MANY REASONS TO BELIEVE

Project Name MANY REASONS TO BELIEVE

Founders - PEDRO NEVES (Agrupamento Escolas Sardoal, Sardoal , PORTUGAL) http://www.portal.escolasardoal.com/ - ANASTASIA ASIKIDOU (3rd Lyceum of Veria, GRECCE ) http://3lyk-veroias.ima.sch.gr/

Information It is essential that schools have a role in calling students attention to social solidarity, to the development of volunteering and of a spirit of solidarity among students. It is important to promote actions that make them feel useful for society and it is also important that society gives students more opportunities for them to feel they are citizens with rights and obligations. Solidarity nets are more than a form of survival for the human species. They are an alternative to insertion and a way to fight social exclusion. They are also an important form of collective participation in building a fairer and more balanced society. Subjects involved History, Science, Biology, Geography, English, Physical Education, ITC, etc. Language English. Ages Group 13-18 year-olds Tools All ITC tools available in school. The communication will be held by e-mail, twinspace, webcam (skype or Messenger) and Facebook.

Project Aims - To promote vollunteering among students - To sensitize to participation in social causes - To develop solidarity, in particular with the needy - To develop creativity and critical spirit - To develop ITC skills and foreign languages - To use the English language to communicate

MANY REASONS TO BELIEVE Resources - The school, the coordinator and the students will be responsible for all the necessary resources. Method It is a very open project on social solidarity. Activities: Each school selects a series of activities on the following areas: social e-twinning, volunteer e-twinning and creative e-twinning. Categories: 1- Social etwinning social activities (visits to old peoples homes or schools for students with special needs, campaigns to collect food and clothes, cooperation with social and humanitarian institutions, etc.) 2- Volunteering etwinning Volunteering activities (for example: Food banks, Scouts, Red Cross and other Non-Profit Organizations) 3- Creative etwinning Activities where the creativity of those involved is clear (slideshows, PPTs, videos, among others whether or not related to our theme.) Sharing: The activities will be previously agreed by the partners Publishing All the work done by those involved will be published in Twinspace and on the Blog of the project. Evaluation The Project will be evaluated by the partners at the end. Expected Results 1-We hope that students can create and develop solidarity nets which will allow them to develop their personality as proactive citizens, on behalf of a fairer and more balanced society. 2- We hope that all the activities are shared and agreed on by the partner schools so that a good partnership is developed. 3- We hope we can help a lot of people have a better life and that our students can learn from this experience and can take this knowledge throughout their lives. Calendar Jan 2012 Until Easter Until the end of the year School Year 12.13 Project Approval Partnerships Activities Definition Development of the activities Publishing of Works in Twinspace and on the blog Project Evaluation Grouping schools Sardoal, January 28, 2012 The Founders
Pedro Neves lagoadanta@sapo.pt Anastasia Asikidou asikidou@hotmail.com