"The “We learn Russian actively” project involved students of four schools from the Czech Republic, Lithuania, Latvia and Poland. The coordinator of the project was Szkoła Podstawowa im. Wspólnej Europy in Zalesie Górne in Poland. The main language of the project was Russian. The students attending Russian classes had opportunities to use their knowledge and skills while working on the project tasks. We hoped it to improve the children’s motivation. The main objective of the project was to improve communication skills in Russian among the students of the partner schools, with the emphasis on the vocabulary connected with kids games and activities, proverbs, food recipes, children literature and geography. The indirect aims of the project covered: - familiarizing the students with the chosen TIK tools, eg. Storyjumper, Padlet, Kahoot; - experience-sharing among the teachers of the partner schools; - enriching the educational offer of the partner schools; - promoting the culture of the participants’ countries. 749 partner schools’ students aged 12 - 15 participated in the project activities. While the project was running, four meetings were planned to be held in partner schools. The first one were took place in Poland in December 2018, the second one in Lithuania in May 2019, the third one in the Czech Republic in October 2019, and the last one in Latvia in May 2020. 6 students and 2 teachers from each school took part invited in the meetings. We also wish to invite students with educational difficulties and students from low income background. The methods of work adopted to meet the objectives included: teamwork, integration games, texts analysis, mini dialogues and language games. The following results have been activied: - enhancing the knowledge on geography, children literature and traditional food of the partner countries - teaching the students engaged in the project how to use the Storyjumper, Padlet and Kahoot programmes - expanding the professional qualifications of the Russian teachers from the partner schools; - improving the ability to promote one’s country; - raising the prestige of the schools in their local environment; - adding the European dimension to the schools. The tangible results of our work included: - audiobooks created in the Storyjumper programme, the Book of Proverbs; - the Gallery of Fairy Tales Characters prepared in Padlet - Kahoot quiz - photo and video reports on the concerts and shows. The cooperation on the project has enriched the educational offer of all partner schools. We have introduced to the learning plan of the Russian language extra topics, , Proverbs and riddles, Fairy tales , Culinary workshops, and to the annual schedule of school events ""Russian language day"" and ""European Culture Week"". We strived to make the Russian language more attractive by introducing the ICT tool into the teaching and learning process."

When we think of tradition, family, our country, chances are we will reflect on family occasions like Sunday lunches, Christmas, Easter, birthdays to name but a few. When we look at all these events, the common factor is food. Food is the one element of life that has so many aspects, it brings us together, it makes up sympathise with those who don’t have it, it makes us feel like we have an identity, it makes us feel unique. But how unique is our food? If we took a traditional plate of food from every European country, how different would these plates be? How similar would they be? Food is an integral part of our culture but it’s not the only element, and just like food other aspects of our culture, art, customs, traditions and many more, are influenced by others over time. We see globalisation as a negative thing, but it is existed long before the word was conceived. So how unique are our cultures? Cultures, traditions and customs have often been the bases of stereotype being created and even conflicts. We often hear discriminating comments based on cultural differences or because of some customs or traditions we saw in another country. Our project will explore the roots of our different cultures, the cultures of our neighbours, and the cultures of Europe. We will learn from each other and we will share our culture with our friends in every form possible from food to art and through this sharing we will discover just how much we have in common and how understanding and sharing can result in a more unified EU. The project will look at the effects of globalisation on our cultures and how we as youth are influenced by different cultural aspects. How young people preserve their culture and we will question why our culture is important to us and why it is important for Europe to respect the individual cultures of its member states and its people. The objective of the project is to allow young people to identify their cultures and also to examine the roots of these cultural elements to discover who and how these elements affected our culture. We will look at food as the building block that will bring us together, looking at how our plates (traditional dishes) of Europe can bring us together and try to create a common European dish (cooperation and understanding) to allow us to live as one Europe. We will examine the true meaning of United in Diversity and see who our diversity can unite us as Europeans.We believe that by researching our cultures and the historical significance of our cultures we will learn how our cultures were influenced by each other and although we have differences, our similarities are much greater than our differences. As a result we will allow our youth to unite the people of Europe for a great, stronger Europe. We will use communication and cultural expression as the mediums of our project allowing the participants to explore the roots of each culture, find the elements that can unite us and help us bring Europe closer together. We will focus on youth work and youth participation in each of the partner countries and examine how youth participation fosters cooperation and enlargement of the EU. We will examine our roles as European citizens and explore our past to build stronger bridges for the future. We will examine the opportunities given to young people in our communities, in our countries and in the EU to help them learn more about cultures, diversity and the European Union, and more specifically their role in the EU.The project successfully allowed participants to explore the roots of our culture and the impact they have on us as people, as youth, and how we treat others. We saw the impact of globalisation and the EU on each of our countries and learned the importance of coexisting in the EU as one strong family with values, respect and the need to work closer together to create a better world for us and the future generations.We explored stereotypes and how we are victims of these, while learning to respect differences and embrace similarities in other cultures. We learned that although we are different, we are all human and that we, as youth, are the future and we can make the changes to make all our lives better.

