DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT

Why do you want to carry out this project? What are its objectives? How does it link to the objectives
of the Erasmus+ programme and this specific key action? What are the issues and needs are you
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Think and study GREEN is an international youth exchange that will take place in Croatia (first part)
and Italy (second part). It will bring together 44 young people 13 and 14 years old and 6 group
leaders from Croatia and Italy. The exchange is divided in two parts - first part of the exchange will
take part in Zagreb 18th 23rd May 2017 and the second part in Siracusa 16th 22nd June 2017.

Our motivation to carry out this project comes from the fact that our students want to bring the
European dimension to our school and share cultural and educational experiences.

The aim and the goal of our project

The aim is to include young participants from two different countries who would present their ideas
of bringing the modern ways of learning in the form of QR codes into the natural environment and
making 'classroom' and a place for spending quality time together outside the school. The main goal
is to improve digital and IT competences, to improve cooperative learning among young people
based on research and teamwork, to raise awareness of importance of active and eco-oriented way
of life, to improve communication in English.

Learning in general is influenced by getting young people to take responsibility and to be able to
work together for the same purpose and so taking part in this project will develop their spirit for
team work and leadership skills. We are educating our young people to be leaders in society, in their
communities, in whatever capacity. Part of being a good leader is the ability to communicate
effectively and with confidence in public.

Together we will contribute to creating better common goals and positive human values that
coincide as European citizens. The aim of this project is also through communication and
collaboration of young participants and project leaders from two schools with different cultural,
religious, social and ethnic backgrounds to work on some goals that include the preservation of the
nature, using modern technology in positive ways, studying outside the classroom through the
experience, making the outdoor school environment as a pleasant place to spend after-school time,
to study, to plant, to act as an ecologists, to go back to the nature and so on.

To achieve this both partners will develop variety and fun common activities such as art, music,
sports, traditions, cooking etc. to start showing its own identity (culture, customs, habits, concerns).
We already implemented online contact with partner through e-mails and skype and it will continue
through all the phases of the projects and it will also include exchange of ppt files, video, photo
albums, exhibitions of participants work, video conferencing and in general, using as much as
possible the opportunities which provide modern ICT.

As a final outcome of the project, young participants coordinated by project leaders will create
educative path for watching birds with QR codes, documentary video/DVD on the topic of ecological
activities and the yearly eco calendar 2018/19.

We aim to involve the local community and other schools in the center of both towns, as well as the
young people from both schools, giving them equal non-formal and informal learning opportunities.
We are also including participants with fewer opportunities such as young people from divorced
families and young people with economical and social difficulties. Their inclusion will help in raising
their self-confidence.

These participating schools believe that in a rapidly changing and challenging school life young
people need to discover positive values that can guide their actions and help them communicate
with others in the future.

The next phase of our project activities will be KA2 project Strategic partnership with the overall
objective to enhance the quality of the learning - teaching procedures and to improve the European
dimension of school education. We have already contacted potential partners from England and
Denmark, who are, next to the Italian partner, interested in the topic and are willing to take part in
the project. The Youth exchange is excellent in the sense of preparation of students and in
encouraging cooperation between schools and contributing to develop professional skills of staff
directly involved in the school educative sector.