20 students from each country (from 2nd and 3rd grade: 13-14 years old) would participate in a European project Erasmus Plus KA2 related to nutrition and healthy lifestyle over a period of two years. During the project they would cooperate online (using the e-Twinning platform) as well as via 4 short-term exchange visits (2 per academic year). we should specify here whether the group of students participating in the project would be the same throughout the two years or there will be two different groups)There would be different areas involved in the project: Physical education, Science, Maths and English (as this would be the communication language). In the first phase, students would mostly keep record of their eating habits as well as the amount of physical activity they do on a daily basis. They would compare and interpret the data of their respective mates from the other country. At the same time they would investigate on topics related to nutrition, eating disorders, physical activity etc via short-term projects which would enhance the use of ICT (padlets, flipped classroom, infographics etc).In the second part of the project, students would share their typical national recipes and students from the other country would prepare the meal and analyze it to see its nutritive value. They will also send each other parcels with typical food from their area, students will have to do “blind tasting” and then analyze the product and its nutritive value. Students will also elaborate a personal vlog, where they will record their culinary experiences and their physical activities.In the third and final phase of the project, students should be able to suggest each other how to improve their habits related to nutrition and physical activity and elaborate a culinary book and weekly planner of physical activity.Throughout the project students will also tackle issues related to environmental problems and discuss the problems of unnecessary packagings, recycling or imported food as opposed to the use of local seasonal product.The two centres will organize different events where the whole educational community gets involved, like sports days and international cooking days.During the 7-day exchanges, students will try to live the routine of their mates and compare how this change of diet and lifestyle affects them (they will be able to monitor this process thanks to the “watches” given by the universities). They will also participate in different activities including a conference on nutrition and healthy lifestyle where they will introduce the results of their investigation and will try to discuss other important issues with an expert guest.

"<< Objectives >>The project wants to foster environmental awareness and sustainability skills in young people by activating schools and teachers to sign up to the European Blue School Network which promotes the Ocean Literacy activities. It achieves this by implementing a true grass-roots approach that includes teachers, schools and local environmental actors in a pilot action to overcome current hindrances and by documenting this approach in a BluePrint Guide to enable other EU regions to follow this example.<< Implementation >>The ""We are Blue Schools"" project is a grass-roots pilot project. Apart from management and dissemination activities, it will - conduct a research to find out from schools and teachers what stops them from becoming Blue Schools - organise a workshop to develop a strategy concept and initiate a Community of Practice- implement the findings and support a minimum of 100 schools in Mallorca to become Blue Schools- share its experience in a BluePrint Guide for transferability to other context.<< Results >>The main results of the ""We are Blue Schools"" project are:- a strategy concept based on the research phase to determine why schools do not join the Blue School network- 100 schools in Mallorca that sign up to be Blue Schools and integrate Ocean Literacy activities into their lessons- a Community of Practice- a BluePrint Guide for other regions and organisations to copy the activities of the project - a project Flyer (in English, Spanish and Catalan), a website and social media accounts."

