With the inspiration of Erasmus and with bright lighthouse the United Europe this program aimed to highlight, common cultural elements of European countries. The aim was the cooperation of the target groups through the acquaintance of other cultures, not only understand the common cultural tradition, but also gain a stronger sense of identity both local and European. This was obtained mainly by experience and interaction through mutual actions and the school contact with society. Our methodology focused on the mutual work of all partners and the modern educational methods and strategies. The program had both a theoretical and an experiential approach. It developed students' knowledge and experience, and combined the field research and experiment. As soon as the project was completed, they realized that they had earned important qualifications required for their future academic and professional careers. Thus, they acknowledged the importance of a school that gives opportunities for socialization and smooth integration into society. The participating countries were Greece as a supervisor, Italy, Bulgaria, Poland and Slovakia. They were all willing to be part of an effort to promote cultural tolerance and awareness.Our target groups were between the ages of 11 to 15.On that concept we organized four transnational meetings and five Learning/Teaching/Training Activities in order to meet, to make schedules to present our work and lecture about our basic themes: 1. “customs and traditions preserved through history and time” including “customs of the life circle (birth, baptism, engagement, wedding, burial)”2. “traditional instruments, dances and costumes”3. “Christmas and Easter in my country” 4. “customs and traditions that bond with agriculture Local and products” 5. “Folk Art and Architecture”The project acted as a link to school and society.We visited local authorities, local libraries, newspapers, museums, castles. The community has free access to the project's products. ICT skills were promoted through the completion of the products of our project. Communication was accomplished through skype and emails. In conclusion, our project implanted in the students the idea of being responsible citizens who respect other people and cultures, are more open to the different and do not feel the other as a menace but as a means of enriching their personal development and maturation. Moreover, we aim them to complete culturally, identify their cultural unity yesterday and today and give an answer to the violence and xenophobia that is endemic in society. In addition, they will appreciate the importance of leaving in a clean environment as culture teaches us to give nature the respect that she reserves.

"The priorities of this partnership ' Water and its Magical Power ""are to facilitate the validation of non-formal and informal learning and its permeability with formal education pathways, and to promote young people's social inclusion and well-being.Taking all this into consideration, our project team proposes the following objectives:- promoting and using the non-formal and informal strategies in education processes as complementary and alternative strategies for the formal strategies;- acquiring new key competences in using ICT;- improving and building on their foreign language competences;- promoting and using new innovative practices in classroom education;- promoting lifelong learning process;- preventing any manifestations of xenophobia, and strengthen national pride and awareness of all project participants;- developing the knowledge and ownership of the European cultural heritage and the respect for the European identity, its plurality and its linguistic richness;- building strong relationships between people, schools and cities that will not finish when the project comes to an end;- helping teachers, students, parents and members of local communities to become aware of the sustainability of this important resource called water.To implement our goals, our team (students, teachers and members of local communities) will work together in different countries involved in the partnership, within these four stages:1. The role of water in every point of view throughout history, for our communities and regions, to show the students, the teachers and the local communities the importance of water for human evolution and development throughout its history; 2. The role of water for today's communities, to show the students, the teachers and the local communities the different purposes of using water, to demonstrate its importance in real, everyday life;3. Water problems nowadays, to identify and debate contemporary issues related to water in different countries;4. Solutions to solve water problems, to identify and compare different solutions to water problems, and ensure the sustainability of this important resource.The target group are the teachers and students of these six schools as partners , but in partnership will be involved other person from universities , economic organizations , NGO , etc . Thus, in these international mobilities will be attended by 318 people from all partner countries (180 students and 138 teachers) , but , the persons involved directly and indirectly in the activities of partnership will be over 2000 ;We will do these activities by using non-formal and informal educational methods and we will change the way of thinking of our students, their parents and the members of local community from Greece, Romania, Spain, France, Czech Republic and Bulgaria. During the project, the common work of students and teachers involved in the project will focus on the execution of the project, the collection of information, informal training, meetings with specialists in universities, analysis and laboratory experiments, marina clubs, researching in libraries, searching on the internet, English translations, making the dissemination materials and the final products. The joint work in the project will result in the following:- A book which refer at next themes :1. The role of water in every point of view through history;2. The role of water for today's communities ;3. Water problems in nowadays;4. Solutions to solve water problems and ensure the sustainability of this important resource.5. Non-formal learning programs, which will be integrated into the formal education system, "" The Water Problems in the World Today"" ;- The construction of a Website that will host all the products of the project;- Non-formal training courses in the partner countries;- Short videos about the project and about every meeting ;- Brochures for each chapter of the book ;- Dancing and singing, ; exhibition of paintings inspired by water;- Articles and interviews in the city newspapers, radios etc. as a dissemination of knowledge gained to inform the local communities, etc.-Multiplier event in the end of the project .Following these activities and results, we expect a major impact in relation to English language skills, the skills of ITC, the self-esteem and European consciousness of the participants, either teachers or students.At the same time we believe that all persons directly or indirectly involved in the project , will become aware of the importance of water and will treat the water with more attention.Teachers involved will have the opportunity to meet new teaching strategies that can be adopted and used in schools of origin ."

