Polyglot's main aim was to develop a methodology and tools helping educators and parents to use web based Open Educational Resources (OER) for bilingual education in preschool. Polyglot has provided parents and teacher with tools for helping children with the learning of a second language. After the workshops, especially parents are more confident and they know that children can learn a second language even if the parents do not speak that language. The parents know that with the Open Educational resources they can support their children by learning a second language at home too. The approach of combining in-classroom piloting with educators and parents with online learning through e-courses related to parents and educators was innovative.The study and mastering of several foreign languages is a very good stimulus for the mind. New studies show that the mind of the people, who speak more than one language is more agile, and is able to cope with uncertainties faster, better, also with solving conflicts and even is able to counter Alzheimer’s disease.More than 50% of Europeans are either bilingual or live in a multicultural and multilingual environment. Many schools involved in the project have different experiences with multi-lingualism. Many children come from mixed marriages and in the families there are two and more languages are spoken. This project has helped a large number of teachers and teacher trainers to adapt an innovative approach to language education for children of the project’s target group.The project is submitted by a consortium of organizations managing kindergartens in AT, BG, ES or cooperating with them (IT, TR), and by research organization specialized in using ICT methodologies for learning (CY). The development and testing of the project’s products has been made simultaneously in 6 countries, participating in the project – Bulgaria (private kindergarten “Leonardo da Vinci”), Austria (private kindergarten “Kindervilla”), Spain (private kindergarten “Baby Erasmus”) and also by partners from Italy, Turkey and Cyprus, which participate with NGOs, but work with two public kindergarten by their choice. POLYGLOT helped children in these kindergartens to develop linguistic competences through the support of educators and parents and the use of OERs.Language acquisition and language enhancement gets more and more important for an intercultural dialogue in our societies in Europe and for increasing job chances of individuals. As children are especially receptive to learning languages at an early age, linguistic competences and a multilingual education should be implemented in an early stage in Europe’s kindergartens.The project’s target groups and relevant stakeholders involved pre-primary education teachers, parents, and children, as well as any other agency or individual who is involved in early language aquisition or the inclusion of migrant or multilingual children in european societies. The overall impact of the project on the target group members and other stakeholders was very positive, and the feedback received through the implementation phase, the dissemination activities, the multiplier events, and the exploitation seminars was very encouraging, as people showed interest in using the material in the future at school or at home, and also in informing others about the project and its outputs. All project products and e-courses will be accessible for the next 3 years through the project website: www.polyglot.expert

“Raising the capacities of youth NGOs for rural youth participation in democratic life – VOTE!” project aimed to raise the capacities of youth NGOs working with rural youth to encourage youth active participation in European democratic life and elections. We believe that active youth participation and in particular rural youth political participation can be an added value for the development of our countries and communities. For this reason, the consortium from 14 organizations representing different European countries decided to develop a long-term cooperation project on capacity building of rural youth political participation. The project aimed to contribute to the capacity building of youth workers from civil society organizations, particularly the ones working with rural youth and public authorities at the local and regional levels to be able to increase the level of youth democratic participation. At the same time that focus also on the capacity building of youth leaders from local rural communities. In order to reach our project aims we had defined the following specific objectives: a) To increase the capacity of NGOs working with rural youth to influence policy at local, regional, national and European levels;b) To empower local organizations staff to better involve young people in the decision-making process of their projects and activities;c) To increase the political influence of young people in their communities by active participation in the processes of political elections;d) To improve local and national youth policies and the competencies of local stakeholders to work together (cross-sectorial initiatives) and with rural youth in developing new projects;e) To develop instruments that can support youth NGOs that need to start working with rural youth;f) To raise the level of awareness within the communities in Europe about the impact of the young generation, particularly addressing rural youth;On the local level, the project had a significant impact with the implementation of training courses, local youth initiatives and development of the action plans for raising the capacities of rural youth.The priorities this project addressed:- Promoting the take-up of practical experiences in education, training and youth work in rural areas;- Supporting the production and adoption of Open Educational Resources in diverse European languages on youth political participation (elections on local, national, European levels);- Stimulating active participation of young people in democratic life in their communities, supporting their local initiatives and active participation in elections.

