We have taken up the idea of working on the meanings the letters making Europe may stand for; that is EDUCATION (school systems)/ UNION (countries which have given their contribution to the making of a big nation through the history of the last three centuries)/ RIGHTS (for which countries have been struggling and are trying to mantain) ORGANIZATIONS (the parliament and the other institutions)/and/ ORIGINS (myth of europe and common elements as Christianity, Greco-Roman and Germanic slavonic culture)/ PEOPLES (exploring the partners of Europe)/ EQUALITY (an objective which is also one fundamental ideal of the european manifesto)

• Subjects: Art, Citizenship, Cross Curricular, Foreign Languages, Geography, History, Informatics / ICT, Language and Literature, Media Education, Music
• Languages: EN - IT
• Pupil's age: 12 - 14
• Tools to be used: Chat, e-mail, Forum, Other software (Powerpoint, video, pictures and drawings), Project Diary, Twinspace, Video conference
• Aims: Among the purposes of this project there is the extension of the use of English as a vehicle to study... read moreAmong the purposes of this project there is the extension of the use of English as a vehicle to study history and other school subjects, not only in a theoretical way with dates and events confined into chapters, but with a modern and contemporary overview, mastering technologies that students usually use for personal pleasure. The widespreading of social network might so become a device for learning and making ancient contents get closer to our lives. This project is also a spur and an incentive for us teachers to get in touch and share procedures and techiques of problem-solving and last but not least a stimulus to the use of widegets. Of course also the spirit of community in the sense of working together and cooperate with the final goal of meeting one day is both an effective agent towards knowledge and a way towards an authentic european citizenship hide
• Work process: The Italian students have already had a meeting in the town hall of our village with the mayor and some... read moreThe Italian students have already had a meeting in the town hall of our village with the mayor and some members of other local authorities in order to get involved into this project. They have been spoken about some important stages of the history of Europe and the new outcomes of this critical contemporary history. After this preliminary remarks the first step has been to prepare personal presentations: the students are using different programs to introduce themselves (physical aspects, personality, likes and dislikes...) Then we have divided the class into seven groups (mixed Italian and Polish students) following the idea of working on the acronym of Europe. In February we are expecting to develop the second step of the project through videoconference where students can compare and see their works before meeting. hide
• Expected results: We would like to keep on cooperating with Poland since this is the seventh anniversary of our etwinning. Last year... read moreWe would like to keep on cooperating with Poland since this is the seventh anniversary of our etwinning. Last year there was a live confrontation on the works the two countries made about the constitutions. This year we hope to reinforce the concept of an European cultural identity common to us all and to grow (students and teachers) becoming more and more aware of being European citizens. Furthermore, in order to give continuity to the last year work we really hope to be able to visit the European parliament. hide

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