Summary of the project

I. Topic: Intercultural dialogue through art and creative writing.

The whole project is based on European culture heritage. It encourages young Europeans to discover what they can share and learn from the others through concrete tasks in connection with art.

II. Main focus: the final product is in an ebook of short stories written & illustrated by students, based on shared artistic sources and selected during reading sessions by pannels of readers.

Artistic sources are chosen according to four different areas:

Year 1: Photography & Painting
Year 2: Sculpture & Literature

III. Joint activities

1. Partners visit art galleries in their countries or during meetings to find inspiration & discover the artistic heritage of partner countries.
2. They are asked to make research on the sources they have chosen & are encouraged to communicate about their research on a dedicated blog - the Book of Knowledge (messages, PowerPoint presentations, videos, audio documents, etc)
3. They are in charge of organizing reading & debating sessions when they welcome partner teams at home.
During these sessions, students have to select the best short stories according to different criteria (chosen by students). Debates are led in English.
4. The panels of readers reward the selected short stories during awards ceremonies, which they also organize.

IV. Results:

1. The awarded short-stories are incorporated into an ebook designed & illustrated by partners & published on the eTwinning Twinspace & other sites.
2. The photos taken during awards ceremonies are published on a dedicated blog - the Hall of Fame- and students are invited to post comments.
3. A tool blog - the Creative Writing Workshop - is created in order to provide resources to teach & implement creative writing in class.