Objectives: Promoting foreign languages learning; Increasing intercultural awareness; Evoking citizenship feeling as well as the sense of national identity in the United Europe - strengthening of the contribution of education throughout one’s life in social integrity, active citizenship, dialogue; Strengthening of the role of education throughout one’s life in creating European citizenship spirit that is based on understanding and respecting human rights as well as democratic principles; Shaping the attitudes of tolerance - encouraging respect towards other nations; Stimulating learning through cooperation;

Effective use of communication and computer technology; Contribution to a wider participation of people at different age in the process of learning by involving parents and institutions supporting the school development in the cooperation; Incorporating parents and units supporting school development in the project; Increasing the level of education; Encouraging students’ and teachers’ creativity; Incorporating the project in the pedagogical school programme.

Impact Develop environmental awareness and sustainability by active involvement, by investigation, observation and recording all the processes; Develop the students' sense of personal responsibility towards their own environment so that when they become adults they will take part as active citizens in the resolution of global issues; Enable the students to realize that there are many different countries in Europe, each with their own culture, traditions, and attributes, but with a common interest: protect our planet; To encourage the learning and development of modern foreign languages by both students and staff through creating plenty of opportunities in which they can use their linguistic abilities in meaningful context.

Planning and planting a Tea Garden with two common Tea specimens in each country. ( to investigate growing conditions and harvest. To exchange the results and do some graphics where every partner understand how it´s going on. Research for recipes of cookies usually eaten at tea time. Compare climate and environment as far as the growth of plants is concerned. Get to know flora from different countries. To supply a cooperation among the students from each part of Europe To give the practical knowledge as well as theoretical knowledge. Although the shared language will be English, the project will include the learning of simple phrases in each partner language and much of the work produced will reflect this. The project will celebrate the diversity of the partners and their languages. A joint dictionary using all partner languages will be produced using a variety of topics

The main curriculum areas to be covered will be: English, Arts, ICT, Sciences, Maths, Geography, History, etc. Schools will then correspond by letter, , video conferencing and produce DVDs and books for exchange. Much use will be made of the partner languages and European dictionaries will be produced to include the weather, trees, fruits, etc. Scientific and mathematic work will play an important role in this project as pupils will be able to plot, collect and analyze data of how different plants, trees, fruits etc grow in different climates of the partner countries. A joint recipe book will be produced for exchange The final products will be recipe book and dictionary.

NoApprox. dateDescription 1Sep-Dec 2011European day of Languages -celebration Tea garden Dictionary in the mother languages of the partners and English Comenius link in the schools websites Comenius Corner in every schools Web Site / Web Blog Exchange Christmas cards 2Jan-Mar 2012Dictionary of things related to the tea in each country Designed project logo International days of Forest, Water and Meteorology - materials Video conference 3Apr-Jul 2012Plant the 6 Tea Gardens Opening ceremony of the Tea Garden-documentation DVD with the report of the first year international meetings Cookie recipes from each country

NoApprox. dateDescription 4 Sep-Dec 2012Register and exchanged information about the growth of the gardens. Exchanged data about traditional and typical trees of each region of each country European day of Languages -celebration documentation 5 Jan-Mar 2013Measure & data collection - present results in the Website Video conference World days of Forest, Water and Meteorology -celebration materials CD with all the scientific work 6 Apr-Jul 2013Recipe book which includes information about tea Observe, compare & investigate best conditions for plants growth (sciences focus) Harvest some tea plants. Exchanged tea plants which were harvest. 7 Apr-Jul 2013DVD with the report of the 2nd year of international meetings Some teas and cookies making from the recipe book Tea garden Celebration

