"This project has the title ""Fundamental Rights in European Education („FREE“)"" , a suitable subtitle might be ""How to deal with freedom of expression in a social media context.""In this day and age, our students, but also we teachers, find ourselves almost on a daily basis confronted with fundamental rights issues. Tragic events like the terror attacks in France, Denmark, Turkey, Belgium and other parts of the world and the consequent ever growing flood of information and opinions about the topics of refugees, religious conflicts, racism and the like on the internet present a challenge that we have to face. How then do schools in different countries, different societies, empower their students to be able to exercise this fundamental right? What do the curricula offer as an up-to-date approach to tackle this issue? How can, in a social-media context, a respectful way of interaction be acquired and implemented?In this project we aimed at providing our students with an essential understanding of the topic and developed concrete teaching examples, thus, exchanging and sharing examples of good or best practices. Our students collected experiences in this field. They, during this project and afterwards as well, were enabled to respectfully but decisively express themselves in a written, oral and artistic way. In order to tackle all those objectives, students had to engage in open discussion with students from other countries, sharing other cultural and religious values and beliefs. That is also why country-specific aspects had been chosen to provide an insight into the transnational facets of the project. More precisely, transnational teaching and/or learning activities took place in each partner country with preparatory tasks and assigments in between those meetings. The activities ranged from producing video clips to exchanging best practices for using social media as a means of teaching and learning to artistic ways of expressing one's ideas and beliefs in graffiti. Additional to partners from Germany, Finland, Sweden and Austria, there was also a Turkish participant, providing the unique possibility to engage in an inter-religious dialogue. Not only did this project aim at increasing students' (social-)media skills and competences by using Facebook, Twitter and Co. and reflecting the usage, but also at providing students with the necessary tools to express their ideas and beliefs in a respectful and confident way. Using social media goes hand in hand with the publication of the project's results and outcomes. The project’s Blog provided the main platform for the dissemination of the project's results. Main activities: Finland: - presentation and discussion of the videos and the survey on social media- creating posters and a marketing plan (Kajaani University)- discussion Simon Sinek “Millenials” (teaching material/ lesson)- visits to an Visual Artist living and working close to Paltamo using modern technology to work and stay connected regardless of the rather remote location.- visit to Kainuun Opisto Community College, a school teaching refugees, engaging with those students and learning first-hand about challenges and chances for refugees in Finland.- visit to Kajaani University of Applied sciences, where students were presented different studies in the field of digital technologies.Austria:- Two days of workshops on “Theater of the Oppressed”- Creating Graffiti, printing T-ShirtsGermany I:- workshop history and development of social media at University Regensburg- visit to Flossenbürg concentration campSweden:- mindfulness of the other: drawing your partner- presentation and discussion of the survey on refugees- “The Journey” and “More than one story” games to get to know understand refugees’ experiences- presentation by Patrick Gruczkun: “Intercultural Competence. Behaviours and attitudes to cross-cultural encounters”.Turkey: - making music together, workshop and concert- presentation and discussion of the videos on “More than one story” told by refugees- presentation on the common ethics of religion- a guided tour to three different places of worship: A synagogue in Taksim, the Greek-Orthodox Patriarchate in Fener and thehe Süleymaniye Mosque in Süleymaniye All the products and outcomes of the project can be found on the project blog. The most prominent being the brochure on social media and the teaching material.All of the participating schools face the same challenges and together we developed approaches and sharing best practice. Regardless of minor setbacks, Europe is growing together ever closer while still being able to welcome and integrate the huge number of refugees that is recently fleeing war an violence in the world. A good understanding of one's own culture and the feeling of identity are the foundation for showing respect and finding common ground."

<< Objectives >>The objectives of “European Culture Ambassadors” - to provide students with new competencies and skills to take an active citizenship role in European context- to step into the role of a contributor on chosen topics in a multicultural community and teamwork- to use networking with peers for vital communication- to be creative and innovative in cross-cultural working teams- to get a wider horisont for decisions to make in one’s further life by including the experiences from the project wor<< Implementation >>C1 Introduction, Project planning, Education Systems, Sustainable Development via Cultural Project in Greece : Joint Staff Meeting -2 teachers C2:Cultural Bridges in PBL in Spain 4 students & 2 TeachersC3:Evaluation for PBL & Developing intercultural competences4 students & 2 TeachersC4:Recognising cultural diversity for learning in everyday practice4 students & 2 TeachersC5: Virtual Meeting Final Meeting & Cultural Heritage Gamjam10 students & 2 Teachers<< Results >>EXPECTED INTANGIBLE RESULTSThe school partnership’s work brings students together in multi-cultural teams and offers them training and learning of the necessary tools, methods and attitudes to stay good cooperators and friends on distance and to shape a network for the future with their mates from other European schools by the together learning experiences in the project.EXPECTED TANGIBLE RESULTS 1 Website(5 year period) 2023 Multicultural Calendar 5 E-Brochures about cultural heritage etc.

