This project is based on an already approved Erasmus+ project. Through this project, we want to improve our teaching activity and otherwise we want to find ways to diagnose and prevent early school leaving, focusing primarily on engaging in out-of-school and after-school activities. Each school will present good practices, so Italy will present the results and methodology of the photo club, Romania will show how the environmental club can work, Poland will show its expertise in the ICT club, Portugal will provide information about the theater club, and Turkey will share its experience with the robotics club. In addition to these activities, each meeting will also focus on certain aspects of dropping out of school, motivating students to self-esteem and security, strengthening their sense of commitment, developing personal skills, promoting effective communication between parents-pupils-teachers, and developing an action plan.
AIMS
1. To increase pupils’ stimulation towards school (by motivating students’ awareness of self-esteem and safety, developing their identity, strengthening their sense of commitment and increasing personal aptitudes) 2. To diminish Early School Leaving (ESL) amongst students 3. To plan a common long-term program to fight ESL 4. To increase the number and quality of extracurricular activities in each school involved 5. To promote crucial aptitudes for the 21st-century student – ICT, digital know-how, teamwork, social communication and social abilities. 6. To cultivate students’ sense of innovation 7. To facilitate cultural interexchange 8. To raise students and teachers’ cultural awareness through dialogue and partnership
WORK PROCESS
The aim is to promote a relaxing environment in which students will learn about photography, the environment, ICT, theater, and robotics. Teachers will participate in seminars and project discussions and will also attend face-to-face (or on-line) courses on various topics. We will also use the eTwining platform to post photos, manage tasks and make communication easier.
EXPECTED RESULTS
Also, the certificates of attendance and exchange practices will be outputs of this project. Likewise, pictures taken by students and videos of all activities will be included in our results. Besides, as it is a European financed project, dissemination will be emphasised and a collection of all these materials, such as presentations, articles, pictures, a website page, the Twinspace and Facebook pages will be published and updated accordingly.