The marine ecology project primarily follows on from a previous CCR project, Climate Change Ready, and focuses on a sub-area of the topic. Investigations of fauna, flora and water in the waters adjacent to the participating cities and in the coastal regions are central areas of the project including aspects of the so-called blue economy. Sustainability strategies in the areas of tourism, fishing and shipping complement the biological aspect.Some of the schools participated in the previous project. Other schools have already dealt with the topic of water and the surrounding nature.The aim of the project is to teach students of the participating schools the basics of the work of the relevant departments of biology, chemistry, economics, history as well as politics and philosophy regarding the topic. Both theoretically and practically at non-school learning locations, they should also acquire in-depth knowledge and, if necessary, suggestions for sustainable action in their home country or their immediate vicinity, the coastal regions and in the partner countries.Approximately 15 to 25 pupils from grades 9-12 will be involved in the closer project per school. Within the intended and in part already implemented creation of internal school curricula including the topic of marine ecology, lower grades at the national level are also familiarized with the topic at the participating schools. Teachers from the various departments will take care of the work and thus ensure that the whole school is involved.On the one hand, there will be activities within the school as part of the new internal curricula, in which the pupils of most grades will take part. It will be the responsibility of the individual teacher or department to complete this task.As part of the international meetings, primarily non-school learning venues are chosen in all countries. Laboratories, NGOs, universities, public institutions as well as practical work in and on the water with chemical and biological studies are intended to impart basic knowledge and skills. Excursions with visits and lectures complete this practical work.Intended is reinforcing the development of key competences and increasing the levels of achievement and interest. In this sense, the impact of this methodology will, hopefully, be: Improved provision and assessment of basic and transversal skills (such as intercultural and language competences, critical thinking, digital skills and media literacy) and more strategic and integrated use of ICT’s and open educational resources in education.Regarding project activities during learning activities, these could revolve around the field trips to be decided upon by each partner school, making use of the material developed in the lesson plans.The focus on marine ecology should be anchored in the schools involved. All the cities in which the schools are located have a close economic and existential connection to the sea and are therefore interested in sustainable development and basic knowledge about the ecology of the sea, the protection of this ecosystem and the upcoming and already existing changes.In addition, the participants should recognize that the situation in the participating countries may differ in detail, but that insights at different technical levels are of a generally applicable nature and that it must be in the interests of sustainable development to conduct and research across borders.