The project “TOLERANCE IS THE START!” involves 5 schools from 5 European countries: LT,PT,GR,RO,TR. According to the SWOT analysis done by each partner in their institution, the partners indentified a series of common needs that lead to the decision to implement a project about tolerance. Violence, aggression, intolerance, racism, ethnic discrimination are tendencies that can be observed in the behavior of the students from all the partner countries.In The World Values Survey shows that Portugal, Turkey and Romania are the least racially tolerant countries, while Greece and Lithuania seem to be the most tolerant countries. This result along with the diverse educational and cultural background of the partners will facilitate the implementation of a successful project.The project objectives are:-to develop civic competences and increase self-esteem of 110 students from 5 EU countries-to facilitate understanding the concepts “tolerance” and “mutual understanding” at a personal level and in the European context-to equip participants with practical examples for acting as civic-minded citizens-to raise awareness about diversity and cultural identities promoting social cohesion-to boost the feeling of belonging to the EU communityIn accordance with the Article 2 of the Treaty on the European Union, we envisage that this international cooperation will prepare our students for living in a multicultural society being aware of the EU values, appreciating diversity. Students will interiorize tolerance and mutual understanding as active civic attitudes. For reaching the overall aim of broadening the civic mindedness emphasizing the importance of tolerance and mutual understanding impact in daily life, we decided to use an innovative approach.To reach the project objectives an innovative approach will be used. Combining the advantages of using ICT in education with the Five Factor Model theory will tackle the 5 personality dimensions:-openness to experience: students will be encouraged to express their emotions and ideas using Art. They will create together the movie “Tolerance through my eyes”, scenarios for the Forum theater, digital photos, will prepare artistic moments for the Festival of tolerance and mutual understanding.-extraversion: team building activities, sports competitions and board games are going to stimulate students’ assertiveness, sociability and personality.-agreeableness: working in international teams and creating products together will develop students’ cooperation skills. The tangible products they will create together are flashcards about the topic, the dictionary of the project, handmade bookmarks and thematic puzzles.-neuroticism: students will experience (un)pleasant emotions, anger, depression, anxiety and vulnerability during the Forum theater/ theater activity. They will become aware of how intolerance is perceived by others, develop empathy and they will see how important is to be an active citizen.The use of ICT during the activities, supported by internal cognitive aspects of learning will lead to innovative outcomes results tackling learning abilities.The activities are designed to develop the tolerance, mutual understanding, intercultural competences, social and civic spirit. The international cooperation will broaden the cross-cultural knowledge and understanding about the countries, cultures and values strengthening the feeling of belonging to a united Europe.

<< Objectives >>The goals we want to achieve are as follows:O1: Educate students about climate change and start a recycling program and an energy and water conservation project for our students.O2: Improve knowledge about sustainable consumption and environmental protection among students and in local communities.O3: Actively engage students in the learning process.O4: Activate parents and the local community to take action against climate changeO5: Recognize how important water is to life<< Implementation >>- C1: 'Stop wishing! Start Doing'. A kickoff meeting in BE.- C2: 'Go Green, Breathe Clean' in ES: workshops, role-playing and memory games, making a mini-terrarium, forest clean-up, presentations of animations ''POWTOON app''- C3: 'Go Sustainable For A Better Future' in TR: A workshop: Reduce Your Waste!, seminar on CLEAN WATER, cultural visits and coastal cleanup- C4: 'Stay Connected' in DE: The closure meeting. A workshop to plan in detail the dissemination and use of the project<< Results >>Tangible outcomes: an extensive video archive of lectures and videos of the activities, Teacher's Climate Guide and many educational materials on various seminars, demonstrative lectures and school presentations, Twinspace, the project website and social media accounts, thematic workshops, the Eco-Teens Club, water diaries, online exhibitions, clean forests, coasts, parks, the project DVD. Intangible outcomes: improved environmental awareness, communication, and digital skills of participants.