Our project promotes equality - in terms of gender, ethnic background, religious views, financial obstacles. They had the opportunity to participate in the selection process and were awarded extra points if they were in any of the situations mentioned above. We engaged them in the planned activities by involving them in preparing materials for the meetings - presentations of schools, countries, regions, presentations of their religions, customs and traditions. They acted with responsibility as they were representatives of their own culture. Each school developed a specific plan in order to support their participation - in the form of prizes, smallincentives such as including their names as authors of materials, an aspect which was meant to help them boost their confidence and develop a sense of active participation in the school life. They also were involved in the activities according to their talents such as: singing, playing (traditional) instruments, dancing, artwork, presenting the project in the institution/community; creating Erasmus+corners; designing brochures, project logo and posters.

Cultural values ​​shape the society and our way of life. For this reason, we should help our youngsters-the architect of our future- to establish a strong bond between the past and the future, to preserve the historical and cultural values. We should raise voluntary cultural ambassadors who know the cultural values ​​of their country and have the necessary competence and entrepreneurship skills to promote them.In the survey conducted in our school, it was determined that our students were unaware of the cultural values and they did not have the necessary motivation to learn them. Needs analysis was conducted and studies have started after the project team has come together. There is no EU project experience as a institution. We believe it will be a unique work.Our project objectives:-To raise conscious generations who know the value of their cultural and natural assets and have the responsibility to protect and keep these assets alive.-To raise voluntary cultural ambassadors who know and promote their culture and traditions in all aspects.-To increase students' awareness of European cultural heritage and values-Students will increase their desire for curiosity and research towards history and culture, and gain a sense of ownership and responsibility for cultural assets in their country.Şuhut Anatolian High School will be the coordinator of the project. Turkey, Portugal, Italy, Bulgaria, Romania and Macedonia are the partners in this project. Our project will start on 01.11.2020 and will take 24 months. The project envisages a strategy that will include student participation as well as key staff. Our student age range is 15-18 in our project. Our students who have economic, cultural and social difficulties will also take part in this project and will be supported by all kinds.4-day activities are planned in each participating country. 5 students and 2 accompanying teachers from each country will attend. The participants will be hosted in the family houses of the host institution. Thus, there will be no accommodation expenses and the cultural interaction we expect from our students will come true. In each mobility, activities will be carried out on the main themes determined in accordance with our project goals. Conferences will be held by skype or eTwinning online before and after the mobility.Project outputs:-6 Short-term exchanges of groups of pupils: mobility activities that students will work together on such subjects as traditional meals, dances, crafts etc. to develop collaborative skills, communication skills, problem solving, teamwork, critical thinking and more.(Turkey, Portugal, Italy, Bulgaria, Romania and Macedonia)Students will implement peer-to-peer learning when they get back to school-E-twinning cooperation- Guidance on the hand-out of bulletins and flyers after the completion of the project-Drama activities, online mobile applications and tools to improve reading skills which can be integrated into the curriculum of each partner school will be developed about 'To protect and maintain our cultural heritage', - An e-book that a full cultural feast will be reflected in will be designed with cultural heritage values ​​of each country. - A board game will be designed by preparing cards with their cultural values ​​(music, food, dance, historical architectures, important poets and writers, manias, etc.) to be prepared by partner school.