The imperative for realisation of the project on an international level was the affiliation of all partners to European Union, partners who have common but not the same culture, history, traditions, customs, religions and an array of past events which affect present relationships and sometimes they cause tensions and conflicts. The problems were even higher these days due to migration and Covid-19 pandemic. In such a situation the important idea was integration, which happened through mutual activities aiming at mutual recognition, exchange of ideas in the spirit of partnership, tolerance and eagerness to compromise and agreement . Our goal was to prepare young people to the role of being aware, open, wise and tolerant Europeans. Realisation of this project gave an opportunity to equip these young people with competences and skills which will enable in the future for stabilisation, peace and development of the European Union. Young people, taking part in the project had an opportunity of meeting new friends from many European countries and carrying jointly activities, activities which were important not only on a European level but on the global level, too. The goal of this project was making our students aware of necessity to protect our environment and giving them a chance to get involved in it. While working on the project and after its completion, our students became aware of their very outer world, its diversity, problems and aware of their ability to have impact on it. They were encouraged to do researches, analysis, drawing conclusions for future. They realised that their activities gave positive results. They became aware that consumerist lifestyle is dangerous for the environment. They are able to recycle at school and at home, they consciously undertook long-term actions to influence our environment, our local communities and through media wider target groups. They are aware how effective collaborative work is. Communication in the English language was an important goal, too. They understand now how important it is to communicate fluently using a foreign language. Having a good command of foreign language lets them express their needs and problems, including basic needs like sharing ideas, discussing, compromising, giving arguments, presenting, learning and transferring their knowledge. English language as a skill was used with school walls as well as beyond the walls lets them make new friends, motivate them for further efforts to study more and trigger the fluency and joy of being able to communicate with others. Development of language skills brought long term effects affecting next level of their education and their future lives. Using phones, computers and ICT tools is vital and essential for young generations these days. This project allowed them for using all these tools in a new way, other than virtual world which absorbs them too much. They can change this situation and use ICT in a practical and useful way, useful for themselves and useful for others, useful for the world beyond. ICT tools are some kind of bridge which connects generations of teachers and students. This aspect was beneficial for both students and teachers and it brought the feeling of being helpful for others around us. ICT was not only a communication tool but also other digital tools which can be used to produce films, presentations, leaflets, brochures,etc. Students had an opportunity to develop their skills, including artistic, photographic, being well organised and many more. We included students with special education needs, students with problems for whom the project gave an opportunity for team work in the atmosphere of understanding, common support and empathy. For many young people this project was a great challenge of their lifetime. The project changed our students, teachers, our schools and our local communities. We understood that we could achieve a lot despite differences and despite difficult Covid times. Covid pandemic made us work through internet and we all can say that we faced the challenge with success.

BACKGROUNDEarly school leaving is often caused by disparities affecting disadvantaged learners. They decide to give up on their education as they cannot handle the failures and because they do not know who to turn to for help. They feel abandoned and simply withdraw not being able to find solutions on their own. Students from partners countries had a chance to experience the world from another perspective (being a part of an exchange program and sharing the life of their partners), break stereotypes and become more tolerant and open to differences. SOCIAL CONTEXTIn partner schools there are students with special needs and students that risk social exclusion. Some students’ families have not got florid finances, so this project gave them a possibility to improve their English, increase their interests and motivation, develop international understanding and cooperation and enlarging their cultural horizons. This project also gave our students the opportunity to compare their culture, customs and knowledge with peers living in other countries of Europe.PROBLEMS TO ADDRESS:- Low self-esteem, - Bad planning, - Learning difficulties, - Feeling of abandonment and rejection, - Peer pressure, - Unbalanced Life,- Stress management.OBJECTIVES:- Promote positive attitude towards school and education,- Encourage understanding about self-improvement,- Raise awareness of critical age phenomenon,- Develop innovative strategies and methods in problem solving,- Encourage students to talk about their feelings and emotions,- Enable students to discover strategies of effective time management,- Provide students with a possibility to present their findings to European audience,- Study the educational systems of different countries,- Exchange best practices, - Develop students' and teachers' ICT skills, -Improve students' and teachers' competence of English,-Disseminate the results to the partners' local and national communities and to the Erasmus + community,- Motivate students to strive for a higher level of education.Number and profile of participants:There were 6 partner schools and 6 short-term exchanges, each for 25 coming students and 25 hosts, each school provided 2 teachers to accompany them. The coordinators from all partner schools have experience in either taking part of European projects or applying or simply working with partners on international level. Indirectly entire schools benefitted from the project as long as local communities involved in activities during meetings and during promotional actions. Sharing the knowledge and experience was boosted and diversified due to the combination of general schools and vocational ones, where students can learn from each other via mixing academic and practical subjects. RESULTS during the project - students became more aware of their weaknesses and abilities, they developed socially due to the fact that they were introduced to new teaching systems and new environments. Both students and teachers used the potential of good practises and learned form each other. Project with international scope always result in developing students' self-esteem. Results on the completion/ Longer Term Benefits - creating educational tools to be used in every partner school, adapting the examples of good practices from each other, establishing a long-lasting cooperation and support between partner schools. Gaining knowledge on local job market, and the awareness about the necessity of long-learning to fit the changing employment trends. Impact on teachers:- Improved understanding on critical age symptoms and behaviors,- Expanded skills to cope with a stressed student,- Increased ability to meet student needs,- Enhanced cooperative working strategies,- Incorporating each other's teaching and learning activities.Impact on students:- Improved self-confidence,- Increased desire to succeed,- Increased confidence in hard and stressful subjects,- Better stress management,- Improved communication and language skills,- Enhanced understanding of the need for cooperative working in all levels,- Established independent learning strategies,- Increased awareness of possibilities of future education and employment in other countries. - Enhanced recognition of the importance of being a tolerant European citizen.Impact on participating organisations:- Expanded range of opportunities to complement the policies and procedures of each school,- Improved connection between the school and the wider community,- Improved curricula in all the schools by focusing on the project's objectives,- Enhanced quality of the teaching and learning process,- Enhanced ability to apply for projects and funding,- Expanded network of potential partners.