The World is Changing - Liceo Sesto Properzio

September 2011- June 2013The aim of the project was practical verification of the intercultural competences catalogue ”Intercultural DrivingLicence” (2009/2011), acquired in the previous Comenius project- standards of intercultural communication andwork team, and dissemination of the idea of gaining intercultural competences.The project was based on an international multimedia magazine “trait d’union” started in 1999/2000 as aComenius project. By overcoming cultural, social and individual differences and using different styles ofcommunication, students worked on the next issue of the magazine “The world is changing”, showing in the firstwork year the influence of changes appearing in the world on a person’s life and their input into globalizationprocess.In the second work year we focused on current events so as to accustom students to systematic followingchanges happening in all the regions of the world and to develop their ability to foresee consequences of thesechanges.The ”milestones” in the modern history of partner countries were crucial for better mutual understanding. Theywere presented during international meetings in partner schools, which helped to explain the specificity ofchanges in particular countries.Working in an international team (on-line and during international meetings), we acquired interculturalcompetences, nowadays regarded as key qualifications by institutions operating in an international surrounding.Students’ fruitful participation was certified by a suitable certificate after finishing the work in the project.The project participants from all seven partner schools published their articles on the internet platform ‘traitd’union’ in topic groups specified at the beginning of each work year. The coordinators from partner schools werethe moderators of work in particular topic groups. Each of 6 partner schools - HPS Buxtehude/Germany,BORG Krems/Austria, (LSP Assisi/Italy, SPG Šilutė/Lithuania, TAOL Tarsus/Turkey, VIII LOKraków/Poland - was also responsible for collecting and choosing the articles published in the chosen topicgroup for the concrete chapter of the printed version whereas the coordinator from the seventh school - LotharThiel, DSB Bilbao/Spain - was responsible for the on-line version. The Polish school - VIII LO in Kraków(Dorota Szafraniec) - was responsible for collecting the whole printed version.Working languages were German and English.In the individual years we worked in the following work groups:Year 2011/2012I. Meine nationale und europäische Identität / My national and European identityII. Jugendkultur – Veränderung der Werte / Jouth culture then and now. Changing valuesIII. Bildung, Sprache, Schule / Education, Language, SchoolIV. Lebensbedingungen / Living conditionsV. Kommunikationsmedien / Media of CommunicationsVI. In einem gesunden Leib eine gesunde Seele / A sound mind in a sound bodyYear 2012/20131. Aktuelle Ereignisse und Entwicklungen verändern die Welt / Current affairs and trendsare changing the world2. Die Ereignisse und Entwicklungen verändern mein Leben / These events and trends arechanging my life3. Wie die Jugend die Welt verändert? / How the youth is changing the world?4. Ich ändere mich – meine persönliche Entwicklung / I am changing - my personaldevelopment5. Welche Veränderungen bringt die Zukunft? / What changes will the future bring?6. Was soll (nicht) verändert werden? – unsere Wünsche und Träume / What should (not)change – our wishes and dreamsWe would like to thank all the partners for their contribution in the project!Coordinators from the main coordinating schoolBożena Cudak, Agnieszka Grochowska, Dorota Szafraniec, VIII LO Kraków/PolandPhoto galleries, documents and results of work (“produsts”) you can find at:http://fotokronika.viii-lo.krakow.pl/c2011_13/n° 9/2013, page 1