Curriculum integration of the eTwinning project "From European Volunteering to Global Solidarity" (2020-2021)

One of the most successful integrated activities of the eTwinning project was "The Quote of the Week". For 10 weeks the students from different classes and levels reflected on the meaning of some very insightful thoughts on volunteering and charity and expressed their agreement using relevant arguments and examples. 

Here are the 10 quotations humbly illustrated by the English teacher:

1. “Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.”- Helen Keller

2. " None of us is as kind as all of us."

3. "We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give." - Winston Churchill

4.  "No one can do everything, but everyone can do something." - Max Lucado

5. "Start where you are! Use what you have! Do what you can!"

6. "Bloom where you are (planted)."

7. "The world is changed by your example, not by your opinion." - Paolo Coelho

8. "Service to others is the rent we pay here, on earth."- Muhammad Ali

9. "A simple act of kindness has the power to change a life." 

10. "Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible." - Dalai Lama

As well as these, the "Quote of the Week"- based activities (https://learningapps.org/view15720696) were used to develop the students' 21st century skills, especially the 4 C's of 21st Century Skills:

Critical thinking: Finding solutions to problems;

Creativity: Thinking outside the box;

Collaboration: Working with others;

Communication: Talking to others.

Moreover, the project activities allowed the teacher to assess the students' potential, value systems and attitudes toward the main topics of the project and identify their behavioural strengths and weaknesses as well as their further educational needs. 

Last, but not least, in Romania, the project aims can also be related to the following topics of the English language curriculum for the baccalaureate exam: personal life - social behaviour, human relationships - team work, adolescence - free time activities, public life - environmental aspects, youth and community life, civism etc.