- A special video with local dances will be prepared. At the same time, a common music will be determined and video sections created by each partner will be combined in order to tolerate differences. -Also, brochures will be designed and all works will be shared with social media tools, web page.Project expectations and dissemination:-To develop and strengthen professional connections with other countries- Providing professional development.In addition to learning and preserving cultural values, developing new and innovative teaching methods and applying them directlyDeveloping a strong EU focus in the teaching and learning activities of the institution- Including the EU dimension and European cooperation activities in the corporate culture and increasing participation-To develop skills and competencies in young peopleThe project introduces changes on how cultural values ​​are integrated into educational activities. In this long term, it will change the school environment of those who will benefit from the public and education in the partner countries and available materials beyond the project period.- Our cultural ambassador students, who we have trained throughout the project, will fulfill this embassy duty with the entrepreneurial spirit they have acquired by exhibiting the works done by opening the year-end exhibition in their schools at the end of the project.- Sharing will be done using eTwinning, facebook, instagram, web page to maximize the visibility of the project results.

"Since the UN has designated 2017 as the international year for sustainable tourism, five secondary schools from Belgium, Bulgaria, Italy, Portugal and the UK decided to rise to the occasion. Based on the idea that the tourism industry is not only a major source of income, but also harness potential dangers, such as social dislocation, loss of cultural heritage and ecological degradation, we found each in other in wanting to work together with our students on learning how to appreciate and protect our region, finding innovative ways of dealing with entrepreneurship in tourism and at the same aiming for a reduction of our ecological footprint by joining the ECO-schools and aiming for the Green Flag award after completion of our project. Each partner school will directly involve 60 to 70 students aged 16-18 years. These pupils will come from different backgrounds: some from middle class families, some from lower social status ones, some live in large towns, deprived areas or minority ethnic groups, others are from rural areas. With this project, we aim developing in them an environmental conscience and an understanding of their cultural heritage, in order to start innovating in a protective and respectful way. We want to instil in them the first seeds of green entrepreneurship. The main activities consist out of analysing students', their family's and staff's typical way of travelling, comparing traditional tourism to newer kinds, field trips, workshops, group works, seminars and surveys regarding environmental and cultural sustainability in tourism, short internships or job shadowing in hotels or agencies. Moreover, they will set up business simulation working with national tourism offices, local partners and municipal services in order to have or work in real-life experiences on which they will report through videos and interviews, next to the standard evaluations. Ultimately, all of the research will be presented on our ""Virtual Travel Agency"", a website showing our results, but also a manual for others who are aiming at travelling and living in a more sustainable fashion. Students involved will establish personal contacts with pupils from other countries inducing in them the feelings of mutual respect and facilitating the elimination of prejudices. Having contact with other cultures, they will gain knowledge both about their national cultures and those of the partners, and will find similarities that unite them and differences that enrich them. The project period will be interspersed with interdisciplinary activities carried out in different fields (science, geography, history, citizenship, law, ICT, and foreign languages). We aim to work in a cross-curricular way through eTwinning as well. Students will look for information independently or with the help of teachers, using different methods: from flipped classroom, to non-formal and informal settings. Questionnaires, surveys, conferences with experts and the local communities will help the target groups to reach a higher awareness of the issues developed. While the project website, which will be maintained for another three years, the Erasmus+ corner on each school website, posters, videos, PowerPoint presentations will have the aim of disseminating information as well as materials to other students, teachers, parents and the local community. We will also complete this learning path with the EUROPASS certificate. At the end of our two-year project each partner school will organise “Open Erasmus+ Days” to show all results and outcomes to students from other schools, parents and the local communities. To conclude, we believe that the change in students’ individual lifestyles such as becoming responsible travellers and promoting similar behaviour in their families and communities will have an impact on both local and global environments, in both the short and the long-term."