““Intergenerational Solidarity”Intergenerational Solidarity”Second ForumSecond Forum

1818thth-22-22ndnd of July-2012 of July-2012Forum-Lousada, PTForum-Lousada, PT

COMENIUS REGIO- Câmara Municipal de Lousada - Consiliul Judetean Dolj

COM-10-PR-02-DJ-PT, RO

COMENIUS REGIO-COMENIUS REGIO-ROMANIA -PORTUGALROMANIA -PORTUGAL

Câmara Municipal de Lousada, Lousada,Portugal -Coordinator - Agrupamento de Escolas Lousada Norte – Lustosa, Pt. - Centro Social e Paroquial de Sousela, PortugalConsiliul Judetean Dolj, Craiova,Romania –Partner - Liceul de Arta Marin Sorescu, Craiova, Romania - Orizont Cultural T, Craiova, Romania

SUMMARYSUMMARY The project help teachers of Lousada and Craiova, to The project help teachers of Lousada and Craiova, to

find the best way to introduce relevant European Union find the best way to introduce relevant European Union subjects in school curricula, in order to raise the subjects in school curricula, in order to raise the knowledge of students about European Union, reduce knowledge of students about European Union, reduce the EUrocepticism in future and current generations, and the EUrocepticism in future and current generations, and contribute on a real citizenship at EU level. contribute on a real citizenship at EU level.

To achieve these goals, teachers and persons To achieve these goals, teachers and persons responsible for the organization of education started by responsible for the organization of education started by inquiring their students regarding literacy on EU subjects inquiring their students regarding literacy on EU subjects and elect the subjects most “ignored” by the students in and elect the subjects most “ignored” by the students in order to be included in the school’s curricula. order to be included in the school’s curricula.

Each year (2011 and 2012) the core team of the project Each year (2011 and 2012) the core team of the project adopted strategies, educated pupils through multiple adopted strategies, educated pupils through multiple activities in the schools, growing their motivation and activities in the schools, growing their motivation and interests for EU subjects, a public Forum organized interests for EU subjects, a public Forum organized helped teachers to participate and explore/incorporate helped teachers to participate and explore/incorporate Project Methods and ideas in their own school. Project Methods and ideas in their own school.

Main objectives: Main objectives: Improve their knowing & learn from scratch Improve their knowing & learn from scratch

about EU institutions and how their work about EU institutions and how their work influence the daily life of EUcitizen, their own influence the daily life of EUcitizen, their own trust and feelings of being a part of the EU and trust and feelings of being a part of the EU and learn how to taught /inspire their studentslearn how to taught /inspire their students

To help teachers and persons responsible for the To help teachers and persons responsible for the organization/delivery of education, to taught and organization/delivery of education, to taught and help the students to become genuine and help the students to become genuine and elucidated EUcitizens. elucidated EUcitizens.

As consequence, the students and adults As consequence, the students and adults involved in the project improuved their skills of involved in the project improuved their skills of EU citizenship, also some of the EU citizenship, also some of the key key competencies for lifelong learning such as: competencies for lifelong learning such as: cultural awareness and expression, cultural awareness and expression, communication in foreign languages and digital communication in foreign languages and digital competences. competences.

Activities Activities Project team developed an action-research activity, by inquiring Project team developed an action-research activity, by inquiring

the students of both regions about their knowledge in specific the students of both regions about their knowledge in specific issues of EU, namely: health, education, employment, issues of EU, namely: health, education, employment, environment, consumers’ rights, etc. environment, consumers’ rights, etc.

Each year have a “transversal” subject that schools work with: Each year have a “transversal” subject that schools work with: 2011: “employment” and 2012 “intergenerational solidarity”. 2011: “employment” and 2012 “intergenerational solidarity”.

School teachers acting as “mentors” of learning communities on School teachers acting as “mentors” of learning communities on EUcitizenship were also in contact in both regions, learning with EUcitizenship were also in contact in both regions, learning with each other the best strategy to mainstreaming the subjects of each other the best strategy to mainstreaming the subjects of the Project into school curricula and how learning communities the Project into school curricula and how learning communities can enhance students’ performance at personal and educational can enhance students’ performance at personal and educational level. level.