Background of the projectThe prevalence of obesity in childhood is increasing all over the world and the World Health Organization (WHO) shows the obesity as one of the most important public health problems. Most of these children continue to be obese adults in their lives. Besides, they may have low self-esteem and some social problems. Treatment of obesity is not much effective once it develops so community-based preventive measures in early stages of life seem to be more significant.Treatments after diagnosing the illnesses create financial and emotional costs. When we manage to regulate the basic factors such as nutrition, physical activities, and weight, we can get more effective result on preventing chronic illnesses rather than treating them. Maintaining a healthy life may not always be easy. Yet, this should never be an excuse to give up on our efforts. We can continue to have a healthy, happy and hopeful life only if we reduce the risks that are threatening our well-being. A life with the least amount of risks and threats is an invaluable present for our beloveds and ourselvesObjectives• Having preventive measures and risk decreasing approaches in early stage of life• Reducing high BMI among teenagers• Backing the students up to take part in physical activities and exchanging experiences on outdoor activities in all countries and adapting them to their lives.• Decreasing the level of stress, anxiety and isolation• Preparing action plans including one hour school and after school activities (prepared by WHO for children 5- 17 years) and taking it on international scale• Reducing the overweight and its risks from 19% to 15% for the first year and below 10% for the second year• Creating awareness regarding different healthy life styles in the EU• Enhancing the knowledge of the participants on different local cuisines• Organizing competitions to support active lifestyle in a kind but firm atmosphere and improving the team spirit• Downloading and actively usage of health friendly technology and apps (pedometer, calorie counters)• Creating a common health diet with apps• Learning how to grow own food (adaptable in the city) and how to collect food from the natureThe Participants and ProfileEach short-term exchange mobility will include the participation of 20 students(age range between14-18) and 10teachers, and totally 120 students and 60 teachers will take part in all mobility. Selection criteria for the students will be computer and language skills, peer and teamwork ability, availability and adaptability.ACTIVITIESC1-FR- Swedish Diet/Yoga/Healthy Minds/Family Information/Midday fitness/Friendly competitions/Creating GOAT mascotC2-HU-Decleration/Stop Being Couch Potato/Mobile Apps/Homemade Products/“Consumerism culture” SeminarC3-TR- Seminar: “Diabetes Among the Young”/Atkins Diet/Bring your own food/Fundamentals of Healthy Life/Probiotics/Folk remedies C4-IT- Mediterrenean Diet/Sedentary life/Mobile Apss/Trekking/Pitching a tent(Skill)/Cooking Class C5-SK-European Food and Nutrition Action Plan/Dash diet/Local herbs medicine C6-LV- Organic Food/Growing your own vegetables at school/paper magazine/final reportCONCRETE RESULTs are questionnaires, logo, website, social media tools, a common eTwinning page for the project, handbook for children in 6 languages including health tips, a common recipe book, Local Herbs Book, Local Remedies Book, recorded video clips of cooking classes, sport offer, travel diaries, language booklets, cultural booklets before the trips prepared adequately to the age of pupils.Results and ImpactsWe estimate a great deal of long-term benefits of our project as a result of numerous of activities and workshops such as developing action plans including 60 minutes curricular and extra-curricular activities, taking preventive measures in order to mitigate risks (individual – family – indoor and outdoor of the school based), combining well-being with sport, outdoor activities, information for the parents, “Healthy Students & Happy Schools”, presenting “Vienna Declaration on Nutrition and European Food and Nutrition Action Plans”, “Stop Being a Couch Potato and Sedentary Life”, creating a GOAT Mascot (Goats are dynamic animals which represent healthy and organic life), healthy minds, healthy diets (Mediterranean / DASH / Atkins / Weight Watcher / Swedish), “Bring Your Own Food” campaign, growing vegetables, finding the best mobile apps.The METHODOLOGY to be used in carrying out at the project is basically student-centered and cooperative learning and learning through experience. In addition, different assessment methods (evaluation and feedback forms, preliminary and final and satisfaction survey)are used to evaluate implementation, management and dissemination of the project.The success of the mobility is measured comparatively against the results and level of satisfaction of students who gained the healthy life awareness.