The LORESU Project, Lets study local and regional subjects at school, is an idea that comes contextualized in the reality of schools in two aspects, the first one related to the studies of regional and local contents in several disciplines (Natural Sciences, History, Geography, Music Education , Biology, Arts, etc.), a situation that is not protected in the official programs coming from the institutional organisms related to education, and the second the current possibility of flexible school curricula being given to the regional organizations and even the schools themselves. is already practical in some of the partners, but that is one of the next challenges for schools in other cases. Among all the possibilities that schools face with curriculum flexibilization, the study, promotion and appreciation of regional and local content can act as a motivation and attraction factor for students and for teachers themselves. a student studying in the Natural Sciences course the fauna and flora of his region; in History, to study and to know events of its region, locality or even of its street, and sometimes having as elements in historical and social events remarkable elements with connection to its reality and even ancestors; in Linguistic Studies, and in literature to recognize the reality of his region portrayed in literary works and authors who name their school, a street, a library, ...; in Music Education, to learn the discipline with the aid of regional instruments and local authors. All this dynamics should extend to many more disciplines, such as Geology, Geography, Biology and the Arts. This project will be developed by students aged between 12 and 16 years, and it is estimated that it can reach approximately 4000 students from all five educational communities. Among the main activities will be study visits and partnerships with institutions and organizations that already work with regional content themes from different school disciplines; thematic websites, thematic video documentaries, exhibitions, dissemination and promotion of the theme and the project) and various activities included in the mobilities. The methodologies used will mainly include a constant sharing of strategies among all partners, using digital platforms, definition of work plans, analysis and evaluation of results and constant exchange of ideas and methodologies, always between students and teachers. Regarding the results, we hope that LORESU will be a project that will promote the study and promotion of regional and local content, in the classroom and in school dynamics, and that it will also be a curriculum flexibilization tool, with impact not only on schools involved, but of all those who contact and have knowledge of the project. We also want to leave a memorandum on this project, its objectives and practices, for entities and organizations with responsibilities in the area of ​​educational policies. In addition to the products resulting from the project (innovative educational practices, curriculum flexibilization, thematic web pages of regional content and work done, work in video and digital support), the memorandum and the possible adoption of its recommendations and practices will be the most important results and all together will make the longevity of this project.

Context of the project.Our societies have been experiencing fast changes during the last decades. The extension of new technologies, their influence in social life, the change of the labour market and the internationalization have no precedents. Though, sometimes schools are not flexible enough to adapt to those changes and still rely too much on the use of textbooks and traditional teaching methods. These facts pose a challenge to education in our schools. History can also be a very practical matter helping students to understand how History is linked to human actions and feelings. In this project we have linked a new research field, the study of emotion´s role in history, to the teaching of the subject. This project will allow our students to achieve a better knowledge of how the past and present events in their countries are connected to human emotions and specifically to their own emotions. Analyzing events, creating historical simulations and discussing what emotions they provoke in our students can be a powerful tool to achieve a meaningful understanding of History and its dynamics. Awareness of the social influence of human emotions will give our students tools for an active citizenship. Students will enhance the ability to implement introspection techniques on emotions and apply them to social analysis. Objectives.The main objective of this project is to establish connections between the understanding of emotions and historical events linked to them. Our project will aim psychological characteristics in history. The participant schools will focus on some relevant historical events in every countries. Additionally we will have a topic about power´s influence in emotions. The goal is to see how historical events that have played an important role in History are linked to people`s lives and feelings. The aim is to research about national topics, linking them to emotional factors. Every country will have a period of twentieth century history to analyze and will compare it to relevant topics in our present time. We will also have a common topic which is the influence of mass media in manipulating emotions in the people. Other relevant objectives will be: improving the language skills of the students, their capacity for team working, their knowledge of other cultures and their use of ICT.Number and profile of participants.The six participating institutions in this project are in countries which are faced with educational and social challenges. One of their primary aims is is adopting innovative teaching methods and communicating the need to prepare citizens with a global outlook. A total of above 300 students between 14 and 17 years old will benefit directly of the project, together with their families and teachers who also will be the target groups.Activities.Students will be asked to compare and contrast the emotions in different historical moments in their countries and as a common topic we will analyze the financial crisis of the last decade, focusing on the implications of the emotional aspects of people that led to historical developments and draw lessons for their place. They will analyze public emotion towards immigration, refugees, extremism and populism in all participating countries. Methodology.The methodology will be active and team based with the teachers helping the students in their learning process. The students will be working in international groups focusing on the goals, using ICT and sharing different ideas about their countries. Working on the analysis of emotions in history will be an excellent methodological tool that will help us accomplish a shared vision in our schools.Results and impact.The results we expect are: effective use of more appealing methods with our students, researching and using CLIL for the subject of history, a video of the experience focusing on the topic of emotions in history. Several debates, a workshops on social events and the emotions related to them, team work sessions with pupils investigating speeches of politicians in different countries and their influence in people´s emotions and changes in society, creation of blended transnational teams of teachers and students and a documentary video showing the different contents worked on the project. The results will be published in a booklet, printed by each partner. The impact in our students will be an increased knowledge of a foreign language and greater awareness of the European Union, the impact in our teachers will be an improvement in their teaching skills and professional development. The impact in our institutions will be a benchmark in our international bonds.Potential longer term benefits.The opportunity to take part in an Erasmus project will result into a breakthrough for our students, teachers, families and schools involved. Our schools will have the opportunity to be a reference within our communities for European partnerships based on innovative teaching methodologies.

