"The project is in line with EU Strategic Documents and Priorities: 1) EU Council Recommendation of 22.05.2018 on the promotion of common values, inclusive education and the European dimension of teaching; 2) The Paris Declaration, regarding the promotion of civic and common values through education - freedom, inclusion, tolerance and non-discrimination (EU,2015); 3) The objectives and priorities of Erasmus + (2019), KA2 ""School Exchange Partnerships"" and the priorities in ""School Exchange Activities"" as it """"promotes the European dimension of the involved schools, fosters the international cooperation between them and increases their capacity to cope with new challenges.""; 4) The Strategic Framework for European Cooperation in Education and Training (ET2020); 5) The Priorities of the Bruges Communiqué (EU, 2010).The main objective of the project is to promote the European dimension in education in the context of the common values of freedom, inclusion, tolerance and non-discrimination through:1) Exchange of good practices between Tzar Simeon Veliki School, Bulgaria and Buivydiskiu School, Lithuania, concerning the creation and testing of innovative methodology in teaching and learning at school, based on project and problem-based training and taking into account the challenges of digital environment;2) Encouraging international cooperation between Tzar Simeon Veliki School, Bulgaria and Buivydiskiu School, Lithuania, focusing on innovative educational approaches reflecting the educational needs of disadvantaged pupils and promoting skills and competencies in the context of the European dimension in education, including entrepreneurial skills and competences.The target groups are: 1) Pupils from Bulgaria and Lithuania aged 10-18, with two groups of 10 participants per country (each), included in two 7-day exchanges respectively (50% of participants will be disadvantaged due to social economic / geographic reasons / differences in cultural affiliation). 2) Teachers from both schools, with two groups of 5 participants per country, respectively, included in two 5-day short-term trainings, the second of which being open to the virtual participation of an extended target group - their colleagues from the EU, available via the e-Twining platform.The following activities are envisaged:1) Short-term teacher training - 10 participants (5 from each of the two countries) - 5 days, Sofia, Bulgaria.2) Development of Innovative Methodology;3) Development and testing of two curricula - e-Twining based collaboration.4) Short-term student exchange 20 participants (10 from each of the two countries) - 7 days, Vilnius, Lithuania.5) Developing a Learning Online Platform,6) Short-term exchange of students, 20 participants (10 from each of the two countries) - 7 days, Sofia, Bulgaria.7) Short-term teacher training, 10 participants (5 from each of the two countries) - 5 days, Vilnius, Lithuania, virtual component, e-Twining.8) Development and distribution of a Handbook with the developed products;A major approach to project implementation will be to promote networking of teachers and their colleagues from the EU through e-Twining and School Education Gateway. Additionally, three collaborative approaches to learning - non-formal learning methods will form the basis of the innovative methodology. Within the framework of the training will be used non-formal learning methods, such as sensory, cognitive and survival methods, role plays, case studies,The following results are envisaged:* Stimulated capacity for international activities and networking of both schools;* Improvement of the profile of teachers and helping them to adopt cooperative and innovative practices that take into account the specifics of disadvantaged pupils;* Developed entrepreneurial and transversal skills and competences of students;* Contribution to 2 of the 4 Common EU Objectives of the Strategic Framework for European Cooperation in Education and Training (ET 2020): * Improvement of the quality and effectiveness of education;* Enhancement of creativity and innovation, incl. entrepreneurship, at all levels of education.In the long run, partner schools will develop follow-up initiatives and projects, building on the outcomes of this project through the use of e-Twinning and School Education Gateway for initiating broad partnerships. Another long-lasting effect of the project is the implementation in the regular activities of the partner schools of the methodology, curricula, training materials and tools developed under the project. In order to synergize project results with non-formal education and the youth field, project products will be disseminated to NGOs, non-formal education organizations and youth."

