"A story of islands 3 Europeans territories: our differences, our common ties The road map of the regional education authority of Caen has set the cultural and international opening as work lead: it is about developing the ambition of every pupil by opening the school onto the cultures and heritages, in order to widen the pupils’ horizon. These international projects must be designed with the help of the digital tools of communication. Guillaume Fouace secondary school, which has been classified among priority educational networks since 2016, is located in the Cotentin peninsula, opposite Tatihou Island, in the town of Saint-Vaast-La-Hougue, which has been classified in the UNESCO world heritage. It commits itself to develop the international dimension by collaborating with two other European schools, one in Gela, in Sicily, and the other one in Santa Cruz de la Palma, in the Canary Islands. These three territories are similar by their insularity and by the richness of their heritage but are also different by their language and their traditions. By going to meet the other one, by discovering the other one’s culture and by making the other one discover the richness of their own territory, every pupil will be able to develop new skills as well as the feeling of belonging to Europe. For the development of the pupils’ ambition and opening on the world, the theme of the travel diary has been chosen. Thus, in partnership with a local artist, the participants will be able to depict their common ties and their differences, by creating works which will then be displayed during festivals, such as the book festival ""Encre et ancres"" in Saint-Vaast-La Hougue, in cooperation with the regional government, or the international festival of world music, ""les Traversées Tatihou."" These festivals will thus be vehicles for the communication of the participants’ works. The exchanges between the participants between meeting times will be operated thanks to the use of digital technology: Guillaume Fouace secondary school, at the forefront of digital technology, being equipped with a mobile class of tablets, will use them every day to communicate. The fact that all subjects are involved in the project contributes to its coherence for the pupils: thus, it is at the heart of the pupil’s everyday life that the project ""A story of islands"" will find its meaning. Dominique Aussant, Head teacher"