Objectives

The project aims to set the grounds for the 3 partner countries to cooperate and share practices in the area of renewable energy resources and sustainable production and consumption through activities designed for students which are meant to:

1. develop their understanding about scientific concepts and processes in the production of sustainable energy;

2. develop their overall awareness about alternative sources of energy and how their usage can be enhanced;

3.  improve skills and competences through interdisciplinary projects in the STEM field;

4.  improve collaboration, team work and communication skills of students and teachers;

5. develop soft skills – critical and analytical thinking, creativity – in order to foster students’ employability;

6. enable teachers to share school models and practices in the areas of STEM, ICT, coding, robotics that can be transferred into their schools;

7. improve self-awareness and intercultural awareness of young European citizens, as well as promoting European citizenship and EU policies in the field of renewable energy usage.

Objectives 3 and 5 address the first priority, which states that support is given to individuals in obtaining basic skills and competences in order to foster employability, critical thinking and creativity, as well as forward looking skills. Also, our project promotes interdisciplinary co-operation in science, technology, engineering, arts and math (STE(A)M) fields. The second priority refers to actions contributing to raising awareness of the importance of Europe's cultural heritage through education, which is addressed through Objective 7. All the exchanges will include a marked cultural component and will promote the celebration of cultural differences and diversity. Finally, the third priority is referred to in objective 6, which targets the improvement of cooperation of educators, their professional development. By participating in the project activities, students will produce the following outputs: - presentations about renewable energy sources and statistics and trends from the 3 partner countries; - posters for campaigns encouraging European citizens to use solar energy more; -presentations about alternative building systems; - models of buildings using alternative types of insulating materials; -simulations of power plants; - STEM projects – anemometers, wind vanes, solar cookers etc; - research data and conclusions; - simulations/models of sustainable cities; Teachers will produce exchange reports in which we will includedata measuring the quality of the activities, the impact of the activities on participants, pictures and videos taken during the exchanges. Other deliverables: Europass mobility documents, initial and final evaluation forms, feedback forms, self-assessment sheets, student observation sheets, participants’ testimonials, dissemination platforms, eTwinning communication platform, project final brochure “STEM ideas for high school”.