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There are 5 schools in the project – The PL, IT, RO, GR and TR.

The main project target group is made up of 15-18 year old students as well as teachers of English, ICT and social sciences.

The project focuses on three essential aspects: cultural, educational and professional.

AIM

Enhancing digital skills and language competences through movie-making, while tackling social problems, highlighting both differences and similarities, with an emphasis on fundamental values.

OBJECTIVES

The aim of the project is to enable students to:

  • improve practical skills connected to film-making
  • develop creativity and critical thinking skills
  • improve communication and interpersonal skills
  • promote active approaches to social issues among students
  • acknowledge varied cultural marks and to analyse the similarities and differences
  • enhance ICT competence and digital skills
  • enhance the level of English and to acquire basic vocabulary in other foreign languages
  • promote interdisciplinary thinking by connecting various subjects.

ACTIVITIES

The main topic is further divided into 5 sub-topics which are distributed among the five partner countries.

There will be 5 LTTAs:

  • C1- TEACHER TRAINING COURSE : Digital Tools in Education workshop
  • C2- SHORT FILMS WITH AN IMPACT: The learners will discuss the films’ contents as well as their messages. They will participate in a workshop on the film-making stages and will write storylines
  • C3- SHOOTING SHORT FILMS: The learners will collaborate in multicultural teams on set topics, writing storylines and creating a short film
  • C4- EDITING SHORT FILMS: The students will learn how to use film editing applications, will create and will edit new films in groups
  • C5- EUROPE UNITES US: The learners will create films focusing on each country’s European characteristics and will put them together in a film entitled “Europe Unites Us”

NUMBER AND PROFILE OF PARTICIPANTS

  • Direct participants: 120 students (15-18 year olds, from lower secondary and general secondary education), some from underprivileged social and economic backgrounds and 40 teachers (English, ICT, Social Sciences/Humanities) attend the LTTAs
  • Indirect participants: 1400 students and 280 teachers from all partner institutions.

METHODOLOGY

The project is created to cover five main areas:

  • A1. Project management – includes monitoring and evaluation activities, risk and financial management, cooperation and communication strategy
  • A2. Implementation of activities - Prior to every LTTA, students will work in teams on the topic to be covered in the exchange, under the direct supervision and coordination of teachers who are members of the implementation team. 6 of these students will be selected to take part in the exchange.

    Post - LTTAs, the participants will organise workshops in their own schools, with the aim of sharing with their peers the knowledge they have acquired and the skills they have developed throughout the meeting in the area of filmmaking.

  • A3. Elaboration of a collection of materials connected to film-making applications- „Tips for making the most of film-making”.

    The elaboration process starts in the second project year. Every country will contribute the materials presented throughout the LTTA they have hosted.

    The final output will consist in a methodology for film club running.

  • A4. Dissemination - Dissemination is a continuous process, starting in September 2019 and finishing after the project is completed.

    The project website and the e-twinning space will be created at the start of the project and will be updated monthly or at least after any major project event.

  • A5. Follow-up and sustainability

    Every school will set up a film club in the post-project year. They will cooperate and will organise online actions and will attract other local schools.

RESULTS AND IMPACT

Students will enhance their critical and analytical thinking skills, improve their English level, their ICT and film-making skills, gain new awareness of social issues and of the similarities and differences among countries, improve their interpersonal and communication skills, their team work, negotiation and organisational skills, share values like tolerance, respect and acceptance of others.

Teachers will have the opportunity to exchange best practices, share teaching methods and opinions and will enhance their English and digital skills, their organisational skills, acquire new teaching methods and tools.

The participating institutions will strengthen their cooperation with various European schools and will gain experience managing Erasmus+ projects, will benefit from improved teaching staff cohesion and better relationships between teachers and students.