Achieve+ "Around Cultural Heritage Investigate European Values with Erasmus+"

Topic(s) addressed

• The social and educational value of European heritage with a special focus on European architectural diversity
• Historical personalities
• Different cultures, tolerance and respect for other peoples and cultures
• Sense of belonging to a common Europe; - Social, cultural and linguistic diversity

Target groups

• 3000 students aged 11-15 (including students with learning difficulties, social and economic obstacles and immigrants)
• 300 teachers.

Methodologies

• Linking different subjects facilitated cross-curricular lessons.
• A wide variety of skills was approached: logical thinking and problem solving, critical and creative thinking, information and communication, artistic and aesthetic sensitivity, language and text understanding. 
• Several activities were started at school and concluded at home.
• By creating and playing IT games (web 2.0 tools) and using the eTwinning pupils learnt in an informal way. 
• All field trips were meant for on-site learning and became meaningful experiences. 
• Most activities were carried out in collaboration with different stakeholders.
• Students participated actively and monitored their learning process themselves.

Environments

• Teachers developed, used and tested new learning scenarios, and Educational IT Games that promote the use of cultural heritage in learning environments. 
• The cross-curricular learning was implemented to improve the learning experience and educational success.
• The social and educational value of European cultural heritage was highlighted. 
• Promoting the acquisition of skills and competencies and education open to innovation in a digital era
• Highlighting the importance of cooperation with parents, local governments, libraries, and different local and national institutions 

Teachers

• Teachers attended training ( in Short Join Staff Training Events, participating in CLIL and Flexible Curriculum activities) on how to create learning scenarios using cultural heritage, testing them and integrating them into their classrooms.
• They provided project activities at partners’ schools and took part in discussions, interviews and questionnaires. 
• Teachers exchanged good practices by participating in workshops.

Impact

• The project was implemented and disseminated using many ways, for instance: Achieve+ Days, project exhibitions and project workshops.
• It reached a large target group including teachers and students also from other schools and workers from different institutions, parents, local governments, libraries and Route of Romanesque Centre. 
• Dissemination means included also International Conference Achieve+, meetings, training, a school newspaper, press and school websites articles, a radio broadcast and a TV interview. 
• Students, teachers and other participants got not only knowledge about cultural and architectural heritage diversity but also gained social and intercultural competencies. 
• They learnt tolerance of other cultures, religions and languages. 
• participants improved also their English and IT skills.