Both Europe and the world face challenges related to climate change&the Industrial Revolution 4.0.In response,EU's ambition is to build an economy that is at the same time low-carbon,circular,entrepreneurial&digital.That is related to changing the way we think - through education for safeguarding the valuable natural resources and making full use of their economic value,guaranteeing sustainable development and green growth for the generations to come.In this regard,after a number of online meetings for exchange of experience&ideas held in English,the innovative Private School“Tzar Simeon Veliki”,together with “PBL Institute”, Lithuania - with expertise in the implementation and development of project/problem-based learning,and “EcoCenter”,Hungary - linking environmental&education issues,have initiated this project entitled:Development of Eco-Entrepreneurship competences for Green and Personal Growth.The target group for the project are:on the one hand students in lower secondary school (12-15 years) and on the other:lower secondary school teachers and natural science teachers.The main objective of the project is to create an innovative methodology helping natural science teachers to form key competences among students from the upper-secondary education level related to entrepreneurship in the field of environmental education through active transnational cooperation and transfer of innovative practices. As a result, they will be able to address a given environmental problem/need through entrepreneurial ideas.Specific objectives are:*Creating an integrative,interdisciplinary methodology for the formation and integration of entrepreneurial skills in a specific context of training,related to ecology and environmental protection*Supporting the career development of professionals working in the field of natural sciences,in order to stimulate innovation and improve the quality of teaching and work with students*Improving the level of key competences and transversal skills through PBL and non-formal learning methods that place the student at the center of the educational process*Developing the design of a complete learning process,based on the developed methodology, for preparation for students in upper secondary education*Developing content design,learning activities and resources for organizing innovative eco-entrepreneurial training*Assessment of the applicability of the innovative methodology and dissemination of the results achieved in other school subjects*Transfer of innovative approach and tools to support the formation of eco-entrepreneurial competences of trainees,including through adaptation,pilot implementation, evaluation&dissemination of results*Preparatory and organizational part; transnational meeting:10/2020*Analytical and training part:*C1:Short-term joint training event for staff:04/2021*C2:Training for high-school and natural-science teachers:07/2021*C3: Short-term joint training event for staff:07/2022*Elaboration of intellectual outputs related to the development of:-Compilation book of good educational practices for eco-entrepreneurship education in the field of ecology and biodiversity conservation-Innovative integrative,interdisciplinary methodology for the formation and integration of entrepreneurial skills in a specific context of training related to ecology&environmental protection,and related tools-Methodological guide for teachers on the formation of eco and entrepreneurial skills through PBL-Tutorial for students in secondary school for innovative eco-entrepreneurship training-Educational online platform-Educational videos*Pilot implementation of the innovative methodology and its inclusion in the curriculum of Private School Tzar Simeon Veliki for2021/2022*Analysis and dissemination of results,including through project multiplier events-E1-E4:11/2022-01/2023*Final reportThe choice of priorities and the project idea are based on:*a thorough analysis of the needs of teachers and the school, which are foreseen in its Innovative Strategy;*the European Commission's ambition for a greener Europe and:*Europe 2020 Strategy for smart and sustainable growth*The New Skills Agenda for Europe*EU Youth Strategy 2019 and the 3/11Youth Goals on which it is based,developed during the Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the EU,related to: Sustainable Green Europe,Quality Learning and Employment*The Paris Agreement on Climate Change 2015*Key Competencies5/8:Communication in Native&Foreign Languages;STEM with an emphasis on basic Natural Science knowledge;Initiative and Entrepreneurship;Learning to learn*EntreComp:the EC Framework for Entrepreneurial Competence,presenting entrepreneurship as a transversal skill containing competencies*The European pillar of social rights’*Eurobarometer data(2018),where young Europeans indicate that the EU's top priorities should be:education&skills (50%+);behavioural change through eco-friendly initiatives(40%)*European Green Deal 2030

