The target group of the project is high school students and teachers of study programs Graphic production and Clothing Design. The goal of the project is the development of specialized competencies and language skills of students and teachers. The form of international cooperation and the opportunity to work in an international team is a way which our school has been supporting for a long time and we consider it to be important and effective. There are 4 partners from 4 countries participating in the project – the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Italy and Germany. During the whole project the students will work in international teams/workgroups and they will do so in two ways:-with the help of eTwinning, where they will prepare for the international workshops through mutual communication-at international workshops where they will cooperate to fulfil mutual tasks There will be at least 12 participating students from each country and 1 accompanying person. The project will have clear and measurable outputs:-16 presentations in English language on a given topic (each school will prepare 4 presentations, each of 10 slides)-16 dresses and accessories on a given topic (each school will prepare 4 dresses and accessories)-16 photographs of the models on a given topic (each school will prepare 4 photographs)-a calendar made out of the photographs-a catalogue of all the photographs-a video documenting the project-4 articles for a local press-outputs from international workshops (depend on the tasks given by each partner)-each country will have an exhibition of photographs and models connected with a preview/vernissage The exhibition of the photographs and models of project outputs is an important finale of the project. We want to dedicate enough time to this task so that the collection of all the items can be exhibited in the country of each of the project partners. Teachers of specialized subjects and also students will participate in the installation of an exhibition. During each exhibition, the project will be introduced to the public.Long-term benefits of the project:-further cooperation of schools and the continuation of the cooperation even after the end of the project-creation of materials which will be useable in specialized subject classes and English classes (student presentations)-improvement of specialized language competences of students and teachers; the usage of gained knowledge in classes-support of cultural and historical reference as a source of inspiration for the creation of quality and professional outputs-improvement of PR of schools in their region, increased interest in study programs of Graphical design and Clothing design

"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."