• increasing interest and results on science
• modernising curricula in particular on sciences, learning materials and pupil assessment
• promoting the well-being at school
• lowing the drop out rate
• practising 'peer learning'
• increasing levels of selfassessment
• promoting mobilities and international experiences
• improuving the knowledge of foreign languages
- increasing an educational use of TIC
• promoting creativity, ability to think laterally, adaptability and other 'transversal' skills.
-awaking the echological consciousness.
Subjects:
• sciences (biology, chemistry, physics)
• mathematics (calculations and statistics)
• ICT (Internet research, creation of PowerPoint presentations , graphics and audiovisual documentaries, creation of a dedicated website)
• Mother tongue (writing text and informations, captions, etc.)
• English (synchronous and asynchronous communication, translation of the produced texts )
• Art: realization of photos, logo of the partnership.
Approach:
This project is based on the “learning by doing” methodology which involves the construction of contexts effective from the point of view of the places, tools and materials used for developping the educational processes; it is characterized by operational training situations, where the competence to be acquired is the result of a practical and a reflection of the learning process.
This methodology aims to involve teachers and students in a process of construction of knowledge and development of skills and competences that take into account the variables that influence the processes of teaching and learning: the way in which the material to be learned is structured, the interactions that take place between student and environment, personal characteristics of the student (ie the processes and strategies used in preference to solve a task), the evaluation tools.
The laboratory is suitable to different needs and learning styles, so even pupils with special educational needs, foreigners, or with different learning rhythms are the gold part in the research team.
