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We wanted to achieve learning through project-based activities that allowed pupils to seek explanations for a particular question and to come to their own conclusion. We wanted to teach pupils to ...

We wanted to achieve learning through project-based activities that allowed pupils to seek explanations for a particular question and to come to their own conclusion. We wanted to teach pupils to work in an international team on a common project and thus develop pupils' sociological literacy. We wanted to get them to use common activities and workshops to learn about life in the environment of other cultures in the partner countries and then compare and analyse their findings together. Pupils learned to work in the field, outside the classroom - through workshops they built up a picture of life and cultural backgrounds in the partner countries. Partners from different cultural, religious, social and economic backgrounds worked in the project. Each of them presented their cultural heritage with pride and enthusiasm. And that was our goal. In modern times, with the younger generation to return to their roots. This goal has been fulfilled with complete satisfaction, because all the activities have been realized to our satisfaction. The tasks of the project were mastered by each of the project partners and they prepared valuable workshops, implemented during the joint mobilities.

All activities were in the spirit of joint peer mobility. We organised 4 international meetings with all partners. We started in Slovakia with the coordinator in September 2022, continued in Norway and Cyprus in 2023 and finished the mobility in April 2024. 153 students and 27 teachers participated in the mobility activities in total. Of course also other teaching staff of the school or invited guests or lecturers. Mobility activities : Slovakia : In the heart of Europe, Norway : To the Norwegian fjords, Cyprus : On the island of Aphrodite, Latvia : To the Baltic Sea. Other partner activities : European Day of Languages : 26.9.2022 . The activity took place in a school. It had an international character. 98 students participated in the activity. Exhibition The beauty of clothing hidden in history. Education on the theme of folk dress and costumes. 13.10.2022. Number of pupils 22. 14.10.2022 Erasmus days activity took place in Latvia. My ancestor - searching for information about my roots, ancestors - Latvian and Cypriot school pupils. Workshop topics : 1/ CRAFT HAS A GOLDEN BOTTOM 2/ FOLK ARCHITECTURE, MONUMENTS OF THE REGION 3/ FOLK DANCE, SINGING AND TRADITIONS 4/ TRADITIONAL CUISINE 5/ OUR SCHOOL, OUR TOWN

Main project outputs : 1/ Cook book of traditional dishes of local regions ( booklet and recipe preparation). 2/ Folk architecture, architectural gems, UNESCO monuments in the region - presentation 3/ Traditional crafts - video reportage of workshops - basics of selected crafts typical for the regions of the partner countries. 4/ Return to Roots - online material in Canva - include evaluation of the project by pupils 5/ Country presentations on Return to Roots / PowerPoint / We also created a dissemination material - a video report which was presented in the schools of the partnership and to the public. We also produced press articles, reports on regional television, school websites and social media.