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Start date: Sep 1, 2015, End date: Aug 31, 2017 PROJECT  FINISHED 

The project reflects the pupils' and teachers' needs. Pupils dreamed of the lessons which could take their interests into account. They wanted to have the influence on the process of learning. Also the teachers felt the need to change their methods of teaching - to replace theory, working with books by practice and doing experiments. These changes will make it possible for pupils to acquire the knowledge in an active and more pleasant way. We also hope that it will encourage them to continue the education on higher levels. The aims of the project are: discovering and developing hobbies or passions which will help them in an adult professional life, helping students to learn by showing them that studying may be pleasant if you feel passion for it; developing linguistic skills, mastering computer skills, developing communication skills through working in international teams and last but not least - the change of teaching methodology. Thanks to implementation of the project as many as 72 pupils, directly involved in project activities, will meet their peers from foreign countries. Fifteen teachers eager to change their teaching styles will learn from their colleagues but also share their experience and acquire new innovative methods of teaching. Our target group are: pupils from 10 to 13 years old, ones who have not discovered their passion yet, these ones who already have their passions but they want to develop them. The second target group are are the teachers willing to make some changes in their methodology; the headteachers of European schools who will support and encourage the staff and students to meet their aims; and last but not least -the parents who will support their children in discovering their hobbies. The pupils taking part in the project will work in ten different workshops aiming at acquiring new skills and developing passions (journalism, sport, photography/ tourism, theatre, music, art, foreign languages, logical thinking, collections, experiments). Each international group will make a website connected with passion, logo, anthem, they will choose a patron and will create a fictional profile on the educational website - Fakebook. Students as experts in their field of interest will conduct lessons and workshops for their peers; they will organize local and international events where they will present their passions. We hope that it will influence other pupils to try something new. What is more, each partner school has chosen a little known hobby which they will teach the other partners (Poland has chosen Indiaco - a sport team game, Italy - Ebru - painting on the water, Greece – designing, building and flying drones). All the project activities will be conducted using active methods, drama, doing projects, deploying and verifying hypotheses. Project will engage school communities from foreign countries by organizing monthly sport competitions: students versus teachers and parents; regular meetings with experts who will support students' activities (such as: photographer, journalist, sculptor, native speaker); quizes, concerts, exhibitions, plays. The project will also engage local communities: regular meetings with grandparents and seniors (sharing experience and knowledge, teaching and learning ICT), concerts in children's homes in public libraries, children's hospitals, kindergartens; interschool sport competitions Indiaco, publishing leaflets and tourist guides for tourists visiting our cities and towns and their children (for example a guide with the list of attractive places and events in our cities for children interested in art). Long-term activities in our project are the following: the change of methodology - from theory to practice, conducting lessons by students - experts in their field of interest, school and interschool Indiaco games, yearly Talent Festival - the show of talents, skills and passions, writing and publishing tourist guides with interesting places for children with passion , made for local tourist information points.
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