<< Objectives >>We want to raise digital entrepreneurship among the young population by creating dedicated online trainings targeted to upskill digital and entrepreneurship skills. We are still facing high unemployment rates especially among young people but this target group is eager to self-establish trough entrepreneurship. As we observed high interest rate of this group to create a digital business, we wish to create a project giving them tools to succeed in their dreams and lower unemployement in countries<< Implementation >>A methodical framework will be established by the stakeholders giving research foundation. Then we will create actual content in form of curricular design and contents based on our findings and the needs for the target group. Those will be implemented on an e-learning platform specially created. Once established they will be tested with the actual target group to gain feedback and upgrading proposals, that then will be implemented afterwards for finalization of the project training.<< Results >>-Framework: Literature review with Definition of the digital skills that will be targeted-DigEnYou curriculum & modules & methodology & content for upskilling digital skills and enhance digital business, containing curricular activities, teaching materials to conduct the activities and assessment -Training package with policy guidelines about digital skills and digital business creation-10 Tutors, 60 first users of the beta version-Learning platform LMS with responsive learning contents

In the everchanging world of today, the media plays a central role in society. It has obtained the importance of great significance and is embedded in the everyday lives of each and one of us. We live in an age of information – information is all around us, it surrounds us every day. But how to navigate in this vast ocean of data? And do we have the means and know-how to do so? Newspapers, magazines, radio, television, and internet are the different types of media. It affects our lives because media has the power to influence our thoughts. This influence is sometimes positive and sometimes negative. The media is able to turn lies into the truth and somehow distort the truth. Media literacy and critical thinking are very important and essential skills in the 21st digital century.Media literacy is a process in which media consumers learn how to ask questions about the media in hopes of coming to a deeper understanding of it and critical thinking is the ability to think clearly and rationally, understanding the logical connection between ideas. Critical thinking might be described as the ability to engage in reflective and independent thinking. Every one of us is a media consumer and the digital age has made it easy for anyone to create media. All media shares one thing: Someone created it and it was created for a reason. We don't always know who created something, why they made it, what were the reasons, what they want to accomplish with it, what kind of people we are dealing with and whether it's credible. This makes media literacy tricky to learn and teach. Understanding that reason is the basic of media literacy. Therefore now more than ever it is essential to teach our youth to analyze and synthesize the information provided by the media. It is important to supply them with the tools and knowledge needed for receiving and adopting the information. The aim of the project is to create essential tools and develop approaches to broaden students' media literacy and make them more confident and be critical thinkers and acquire the necessary skills in using media.The initial change begins from the teachers. The schools are equipped with technologies, but there is a lack of ready-made materials to use in the classroom, especially the ones to practice critical thinking. The well prepared, structured and visualized environment is fundamental for effective work with teenagers. That's why the idea is to provide teachers of all types of secondary schools with the tools which will be developed within the project activities as the kind of prevention and protection of teenagers from negative impact of mass media. The main objectives for the students:• develop the students´ knowledge, values, a range of critical thinking, • develop the students´ communication and information management skills• to realize that one issue can be seen from different points of view,• to analyze information, • to distinguish the truth from lies and manipulation even if it is difficult,• to broaden their horizons,• to be able to transmit to their peers,• to be more confident in everyday situationsThe main objectives for the teachers:• co-operate on creating, piloting and presenting 45 lesson plans on the specific topics• to publish the materials (lesson plans, worksheets, notes, polls feedback) and discuss them on the project website• to create a publication (in both paper and electronic forms) with the best practicesThe innovative approach of the project develops critical thinking and media literacy among young people in 9 European countries.The partnership consists of 7 secondary schools of various types from 9 European programme countries (Czech Republic, Croatia, Romania, Greece, Estonia, Spain, Italy) and 2 associations from Slovakia and Turkey, which co-operate with secondary schools on the projects in promoting media education in the form of informal education for young people.Main activities:3 Transnational project meetings (Estonia, Romania, Slovakia)3 Short-term joint staff training events (Estonia, Greece, Italy)3 Short-term exchanges of groups of pupils (Croatia, Spain, Czech Republic)Multiplier event (Czech Republic)Each of the partners has • established the project team of teachers/trainers and students• organized the competition for the project logo at their institution • contributed to the project website • provided the space for the project presentation on their own websites• created 5 lesson plans • shared materials for publishing• has taken part in the project meetings in the countries of partner schools.• organized 2 opinion polls• participated in the studies (Newspapers, PC Games)• participated in a workshops and at the final conference as a multiplier event.

<< Objectives >>The project aims to develop career guidance framework based on a forward thinking and a way of working for guidance practitioners which facilitates quality future focused career plans for job seekers already marginalised in the labour market, so as to ensure their inclusion in a technological and digitalised world of work.<< Implementation >>Partners will use their existing networks at local national and EU level to ensure the successful implementation of the project strategy. Partners will use appropriate opportunities to disseminate, creating awareness of soft skills and competences for a future workplace identified through the project methodology, to improve employment outcomes for disadvantaged job seekers as the core message within the project.<< Results >>Awareness of the pressing need of quality future oriented guidance leading to future relevant VET will be decreased. The project aims to contribute towards this provision by ensuring that this type of information and support is available at national level to those most distant from the future labour market. This project will use a bottom up impact approach, by developing the work packages from the ground up and using the knowledge translation approach to impact at regional and national levels.