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European Innovative Teaching Award
Project

Let´s cross the boundaries of primary education together

School: Zakladni skola, Most, Okruzni 1235, prispevkova organizace

Let´s cross the boundaries of primary education together - Czechia

Topic(s) addressed

  • 8 subjects

  • foreign languages

  • new teaching methods

  • increasing the motivation of pupils

  • cross-curricular cooperation

Methodologies

  • Creating a magazine that presented 8 subjects. 

  • Using common media instruments- an editorial board, editors, proofreaders, graphic designers. 

  • Implementing such methods as planning, meetings and revisions

  • Pupils tried out editorial work. A professional graphic designer demonstrated the secrets of his craft and helped them understand how the final form of the magazine is created.

  • Students worked in international teams.

Environments

  • Sharing ideas and work, carrying out discussions and forums on eTwinnig

  • Pupils commented on their ideas and solved problems. 

  • The magazine had both its printed and digital forms accessible to all project participants.

  • Pupils also got to know each other in flipped classes preparing instructional videos for others. 

  • They learnt about partner countries in Mystery Skype.

Teachers

  • A new partnership-based approach to teaching 

  • Many methods were changed and new relationships were established.

Impact

  • Working on the project strengthened the relationship between the pupils and the teachers. 

  • The "play" in the professional newsroom gave the students an idea about working outside the school environment, opened their creativity, fostered their communication skills and taught them teamwork.

  • Stimulated interest in learning English

  • Teachers from different countries drew inspiration from each other.

Project category
Secondary education
Project year
2022

Stakeholders

Coordinators

Osnovna skola Strahoninec

Address
Croatia

Rosengårdskolen

Address
Denmark

Oberschule Westercelle

Address
Germany

4.A.E. SYGXRONA EKPAIDEFTIRIA TRIKALON - ATHINA

Address
Greece

Escola Barrufet

Address
Spain