Visibility of eTwinning Projects Groups July 2019 Newsletter Newsletter 9 | Page 109

Visibility of eTwinning Projects Group July 2019 Newsletter
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managed to have our students empathize with
people with disabilities and strengthen their social
and civic competence.
Branka Lamza is a teacher of English as a foreign
language at II. osnovna škola Čakovec, Croatia. She has
been an active eTwinner since 2011, awarded with 14
European Quality Labels. She has also been the
coordinator of the Erasmus+ KA2 project “Innovate
Together” 2017-2019.
To celebrate the International Day of Persons with
Disabilities in the UK the KS2 classes watched a
video about a 13-year old gymnast named Jemma
who was born with heart complications and has
Down’s syndrome.
Children really enjoyed learning about Jemma’s
story and how resilient and positive she is.
Following on from this, our Year 6 class learned a
little bit about disability sports and decided to
organise a game of blind football. Much hilarity and
fun ensued. However, on a more serious note,
children gained a much better understanding and
respect for people with disabilities.
For all the partners there has always been the need
to promote tolerance, respect and appreciation for
all the members of society, as well as to raise the
awareness of the dangers of intolerance. We were
deeply moved by the experiences we were able to
find out about from persons with disabilities we
hosted at our schools. Most importantly, we
Voluntary actions in an Erasmus+ eTwinning
project
by Adriana Mariș
The Erasmus+ project “School 21, Digitally and
Socially Yours” was implemented between 2017 and
2019 by five European schools: Obchodní akademie
a Vyšší odborná škola ekonomická, Tábor, Czech
Republic as coordinating school and Hebel-
Gymnasium Schwetzingen, Germany, Türr István
Gimnázium és Kollégium, Pápa, Hungary, Zespol
Szkol Ogolnoksztalcacych Nr 2 im F.D. Kniaznina w
Pulawach, Poland, and Colegiul Naţional Coriolan
Brediceanu Lugoj, Romania, as partners.
Our projects’ main topic was community service in
different areas of volunteering: refugees, mentally
or physically ill people, children with vulnerable
backgrounds, animal shelters. The main objectives
included learning specific skills, known as the 4 Cs:
critical thinking, communication, collaboration and
creativity. About 25 – 30 students, aged 15-18,
from each school worked in national and
international groups with teachers and external
partners, such as charities, voluntary organizations,
experts and local associations, to achieve our goals.
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