"Recognizing the need to build new digital educational resources, skills and competences to deal with the current crisis caused by the Covid-19 virus, which has significantly accelerated the need for odernization and digital transformation in education and training systems across Europe and based on: 1) The second of the 6 priorities of the EC (2019-2024) ""Europe prepared for the digital age"" provides for ""modernization of education through digital technologies"";2) EC Communiqué (02.2020) ""Building Europe's Digital Future"", which identified ""competences"" and ""digital tools"" as tools for digital transformation;3) Digital Education Action Plan (2021-2027), outlining the EC's vision for ""high quality and affordable digital-based education in Europe"", related to: * adapting education systems to the digital age and * lessons learned from the Covid crisis -19, imposed unprecedented levels of use and need for technology in the educational and training process; 4) Recommendation of the Council of the EU of 22.05.2018 on the promotion of common values, inclusive education and the European dimension of teaching; 5) The objectives and priorities of Erasmus + (KA2) related to international cooperation between partners from different countries and increasing their capacity to meet new challenges;6) The Strategic Framework for European Cooperation in Education and Training ET2020, CSU ""Tsar Simeon Veliki, Bulgaria in partnership with Medical Vocational High School ""Dr. Jovan Kalauzi"", RN Macedonia and Problem-Based Learning Institute, Lithuania proposes a project , which will create capacity for the implementation of school education in an online environment.The target groups from the three countries (s) are: 1) Teachers in the pre-high school / high school stage in the field of natural sciences and / or STEM from the three countries, including from remote areas; 2) students aged 10-18, including disadvantaged students due to low social and economic status, originating from more economically backward, remote areas with interests in the field of STEM and / or natural sciences.The idea for this project arose during the online meeting ""Challenges for education systems in connection with the recent sudden transition to online learning in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic"" (01.10.2020) - a group of teachers and educators from the three countries found similar the three countries problems 1) Significant increase in the social vulnerability of school-age people, especially among the group of so-called ""NEETs"" in connection with the pandemic (according to data from Eurofound from 17.08.2020); 2) Relatively high% of young people belonging to ""NEETs"", (17.5%, BiH and 12.95% -Lithuania and 19.4 RN Macedonia), above the EU average, determining the need for access to quality education in pandemic conditions to address the growing risks of social vulnerability; 3) Need to develop innovative online resources with a view to quality and inclusive teaching of science and STEM and the development of specific digital competencies of teachers. The project should be conducted as an international, as it is initiated by teachers and educators from the three countries and meets the specific needs of the three countries, as well as in line with the pan-European efforts to support education systems in the country.Europe.The main goal of the project is to build capacity in teachers teaching science in junior and high school through: * development of digital pedagogical competencies and * development and implementation of innovative online resources so that they can provide high quality, motivating and inclusive digital education .Specific objectives of the project are:- Identifying and summarizing proven good practices for providing high quality, motivating and inclusive education in an online environment through cooperation and sharing of expertise between partners;- Development of innovative online resources and tools - Online based platform and widely available online resources with free access (OER)- Integration of problem-based learning in the process of providing high quality education in an online environment;- Development of a curriculum and implementation of trainings for teachers teaching natural sciences in the pro-high school and high school stage, developing the necessary digital and pedagogical competencies;- Development of online training resources with the direct participation of their users - students in high school and junior high school and receiving feedback and recommendations from them."

"It is extremely important to educate our children about living together with nature. The future of our planet is in the hands of today's youth. Not only keeping the environment clean for ourselves and around us but thinking about the whole planet. Five schools from Estonia, Spain, Italy, Turkey and Bulgaria have come together in order to collaborate and educate children and communities and promote green lifestyle in Erasmus project ""Save the Planet Recycle All"" or SERA, which in Turkish language means ""greenhouse gas"". All participating schools have been already actively practicing green lifestyle, they have put a lot of effort in educating kids and the whole community in environmental issues. Through this project we revised the practises already in use and by taking notes from other countries and schools, tried to enrich the understanding of green lifestyle and how to follow it. Our main objectives were: 1. To give children and teachers a clear picture what is going on in the environment, what are the key issues we have to pay attention to and how to organize our lives so that we can really make a difference in saving the planet from ecological disaster. 2. To form a best possible plan of action for the children themselves to implement in their journey of living sustainable life. 3. To discuss and become aware of sustainable lifestyle and how to achieve it. These objectives were achieved through active collaboration between partner schools and communities and also inside the school community and among children themselves. All actively involved participants showed great interest in the topic, had a lot of good ideas and helped to introduce the importance of green and sustainable life to the whole school and the school community."