"<< Background >>The pandemic and lockdown situation in the school sector resulted in an unplanned and rapid move to online learning with no digital training, insufficient digital skills, and little preparation of many teachers. As a result, the quality and quantity of teaching has suffered and the problem remains active one year after the 1st lockdown. The risk of a continued poor learner experience will make the possible appearance of a COVID generation of young people who misses out on large parts of their education.The EU Stakeholders consultation in 2020 for the digital education plan 2021-2017, where 2700 users took part, reaffirm this: as ""95% of respondents considered the COVID-19 crisis to be a ‘turning point’ for how technology is used in education and training"". All respondents rated teachers' digital skills as the most important component of digital education while students expressed a need for more interaction and guidance from teachers. In addition, age matters regarding the use of digital technologies in teaching as according to Eurostat in 2020 the most working teachers in the EU are over 50 years of age represent 37.9%of the current teaching workforce and are statistically less confident and more fearful of using Digital systems than the younger teachers.These stats were corroborated with the Digital Mentor Power previous Need Analysis carried out by the consortium where 138 teachers, 156 students and 98 parents participated. It showcased that most teachers are not trained to deliver their subject using digital tools while students expressed a need for more interactive and high-quality online classes from teachers and better communication with peers. On the other hand, as outlined by the Education and Training Monitor 2019, graduate teachers want more and better training to face the social challenges and inexperience they are confronted with. Eurydice (2020) finds the collaborative school culture which is characterized by mutual support as a solution to improve novel teachers pedagogical experiece. After conducting deep desktop research, a needs analysis and various meetings and talks with EU schools, The Digital Mentor Power project believed that a new hybrid model of education is emerging with substantial benefits, and therefore teachers need to carry on developing their digital skills to integrate information technology in education as this acceleration of online education will eventually become an integral component of school education. The Erasmus + call for 2021 offers an opportunity to fill the digital gap of European Teachers that are struggling to deliver online classes, and at the same time gives the opportunity to novel teachers to gain visibility and experience by exchanging knowledge in a ""peer learning concept"". In line with the strategic priorities of the Digital Education Action Plan 2021-2017, the Digital Mentor Power Project, will increase the use of digital technologies for teaching and learning and to develop digital skills for all, as teachers act as multipliers by sharing their knowledge with others, being the most direct target groups students and families. By applying to this call, the project will develop a tool that will address the digital Skill gap of EU teachers, the Digital Mentor Power Platform. The Digital Mentor Power Platform will be an innovative tool that will enable experienced teachers (Pedagogical Experts) to learn technological competencies and find new ways to tailor technogology to their specific subject by exchanging knowledge in a ""peer learning"" concept with novel teachers (Digital Mentors) who are skilled in a range of digital skills. In return, Pedagogical experts who receve the digital training will support Digital Mentors with resources and advice rgarding pedagogical and teaching methods.<< Objectives >>The main goal of the Digital Mentor Power Project is to improve the learning process in EU schools by enhancing the digital skills and competences of European Teachers through the development of the Digital Mentor Power Platform: This goal will be reached by: 1) identifying novel teachers who are skilled in a range of digital skills and different digital tools. These participants will be the Digital Mentors who will help experienced teachers to reach a proficient level of digital competence through mentorship training. 2) identifying experienced teachers who need digital training (Pedagogical Experts). This teachers will support their often-unexperienced colleagues with resources and advice regarding pedagogical methods. Thereby, the platform and its growing network of teachers represents a win-win situation for all participants. 3) reach and engage a massive number of school teachers on both sides of the “Digital Skills divide”. This will create a network of teachers who can deliver their subjects online or in class that reach all of their students and keep them engaged with innovative and imaginative activities, regardless of any current or future Covid-19 restrictions.This proposal will present a solution that has been designed to be quickly and easily implemented, effective, transferable and expandable. 4) build a rich database of digital tools and pedagogical resources where PE and DM will be able to select and receive an Individual Master Class from their paired Mentor and vice-versa.5) make use of the available EU tools and incorporate them into the project's result or activities. SELFIE for teachers, Europass , the School Education Gateway and eTwinning will be used to successfully deliver these actions. With the implementation of the Digital Mentor Power project, all the needs previously outlined will be met by following this win-win scenario. The project brings a unique opportunity to foster cooperation within European territories through the channel that builds the project base, digitalization. The implementation of the Digital Mentor Power Platform will ensure transferability as it can also be adapted to other target groups related to education or socio inclusion sectors (such as Higher Education or VET).