Difficulties, good strategies and plans to the future were the Difficulties, good strategies and plans to the future were the main focus of the meeting and Forums. During the Forum (2011 main focus of the meeting and Forums. During the Forum (2011 and 2012 edition) external experts will be invited to give tuitions and 2012 edition) external experts will be invited to give tuitions or lead hands-on workshops. The transversal theme of each year or lead hands-on workshops. The transversal theme of each year focused on Employment and Intergenerational solidarity). focused on Employment and Intergenerational solidarity).

„„SOLIDARITY in SCHOOLSSOLIDARITY in SCHOOLS”” Educative institutions, School M. Eminescu, Traian, Educative institutions, School M. Eminescu, Traian,

Eschool no. 18, Art Highschool , Coanda, Titulescu, Eschool no. 18, Art Highschool , Coanda, Titulescu, involved in Comenius Regio, developed intergeneration involved in Comenius Regio, developed intergeneration programs for pupils, students, youngsters also living in programs for pupils, students, youngsters also living in urban and in rural area, using knowledge and resources urban and in rural area, using knowledge and resources as European added values. as European added values.

Learning more about UE, through our activities, we Learning more about UE, through our activities, we educate our pupils, teachers, staff to rise awareness for educate our pupils, teachers, staff to rise awareness for health, education, employment, environment, health, education, employment, environment, consumers’ rights, peace and democracy, consumers’ rights, peace and democracy, educating educating them by diminishing vulnerability of population groups, them by diminishing vulnerability of population groups, by the extent and duration of exposure to climate, by by the extent and duration of exposure to climate, by society’s ability to strength solidarity to cope with the society’s ability to strength solidarity to cope with the change for Europe stability.change for Europe stability.

Promoting EU valuesPromoting EU values The project helped us to promote EU values , the The project helped us to promote EU values , the

spirit of cohesion and social solidarity, tolerance, spirit of cohesion and social solidarity, tolerance, respect and understanding among pupils, respect and understanding among pupils, students, youth, teachers on Portuguese and students, youth, teachers on Portuguese and Romanian community members as active citizens Romanian community members as active citizens who live in a common Europe .who live in a common Europe .

Thus participants, those responsible for Thus participants, those responsible for organizing and providing education had organizing and providing education had contributed by developing proposed activities contributed by developing proposed activities from taking new knowledge that enriched from taking new knowledge that enriched youngsters to learn more not only about the youngsters to learn more not only about the institutions of European Union, about their institutions of European Union, about their culture, tradition and patrimony values, to really culture, tradition and patrimony values, to really appreciate for a better understanding between appreciate for a better understanding between EU countries. EU countries.

Pupils as Active citizens for EuropePupils as Active citizens for Europe..

Pupils and teachers, participants involved in the Pupils and teachers, participants involved in the project learned more about the EU, symbols, to project learned more about the EU, symbols, to be much higher than that from the beginning.be much higher than that from the beginning.Investigation, action-research activities, Investigation, action-research activities, communication sessions, workshops, forums, communication sessions, workshops, forums, materials to get a new experience in using the materials to get a new experience in using the best strategies for mainstreaming project of best strategies for mainstreaming project of European topics in school curricula European topics in school curricula

Activities, events, appointments, questionaires, Activities, events, appointments, questionaires, posters, presentation, results, working together posters, presentation, results, working together in the project are visible on the forums and in the project are visible on the forums and institutions involved. institutions involved.

Cultural added valuesCultural added values The cultural aspect is essential for the union and that is The cultural aspect is essential for the union and that is

why we must try to comprehend and accept the culture why we must try to comprehend and accept the culture of the other states, in order to know something more of the other states, in order to know something more about Portuguese and Romanian culture. about Portuguese and Romanian culture.

The information is already provided by booklets, books The information is already provided by booklets, books in the school bookshops and libraries, leaflets or in the school bookshops and libraries, leaflets or guidebooks and last but not least by web page of the guidebooks and last but not least by web page of the project, and online encyclopedias on the internet.project, and online encyclopedias on the internet.

We learned from each others how important is to We learned from each others how important is to cooperate, to give the opportunity our community cooperate, to give the opportunity our community learners to discover more about each other education learners to discover more about each other education system, a strategy that improved personal UE system, a strategy that improved personal UE knowledge, strengthening European dimension.knowledge, strengthening European dimension.

Our Europe is for Pupils Our Europe is for Pupils

Pupils are ambassadors of their countries, Europe is for them.Pupils are ambassadors of their countries, Europe is for them.