"Values provide support and help people to find their way in life. Values are not only taught within families but due to changing society especially kindergartens and schools must be increasingly active in this area. The cultural formation at our schools becomes more and more heterogeneous due to migration. That's why our pupils should be aware what Europe means and what common core values we all share.The displacement of traditional values is the cause of many problems in all partners' schools: For declining pupils' achievements, lack of sense of community, poor sense of responsibility. Too many pupils don't follow rules, are intolerant, there is a lack in determination to respect other people and things and in single-mindedness. This leads also to premature school leaving without adequate qualification.Too many pupils are not well enough prepared for challenges of life after leaving school. For too many pupils it's a shock when they start vocational education, when they realize that turning up too late at the workplace, rude behaviour, unsatisfactory performance, avoidable mistakes due to lack of interest in the matter will no longer be tolerated. For our underachieving pupils, who already have problems gaining an apprenticeship at all, it's especially a problem when due to such behaviour and attitudes they won't finish school or carelessly cancel their training.We want to enable our pupils to master an active, them personally satisfying life as European citizens by attaining certain attitudes. We want to empower them to approach other people openly and respectfully and not just to think that their own views are the measure of all things.Pupils of Kindergarten, Primary School and Lower Secondary Level are our main target group.Five schools are the partners. The coordinating institute is Stadtteilschule Arheilgen (Darmstadt/Germany) a Cooperative Comprehensive School for pupils aged 10 to 15. It has an integration class for new pupils with no or hardly any knowledge of German due to their migrant background. They get extra training in German so that after some time they will be able to take part in mainstream lessons. Scoala Primara Hänsel und Gretel (Iasi/Romania) is a newly established school under construction with so far classes for age 2 to 5 (Kindergarten), Preschool (age 6), class 1 to 3 (age 7 to 9). Vali Sabahattin Cakmakoglu Ortaokulu (Mersin/Turkey) is a secondary school, Zakladni skola Tomase Garrigua Masaryka (Blansko/Czech Republic) offers primary and lower secondary education for age 6 to 15, Private Secondary School Drita (Sofia/Bulgaria) is a Comprehensive School with Kindergarten and classes 1 to 12. The partners are located in different cultural environments. The catchment areas vary from a small town to medium sized and large cities.The tasks have been adapted to age and abilities of participating pupils.By our cooperation we elaborated pupil-centered approaches and methods to support our pupils practicing positive behaviour and attitudes.By making observations, discussions, sketching/practicing/performing plays, logo/writing/drawing/slogan competitions, setting targets, exercises of training concentration, designing motivation-memos, physical persistence activities, inviting people to school to tell about their life, visiting religious institutions and e.g. old people’s homes for jointly activities, preoccupation with other cultures/bullying/Facebook, preparing a film and more we enabled our pupils to train during first term keeping rules, second term showing willingness to make efforts, third term showing each other respect and appreciation and fourth term acting responsible.We had three Transnational Project Meetings and two Learning- Activities. Final result is a guide ""Exercising values at Kindergarten and school"" with tested plans and reports, an online- version of the guide in English and a project website, a plaque with project logo for our school halls and regularly updated photo walls at each partner school with photos showing the project's progress at all partners’ institutions and to raise awareness of the transnational cooperation. We got stories, drawings, videos and more. Our final online guide is free accessible and can be downloaded.We’ve achieved already some changes in thinking and acting of our pupils. Our pupils take more responsibility for themselves and their actions. They are more aware of how important it is to observe certain values in order to achieve individual goals. They started acquiring skills for a personally satisfying life as active European citizens.We have occupied ourselves with eTwinning.Exercising values and attitudes has become part of our school curricula and thereby the results of our project will be continuously used and supplemented after the end of the project."