DEMOS project

D.E.M.O.S.

•Project start date: 20-12-2020•Project end date:19-12- 2022•Project total duration: 24 months•Project partners:•Terra Santa College, Nicosia, Cyprus (Koordinatzaile)•IES Miguel de Unamuno Bilbao BHI, Bilbao, Spain•18 Comprehensive school William Gladstone, Sofia, Bulgaria•Agrupamento de Escolas de Casquilhos, Barreiro, Portugal•Liceo Scientifico Pasteur, Roma, Italy•Heilig Hartcollege, Wezembeek-Oppem, Belgium•Age of participating students:13-17 •2020-2021 school year: 3 mobilities•2021-2022 school year: 3 mobilities

1-The discovery of unique cultural assets and heritage in conjunction with the study of democratic culture at the school by networking with peers from different countries. 2-To strengthen communication skills in English. 3-To promote the use of ICT in the field of education. 4-To promote volunteering inside and outside the school environment. 5-To strengthen awareness of European identity. 6-To establish joint strategies for sozialization and equality.

C1. Mobility (02/2021) (7 days) at 18 Comprehensive school William Gladstone (Sofia, Bulgaria). C2. Mobility (10/2021) (7 days) at Heilig Hartcollege (Wezembeek-Oppem, Belgium). C3. Mobility (12/2021)(7 days) at Liceo Scientifico Pasteur (Roma, Italy).

Democratic Thinking in Education as a Medium to Overturn prejudices and Stereotypes is a KA229 School Exchange Partnership that involves 6 schools from Cyprus,Italy,Portugal,Spain,Belgium and Bulgaria.This idea will act as a vivid reaction to today’s challenges of great linguistic,cultural,educational,economic,technological and ethnic diversity in the school community at local and EU level.The study of the principles of Democracy linked to toleration,inclusion&empathy as agents for positive development and mutual understanding will give wider dimension to the EU concepts of active citizenship,civic engagement,social responsibility and respect for heterogeneity.The cultivation of democratic thinking in students as a learning living attitude by means of cooperative interaction and sharing of ideas is in accordance with the project’s strategic goal to raise a future generation with profound democratic values.

C4. Mobility (03/2022) (7 days) at Terra Santa College (Nikosia, Cyprus). C5. Mobility (09/2022) (7 days) at IES Miguel de Unamuno Bilbao BHI (Bilbao, Spain). C6. Mobility (11/2022) ) (7 days) at Agrupamento de Escolas de Casquilhos (Barreiro, Portugal).