"The project has been conceived in consideration of the fact that modern languages have become extremely synthetic due to ever more frequent use of modern instruments that support very quick and vanishing contacts. The main objective of the project is to consider narration as a metaphor of life and of an ever changing society that promotes a more inclusive citizenship. The project intends to create a strategic networking among organizations in education and training fields (Bimed and Pegaso Online University) and four secondary schools of different European countries, working on initiatives to promote the active participation of students in social life, with particular attention to students coming from disadvantaged contexts. The project is based on the transfer and implementation at a European level of an innovative good practice called “Relay of Creative Writing and Legality” which aims at providing students the necessary instruments for reading, writing, doing and being during the academic curriculum. This practice has been widely experimented by Bimed nationwide since 2004 and this year has involved about 1000 primary and secondary schools. In 2013 and 2014 the project has been awarded the “Prize for higher educational value” from the President of the Italian Republic. In our project, each European school will involve in the Relay two teachers and two groups of ten students each. The opening words of the story will be given by a famous writer and will be sent to the first school which will write the first chapter and will transfer it to another school which will write the second chapter, and so on until the end of the story. Pegaso University will be responsible for the translation and the publication of the final story in the different languages of the participating schools. Students and teachers will be supported by two innovating tools specifically developed for the project: • the Cyrano online platform, developed by Bimed, that will allow the students in different countries to chat through a dedicated chatroom provided with a simultaneous translation system and will help them to debate around the development of the common story; • a blended training course for the teachers on “Creative Writing for inclusion and citizenship”, which entails one week face to face training in Italy and four month online training, through the Pegaso University e-learning platform, and will provide teachers the necessary skills to assist students in the relay. Moreover, in line with the above, the project will involve developing in students other creative competencies. Therefore, students will be given the opportunity to make videos concerning the topics covered in the story. This way the project intends to promote new types of learning approaches that enrich and complete traditional methods. With regard to dissemination activities, four multiplier events will be organized, one in each participating country. The events will represent the opportunity to spread the four intellectual outputs developed during the project. In fact, in the first and second event the multilingual platform and the course on creative writing will be presented respectively. In the third event a small festival of short films will be held to present videos made by students. During the final event called ""Festival of Inclusion"", the story translated into the languages of the partners will be presented in book form. The intellectual outputs are all tangible products whose usefulness will not be limited to the temporal and geographic scope of the project. In fact, they will be made freely available and promoted through open licenses, in order to allow the use outside the participating institutes and to the public at large. On the occasion of the Inclusion Festival, the students of the four schools will meet and will take part in a Summer school, which will take place in the beautiful natural park of Tremiti Islands, the most marginal area of Europe, an environment among the most beautiful in the world, but, because of the lack of services, completely abandoned by young people between 18 and 25 years. Cooperation between students of four different countries will allows them to acquire the ability to operate internationally overcoming the social, linguistic and cultural diversities."

<< Background >>We applied for the project as we want to the bring about the integration of an entrepreneurial mindset in our schools to prepare our students to pursuit their life project in the artistic field, bringing light to the importance of having Art and Art projects in school curricula. . We strongly believe that we can only bring about a change in Society, more balanced and equitative, if we carry out a more humanistic and artistic education adapting itself to a more strategic mindset, following the motto ” Business model You”. The Erasmus+ project can thereby only be a starting point to get expertise, to trigger change.<< Objectives >>Wa want participants to adopt a more autonomous and self aware path regarding their vocational choices, notably in artistic or performing skills. Students will become actors of their own choices, entrepeneurs in their own field. Students need to understand what are their human potential that will lead them to vocational choices. By designing “Business model art kits” we will ensure the idea of this project to be taken to a wider audience.We also want the students from underpriviliged families to grow in confidence and learn how to make their dreams come true, how to set up a businness and realise their ambitions. Our aim is to teach students how to use IT technology for their advantage. Building up the future we cannot forget about sustainability , our environment, our aim is to focus on it too. The project will promote the acquisition of a wide range of competences closely related to the priorities which structured the Learning and teaching activities.<< Implementation >>We will provide active and passive learning activities. In active learning students will participate and interact on the learning process to perform better. They can write and play, creating and exhibiting arts works, creating and producing a show, can participate in painting and exhibit the results. In passive learning, we can apply here the tutorials, lecture and demonstration.<< Results >>Each LTT will have specified outcomes related to the topic. Students will have the opportunity to design and produce art crafts, write and perform small theatrical scetches, create and showcase several performances. They will create and organise their prortfolio, create their brand, and design their visual identity as artists. They will also prepare their curriculum vitae and their youth pass. They will record videos, self reflection assignments, and assess their skills in different areas. Long term outcomes will be prepared by teachers like tutorials, video demonstrations, activities' plans, assesment grids to be included in the kit to help other teachers or cultural agents to apply the same project design in their contexts.

