Building real and virtual Bridges intends to create a connection among different groups from different countries, both in a real and virtual world. Its aim is to go beyond frontiers, remove obstacles in order to reach the effective communication, promote a constructive sharing of ideas among teachers and students. The final goal is a profitable cooperation for the purpose of achieveing inclusivity, integration, tolerance through the correct use of the new technologies due to an efficient team-work on matters related to the birth of stereotypes, Bullying and Cyber-bullying at school. Over the last decade cyberbullying has become a global issue affecting young people. With the increased use of mobile technologies and permanent online access more children have become involved in cyberbullying as victims, perpetrators and/or bystanders.All the activities are addressed to students aged 13 to16 who share the same educational programmes in all the partner Institutions involved.The planned activities are: teachers and students mobility; overview of the phenomenon through a questionnaire administered in all the European Schools involved; training course for teachers and students: workshop on the origin and the breakdown of prejudice;workshops on writing and reading skills, video editing, music, for the development of students’ creative and critical thinking;visits to museums and cultural sites followed by group works and workshops on common Cultural Heritage; travel journals containing all the participants’ thoughts and opinions in order to build a website promoting good practices; final questionnaire to be administered to all the students involved in the mobility; seminars held by the students involved in the mobility to share and spread the results from questionnaires among their fellow students in a peer educational context; publication of results from questionnaires together with a selection of excerpts from the students’ travel journals; dissemination.All the students aged 13 to16 from the partner institutions will be involved in the project themes thanks to specific activities and their engagement in the questionnaire. 15 students, aged 13 to 16, and 6 teachers (5 students and 2 teachers per each School Partner) willbe selected through an internal announcement of selection for an experience abroad within the two years length of the project. The project intends to pay particular attention to underprivileged students with fewer possibilities in order to favour their inclusion: the goal will be to support at least 3 participants out of 15 who may have economic, educational, cultural or social disadvantages.The internal announcement for students will be based on the following criteria: Target group: students aged 13 to 16; reference letter with the student’s profile, shared by all the teachers of the class (class council); the latest report card with behavior grade; motivation statement in English; contest related to the project (creation of a logotype, a claim or an acronym to better identify/highlight the idea “Building Bridges” represents); interview with Erasmus commission to evaluate the candidate communication skills (the interview will be in English).Underprivileged students with fewer possibilities will be vouched for by the class council certifying Special Educational and Cultural Needs and the ISEE (or EESI) certifying the financial situation of the household of the student. The internal announcement for teachers will be based on the following criteria: Motivation statement in English; Interview with Erasmus commission to evaluate the candidate communication skills. Language requirements for all participants: CEFR level B1. The participants will undergo a test which will evaluate their ability to understand and use English without effort.The EU Kids Online 2011 Report has stated that 6% of kids between 9 and 16 years old has been a cyber-bullying victim and this rate has increased to 12% in 2014 among kids between 11 and 16 years old. This research shows that cyber-bullying is perceived as an alarming and growing phenomenon. By analysing the phenomena linked to the risk outbreak and by adopting appropriate methodologies, we suggest to integrate our current school activities with more innovative ones in order to build and consolidate bridges between present and future, related to our students’ civic, sentimental and cultural education.

"""My Europe, My Life, My Future"" is a project whose main goal was not only to develop language and information skills but also key competencies by implementing activities related to sports, music, dance, cuisine, famous people as well as history and traditions by using innovative methods and new computer technologies. Another aim of the project was cultural education such as finding differences and similarities between cultures, overcoming stereotypes and prejudices or shaping the attitude of tolerance.What is more, encouraging participants to develop and implement innovative teaching methods and teaching materials, stimulate students' creativity and imagination and help in acquiring basic life skills and competencies. There were students and teachers from six European countries namely Poland, Bulgaria, Croatia, Romania, Portugal and Greece. Amongst vocational and technical schools, there were also general high schools. Each mobility concerned a different theme related to a selected aspect of culture. These were topics studied in each country: Poland - dance, Romania - sports, Bulgaria - music, Croatia - cuisine, Portugal - famous people and Greece - custom and traditions. Before the mobility, the participants explored a given subject of the meeting in their schools, preparing presentations, films, making videos, creating photo albums, conducting surveys, searching, collecting, and selecting needed materials. Students learned how to dance traditional dances, sing songs or prepare characteristic dishes from each country. Some