The project "EUROPESCO" is to fulfill the function of gaining a many-sided knowledge about places of exceptional beauty, of cultural, historical or scientific importance, subject to special protection, owned by all nations regardless of nationality and inscribed on the UNESCO list of World Cultural and Natural Heritage. The idea for a topic, related to the UNESCO list was created in the course of the ongoing project "Let’s Promote and Share the Beauty of our Region." Visited places have inspired us to examine not only the beautiful regions of the country but in particular to search for places of unforgettable and unique beauty and significance. The core of the project is to make both the students and teachers aware of how important for future generations such places are, how much care and respect they require. After all they have been the legacy of the mankind since the beginning of its existence. In this way the students will deepen their knowledge not only about this type of places in their own country but also in partners’ countries. They will get acquainted with the European heritage, gaining knowledge of other countries. To achieve these objectives a number of general subjects will be involved and key skills developed. Students, who are the driving force of our project are to develop links between the educational and scientific environments by establishing contacts with the organizations of the World Heritage Convention. Schools will cooperate with each other which improve the quality of work and the effects of learning. Working within the framework of the project will, through the development of methods and tools, make it possible to build a database of materials for use in various schools and institutions.

• Subjects: Art, Citizenship, Cross Curricular, Environmental Education, European Studies, Foreign Languages, Geography, History, History of Culture, Informatics / ICT, Language and Literature, Natural Sciences
• Languages: EN
• Pupil's age: 15 - 19
• Tools to be used: Chat, e-mail, Forum, MP3, Other software (Powerpoint, video, pictures and drawings), Twinspace, Virtual learning environment (communities, virtual classes, ...), Web publishing
• Aims: THE MAIN OBJECTIVES 1.to raise the awareness of the importance of Europe's cultural heritage and to show the beauty of... read moreTHE MAIN OBJECTIVES 1.to raise the awareness of the importance of Europe's cultural heritage and to show the beauty of some unique works of nature. 2.to make people interested in the need for preserving such sites in their original state 3.to take up the issue of conscious and responsible tourism to these unique sites 4.focusing on a decisive role of key competences (knowledge, proficiency and aware attitude) for the intellectual development of individuals STUDENTS’ OBJECTIVES: DEVELOPING PERSONAL QUALITIES -pursuing their own interests -motivating to active and social behavior in group -developing the capacity of thinking, analysis and reasoning -gaining skills in critical appraisal in the evaluation process STRENGTHENING THE EUROPEAN DIMENSION -getting acquainted with the idea of the UNESCO organisation -developing knowledge of European objects inscribed on the World Heritage List -raising awareness of the dangers of human impact on the environment -understanding the meaning of European citizenship and the words: tolerance, xenophobia, nationalism, stereotypes DEVELOPING STUDENTS’ SKILLS -equipping students with essential skills: communication (using a living language), self-presentation, creative and innovative thinking, responsible and reliable attitude in teamwork, exchange of experience, organization and time management -using the ICT -understanding of scientific, social and cultural aspects of the relationship between a man and nature TEACHERS’ OBJECTIVES: INNOVATIVE APPROACH TO TEACHING -acquiring knowledge about different educational systems and functioning of school communities -improving teaching techniques and methodologies (experimental teaching) STRENGTHENING THE EUROPEAN DIMENSION -equipping pupils with a new way of thinking and approach to different cultures, making them aware of their place in Europe -linking the themes of the project with the curricula of different subjects -establishing contacts with UNESCO CREATING NETWORKS BETWEEN SCHOOLS, -establishing a long-term cooperation with partner schools -exchanging experiences hide
• Work process: As a result of consultations on the stage of project planning all the tasks were distributed to the partners’ schools... read moreAs a result of consultations on the stage of project planning all the tasks were distributed to the partners’ schools as follows: The Romanian school is responsible for: • organising the meeting ‘A Kaleidoscope of the Unesco Sites’ • creating the www of the project • making a film on DVD The Polish school is responsible for: • the whole project coordination and management • organizing the meeting ‘UNESCO Close to Us – The Grass is Always Greener on the Other Side of the Fence’ • making and menaging the Moodle platform • preparing evaluation sheets • making a list of sites designed by partners as worth inscribing into the Unesco list (DVD) The Czech school is responsible for: • organising a meeting ‘On the Track of Unesco’ • creating a picture dictionary The Italian school is responsible for: • organising a meeting-‘ Unesco in Self-Defence’ • creating an official on-line photo gallery The Bulgarian school is responsible for: • organising a meeting ‘Around the Balkans with UNESCO’ • collecting sets of monographs, leaflets, maps, games, competitions, tests and lesson scenarios The French school is responsible for: • organising a meeting ‘The Unesco Wind of Change’ • creating an-e-book with legends Beside the above tasks assigned individually for each school all partner schools will be responsible for: • making a detailed plan of all the project activities • preparing games, competitions, tests, native language lesson scenarios • organizing student-guided visits to chosen Unesco sites in their own countries • making a picture map of the Unesco sites in their country(a form of a competition) • organizing local exhibitions about the visited places • preparing the materials needed for all the trips abroad • preparing and organising the trips abroad to the partner schools (e.g. making an estimate of the trip, travel bookings) • preparing all the products and results to be published on the webpage and the Moodle platform • writing articles for the local media hide
• Expected results: a project webpage; a photo-gallery; an e-book with legends; a picture dictionary; DVD films; a suggested list of future Unesco sites;

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