20. Improved social, cultural, intercultural and language skills in the partner schools.

  • International collaboration between partners in the project and local activities allowed to gain this objective.

    • Planned percentage of pupils who acquired competences and motivation as a result of the project activities: 30% of the target group of the participating schools.

    • Percentage of pupils who acquired competences and motivation as a result of the project activities: 78%

    Over 80% students participating in the project like/can work in pairs or groups with colleagues. Almost 70% can express feelings and opinions. Self-confidence, openess and ability to work in a group were important results of the project mentioned by students during interviews after th project. They are more interested in knowing different cultures and almost all feel a citizen of Europe. Only in Poland at the beginning of the project all students felt a part of Europe, in other partner countries this factor was lower (77-97%) and increased thanks the project. Their knowledge of Poland, France, Estonia and Portugal has increased. Students speak English better and know some words/ expressions in 3 partner school languages (Polish/ French/ Estonian/ Portuguese). They are more confident in speaking foreign language.

     

    Teachers easily discuss and express feelings and opinions. All are interested in knowing different cultures and feel a citizen of Europe - these factors increased during the project. It is easier for then to talk in English with foreigners and they know some words / expressions in 3 partner school languages (Polish/ French/ Estonian/ Portuguese).

     

    During the project was organised linguistic preparation for teachers, pupils and parents to improve skills in English. Depending on needs and school opportunities were led extra lessons for teachers (Estonia and Poland), parents (Poland and Portugal) and student (Poland). These acivities helped to increse language skills.

     

    Important aspect in partner schools is headmasters' opinion. Percent of teahcers who speak or learn English language increased from 17% in 2016 to 85% in 2018. Opinions on knowing Europe, including its diversity among teachers is similar. Level of intercultural awareness within the school community is much more satisfactory, than before the project. More information here:

    https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vRi1AwbPHWmmc357xyZbPmcGtAA5lNe9UrW6-vxta5fKYw57XRjEGvF16t9yefmkDlipCtfBdg_YToF/pubhtml?gid=1218878977&single=true

    Students' opinions after the project:

    Poland:

    • I have the desire to visit different countries.

    • I am more open to new cultures and my relationships with people have improved.

    • The project has changed in me primarily the perception of people from other countries for better, more tolerant. I learned a lot about partner countries, and I dare say that this knowledge will be useful in the future. I also had the opportunity to make new acquaintances as well as to get to know the Polish participants closer. The project has had a big, positive surprise on me.

    • Participation in this project made me broaden my knowledge about partner countries. My language skills have increased. I also have many new and wonderful friends.

    • The project has had a positive impact on my life, thanks to which I could expand my knowledge, learn about new cultures, improve English and meet many friends. Participation in the project affected my future because I am more open to new goals.    

    • Thanks to participation in the project, I am more open to work abroad. I feel more confident talking to foreigners and I am very open to learning the culture of other countries.

    • It has changed a lot. I met many wonderful people with whom I still have great contact.

    • The project has developed my group work and self-confidence. He also developed my knowledge of English (which will be very useful in the future in practically all fields) and other countries cooperating in the project.

    • It has improved my self-confidence and developed my language skills.

    • My attitude towards learning foreign languages ​​has changed.

    • I've become more open to new relationships, I think that will affect my future.

    • I got to know a lot of interesting things while on different trips and projects. The share in the project will affect my future, because thanks to the project I already have some experience and it is easier to establish contacts with other people.

    • Thanks to the project, I was able to go to the sea, over which I have never been.

    • The project allowed to get to know other countries, learn about culture, language, country where other students live.

    • Thanks to the participation in the project I met new people and places of interest.

    • Improvement of English, better contact with foreigners.

    • Getting to know another culture, training English.

    • I am more open. I could practice my English in conversations with other project members from other countries. I think it will somehow help me in the future, for example, making better contacts with strangers.

    • I started to use more English and learned many new things that I had no idea about before.

    • I met wonderful people, I also got to know the culture and customs of Portugal.

    • He changed my thinking about other European countries.

    • The Science 4 all project influenced me positively. I expanded my knowledge about partner countries and trained my skills in communicating in English.

    • I became interested in the culture of EU countries.

    • It has raised the knowledge about other countries.

    • The Science 4 all project changed my views on the cultures of other countries participating in this project, I learned many interesting things about their lifestyle, etc.

    • Participation in the project changed my approach to people from other countries. I could meet them and see that they are not much different from us. Just like us, they learn English and sometimes do not know how to say something. The Science 4 all project will definitely affect my future. Thanks to it I gained confidence in relation to communication in English.

