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EN  This project has been funded with support from the European Commission.
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Comenius multilateral school project

SoLIFE Project promotes learning foreign languages (English, French) students in organizing some public events like a school visit, a civic action in the community, European Languages Day, an event at students’ proposal and a European symposium.

Teachers compared the curriculum of their countries, identifying common or different contents according to the public events         previously set. They have elaborated transdisciplinary projects for each event in mixed teams - students / teachers. English, Civics,      Geography, Arts, Technology lessons and extra-curricular activities took place in order to implement the projects. 

After the finalization of each project a guide of the Public Event was elaborated and then translated into English using the common structure: before, during and after the event.

All the teachers that applied the active and interactive methods had a new vision of the lesson (lessons based on Remembering - Realizing - Reflection) proposed learning tasks implying learning through cooperation, highlighting the multiple intelligence and        developing students self-esteem, implying resources such as people from the local community (parents, authorities).

Why learning English / French through organizing public events?

Because:

· developing the proposed activities in the classroom (English / French lessons, Technology, Civic Education, Arts, etc) and outside the classroom or school (extracurricular activities) has as target a high degree of socializing of the students;

· the formal curriculum is relevant by inserting behavioural - attitudinal information / acquisitions which have resource in the informal curriculum;

· we assure active learning based on the needs and the interests of the students connected with the real life of the students;

· we develop problem solving abilities by integrating in the classes real life situations, initiative spirit, leadership and cooperation abilities;

· we create opportunities of active involvement of the students in school life and local community;

· we value students’ life experience, we develop their self esteem.