The objective of the partnership is to enhance the awareness of similarities and differences among cultures of the participating countries in the minds of students, teachers and the community and to create an intercultural dialogue.
CHOIR GOALS
FOR STUDENTS
•To find out about the stereotypes which the students and teachers have of the partner countries and to determine whether these stereotypes are confirmed or denied
• To create an awareness of other countries/regions in the project including their languages, customs and locations
•To acquire an intercultural dimension and the consciousness of being a European citizen
•To raise their level of motivation in class activities
•To increase their commitment as they are going to contact people and organisations outside the schools
•To develop their communication skills by sending and receiving concrete and virtual items to and from partner schools
•To enhance their language skills both in English and in their national/regional languages
FOR TEACHERS AND HEAD TEACHERS
• To increase their experience by having meetings and planning activities with colleagues from other countries. Moreover they will have access to a wider range of materials shared with the other partner schools which will give them the opportunity to analysing different cultural realities
- To raise the level of their professional development regarding their abilities in English and Creative Work. Moreover it will increase their capabilities in working with IT as a subject for learning and communication.
FOR INSTITUTIONS, LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND THE WIDER EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITY
• To diffuse the project not only within the schools, but also to museums, local organisations and institutions including the local town hall authorities.