eTwinning with Greece

CONTEXT

We start from the Union of two European Educational Centres: 

• the Conservatory of music "Manuel Carra",   with a complete range of instrumental specialties: all symphonic musical instruments, singing, piano, guitar organ and flamenco guitar (it is the only conservatory of Malaga that teaches these two latest specialties). Two types of certifications are expedited. 

• the Music School of Komotini. It is an institution of Greece very enriching and with a big experience in European projects, specially eTwinning. From 2018 till today our School has been awarded with the eTwinning School Label. The students have a diverse social, cultural and educational background due to an allocation of different nationalities, ethnic minorities and different cultures, across the area of Thrace, where the School is located. In order to integrate students with such different backgrounds into comprehensive, as well as musical education, the school has adopted various practices, such as mentorship involving students of different age and background, flexible training models, such as individual tutoring, as well as attendance of mixed ability classes, frequent cooperation with parents, and social partners.

DESCRIPTION

The main motivation that moves us is  to transmit to the different European countries the educational value of love as a way to change the world. Love for art, books, music and the planet will be the main points to develop in every country, as well as the discovery of the interesting aspects of Sicilian, Spanish and Greek cultures.

In addition we want to create international collaborative educational networks that enable students and participating teachers, training and enriching themselves with educational experiences with schools in Europe.

KEYWORDS: Love, Music, Books, Planet changes, Culture, Art.

GOALS

1. Discover how love for art, the planet, music and books can generate actions for significant change in the world.

2. Improve important skills of teachers and students (technological, language, cultural and social).

3. Create links with European students and teachers that allow us innovative educational actions and future Erasmus projects.

4. To know and learn to value the European cultural heritage as an enriching element of the people and facilitator of the communication between the countries.

PARTICIPANTS

-2 teachers of the Manuel Carra CPM and 8 students from 16 to 17 years old. Some activities will include a choir of students smaller. Some teachers will be added in the future with some activities collaborating. 

-2 teachers and 8-10 students between 14-17 years of School of Music of Komotini,

ACTIVITIES

1. Joint training activities: videoconferencing, emails and use of online platforms such as Slack and eTwinning to organize and develop researching works and a collaborative blog.

2. Create interactive materials with students from European centers that enrich our classes: videos, powerpoint, canva, genially presentations.

3. Use the Blog https://www.lamusicatetoca.com/ and social networks to disseminate the Project.

IMPACT AND BENEFITS

The participants in the project activities will see an improvement in their personal, social, technological, language and cultural skills.

Professorship will increase the quality of education and training, and will develop new teaching methods.

CALENDAR OF ACTIVITIES AND MEETINGS 

December 2021: Preparation of work teams and organization of thematic blocks in each country. Calendar and communications tools.

January 2022: Connecting people. Presentation activities

work teams and first actions in each thematic block of the project.

February 2022: Activities related to the thematic block of Love for the art and Love for the planet put together among the participants.

March-April 2022: Activities related to the thematic block of Love for the music and love for the books put together among the participants.

May 2022: Assess the activities and share conclusions in each Thematic Block. 

Assess the objectives set at the beginning of the eTwinning Project. Planning of future projects and dissemination activities.