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"From our point of view, we could largely achieve the goals we had set ourselves in the proposal, namely acquisition of knowledge about the EU and its workings, appreciation for the benefits and achievements of the EU, enhancing of IT skills and language skills and knowledge of other cultures and ways of life. The evaluations carried out among the participants (see results published on the Erasmus+ Dissemination Platform).All together, around each school sent 2 teachers and six pupils to each of the AULs, to which we must add the participants of the project who worked ""on site"", but did not travel.The mobilities granted by Erasmus+ were all done by pupils aged 14 to 17 and their teachers. The participants came from quite heterogeneous backgrounds, ranging from affluent to difficult economic situations which, however, did not play a role in the project and was not noticeable at all.All in all, we organised a meeting at each of the partner schools as had been scheduled in the proposal. All the activities planned (work on webquest, doing filmclips, evaluation of the survey and insight into political decision-making processes along with excursions to thematically relevant sites such as the European Parliament in Brussels or visits of NGOs helping migrants' issues or agricultural businesses receiving EU-subsidies) could be carried out as outlined in the proposal, with the exception of a re-arrangement of the schedule due to organisational matters (see below). In-between the meetings, the participants were in close contact, working together to prepare the topics of the next meeting and deepening their new friendships. This was done via eTwinning, but also with the help of other social platforms such as Facebook or whatsapp.The teachers involved in the project are very satisfied with the results achieved and the commitment shown by the participants, with our expectations being more than met in some respects. We were not only impressed with the efficiency and the flexibility the participants showed when doing and further developing the tasks given, but also with their way of integrating prior knowledge meaningfully in the project. ""Tangible"" results range from various webquests, glossaries for a number of topics and a survey questionnaire to creative outputs like logo-design, videoclips and memes. Concerning the attitudes and values among the youth, we could witness a growing awareness of the European idea, its realisation on the political and social levels and the concrete effect it has on the participants' lives. Finally, the youth were able to name and hold dear the benefits the EU holds for them. Moreover, the meetings were characterised by an open atmosphere among the participants who were eager to get to know the others and their ways of life.This impression was corroborated be the host families who mostly considered the one-week stay of their guest as a benefit for their family. Also in terms of language, all participants have been able to deepen their knowledge of English and learn some words in the languages of the partners."
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