Current situation in southern Europe requires the assumption of new approaches from a multinational perspective. The devastating effects of the economic crisis with high unemployment rates get a new target which schools should react.Understand the skills needed for students in their near future, linking the school community to the business environment with a true entrepreneurial training are elements that should not be spread in time. Undoubtedly, families must assume significant role by engaging with these challenges.This project aims to increase the capacity and relevance of learning in education through innovative educational practices, provide key skills such as digital literacy, language proficiency and entrepreneurship, strengthen education / training and labor market linkages, promote social entrepreneurship and inter-regional cooperation and effectively involve families.Previous experience and communication via etwinning has made this project where participating schools from Croatia, Spain, Italy, Portugal and Turkey.The methodology is based on learning through projects involving the permanent school pupils, teachers and inexorably, associations of parents of students and businessmen circle.Activities range from the development of seminar and workshops, discussion forums, gathering information on DVDs, TEDS, tournaments debates, infographics, mass-media spaces, databases, short films, teaching units on entrepreneurship and education portal, along with the creation of cooperative social entrepreneurship.The purpose of development of these activities is to familiarize students with digital resources, understand the business reality of our surroundings, know where to guide the methodological strategies to link our educational systems to business, understand that skills and competencies required by the business world our current students and promote entrepreneurship education, especially solidarity entrepreneurship.The schools incorporate their contents in the annual school plan to discover and enhance skills and abilities that students should develop in the coming years when entering the job market.At this time you will understand the strengths and weaknesses of the business relative to other neighboring countries generating a real education for entrepreneurship.The achievement of these assumptions imply a mainly observable, regional, national, European and / or international, brutal impact locally in unemployment rates in the medium term.

ContextThe project has been the ideal continuation/development of 2 previous Comenius Multinational projects,the former about CLIL methodology/materials/modules and the latter about the development of key competences through modules/activities prepared for/with Ss. The results of the previous experience have consolidated the idea that in order to truly influence Ss’academic and transversal competences(TC)both aspects must be taken into consideration.At the end of the project about TC,we(former partners)felt we had to put together our experiences/past results and to go further on into our research by creating a link between being a competent/knowledgeable EU citizen and being a competent/knowledgeable EU student.So the project has been an Action Research analysis of the founding values of the EU(freedom,identity,civil rights),which are being challenged today,and the need to guarantee integration/inclusion by combating discrimination.Some of the schools involved in the present project took part in both projects and a new partner has been included.Purpose of the project:to raise awareness of freedom and civic rights;to valorise/consolidate the role/importance of the EU for education/mobility/young people's lives and future;to reflect upon the EU's presence/role/functions today.The project has:identified common European(political,social,cultural,educational)basic values;discovered the political/social changes that have taken and are taking place as a consequence of EU membership;discovered what Europe means in/for the different countries involved;discovered the impact of the EU on education and on culture in general;favoured the integration of learners with disadvantaged backgrounds(e.g. migrants, refugees)through inclusive(formal/non-formal)education.Objectives for Ss:to favour the acquisition of academic TC and basic skills through formal/informal activities and educational materials;to reinforce self-confidence/self-esteem and enhance Ss’motivation to learn through learning in mixed nationality groups;to encourage creativity, to offer new viewpoints,to develop intercultural competences by taking part in activities with Ss from other cultures;Moreover,because of the current migration issues the project aimed to show an approach that differs from that of the mass-media in order to give Ss tools/first-hand experience to analyse the current changes.Objectives for Ts:to improve Ts’teaching and TC,to promote the exchange/sharing of good practices;to develop/improve Ts'inter-cultural competences through direct contact,comparison,analysis of different education systems,thus increasing Ts’uderstanding of some of the concrete difficulties that may arise when planning/organising inter-country school projects.OrganizationsThe partnership has included 5 institutions from lower to higher secondary school.Each school has a vast experience in: a) international cooperation due to the participation to EU projects (Socrates,Comenius,Leonardo da Vinci,Mobility Charter,MEP,YPAC,Youth Forums in different countries,exchanges of Ss/Ts, the Veneto Region Move projects for Ss and Staff, Hungary-Croatia Cross-border Co-operation Programme, E+KA1); b) intercultural education and the use of CLIL/bilingual methodology; c)experience of social/cultural diversity due to the presence of national minorities/migrants.As regards the topic of the project,since the partners come from completely different historical backgrounds(founding