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SOS - Soul of Science

Funder: European CommissionProject code: 2019-1-RS01-KA229-000909
Funded under: ERASMUS+ | Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices | School Exchange Partnerships Funder Contribution: 87,654 EUR

SOS - Soul of Science

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Our project is called SOS - Soul of Science. The aim of the project is multilayered and symbolic. SOS means providing help and social inclusion for pupils with socioeconomic disadvantages, behavioural and learning problems and minority pupils. Another project objective is to reduce early school leave that as a consequence has a high risk of being unemployed and socially marginalized. With better education, inclusive teaching and using new methods, especially in the STE(A)M fields (at an early age) our project is increasing pupils’ motivation for taking part in the future education preparing them to handle the modern civilization challenges better. This project aims to use STE(A)M activities to help pupils learn in new environments and through non-formal learning activities developing their skills and competences, it will improve their language skills and foreign lg competences, as English will primarily be used in all project activities. It will help them get more integrated by collaboration with different partners and it will have a positive impact on their self-esteem. Throughout the project, teachers will improve their intercultural competences and understanding of social and cultural diversity. By exchanging ideas and collaboration, sharing experiences and inventing new methods, the project will improve the quality of teaching and the capacity to handle the needs of the disadvantaged. The involvement of all pupils in school activities will be improved and enhance their intercultural awareness. The pupils will feel enthusiastic and creative about STE(A)M activities and they will gain skills: thinking and problem-solving; self-direction and learning; collaboration; information and research; organization and planning. The project will lead to new curricula in all partner schools that will be enriched with intercultural access in teaching. The intercultural aspect will help all our pupils develop competences, it will contribute to their openness, a better understanding of other cultures, solidarity, communication and better chances on the labour market.Teachers will learn how to incorporate STE(A)M into English language classes, to give the disadvantaged pupils significant intercultural experience, enhance their intercultural understanding, improve their lg skills by using English, to contribute to their social inclusion and support them to stay in the school system for as long as they need to overcome the challenges in learning, disabilities and socio-economic disadvantages. For teachers as a result of dissemination projects, it will be a process of modernizing the teaching methods and learning process, improvement of competences, collaborating with other teachers locally and internationally to exchange good practices. For schools, the whole idea of collaborating with international partners and teacher and pupil exchanges in the long-term will result in the modernization and internationalization of schools, thus we will achieve better results in competitions and we will create a better, more relaxed, open and high-quality learning atmosphere to all participants in the educational process.The project will promote social inclusion, non-discrimination through education and different activities, exchange of good practices among the 5 partners by using non-formal methods of learning on different topics, with an emphasis on project-based learning and ICT, in order to integrate them into the organization after the mobility period, to achieve a modern, dynamic and innovative environment in partner schools, to create an e-book on the good practices, digital tools, PBL and benefits of STE(A)M.The direct participants are 25 pupils from 5 different countries and 25 teachers, and the indirect participants are school leaders, school teachers and school staff, pupils in partners’ schools, other local schools involved in activities, colleagues, new potential users and participants in mobility programs, other stakeholders: local community, professional assets, youth offices, the business sector, tourist agencies, NGOs, decision-makers, the media and general public - the number of all involved is a few thousand.The connection with all partners long after the completion of the project will be continued through eTwinning projects. The good partnerships will have positive effects and results for each partner school and other schools we plan to share our experience with.This project will involve the communities in partner countries ensuring that the project reflects local needs, finding people/experts who can bring new skills, knowledge and experience to the project, encouraging volunteering providing an opportunity for volunteers to use their existing skills and experience and develop new ones. Participating schools will create stronger links with the community giving their community, local authorities, funders and other organizations confidence that this project is rooted in community needs and has its support.

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