The project Fit4Thought focuses on the exchange of good practice in teaching and learning in order improve key competences such as multilingual, digital and learning competences. Within the project we would like to emphasise the relation between effective learning and mental and physical health.The project concentrates on four issues:innovative ways of teaching and learning, mental health, physical health as well as stress management and burnout prevention.Firstly, we want to encourage young people to invest time in learning effectively, teach them how to present their arguments in discussions and improve the language skills of young people and teachers. In addition, the purpose of the project is to skilfully use the Internet and ICT tools in formal and non-formal education.We also want to emphasize the possibilities of shaping the professional future and working in the European Union. Students will improve their skills and motivation by participating in innovative classes from Science and Humanities and career counselling sessions. A part of this project will be devoted to methods and tools used while working with people with learning disabilities (dyslexia, dyscalculia, dysgraphia). Secondly, we will concentrate on working with people with diagnosed depression and on boosting low self-esteem. We will organise workshops dealing with the issues of team support as well as encouraging the values of friendship and reliance. During the projects are going to work on enhancing student-parent-teacher communication through organising workshops and conferences. In order to enhance the school production and rise the students’ self-esteem we are going to we will fight against bullying and cyberbullying through meetings and workshops organised in partner schools as well as we are going to celebrate the Safe Internet Day to raise awareness of the safety issues among students, teachers and parents as well as to celebrate the World Mental Health Day in order to underline the importance of mental health issues at school.The third issue of the project is the physical health of students and teachers. We are going to encourage students and teachers to do sport activities through organising workshops and sport meetings. We will present a new approach to teaching Physical Education in order to prevent skipping of PE classes. It will focus on traditional sports and pastimes as well as traditional food across Europe. Moreover, the project is going to be focused on healthy and balanced diet and their influence on students' and teachers’ production at school.Attention will be drawn also to prevention of eating disorders. Furthermore, we are going to raise awareness of modern-age diseases and their prevention. Last but not least, the fourth issue covered by the project will be stress management and burnout prevention. During the project we will work on building teachers’ working plan effectively. We will concentrate on Teacher Job Stress prevention.The project will direcly involve 107 students but it can reach approximately 5000 students in all six educational communities.The methodologies used will mainly include a constant sharing of strategies among all partners, using digital platforms, definition of work plans, analysis and evaluation of results and constant exchange of ideas and methodologies, always between students and teachers.Our project will result in producing three e-books: a publication containing six lesson plans of Physical Education classes, an e-book containing six articles on how to work with dyslexic students as well as an e- publication containing 6 lesson plans with the use of ICT and useful activities to be used in formal and non-formal education. Moreover, students will prepare films about their hobbies and pastimes and presentations of typical dishes of their regions as well as a set of recipes for healthy school snacks.The partners will organise an interdisciplinary conference on physical and mental health issues at school. Students, teachers and parents will take part in workshops and conferences devoted to innovative ways of teaching and learning as well as physical and mental health in the school context. Furthermore, the results of the mobilities will include the improvemement of key competences of participants and the cooperation with local and foreign institutions. The project will have an impact primarily on the school communites engaged, therefore students, their parents and teachers will benefit from the activities. It will have an impact on other schools on regional, national and international level through dissemination and training conferences organised by the project schools as well as other educational and governmental institutions. The long-term benefits will be the use on latest methods and techinques in formal and non-formal education through the publications disseminated. The health programmes introduced in schools will promote healthy living and efficient learning and teaching.

The project ” All for a greener Europe” is based on mutual interest of the participants towards a more environmentally conscious life and is devoted to work on topics related to nature, green tourism and eco tourism. It is composed of seven countries Abergele-Conwy (Wales), Istanbul(Turkey), Bremen(Germany), Bydgoszcz (Poland), Gran Canary (Spain), Karlskrona (Sweden), Horjul (Slovenia), La Spezia (Italy). All of the participating countries are aware of the dramatic situation caused by Global warming and are aware of the fact that transportation, travelling and tourism are also contributors to the greenhouse effect.Our main goal is to analyse current trends in tourism and promote future trends which are inter-twinned with culture, traditions environment and heritage. By involving international cooperation, we will compare cultural and eco-tourism with standard tourism and solve tourism related problems finding new creative methods and techniques.The main issues are to provide students and teachers with a deeper understanding of responsible tourism and to widen their knowledge in subjects connected to culture, history, traditions, gastronomy, environmental protection, English language and ICT whilst integrating students who come from different cultural backgroundsThe project promotes a development away from typical consumer oriented tourism towards tourism that focuses on cultural and environmental encounters and requires more responsibility from the key figures in tourism: tourists and specialists in tourism alike.Completing the project tasks and activities (visiting each other‘s countries, making mini–tour guides and itineraries, creating presentations and booklets etc.) will prepare our students to become open-minded, culture-conscious citizens and skilled travellers, who are consciously protecting the value of their touristic environment.International cooperation - common methods based on cooperative learning - will let us build a group and will promote collaboration. The project will put schools into cooperation with local, national and international institutions and organisations and it will encourage cross-curricular approaches. In order to get the partners to work towards a common purpose, staff will interact effectively with each other, creating international teams and sharing experiences whilst providing a unique opportunity for partners to input their own expertise and learn from each other.The project will have both intangible results (new content learned by the participants, improved learning in relevant subject areas, new skills acquired )and tangible results (concrete products). We will use the outcomes as a measure of the extent to which the project has contributed to the learning experiences of those involved and the quality of education on offer in the schools participating. The partnership will have a positive impact on the participating institutions by building a community consisting of teachers and students who have a strong commitment to and a sense of ownership of the project. By creating and carrying out several creative dissemination techniques and activities, it will also enable a wider community (stakeholders, parents, school authorities, hotels )to benefit from our partnership in the long run.