CONTEXTThe production and development of Energy from renewable resources in Europe is advancing to an important policy issue and demands legislative regulation.With the new Directive, it is required by EU to fulfill at least 20% of its total energy needs with renewable ones by 2020.That is to be achieved through the attainment of individual national targets.Five (5) exchanges with students are scheduled, one in each partner country.Each one will be attended by 20 students from partner schools and 8 teachers, together with 10 students and 5-6 teachers from the participating/host school.A specific topic is assigned to each exchange:1.Traditional-contemporary sources of energy – their impact on the environment2.STE(A)M and Water Energy 3.STE(A)M and Wind Energy4.STE(A)M and Solar Energy5.Renewable-Sustainable Energy Source – designing future smart, green city modelsWithin C2-C4 – statistics about this type of energy in their countries are presented by each team and the production of energy at small scale through STEAM projects is simulated.All the exchanges will contain direct observation data from energy production, outdoor activities and meetings with experts in the field, who will provide the participants with an in-depth understanding of the advantages of each type of resource, shortcomings, problems along with their possible solutions.The first exchange is C1, in which a general context and lead-in to the topic seen from 5 different perspectives is provided by the sts.The conceptual cycle is completed in the last exchange, where making students develop forward thinking, by advancing their skills in innovation is attempted.With this project, the need to develop alternative energy consumption is becoming more aware by the sts; by carrying out experiments and projects, a deeper understanding of science and engineering concepts could be gained, which is then transposed into the students’ self-made creative projects. OBJECTIVESThe project aims to set the grounds for the 5 partner countries to cooperate and share practices in the area of renewable energy resources and sustainable production and consumption through activities designed for students which are meant to:1. develop their understanding about scientific concepts and processes in the production of sustainable energy2. develop their overall awareness about alternative sources of energy and how their usage can be enhanced 3. improve skills and competences through interdisciplinary projects in the STEM field4. improve collaboration, team work and communication skills of students and teachers5. develop soft skills – critical and analytical thinking, creativity – in order to foster sts’ employability6. enable teachers to share school models and practices in the areas of STEM, ICT, coding, robotics that can be transferred into their schoolsACTIVITIESC1 Traditional and alternative sources of energy – consumption and impact on the environmentC2 Water energy and STE(A)M C3 Wind Energy and STE(A)M C4 Solar Energy and STE(A)M C5 Sustainable energy in the future – designing smart, green city modelsPARTICIPANTS120 students aged 14-17 from general education highschools and 40 accompanying teachers of English, IT, Physics, Science etc.RESULTS- presentations about renewable energy sources and statistics and trends from the 5 partner countries- posters for campaigns encouraging European citizens to use solar energy more.- presentations about alternative building systems- models of buildings using alternative types of insulating materials- simulations of power plants- STEM projects – anemometers, wind vanes, solar cookers etc.- research data and conclusions- simulations/models of sustainable citiesTeachers will produce exchange reports in which they will include data measuring the quality of the project.

Background The background for this project is the desire to modernize the teaching methods of the Nautical Studies in our schools in light of the IMO recommendations following recent disasters at sea. As well as to improve teachers’ and students’ digital literacy, create a local source of pedagogical resources and a uniform digital learning environment. In this project we hope to achieve better cooperation between students combining peer-learning Nautical Studies and ICT which may lead to better results for the students.The project objectives are;Modernizing education by finding methods for peer learning for teachers as well as students to share good practice in Nautical Studies by using ICT.Improving attainment in basic skills for young people such as technical language skills in Nautical Studies and in ICT-skills.Improving students’ ability to analyse, communicate and ability to manage information.Improving students’ knowledge about European institutions, countries and culture.Improving school staff competences in language and ICT as well as teaching methodology.Find methods to implement cross disciplinary workProject partners The total number of partners in this project is 3(? . London Nautical School in UK will coordinate the project and will be in charge of implementing peer-learning methods and standards. The Nautical school in London has a dedicated Nautical Studies and ICT departments, the Italian school, +++, bring skills of technical and entrepreneurship. The Turkish school +++ is specialized in Navigation and Simulation Techniques. The London Nautical School, follows the successful English model of engaging students in becoming responsible for their own learning. ActivitiesTo reach these goals the partners will work together in a four different subject areas one per term.(A) Promoting computer literacy and safe behaviour online. During the first term we will learn new technical skills in Nautical field which we will be able to use throughout the project. (B) Promoting inter-cultural awareness(C) Promoting Nautical Studies and Entrepreneurship(D) Promoting Technical Linguistic skillsDuring these thematic studies all partners will work on activities or work tasks, entrepreneurship skill will be incorporated continuously within the project. We will communicate using different ICT-tools such as Skype, Google drive, Google site, Facebook. Outcomes of the activities will be shared as pod casts, movies, e-books, tutorials etc.The project will contain motilities so the students can learn more about everyday life and culture in other European countries. During these motilities we will teach the students new skills. After a mobility the participants will teach new skills to their peers.Methodology to be used in carrying out the projectLocal project groups with both students and teacher will be set up in the individual schools as well as international project groups each containing one student from each project country and a teacher who will monitoring the process and give guidance. Teacher seminars will be organized to further train teachers in peer-learning as well as ICT-skills.To deepen the cooperation-experience there will be motilities where the international project groups will meet and learn new skills and review their results.Results and impacts The expected results for this project are by working together and sharing good practice to meet the needs in future society. We hope to demonstrate this based on improved student results, the effectiveness of peer learning implemented on ICT platforms.Impacts on pupils;Improving their social abilitiesImproving their linguistic abilitiesImproving their ICT skills Making friends in other European countries Raised self-awareness as a European citizenGaining experience researching a subject, making presentations and disseminating itTaking responsibility for once own learning.Impacts on staff;The teachers will improve their knowledge of teaching methods; they will enlarge their vision concerning the new and modern techniques of teaching and methodological knowledge by collaborating with their colleagues from other countries and organizations. The project enables teachers to get an international cooperation-experience which leads to professional growth by;Reflecting upon different ways of approaching tasks Getting to know other school systems and teaching methodsImproving their capacity of communicating in foreign languages by modern techniques Planning and implementing a project on a European scale.Getting new impulses and encouragement for the daily routine.Starting up networks between participating teachers.Impact on participating institutions;The project leads to international friendships and networks amongst participants and participating schools because of the multinational dimension of education.Improve new teaching methodologyEnrichment of school life (activities, school-homepage etc.)