ ACTIVITIES• A1 - Data collecting and analysing• A2 - Running open to everyone activities at schools• A3 - Choosing the teachers who will join the exchange meetings.• A4 - Participating in short term exchanges (teachers)• A5 - Doing dissemination activities at school after every visit. • A6 - Putting the relevant data on the project web-page.• A7 - Preparing travel manuals• A8 - Durable works by teachers• A9 - Articles in local newspapers/radios/TVs after meetings.• A10 - Choosing kids and separating them in clubs and performing their

work programme• A11 – Observing good practices at partner pre-schools and transferring

them.

SPECİFİC TASKS AND ACTIVITIES – S1BEGINNING • A12 – (Sep. 2017 ) (All) Introduction of the project• A13 –(Sep.2017) (All) Project team will be created at each school /

Clubs will be organised/ Erasmus+ corners will be prepared / Digital monitor will be placed

• A14- (Sep.2017)(All) Posters and brochures will be designed / The teachers will contact each other. Distributing leaflets/ brochures to the local authorities and schools in the region.

• A15- (Oct.2017)(All) Applying the initial questionnaire

SPECİFİC TASKS AND ACTIVITIES – S2ESTONIA- M1 – NOVEMBER 2017 (COORDINATOR) - Laagri (Greece x2)• A16 – (Sep. 2017) Creating a check list,

the initial questionnaire, evaluation papers and observation documents.

• A17- Work programme and types of activities will be negotiated for clubs, project will be re-organised, host teachers will present their school, city, county, cultural features, traditions, folklore and artistic products to guest teachers.

SPECİFİC TASKS AND ACTIVITIES – S3GREECE C1 – FEBRUARY 2018SCIENCE CLUB (20 participants)• A18-Providing/planning and practicing

experiments (games) for basic knowledge

• A19-Leading kids to play scientific games

• A20-Preparing and publishing SCIENCE MAGAZINE FOR KIDS 1

• A21-Introducing famous scientist and their products to kids - multimedia presentation.

SPECİFİC TASKS AND ACTIVITIES – S4ITALY - C2 - Naples, MAY 2018 MATHS CLUB (Greece x5) (20 participants)• A22-Providing Maths games to be used in

classes• A23-Organizing chess tournament (kids

level)• A24-Preparing numerical games and

playing them with kids• A25-Observing geometric shapes outside• A26-Organizing orienteering activities for

school pupils• A27- (On going)- Website• A28–(On going) Making a project group in

Twin-space/E-Twinning.• A-29 -PROJECT MAGAZINE 2

SPECİFİC TASKS AND ACTIVITES – S5A30 – (June 2018) (Supervisory Boards) Evaluating the first year and preparing the progress report

SPECİFİC TASKS AND ACTIVITIES – S6ROMANIA, Braila - C3 – NOVEMBER 2018 (Greece x5) (20 participants)LANGUAGE CLUBA31-Preparing a theatre play in EnglishA32-Song contest in EnglishA33-Role play activities at school hallA34-Listening to songs in English memorizing their lyricsA35-Organizing cinema days at schools in English languageA36- DIGITAL RECORDS OF PROJECT ACTIVITIES

SPECİFİC TASKS AND ACTIVITIES – S7ESTONIA, Laagri – C4 – FEBRUARY 2019 (Greece x5) (20 participants)TECHNOLOGY CLUBA37-Organising educative computer games and playing them togetherA38-Organizing web-game competitionsA38 -PROJECT MAGAZINE 3

SPECİFİC TASKS AND ACTIVITIES – S8ENDINGTURKEY, Kadıköy – M2 in MAY 2019 (Greece x2)“EVALUATION , FILLING IN MOBILITY TOOL” A39-( On going) Running the progress of the programme & possible upcoming problems with distributed tasks, and organizing every step.A40-(April 2017) (All) Organisinga sustainability programme.

European Possibilities-Friendship, Culture and Maths

• Sheriff Hutton Primary School (York, UK)

• Föräldrakooperativet GaddenskolanEkonomisk Förening (Bollebygd, Sweden pre-primary free independent parents’ cooperative school)

• Zespół Szkolno-Przedszkolny (pre-Primary, Primary, Czarków, Poland)

• CREF - Centro de Recursos Educativos e Formação (Non profit educational institution CREF - Educational Resources and Training Centre, Setúbal, Portugal)

• DES

• CEIP TAGOROR (early education, primary education Santa Cruz de Tenerife)

Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain

ACTIVITIES• All project activities will be led and initiated by one partner school, • then carried out/implemented by all partners before the Learning,

Teaching Training Activities (LTT). • The host school presents the activity e.g. maths problems, handicraft

task on the blog for all partners to implement before LTT. • During LTT the hosting school will show their approach for

implementing specific activities and lead discussions on the implementation.