of the project members took part in competitions and events. Prepared materials were presented to the partners used for the project by international groups. All participants had the opportunity to become involved in dancing, culinary or artistic workshops, educational lessons, sport events and language classes. Moreover, there were organized competitions, quizzes and some educational trips. After completing the mobility, students and teachers prepared exhibitions, presentations, photo galleries, showing all moments which they had experienced. Through the use of questionnaires, interviews, observations, tests, document analysis, all of the project’s activities and participant progress and knowledge was evaluated. The transnational meetings of the coordinators were organized at the beginning and at the end of the project. They were related to the efficient organization of the project, division of responsibilities amongst partners, evaluation and summary of the project. They contributed to the competent project coordination.The proposed activities with the use of productive methods have increased the effectiveness of learning, self-motivation to learn and act, developed creativity and creative thinking. It has contributed to the development and growth of language skills, efficient use of information and communication technologies and development of key competencies needed in the labor market in students personal and professional life.Participation in the project has greatly influenced the development of cultural competences of the participants. International cooperation, trips, live contacts and using online portals, have developed tolerance, acceptance and openness to other cultures by breaking social, language and mental barriers amongst European citizens. The final effects of the project are the project website, educational platform, brochures, class scenarios, Europass-Mobility certificates, diplomas, posters, Erasmus walls, souvenir showcases, project logos, meetings and banners.There are some products that were created in the project: five publications - Legends of Sport, Dances of Europe, Famous People, Music connects Nations and Generations, Tastes of Europe and the European Calendar of Holidays and Customs. There are also multimedia guides around the region, a presentation about Easter customs, videos presenting project meetings, dances, songs and food preparation and The European Tree of Culture. All the products have been described and posted on the project and schools websites, the e-Twinning platform and the dissemination platform. All of the above mentioned results are saved in both paper and multimedia versions and they were sent to school libraries and transferred to other neighboring schools for the didactic use as work and inspiration for similar activities.The implementation of the project contributed to the promotion of schools, the growth of prestige, attractiveness and popularity among young people, educational authorities, which influenced the development of good relations in school and local communities, establishing cooperation with local institutions. Local media helped to reach the local audience with the project. There has been an increase in motivation and activity of teachers, as well as students who we hope will not resign from continuing education after school graduation. The international cooperation has strengthened and will be continued."

The purpose of this project was to help establishing games as an integral part of the learning process. Sport is one of the best ways to stimulate our pupils to adopt healthier lifestyle. Therefore the pupils should be encouraged to take up different sport activities outside of the school ground as well. Wishing to create an unitary community among all five partners involved in the current project, we built a model of a mini-European community united by the idea of a healthy lifestyle. The current project was needed to enhance the European dimension of education in our schools by promoting joint co-operation activities with schools from different European countries, to encourage students to play sport actively and take care about their health. To help pupils and teachers to acquire and improve skills not only in the topic or subject area on which the project is focused, but also in terms of teamwork, social relations, planning and undertaking project activities. The mobility of students was the best way to realize common European ways of educating and of the exchange of experiences and knowledge and to promote the European dimension and languages. The project aimed to integrate PE at school with active sport and outdoor games. It laid the foundations of a new beginning, changes and improvement in the health status of the students. Improvement of the knowledge levels and appreciation of the benefits from active and healthy way of living motivated the young people to be more physically active and created a new healthy approach to sports. Besides our project tried establish “games” not only as sport activities. They can be used also to motivate children with learning difficulties and their families as well. We counted on our teachers to incorporate more games into their teaching methods so as to make the curriculum more interesting and accessible. Another purpose of our project was to mix the sport activities in school with tourism and ecology. We aimed to change and better the health of our pupils by educating them on the benefits of the healthy way of life and motivate them to adapt an active way of life.Environmental issues were very important for us because we aspired to organize a lot of school activities out in the nature. That is why it is very important to install a sense of awareness to the environment in the young people. Furthermore besides being helpful for our physical and emotional health, the sport also can bring together pupils from different countries and ethnic backgrounds.

