Open Doors

 SHORT DESCRIPTION

This project aims to facilitate student mobility thanks to cooperation between schools and a convention signed by the parties involved*. The project is divided into 4 steps. Step 1: The first or “Discovery” phase is an eTwinning project aiming to gain awareness of some features of the countries involved. Step 2: The second or “Mobility 1” phase marks the passage from virtual to real. A small group of students from one of the two countries involved will be welcomed by students from the other country for one week.  Step 3: During the third or “Mobility 2” phase, the students who have previously welcomed their twin-mates will now be hosted by them for one week. Step 4: The “Sharing” phase allows all the students involved to prepare some products to share their experience with the community.

AIMS

The main aims of the project are to allow students to use the English language and IT to share information about their countries. Through language and IT they will be able to open a window to the world and fly to other countries in order to see with their own eyes what they have learnt in the virtual world. This reciprocal “welcoming programme” will allow students to go beyond their comfort zone, learn about how varied cultures and customs are, go beyond stereotypes, appreciate differences, make connections with people in different parts of the world, open their minds and broaden their views.