About the project

Music and songs play an important role in our daily life as they convey emotions, feelings but also meaningful messages to make us reflect on what is happening around us. Many singers and musicians have written songs to sensitize their audience to climate and environmental issues. The idea of the project is to work together, teachers and pupils, to choose songs about respecting the environment and songs for a better future. Analyze and reflect on the meaning of the songs, share them with their respective partners and perform the songs. Pupils can also create posters to highlight the main message of each chosen song. The final product will be to create, in mixed groups, songs with a strong message in defense of the environment.

Aims

- Recognize the important role of music as a tool to promote environmental awareness;

- allow pupils to learn music by making and experiencing it

- research, know and perform songs with texts inspired by the theme of ecology

- allow pupils to show their creativity.

- share and make music together.

- develop critical thinking on the type of music we listen to.

- discover the cultural heritage of their partners.

- recognize and respect diversity

- promote cultural awareness and expression through creative productions.

- improve communication skills in English in relation to pupils' levels

-help pupils learn about internet safety and netiquette

- facilitate the understanding of what is allowed and what is not allowed on the eTwinning platform

- develop technological skills through the use of different ICT tools.

Work process

- Know the aims of the project;

- Introduce themselves, their school and their country;

- Make a project logo 

- Sharing songs that deal with an environmental message

- create posters to highlight the main message of each chosen song

- create a video singing the songs

- create, in mixed groups, a song with a strong message in defense of the environment.

- prepare a presentation to communicate the results of the project

- write down their thoughts participating in a forum [online discussion or distant online meeting]

- evaluate the project through a google form

Expected results

Students and teachers will work to create a unique final product which consists of creating songs in mixed groups for environmental sustainability. Therefore, we expect our students to exchange their musical experiences with each other and as the theme develops a greater awareness of environmental issues. Finally, we expect all participants to acquire the feeling of belonging to a wider cultural community, which goes beyond their own borders.