Objectives

The concrete objectives are:

For children (cognitive, affective, and behavioural level):

-To introduce the children to the variety of cultures represented in their school/class.

-To develop attitudes of interest regarding the children's own culture, making it richer by comparing it with that of the European countries.

-To discover and the traditions, the uses and the customs that characterize their own culture and that of other partner countries ( SUBJECTS/ACTIVITIES: holidays , typical rice and flour recipes , typical songs and traditional stories and legends).

-To develop different skills into the pupils with expressive, logical and creative difficulties.

-To encourage participation that is representative and inclusive of all student groups, including special education.

-To develop fine motor and sensory skills in multicultural art activities.

-To learn words and simple expressions in English language.

-To prepare pupils to be citizens of a multiracial, multicultural, multilingual society, in which awareness of, respect for and interest in other cultures will be vital.

-To reinforce the European dimension of our school education.

For the teachers and headmasters :

- To widen the cultural horizons through contacts with colleagues of other countries.

- To discuss about educational and pedagogical problems.

- To know the scholastic systems of the countries participating the project.

- To develop the use of computer.

- To encourage the motivation and the pleasure to the job and therefore to contribute to create a better atmosphere among the members of the teaching team.

- To improve the instruction through the reflection and the cooperative job.

For the parents:

- To involve the parents in the life of the school as much as possible, introducing a multiracial and multicultural European dimension in the families, the local community and the territory.

The project will utilize a variety of methodologies such as: storytelling, role plays (puppetry, drama), simulations, use of ICT, problem solving, arts & crafts, cooking activities and dancing.

We produce an experienced and tested bank of resources which is representative of the partnership and it is not only used by all the schools in the partnership, but also by the wider community through the website, publications, CD, DVD... The project will be realized according to the educational policy and the educational programs for children in our schools .