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Aim of the project

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The enhancement of empathy, intercultural understanding and strengthening of the identity of the participants through the telling of personal stories, experiences or family narratives. The project also aims to cultivate written and spoken language, creativity and digital expression. In this project, each school unit from a country will interact with the other participating school units by presenting the local history of the region and not of the nation. Students and teachers will collaborate and present cultural heritage issues, on the one hand advertising their schools and their wider areas and on the other hand acting as travel guides.

Objectives:

  • Students/participants to develop storytelling and active listening skills.

  • To connect personal and family stories with collective historical memory.

  • To promote intercultural dialogue and the integration of different identities.

  • To utilize digital tools for the artistic and creative performance of stories.

  • To enhance self-expression and mutual understanding through storytelling.

The project's objectives for students and teachers are:

At the level of knowledge: 1) To get to know the local characteristics of other places (historical, cultural). 2) To come into contact with the culture of other peoples. 3) To get to know the habits of other people.

At the level of skills: 1) To develop group actions. 2) To cultivate imagination, creativity and critical thinking. 3) To cultivate digital literacy skills.

At the level of attitudes: 1) To develop positive attitudes towards the project. 2) To achieve the opening of the school unit to society. 3) To cultivate values ​​such as respect, understanding, cooperation, dialogue and empathy.