Before starting:

• Check your list of books, videos, CDs, DVDs etc. that are relevant for the above topic
• Check computer lab availability
• Find people that can support and help you - Think of a group like for example ‘eTwins’ – students that are in charge for this project under your guidance
• Find an appropriate and often visited exhibition place in your school
• Check if you can invite experts from the other school’s country and arrange events

How to carry out the project

When you have other people at your school cooperating, invite them to a meeting in order to discuss the project:

1. Aim of the project
2. Sharing the work
3. Cooperation with twinning partner
4. Outcome and how to present it

1. Aim of the project

"Young people in Europe" is an interesting and exciting topic for pupils. The project gives them the possibility to get in touch with people of the same age in another country and to learn how they spend their days. In exchange you get the students of your own school to contribute to a presentation about their own daily life in and out of school, so both twinning partners get a vivid image of young people in each other’s country.

2. Sharing the work

See how much of your time you can spend on the project and who else at school can help you. Think of teachers and/or a student group that can get involved and take responsibility together with you to collect items that could be presented to and exchanged with your partner. These items can be found at school and elsewhere. Draw up a timeline and/or find a schedule for meetings with the support team, exhibitions, etc...

3. Cooperation with twinning partner

Find terms for exchanging material. Stay in regular contact via e-mail or phone and try to involve students into these contacts. Try to organise chats with partner students in which they can gather information for another presentation. Teachers might help you to prepare them.

4. Outcome and how to present it

The outcome is a joint real and virtual exhibition. Check and make a list of items you have in your library and other contributions as mentioned above on your topic. Ask your twinning partner to do the same and see what you can send by post or receive via other means (internet, etc.). Find a place in your library or at another often visited exhibition space at school. See how much space you have got. Try to include a lot of pictures (photos/drawings) and artifacts as they attract more attention. Prepare a selection of texts students can take home for further studies. Take into account which languages you would like to offer. In order to make it a long term experience you can consider varying the theme to include music, literature, free time activities and others.