Visibility of eTwinning Projects Group Newsletter 6 2016 | Page 101

Visibility of eTwinning Projects Group July 2016 Newsletter -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------eTwinning Tree Campaign by Natasha Djurkova When we act united, we can achieve our goals and make a difference! Students from different European schools planted a tree in their schoolyard in October–November 2015 taking part in the campaign dedicated to eTwinning program and to eTwinning 10th Anniversary. Every tree is important. Every school is important. Every student is important. Every teacher is important. Special thanks to all teachers from the participating schools in the eTwinning tree campaign, for their enthusiasm and will to organize tree planting in their school yard and to promote the campaign idea among their students and schools community. For me the eTwinning program is very valuable and unique source of inspiration and continuous professional development and I am proud to be part of the eTwinning society since 2008. In my opinion, every person – old or young – could have an influence and change the world. Every little deed a man does in order to make the world a better place has its purpose which makes it useful and important. Therefore, I created the eTwinning event – “eTwinning tree campaign” and invited all my eTwinning partners and friends. Together we planted 100 trees in the schools’ yards in different countries in Europe. We wanted to show the students that the world could be changed and it is all in our hands and will. This campaign is devoted to the 10th anniversary of the eTwinning program, thus, each planted tree will be given the name – eTwinning tree. The link between the eTwinning program and every planted tree is the positive and constructive impact they have on the nature and the schools in Europe. 86 schools from 31 European countries joined the campaign and from the 9th of October to mid-November 2015 , until the campaign lasts, many eTwinning trees were planted – each being part of the positive change. Link to our eTwinning tree campaign: http://etwinningtree.blogspot.bg/ Natasha Djurkova is the coordinator of the eTwinning tree campaign. She is a psychologist, a deputy director of SOU Ekzarh Antim I, Kazanlak, Bulgaria, and a teacher of Psychology. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 101