    • I became more tolerant towards others, I became convinced of technical progress, which is more and more aimed at modernizing work in various factories.

    • Through the Science 4 project I learned new things using other methods, e.g. group work, experience, trips. He expanded my knowledge of English and self-confidence, e.g. in speaking in a foreign language.              

    France:

    • I’ve discovered some specialities about different countries in Europe.

    • Now, I feel that I'm more open-minded and I really want to travel more in the future. I can dialogue with someone in English without problem, that's very useful now.

    • Science 4 all project help me to know and understand other culture and I think it's very important to see the way of life of families in other country.

    • I can speak more English.

    • I learnt to be more social and ameliorated my English with strangers. Science 4 all make me meet new people and it was very interesting to discovery some country.

    • It's a project which speak about the future.

    • A little bit because during my trip I met lot of nice people.

    • Learn English.

    • The science 4 all project gave me more confidence about travelling without my family and i could met a lot of incredible people. Maybe that now i can talk more easily to strangers.

    • I progress in English and I'm less shy.

    • I become more confident and I speak more with foreign languages.

    • The Science 4 all project has changed myself because I think that I have improved in English and I'm more  comfortable when I speak with other people in any project. I have taken more initiatives and I'm more confident in a group. I've also discovered different cultures and I've met different people.               

    Estonia:

    • I became more clever.

    • My English got better!

    • I know English the best now.

    • It shows me, that English is very important in our life. I think, it's very good experience for us.     

    • I got to know more new information about Europe and my home country. Opinion about science. Languages skills became better.

    • It' s big roll of my life. This project gave skills.

    • I improved my English and visited many interesting places.

    • Languages skills became better.

    • My English has improved. Then this project shows, that English is very important in our life.

    • Now i know match and other school subjects better, than before project.

    • I learned a little bit of Portugal, Polish and France language, my English got better , now I miss Portugal so much.

    • Better English.

    • I became more sociable, I find it easier to get out of a difficult situation, learned many new people, became better acquainted with the English language.

    • The science 4 all project changed my life. I got to know, why I need not only English but Math and science. I really loved Math and Geography more, that I loved before. I also made friends here with whom I spent great time.              

    • I know English much greater.

    • I think, this project took me more friends and knowledge.              

    • This project gave me more knowledge and now I can better speak English. I became more confident.              

    • This project helped me to begin more confidence . I met a lot of new friends. I think this project is amazing idea and it was very interesting to visit different new places.              

    • This project has changed my life in a good way. I know English better now, and more interested in other cultures. Now I don't want to leave Europe, as I planned before. I want to travel more and learn new things.           

    • I become more self-confident, made many new friends, started to think seriously about me and my future. Now I know where I can study to become a doctor.              

    • Language skills become better, more friends, new knowledge about partner country              

    • I understood that I am interesting in travelling. Now, I know the culture of other countries better than then,when the project started.      

    • I improved my English and now I know, what I can go study and work in the other countries.              

    • I understood that English language is very important in our life. Working in groups is relevant skill.              

    • I have met new people, visited new countries, upgraded language skill, received new knowledges.           

    Portugal:

    • Now I know how the other cultures are.

    • My perspective of the other European countries and its culture, and it will influence my future in the work area.  

    • Made me feel more confident and improved my English communication.                .

    • Science 4 all change my life because I met amazing people and I learned about their culture and I can learned to speak better in English.

    • Science 4 all project helped me mainly to improve my English. Now, I feel much more confident talking in English with foreign people. It's totally different from talking in the classroom, because we need to have a vocabulary more diverse. In the future, I will be more comfortable to talk in English. This project made me realize how important English can be to our lives.                        

    • Better knowledge of the language.               

    • Well, although i was and am a pretty good English speaker I've always been kinda shy and couldn't really use my skills with actual foreigns. This Project made me have more confidence in my language skills and kind of like "shooshed" away most of my shyness. This experience might be very useful to find a job or to enter the business market in other countries.               

    • This project has changed my way of working in a group. This project will also give me better job opportunities in the future as my English evolves. I also learned to give more importance to other cultures.

    • This project help me to meet other cultures.

    • I got to know new cultures and people from different countries.

    • I think that the Science 4 all, really help me to meet new people and know how to work with this different kind of people.

    More information here:

    https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vRi1AwbPHWmmc357xyZbPmcGtAA5lNe9UrW6-vxta5fKYw57XRjEGvF16t9yefmkDlipCtfBdg_YToF/pubhtml?gid=718580020&single=true