Sala Secondary School activities are focused on the task of creating the school as an educational institution for the 21st century, which offers quality in education for the preparation of students for further education and competitiveness in the labor market. The school supports and stimulates teachers' professional competencies, ICT and language skills.Teaching staff systematically participates in professional development projects, thus contributing to the progress of teaching and learning at school. Teachers learn the tools necessary to engage international projects.The school has its own site www.salas.lv, which reflected all the information and school activities.One of the directions of the school development plan is a successful implementation of inclusive education and improvement of teachers' competence in dealing with different intellectual levels of learners.When planning participation in the courses there were developed the selection criteria of potential course participants.One of the selection criteria was English language knowledge, because it is the working language. Entrants must be ready for a positive openminded communication, discussions. On the basis of these criteria 3 teachers were selected. In the School Education Development Plan Guidelines for the years 2014- 2020 are emphasized objectives that are closed to the objectives of the courses: -providing innovative teaching and learning approaches for modern classroom; -improving foreign language competences; -increasing cultural competence;-improving teachers’ confidence in using modern methods and techniques; -providing methods to use in the classroom (also for special needs students).Exchanging of experiences and good practices among people coming from different countries who work in the same field was bringing positive and long-lasting effects on the trainees involved. The Erasmus+ project for teachers strengthened European dimension of international cooperation and facilitate the participation of teachers' professional development, motivate to learn foreign languages and strengthen intercultural understanding.Modern teachers need to follow cross-border perspective, openness and sensitivity to cultural differences, openness to new ideas, the ability to adapt changes. This project is the driving force for our school teachers to continue their personal growth and the international cooperation.

There is much discrimination in Europe and most of it is based on ignorance and fear of the unknown. Stereotypes are created and this project will allow young people from different countries to learn about each other in order to overcome these common problems. The main objective of the project is to overcome different forms of discrimination through methods of giving the opportunity to young people to learn from each other and to develop friendships. In order for the EU to be more united and united in diversity, we need to learn about each country, its people, its customs and its traditions and its history. When we know and understand our neighbours and they understand us, we build respect and only then can we start building a united Europe. This project will focus on young people getting to know each other so that they can be the future generations that bring Europe closer together, making it a unified Europe and breaking any borders that are created from ignorance.The greatest identifier of any country is its culture, and this will be the biggest focus of the project, learning about our own cultures, the roots of our cultures and then being able to share our culture with others. Creating a unified European culture would be counterproductive, as we are all unique, but promoting the diversity of each individual culture and sharing it so that we can embrace the best elements of each culture, and at the same time allow us to respect the differences and diversity of the different countries we will allow our youth to be the building blocks of a closer more unified Europe.The main objective of the project is to overcome different forms of discrimination through methods of giving the opportunity to young people to learn from each other and to develop friendships. Also exchanging good practices between each other to allow for a stronger approach to combating discrimination and xenophobia in youth. We will cover various fields of discrimination and marginalisation that youth experience today, including gender equality, bullying, various forms of discrimination and we will also review EU policy regarding equality and discrimination.Also exchanging good practices between each other to allow for a stronger approach to combating discrimination and xenophobia in youth. We will cover various fields of discrimination and marginalisation that youth experience today, including gender equality, bullying, various forms of discrimination and we will also review EU policy regarding equality and discrimination.We will look at active citizenship and how we shape the world we live it, we will look at citizenship and the EU democratic system from the perspective of human rights and how these laws and rights are designed to prevent discrimination and how we can make the difference to stop discrimination starting from home.We learned about the importance of preserving culture and how we are the people who influence our culture today and tomorrow. Although we blamed globalisation for the destruction of our cultures, we learned that globalisation has formed our culture and that the influences of our culture are determined by our choices. We learned that we can preserve or change our culture, as we are the factors that influence the change. We saw that we sometimes blindly believe stereotypes and sometimes even confirm wrong stereotypes about our countries and our cultures. We learned that we should know the truth about ourselves and that we should defend our cultures and our heritage. We also learned that if we blindly believe what we hear and see, others will do the same about us.We saw that discrimination is a choice, and active choice that we make, and that EU laws and laws in each of our countries protect us from discrimination. We learned that we should treat people in the same way that we want to be treated. Most importantly we learned that we are the ambassadors of our future and of our countries and we should take this responsibility very seriously.