Our Project

ICARE is a new strategy to motivate our students, families, neighbors and authorities in the fight against climate change: to talk about the social and economic benefits that a society with less pollution will have in the future and at the same time to sensitize those social groups of our community reluctant to recognize the existence of climate change.

This ERASMUS+ project has been designed by teachers coming from Spain, Macedonia, Finland, Estonia, Czech Republic and Poland in order to address the needs of primary and secondary school students, taking into account the SWOT analysis carried out in each school. It has been noted that these needs comply with the main axes which are predefined for Erasmus+ projects:
1. Environmental and climate goals
Building environmental responsibility by promoting ecological activities
Awareness of the consequences of climate change and implementation of actions to counteract this effect.
2. Social inclusion
To promote social inclusion, tolerance and understanding between cultures
To confront xenophobic attitudes
To create and strengthen European spirit and cooperation networks
3. Social and educational value of European cultural heritage
Understanding the natural environment and local ways of caring for it to develop ecological awareness
To maintain, value and share cultural heritage
4. Strengthening the development of key competences of students across activities.
5. Pedagogy and didactics

To share innovative activities and methods for promote the teachers’ professional development.

Who is it for?

The protagonists in the project are students 9-14 years old, out of whom the participants of mobilities will be chosen; their task will be to attend mobilities and host their peers. Nevertheless all the students of the schools will be involved and will participate in activities appropriate for their age.The project will also include students facing various obstacles(economic, social, health, educational). All the teachers will support project work, some of them directly and some indirectly through incorporating project themes into their subjects' curricula and in the individual classroom program. Parents will organise the accommodation of the visiting students, various events and will participate in certain project activities We will cooperate with NGO´s, municipalities, environmental associations, etc.

What will we do?

During the project we will implement six sub-projects, one every trimester. The activities will take place in each of the partner schools prior to the meetings and the presentation of their effects will be the main point of each meeting. Throughout the project we will use student activating methodologies: The students will work in transnational teams with students of different ages, knowledge and ones of fewer opportunities. The students will be working actively producing results and discussing in groups to encourage peer-to peer learning. Modern methods that enhance ICT skills will also be a vital part of the project, resulting in mutual sharing of ideas and experiences in this area. The activities will include CLIL, ACL and Creative and Critical Thinking methodologies in order to encourage students to fight agains climate change through playful activities, according to their skills and needs using etwinning as main tool of communication and common work.

What do we cater for?

For students and their families, the project will broaden their horizons towards people from EU countries with particular emphasis on introducing the cultural features of partner countries Teachers will develop their professional skills, other school staff will improve their management skills with the tasks and establish a constant co-operation with the local community that promotes and links important pillars of society: school-parents-local community institutions - european institutions.