- knowing your past is knowing your future - CLOSER - knowing your past is knowing your future -

PARTNER SCHOOLS Pohjankartanon yläaste Oulu, Finland Escola Básica e Secundária Dr. Ângelo Augusto da Silva Madeira, Portugal Liceo Scientifico Niccolo Copernico Naples, Italy HS1 Pregarten Pregarten, Austria

THE AIMS OF THE PROJECT to promote understanding and positive attitude between generations increase understanding of own, personal background to the development of the identity getting students to communicate more with elderly people increase the knowledge of the history of professions develop guidance and teaching methods to learn the language to make friends abroad to have fun together

OBJECTIVES OF THE PARTNERSHIP to create models to teach and give guidance in having more contacts between our students and elderly people to promote understanding and positive attitude between students and elderly people to increase understanding of the meaning of ageing in one´s life to promote better communication with grandparents and other elderly people

PLANNED ACTIVITIES OF THE PROJECT project website starting questionnaire old people visiting the classes video/slideshow/Youtube presentation about changing society school consert for the old people grandparent interviews old recipes-book ”Granny´s favorites” –best of CD radio programs articles in local newspapers

PLANNED PROJECT MEETINGS AND MOBILITIES 10/2008 Pregarten, Austria 4/2009 Oulu, Finland (with students) 10/2009 Pregarten, Austria (with students) 2/2010 Naples, Italy (with students) 5/2010 Madeira, Portugal together 12 mobilities