Visibility of eTwinning Projects Groups July 2019 Newsletter Newsletter 9 | Page 33

Visibility of eTwinning Projects Group July 2019 Newsletter
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in Europe. Project activities encouraged students to
become active citizens and broadened their
horizons in this area by addressing different aspects
of a higher level of knowledge and skills to
understand democracy as such. There has been an
analysis of the history of democracy in Europe and
especially in the countries involved. One of the
main objectives of this project is to give students
the feeling that they are European citizens. The
activities of this project focused on the values of
European democracy. Students have learned about
the fundamental values of the EU: respect for
human dignity and human rights, freedom,
democracy, equality and the rule of law. The young
people felt that they belong to the entire European
community. Through the project activities of the
games, the created presentations have understood
that life in Europe is culturally diverse and that
different people bring different values to the
European community. They have tried to contribute
to their country, to bring about a change that has
led citizens to participate democratically in the
European Union. By their own efforts, the
understanding of the voting system and the voting
process become active by engaging in shaping the
common future of the European member states.
Other project objectives included improving
communication skills in English, learning to work in
national and international teams, developing critical
thinking and creativity, and developing and
enhancing digital literacy and literacy skills for
students involved in the project using advanced
Web 2.0 tools in the project activities. The project
united the knowledge of the school with information
and practical applications. Interactive debates on
the Twinspace forum and videoconferencing were
organized within the project. The project aimed at
empowering students, their families and local
community members with the future of a better,
democratic Europe, contributing to improving the
lives of their citizens in the 21st century. The
project has opened up the possibility of
communicating, working in mixed teams, as well as
new possibilities to strengthen relationships of trust
and understanding among students themselves.
The great educational advantage is that work in the
project creates the premises for building a better
and democratic environment and the social capital
needed to cope with today's society, which is
extremely valuable to young people. It was unusual
for all participating schools to organize the
European Parliament's simulation of elections,
demonstrating a high level of participation. The
creativity of the project lies in the variety of
pedagogical methods used, the work means of the
project, in particular, communication within the
partnership, the formation of moral values and
attitudes and the creative use of modern ICT
resources.
The project has helped to deepen the importance of
democracy, European democratic culture, active
participation and active citizenship. Each participant
in the project personally contributed, through
workshops, to the training of citizens participating
in the life of their country, as well as to the large
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