Effective cooperation will be ensured by staff from all participating schools attending the transnational meetings. When the students and the staff return to their home countries they will disseminate results, experiences and projected outcomes of the project. All partners will have common tasks and in additional each school will have individual roles and tasks which will include: exchange postal cards, blog and web information, video conference between each partner school. Everything produced will be recorded/copied and sent to each partner school, and it must be kept as evidence of each school. Through cooperation and teamwork, all schools in the project shall ensure that the deadlines of tasks will be respected, not to undermine the progress of the project. This progress will be monitored by the head teacher of each school. All the schools involved in the project organize a programme for the transnational meeting during the project. All partners will be responsible also for at least one specific task set during the two years: Effective cooperation will be ensured by staff from all participating schools attending the transnational meetings. When the students and the staff return to their home countries they will disseminate results, experiences and projected outcomes of the project. All partners will have common tasks and in additional each school will have individual roles and tasks which will include: exchange postal cards, blog and web information, video conference between each partner school. Everything produced will be recorded/copied and sent to each partner school, and it must be kept as evidence of each school. Through cooperation and teamwork, all schools in the project shall ensure that the deadlines of tasks will be respected, not to undermine the progress of the project. This progress will be monitored by the head teacher of each school. All the schools involved in the project organize a programme for the transnational meeting during the project. All partners will be responsible also for at least one specific task set during the two years:

The coordinating school (Portugal) will be responsible for: All actions prior to the project and plan its two years; Lead international meetings, provide agendas and control the time of intervention of each partner; The administration of relevant forms, for their own agency and partners; Producing the questionnaires at beginning and end of the project. The coordinating school (Portugal) will be responsible for: All actions prior to the project and plan its two years; Lead international meetings, provide agendas and control the time of intervention of each partner; The administration of relevant forms, for their own agency and partners; Producing the questionnaires at beginning and end of the project.

Germany will be responsible for: Analysis of Scientific results about the growth of the six Tea Gardens. Collecting pictures and record the DVD of the international meetings for the first and second years of the project. Germany will be responsible for: Analysis of Scientific results about the growth of the six Tea Gardens. Collecting pictures and record the DVD of the international meetings for the first and second years of the project.

Italy (Istituto Comprensivo di Dinami) will be responsible for: Collecting the recipes and types of tea to build the recipe book. Coordinating shared resources for European Day of Languages each year. Italy (Istituto Comprensivo di Dinami) will be responsible for: Collecting the recipes and types of tea to build the recipe book. Coordinating shared resources for European Day of Languages each year.

Turkey will be responsible for: Collecting the terms for the dictionary. Coordinating shared resources for Forest, Water and Meteorology World Days each year. Turkey will be responsible for: Collecting the terms for the dictionary. Coordinating shared resources for Forest, Water and Meteorology World Days each year.

Poland will be responsible for: Creating the web Blog. Controlling the evaluation of each transnational meeting. Poland will be responsible for: Creating the web Blog. Controlling the evaluation of each transnational meeting.

Italy (Istituto di Istruzione Superiore “P.Sella”) will be responsible for: Managing the video conferences. Creating and managing the webpage. Italy (Istituto di Istruzione Superiore “P.Sella”) will be responsible for: Managing the video conferences. Creating and managing the webpage.

Latvia will be responsible for: * Controlling and deciding the issue of the project logo. * Controlling the evaluation of each transnational meeting.

NoNo Description of mobilities and other activitiesDestination start date 1All activities prior to the beginning of the project (planning). August 2011all 2Diagnosis questionnaires. Celebration of the European day of languages. September 2011 all 3First project meeting, ice breaking activities for students and teachers, detailed planning of project activities and concrete tasks for every partner PT – PORTUGAL 23/24/25 November October 2011 all + local partners

NoNo Description of mobilities and other activitiesDestination start date 4Creating a dictionary with tea garden terms. Establishing the Comenius link in all web school pages. Creating a project corner in each school with topical and renewable information during whole project. Creating the web blog. November 2011 all 5Creating the Web site. Exchange Christmas cards. December 2011 all 6Readjust of some details. Discussion of rules for the creation of the project logo. January 2012 all