members,middle group,most recent entries)each partner stood for a different view on the topic, having different experience with the issues that have been brought up.Activities In each school:Ts’team to manage the project,Ss’team to work for/during the LTTA;Project site to collect the main results/products;eTwinning platform to exchange results also outside the partnership;Logbook to collect the results of the (self)evaluation questionnaires;TPM in:Slovenia,Italy,Poland,Germany,Hungary,Italy,Slovenia;LTTA in Italy,Poland,Germany,Hungary,ItalyResults/impactThe project has helped Ss to improve knowledge/understanding of the political/social/cultural context of the entire EU and of the partners’countries as regards:freedom,local history,migration,inclusive education.It has:encouraged social inclusion;developed intercultural skills;promoted social cohesion/active citizenship;enhanced acquisition of academic competences/basic skills through formal/informal activities;increased/consolidated TCs;produced concrete creative materials (videos,songs,exhibitions,games);increased involvement in local/national/EU realities;favoured first-hand experience of other cultures.BenefitsThe team hopes that the activities planned during the projects will help Ss to be(come) more cognizant of the need for a EU with fewer frontiers for people who want to study and work freely. Thereby being active EU citizens.

"The ""Europe in Love"" project is a Strategic Partnership that has addressed more than one field of Education, focused on School Education but also provides relevant results in the field of Vocational Training (VET) and Youth.Love has been the thread of the project and is the main link between people and cultures. In addition, love is the engine that fulfills and guides our lives. It is everywhere and there are many different ways of loving, all being just as good. Love has no boundaries, does not understand the language and has no age restrictions.Europe and Europeanism must seek solid and common references to consolidate their existence and also to ensure progress in the Union process. For this project we have sought a common thread of connection that we all know and feel and which, far from being practical or rational, is directed to our feelings and our hearts. Sometimes it is really positive to follow your heart.This project has involved six educational institutions in Germany (Gesamtschule An der Erft), Slovakia (ZS a Gymnàzium s VJM), England (Carrickfergus College), Italy (Liceo Classico Statale Giulio Perticari), Finland (Myllyharjun Lukio) and Spain (Patronato of the Workers' Youth). The project has developed intersectoral work in secondary education, vocational training and also improves methodologies of non-formal and informal education (Youth). Participating organizations have involved the vast majority of their students between the ages of 12 and 18 and most of their teachers in the project, making a major impact on participating schools.The project has included a simultaneous process of learning and producing intellectual results, the students themselves having learned and participated in the whole process.With love as a central theme, the main objectives of the project have been:Collect: Students have researched Europe's historical heritage, past and present, including legends, films, music, places, traditions, customs, poems, etc. Once the information has been compiled and always with the advice and supervision of the teachers, the studentsReflect: on the compiled material after it has been analyzed, cataloged, classified and organized so that it can be used toProduce: and develop high quality intellectual products including:- 30 Didactic Units that are part of the subjects of the European Union, History and practical English curriculum.- Audiovisual production recorded by the students of secondary education and professional training courses in video and sound.- Methodological non-formal education guide for young people.All materials have been adapted and are compatible with the different curricula of all the schools and organizations of the different participating countries.In addition, an eTwinning project has been created through the Twinspace system to publish the progress of the compilation and production in progress. A multitude of transnational activities have been created in which hundreds of students from all the countries involved have participated, reinforcing their key competences and obtaining very successful learning outcomes. Recently this project has received the ETWINNING QUALITY SEAL.In order to obtain the expected results, in addition to the constant communication and coordination between all the partners, the continuous work and the on-line meetings, there have been meeting spaces with approximate frequency every four months to work together:- 4 transnational teacher meetings have been held to coordinate, define and work on intellectual products- 3 mobility events for learning where students have participated and collaborated in the development and pilot test of all materials, this being a fundamental process for their learning- An international multiplier event where the result of the project has been presented publicly.Finally, it's important to highlight the great impact that this project has had at local, regional, national and European level, since a number of English-language materials have been developed with a clear added value in the field of education, vocational training and youth. All these educational products are beginning to be used by different schools, VET institutes and youth and non-formal education organizations, extending the project's impact in the long term and having a direct impact on thousands of students and young people who wish to acquire and improve their skills in the foreign language, their knowledge of our common European history and their sense of European citizenship."