Type of the project:Comenius life-long learning.Multilateral. Theme:Gastronomy,Healthy food. Title:Healthy Youth in a Futute Europe Schools involved: from 5 countries:France,Holland,Hun- gary,Malta, Norway. Number of SS’s and TT’s involved :15-20 from each country Working language:English

Personal contacts. Comenius Partner- base. Contact among schools. Preparatory visit in Hungary (January 2006).

The use of ICT as a tool for networking and communication between European citizens. To promote positive attitude towards healthy way of life and healthy diet. Increasing both students’s and teachers’s motivation to use English through direct contacts with other cultures. To create innovative methodologies in the teaching of English. To improve team-work and collaboration. To exchange experiences and explore different aspects of European culture.

Making Comenius workplan. Incorpotating school subjects into the project:(English,ICT, Gastronomy,Health Education, PE). Defining resposibiliti- es of coordinators coordinators,TT’s and SS’s involved. Support of the school management

Enthusiastic teams with an enthusiastic coordinators Collecting and sharing materials Division of tasks /responsibilities among partners Keeping/respecting deadlines! Writing reports, monitoring and evaluation Time management

Mobility of SS’s and TT’S (about mobilities/country) Learning about the countries and regions involved Promotion of active citizenship International meetings exhibitions/presentations Communication via the NET European days,forums

3 food festivals –TASTE OF EUROPE (Malta,Hungary, Holland). Writing diaries and blogs. Making interviews with grandparents ( about eating habits). Making short films (DVD), posters ( about meals) Making a recipe book with present past and future recipes. Creating Troll board game. Visiting markets and restaurants.

Frequent and good quality of communication (ICT techniques,common e-platform:itslearning) Means of communication: ,net meeting, msn,its-learning What can be done to make communication even more successful and effective amongst partners and with other Agencies?( NA, European Commission)

Using innovative methodology and effective new techniques( see: above ) Varied range of creative approaches.

What? Project information/result/product How? LMS platform /school magazine / Tv / local press / forums. When? As often as possible. After mobilities. Why ? To inform schools, Stakeholders (parents, municipalities),media.

WHERE? Within school - local level / national level and international level HOW? Questionnaires,interviews,informal talks,self-evaluation. WHAT? Activities,methods,results,outcomes. WHY? To see if the aims and objectives of the project are attained?

For teachers Cross curricular teaching. New methods,materials Respect of other cultures. Project methods. Improving social skills and cooperation(Taking turns,problem solving,decision making,to explain, ecouraging partners). Developing organisational skills. Better use of ICT techniques. For students To host visitors. Compare different lifestyles and cultures. Appreciate and understand the other cultures,traditions. Working in groups.(negotiating skills). Better use of ICT techniques. To be aware of the importance of healthy way of life.

Handling with organisational things Timing, paperwork, planning, implementation, keeping record. Being familiarised with new pedagogical tools and methods. Using new, innovative methods and effective ICT techniques.

RESULTS Improved learning in the subject areas:English,History,Ga- stronomy,ICT,PE. New skills aquired by the participants Opening to diversity of European countries. Food making and tasting festivals PRODUCTS Brochures,films,posters Multi-media presentations Recipe book Logo of the project Troll board game Exhibitions,photo albums Blogs,interviews. Joint diary about Trolls’s experiences.

Having done something valuable. Proud of being a member of a nice team. Feeling of improvement in several skills. Appreciation from local authorities/communities and National Agencies. Happy teachers, happy students and happy parents !!!