NoNo Description of mobilities and other activitiesDestination start date 7Video conference about the logo of the project. Choose of the project's logo. Enlargement of the dictionary including terms connected to the subject. February 2012 all 8Second transnational meeting. Evaluation of the project. Readjust of some details. Preparing the celebration of Forest, Water and Meteorology international days. DE – GERMANY 13 /14 March March 2012 all + local partners 9Celebration of Forest, Water and Meteorology international days. March 2012all 10Plant the 6 Tea Gardens. Opening ceremony of the Tea Gardens. April 2012all

NoNo Description of mobilities and other activitiesDestination start date 11Third international meeting. Evaluation of the project. Readjust of some details. First year evaluation. Discussion about students certification. PL – POLAND 9/10/11 May May 2012 all + local partners 12Exchange cookies recipes. Make a DVD with the report of the 1st year international meetings. June 2012all 13 Celebration of European day of languages. September 2012 all 14Fourth international meeting. Discussion of formal details about the recipe book and the dictionary. Evaluation of the project. IT – ITALY (North) October 2012 all + local partners

NoNo Description of mobilities and other activitiesDestination start date 15Exchange data about typical and traditional trees of each country November 2012 all 16Make Christmas gifts to offer to partners schools. December 2012 all 17Fifth project meeting. Planning of the scientific work in order to analyze the conditions of growth of tea plants. Evaluation of the project. Exchange Christmas gifts. TR - TURKEY March 2013all + local partners 18Make a CD with the scientific work. Measuring data - presentation in the web site. Video conference about scientific work. Make the dictionary. February 2013 all

NoNo Description of mobilities and other activitiesDestination start date 19Celebration of Forest, Water and Meteorology international days. Make the recipe book. March 2013 all 20Harvest some tea plants. Observe, compare & investigate the best conditions for plants growth. April 2013all 21Last international meeting. Exchange some tea plants which was harvested. Make some teas and cookies from the recipe book and Tea party. Evaluation of the project. Italy (South) May 2013all + local partners 22Make a DVD with the report of the 2nd year international meetings. Tea Garden celebration. June 2013 all

NoNo Description of mobilities and other activitiesDestination start date 23Evaluation of all project. Reports to the National agencies July 2013all 24Publications in local newspapers (after the project meetings) Sep 2011-Jul 2013 all

 Surveys at the end of each activity and of the whole project.  Results (of the worked issues) will be summarized by the participating teachers and students in each partner school.  Each new experience will be discussed at teaching staff meeting, to promote the idea of participation in projects like this one; in English lessons to show students advantages of taking part in this project.  The project teams of every partner school, administration, students and their parents as well other local partners will be involved into evaluation activities during whole the project.  It is foreseen to use the following form of evaluation: album with photos and description of each stage of the project, report, students’ essays about the project.

 In order to evaluate the effectiveness of the project the following actions take place in each partner schools:  September 1st year - students questionnaires to ascertain the levels of knowledge of the partner countries and the different themes to be explored;  June 2nd year - students and staff questionnaires to ascertain changes of European and each one culture and improvements of the six Tea Gardens;  During the international meetings staff will be able to evaluate and analyses strengths and weaknesses in order to make appropriates adjustments to reach the project objectives.  At the final international meeting, we will evaluate the success of the project, by discussing if the objectives have been met, including Eco-schools accreditation.  A final report will be written and shared.

The dissemination and exploitation of the results is intended to be carried out using the following forms: -in the participating organizations: Comenius Corner. Link with the course of the project in the schools web pages. Schools newspapers. -in the local communities: A common internet site will be created to allow local communities to access to the project evolution. All partners, at the inauguration of the garden and the tea party, can invite the whole school as well as other local community partners. Each school should try to publicize the project in the local or national media, if it's possible.

-in the wider lifelong learning community: The final products recipe book and dictionary, will be edited as massively as possible in order to be distributed to all partners, associated partners, municipalities, educational authorities and organizations in charge of training and documentation. The materials will be available for the students and teachers from partner countries. Dissemination of Project results during the two years of the project and afterwards.

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