In the world we live nowadays we can find the use of technology everywhere. Cell phones, tablets, laptops... it gets easier and easier to get to the Internet and to all the information it contains. That's why we may make use of the opportunities of working and cooperation with partners form other countries opportunities that Erasmus+ projects provide to trasmit an international dimension to the educative training of or pupils.The main idea of this project is the creation of digital media in which studens from different countries will be able to publish news and posdcats. All these news and articles will deal with important topics for participants and taking into account each school backgorund, but they will always be the same for all schools. This way we could appreciate the same news from different points of view, one per each participanting schoolFor this project, partners from different countries were chosen to give to each new article alternative perspectives which could enrich it. It has been created an equilibrated mix among schools which already have some experience in working in international projects, with some other who haven't, but have a great enthusiasm and a strong willing of working and collaborating with colleagues from antoher countries, and so enrich each other with their working experience and shared learning. So, the very first member that we find is the Spanish high school I.E.S. Las Marinas, placed in Roquetas de Mar, Almería, who will act as coordinator centre. In second place it is the Bulgarian DimitarTalev Secondary School, which has lots of digital resources and technological knowledge that will be very useful for this specific project. We can also find the 4th Gel Rodou School from Rhodes, Greece, whose previous international experience will help to the correct develop of the common work. And finally it is the Istruzione Secondaria Superiore Federico II from Italy, who also knows the way to work with partners from other countries. All these schools will provide a cultural balance, technical support and experience from which enrich one from another for the good practices exchangeFor a correct development of the project, communication among partners will be held via mail or Messnger, but the eTwinning space will be used as the main web site where students will create the digital media. During the previous months before the beginning of the project, schools will be in touch exchanging ideas ,points of view, and creating a draft schedule with all the activitites to be developed by participants. But a join staff training event hosted by the coordinator school will be necessary at the beginning of the project itself, to set the topics to deal about, define the especific responsibilities of each partner, stablish the selection criteria for participants and make a short training about the digital tools and on line platforms that will be used during the project. That's why the attendance to this initial meeting is essential for all the project membersOnce these items have been set, each school will start working on the proposed activities on the calendar, and will make their contribution to the common work project. In order to promote cooperative working, members will carry out activities that involve all participating schools ( logo contest through on line voting, satisfying surveys...), and also the same activity in all the schools to appreciate the cultural differences (celebration of European Day of Languages, school sport days...)All these activities will be diseminated as much as possible through the on line sites where the digital media will be created, the main purpose of the project, as well as in the Erasmus+ corners that will be created in each school and also in the main social networks (Instagram, Twitter...)During the movilities with pupils participants will be able to appreciate the cultural wealth of other countries and take advantage of these good practises exchanges to make their knowledge grow. Each participating school will propose some beneficial activities for the rest of partners during their stay. After it, we will make satisfying surveys to pupils, teachers and parents, and we will also publish special articles in the online newspaper about these activities.As a conclusion, we can declare that the topic of this project is of vital importance, it is focused on an idea (the use of digital tools) which is very motivating for our students, and it can be very useful for their future both personal and professional.

"Promoting Art was a collaborative partnership project, developed by six European schools- either art schools or intrested in this topic. Our main aim in this project was to intersect school communities and local communities in art activities like workshops, art festivals, exhibitions and promote the value of artistic education. Teachers and students from 6 different countries (Poland, Estonia, Bulgaria, Slovakia, Portugal and Latvia) shared cultures, traditions, skills and knowledge having art as a common language. A strong effort was taken, by all partners involved, not only to share this experience among each other, but also with local communities. We believe that art is not only one of the main topic of our students’ studies, art is also integral in our culture and vital in daily life, because it provides us with a deeper understanding of emotions, self-awareness, it brings colour and beauty. Art and culture offer a different kind of nourishment that feeds our soul and broadens our thoughts. Therefore, with this project we promoted art and artistic education to everyone- students, teachers, school children, local communities and residents of our towns. Each partner country was responsible for gathering a set of national and/or local traditions, in some kind of art expression, and sharing it with the partner countries during their visits. Foreign students and teachers met new cultures and traditions, but also learnt and experiment new artistic technics. During the meetings, visiting participants got to know the local art, culture and language, which widened thinking and their understanding of the world. After each meeting, participants disseminated the project, introduced it in their own countries, share the experiences and knowledge with their local communities. Together we had 162 dissemination activities ranging from articles on the net to Facebook posts, exhibitions, festivals, ceremonies of different kinds or even life music concerts. Students became ""teachers"" and developed art workshops for primary school students; students prepared international exhibitions and invited parents, local authorities and local communities to visit their works. We hope managed to bring this projects not only our school communities, but also other people (children, elderly), who wanted to experiment with us and experience art. Be believe we managed to reach minimum 2000 people within 2 years in 6 partner countries. Our project improved our students’ artistic skills and contributed for their future careers. They learnt history of art, different artistic techniques of modern and ancient times, got in contact closely with different cultures and ways of seeing the world. They experimented to try something new. They learnt how to promote their work, in order to earn a living. Moreover, by means of the project task ""Leaflet about companies that promote art"" they recieved a list of art promoting firms, patrons, internet sites which may help them promote their work in the future. Apart from it, they practiced languages to be able to sell their work worldwide, as well as modern technologies, as they are the symbols of our times and the future. We aimed at promoting art also on the Internet, via our project website and dissemination of project activities, by writing newspaper articles and posters informing a broader public about events like art festivals. By developing this partnership, our schools received greater understanding and responsiveness to social, linguistic and cultural diversity, developed team work capabilities, creativity and self-assurance, increased motivation and interest in foreign art and artistic works or career; enhanced the commitment of local and regional public authorities in the qualitative development of the artistic education and promotion of artistic events; increased our experience in artistic and European Cultural Diversity acquired by the people involved by partner institutions and other relevant stakeholders after 2 years of the project. Our experience in partnership projects allowed us to know that our students and we teachers improved and developed several skills while working as an international network."