"In the project of ""Shapes"" in the frame of Erasmus+ three secondary schools from the Czech Republic, Greece and Turkey enhanced the European dimension of education by promoting joint cooperation activities among them. The project of ""Shapes"" arose at schools that prepare their students for studies at universities. These schools had already cooperated before. The partners studied regular geometrical shapes and symmetry around us, and they see that this way they have brought a contribution to the decrease in the number of cases of underachievement in Maths and Science. In the project the aims of the partnership were to show geometry as a part of our life and as a part of the nature around us, to get a new view of the world around us, to explain that geometry belongs to the basic knowledge that connects a lot of disciplines, and show that geometry can be interesting and amusing. The participants of the project were students and teachers of the school. Direct participants were about seventy, indirect participants (students involved in presentations, CLIL lessons and competitions) more than four hundred. The common work and above all four short-term exchanges of groups of pupils have taught the participants about countries and their cultures, improved the language knowledge, motivated them to study languages, shown how to work in international teams and contributed to building new Europe. Besides short-term exchanges two transnational project meetings were organized. Main activities of the project were: taking and making photos of regular shapes around us, visits of galleries and museums, competitions in painting and creating regular shapes, competitions in puzzles, CLIL lessons and preparation of materials that help teachers teach geometry in an interesting way. The most crucial results are the common catalogue of cards with regular shapes around us with explanations of the shapes, three mathematical stories named ""Back in history"", the presentations on regular shapes, three CLIL lessons, sets of geometrical puzzles, a multilingual geometrical minidictionary and works of art. According to the questionnaires, thanks to the project and its dissemination the attitude to geometry at direct and indirect participants has improved. Thanks to the involvement in the project the local public has learned about the programme Erasmus+ and about the international efforts and cooperation of the participating schools, is aware of them, and appreciates them. The digital products are available on the project websites, so teachers and students may benefit from them also in the future."

<< Objectives >>First of all, this project aims to create an international dynamic aimed at young people. Second of all, this project should allow partners from the associative and educational sectors, as well as national and European institutions to exchange on good practices and talk about their own experiences, encourage active citizenship, gain experience in international cooperation and intercultural skills, encourage learning and allow young people who have less opportunities to open up internationally<< Implementation >>Educational trips will be organised in 3 of partner countries, so as to follow in Dumas’ footsteps, and a travel diary will be produced by the pupils, as well as a book on the construction of Europe by great writers. 2 seminars will be organised, one for the teachers and one for the structures which manage the European cultural itineraries. An exhibition on illustrations of Dumas, and one on Dumas’ travels, as well as theatre and fencing lessons will complete the artistic value of the project.<< Results >>Thanks to the completion of these objectives, the “From d’Artagnan to Napoleon, Dumas’ Europe step by step” project will allow to raise the participants awareness around European citizenship. From Dumas and his travels to todays European institutions, the will is the same, to build a Europe of Peace by having a better understanding of others. This understanding is aquired through culture, literature, trips, sport and exchanges.