• Monitoring online sessions will also be implemented before each Transnational Meetings (TM).

ACTIVITIES• Sweden set up the project website, • including shared blog and • chat room for; • presentation of all tasks, • activities, • teacher and pupil discussions, • Skype conferences, • outcomes, successes, • monitoring and minutes from TM.

ACTIVITIES BEFORE C1• -Poland prepare a questionnaire to establish students´ voice, knowledge,

preconceptions at early stage of the project, empowering student participation. To learn about children's knowledge and attitudes towards maths, on blog

• -Sweden put together the project calendar with all activities, meetings and deadlines included

• -Sweden set up and initiate chat room• -Sweden set up Skype conferences for pupils/teachers, for showing

tasks/didactic discussions before C1 and C2• -Portugal prepare and lead the project logo competition• -Sweden plan and initiate partner presentations (country, geographical

features, climate, history, daily life and school)• -Sweden math problems and cooking/baking tasks on blog

ACTIVITIES • -UK initiate, lead and monitor online discussions on articles on

science, didactics, teaching practise. Deadline before C1, C2, C3 and C4.

• -UK will lead common glossary of maths words/terminology, popular mathematical patterns presented on blog before C2

• -Sweden lead and present ways for cross curricular teaching including Maths, PE, Handicraft, Domestic Science and Art on blog before C3

• -UK lead making of book on famous mathematicians and their contributions to the field of maths/science online before final TM in UK

GREEK ACTIVITIES • -Greece lead

• "maths as the mysterious code of life" –• maths around us, • pupils´ films on mathematical principles e.g. symmetry in wildlife, art,

architecture; • mathematical principles in Outer Space, • prove that maths rules our life on blog before C2

• -Greece responsible for setting up the activity, “designing a robot” on blog before C2

• -Greece maths problems on blog before C2

ACTIVITIES BEFORE C3• Poland set up Skype conference pupils and teachers before C3 and C4• Portugal responsible for picture books/sets for younger students by

older students (the sets consist of single pictures which help young children to learn counting/multiplying etc on blog before TM Portugal

• Poland set up Skype conference for pupils and teachers before middle TM in Portugal

• Sweden lead composing a song about "our favourite subject maths". On blog before C3.

• Poland maths problems, handicraft and cooking/baking tasks on blog before C3

• Spain prepare and lead celebrating maths with a themed project mathsday on blog before C3

ACTIVITIES BEFORE C4• -Spain lead making geometrical figures and patterns to published

on blog before C4• -Spain maths problems on blog before C4• -UK responsible for the active maths: learning different ways of

enabling children to be physically active in maths sessions through resources such a tagtivate on blog before C4

• -Greece set up the activity, 'A fun' maths lesson - pictures and description on blog before C4

• -Spain lead international Pi-day on problem solving and reasoning with all children in school rotating round a series of age appropriate activities on blog before C4

ACTIVITIES • -Poland lead work on book on professions where maths is

important, pictures and descriptions. Involving people from the local community and their professions on blog before final TM England

• -Sweden set up Skype conference for pupils and teachersbefore final TM in England

• -UK maths problems on blog blog before final TM

TRAVELLING • 1ST TM - UK host first TM for discussions and decisions final details on

dates, deadline, activities etc on blog (Greece x3)• C1 - Sweden host C1 present and engage pupils, hosting and visiting

teachers in the didactic activities, methods and discussions, sharing experiences (Greece x4: Project coordinator, 2 maths specialist teachers and an I.C.T subject leader.) (7 days - 25 participants)

• C3 - Poland host C3 present and engage pupils, hosting and visiting teachers in the didactic activities, methods and discussions, sharing experiences (Greece x4: Project coordinator, 2 maths specialist teachers and an I.C.T subject leader.) (7 days - 22 participants)

• 2ND TM - Portugal host the second, halfway TM for monitoring the project, activities, deadlines, outcomes and possible problems. Decisions for future activities, deadlines etc will be made (Greece x3)

TRAVELLING • C2 - Greece host C2 present and engage pupils, hosting and visiting

teachers in the didactic activities, methods and discussions, sharing experiences (7 days - 26 participants)

• C4 - Spain host C4 present and engage pupils, hosting and visiting teachers in the didactic activities, methods and discussions, sharing experiences (Greece x4: Project coordinator, 2 maths specialist teachers and a special needs teacher.) (7 days - 24 participants)

• 3RD TM -UK host final TM, monitoring/evaluation of progression, aims, activities, outcomes, possible problems and final report is completed (Greece x3)