<< Implementation >>For the accomplishment of the Digital Mentor Power objectives, the consortium will comply with the project plan of activities to be implemented. These can be distributed into 6 groups: 1. Activities that define the management framework of the project and guide the partnership through the timeframe of the project: These are Activities 1 to 7 and are as follows: A1- Project Management System, A2- Management Plan, A3- Evaluation Plan, A4- Total Quality Management Plan, A5- Project Risk Management Plan, A6- Dissemination and Exploitation Plan, A7-Internal Communication Plan.2. Activities that are the building blocks of the dissemination strategy and support the projects' impact by widely informing stakeholders about the activities and the Project Result. These are: A8- Dissemination materials, A9-Project website, A10-Social Media Presence, A11-Animated Infographics, A12- Project logo and corporate image, A13- Project Video, and A14- Update Webinars.3. Activities that summarize and report the project's activities for control and monitoring of the planned successes, these will be: A15-Partner Meeting Minutes, A-16-Project Evaluation Reports, A17- Dissemination Activity Reports, A18- Total Quality Management Repors, A19-Interim Report, and A-20 Final Report. 4. Activities and tasks that will make possible the tangible outcome of the Project Result PR1- Digital Mentor Power Platform, those including research, design, development, programming, coding, tool testing and improvements. 5. Activities to enhance collaboration, face-to-face contact, exchange of good practices, transnationality, and better quality of the project results (The Digital Mentor Power Platform). These will include the 4 Transnational Partner Meetings which will take place in the 4 participaing countries and other planned online meetings in between. 6. Activities to present, explain, disseminate and give visibility to the Project Result: These will be the multiplier events in its onsite and virtual form, including the Mentoring Summits, that will be vital for the testing and improvement of the Digital Mentor Power Platform, and the Final Conference, which gives a unique opportunity to present the Digital Mentor Power Platform to stakeholders that will later make effective use of them.<< Results >>The project presents an effective project result that provides a practical solution for the digital gap of European teachers and the quality their of online classes. This Project Result is the Digital Mentor Power Platform.The Digital Mentor Power Platform will be an innovative tool that will enable experienced teachers (Pedagogical Experts) to learn technological competencies and find new ways to tailor technogology to their specific subject by exchanging knowledge in a ""peer learning"" concept with novel teachers (Digital Mentors) who are skilled in a range of digital skills. In return, Pedagogical experts who receve the digital training will support Digital Mentors with resources and advice rgarding pedagogical and teaching methods. The Digital Mentor Platform will be a place where both Digital Mentors and Pedagogical Experts can register, meet and pair up and will also contain a rich database of digital tools or pedagogical advice where Pedagogical Experts will be able to select and receive an individual Master Class from their paired Mentor and vice-versa. The expected results of the above work of the Digital Mentor Power project and especially of the Project Results the DMP Platform are: 1. A planned strategy built on a pre “Needs Analysis Study” where teachers, students and families from the project’s 3 Partner schools (and the participations of other associated schools), completed a self-assessment process to determine their knowledge and experience but also difficulties they suffered during online teaching, and digital skills possessed, pedagogical knowledge, personal information, and types of activities used and needed. 2.A coherent and systematic methodology to ensure efficient matches between Digital Mentors and Pedagogical Experts by listing their age, gender, teaching subject, language, type of activity to deliver and level of competence.3.A web-based platform planned for effective Cooperation and Exchange of good practices as both target groups will receive training on digital or pedagogical competencies.4.A new generation of experienced teachers who will be proficient in DigCompEdu and therefore will be ready to train in the various stages of the digital education environment. 5.A competent group of new graduate teachers who will learn teaching techniques and methods from Pedagogical Experts while gaining teaching experience. 6.A team of Technologial Geeks who will provide technical support and mentoring to both target groups. 7.An increased employability of DM as they will be seen their experience and network of contacts expanded.8.An increased visibility of the DM as they will get a trusted national or European certification after 20 classes. This certificate will be issued by the participating schools and will be connected to Europass by the certification feature. This certificate will also facilitate the obtention of the European Digital Skills Certificate once created by the EC. 9.An ensured sustainability of the Project results by constantly updating the tool with new software and training the DM’s on those with the help of Technologial Geeks.10.An EU added value as PE’s and DM’s from at least 4 member states will exchange their digital and pedagogical knowledge making the action more effective than if carried out at national or local level. Furthermore, the participation of allñ member states in the Mentoring Summits and the connection to e-twinning platform reinforce EU transnationality. Furthermore, the European Framework for the Digital Competence of Educators will be used to tailor the DMP platform as the proficiency progression and the 6 areas will be part of it.11.A school network as partners will have Disseminated the project results to a massive school network through contacts, social media etc."