Primary School of Ormilia, Greece

The Primary School of Ormilia is a state school which consists of 220 students aged 6-12 and 27 teachers. Students can stay in school until 4:15 pm joining other classes. The school is located in Ormilia, Chalkidiki region, in the north of Greece. Ormilia is a rural area 5km far from the sea and near a small river. Many of the residents are engaged in the cultivation of olives while others in tourism. The school has a tradition of developing actions and initiatives that promote students' non-formal literacy skills and aim to explore their cultural horizons, strengthen their European consciousness and cultivate their research and scientific interests. Our school works close to parents and the local community in many innovative programs, festivals and competitions and several cultural and environmental events. The school pays great attention on learning foreign languages, in active contact with arts, the use of ICT, in education for children with disabilities, in preventing school violence phenomena. Many programs are implemented with the goal of accepting diversity and tolerance, using innovative teaching methods and interdisciplinary approach to teaching objects. About 20 children take special lessons as kids with disabilities by specialized teachers; they take part in many innovative projects as well. 30% of our students are economic migrants coming mostly from Albania and many of them are getting prepared to join the regular classes with special courses. A great amount of environmental programmes have been implemented in this school and every year The Environmental Week is celebrated with various activities. As a result students have participated in conferences and the school has been awarded with a green flag. In the school building, there is a big PC classroom and also there is a digital projector and a computer in each classroom with internet access. Almost all teachers have obtained an ICT certificate. What is more, cooking projects are implemented with the use of the school kitchen and a school garden is set up with vegetables, herbs, flowers and trees. The school has also great interest in STEM activities; a science laboratory is in school´s future plans. 

This is the school website: https://blogs.sch.gr/dimormyl/

OU "Anton Strashimirov", Bulgaria

"Anton Strashimirov" is a Primary School located in Varna. The school employs 72 teachers who teach 750 students aged 6 to 14, including 32 children with special educational needs. Among the classes there are representatives of different ethnic backgrounds, which make up 10% of the total number. The pedagogical team works for their integration and adaptation. The school has specialized art classes in which traditional Bulgarian musical instruments and folk singing are studied. Our graduates have won many awards at regional, national and international forums. A little more about our awards: Our students have prizes in the following festivals and competitions: Harlequin International Media Art Festival "Why does the Earth need space?"- Our students' work will be launched with the New Shepard rocket, developed by Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin, and will be sent back to each student with the postage stamp "He flew in space" after the flight. The national student competition "Ambassadors of Health" National competition for bagpipers and national instrumental chamber ensembles. "Magic rhythms" National Music Festival "Folklore Sunrise" National children's folklore competition "Dinho Marinov" National competition "Children of Bulgaria sing, dance, paint" "I love nature and I participate" - a project of the Ministry of Environment and Water. The school is applying for a second time. The funds for the project are used to renovate the green areas in the school yard, to create corners for outdoor learning. National project "Еducation for tomorrow" - focused on digital skills of students. National projects "Your lesson" and "Success" - improving the learning skills "to understand", "to be able", "to do". Of course, every school year our students participate in many competitions at the regional level. The school strives to unlock the potential of all students and engage them in various interest clubs. Our main goal is to build in each child the belief that he is unique with his individual interests and abilities. The school is developed through the implementation of regional and national programs and projects that increase the qualification of the teaching staff.

This is the school website: https://oustrashimirov.bg/

Základní škola Želiv, okres Pelhřimov, The Czech Republic

 ZS Zeliv is a smaller family-type school where everyone knows each other and where there is a lack of anonymity of big cities' schools. We attempt to create a safe and inspiring environment for our pupils. The school emphasizes an individual approach and a development of each pupil's potential. The first information about the school in Želiv dates back to the year 1779. The current school building comes from 1966. Since then, a number of reconstructions and modernizations have taken place. The school gained legal recognition in 2003. There are modern PC classrooms, digital projectors in each classroom, wifi in the school building, outdoor classrooms, workshops, a practice kitchen, a ceramic workshop, a school natural garden, 2 outdoor playgrounds, and a gym. In recent years the school is being equipped with various projects with ICT which are implemented in the curriculum. In the school year 2021/2022 the school is attended by 154 pupils. Recently, the school has 17 pedagogical employees, 2 native speakers for English teaching, 8 operating employees. Our school goes on for the pupils after the lessons. There is a wide offer of leisure time activities (e.g. chess, choir, floorball, ceramic, German, English, mathematical and logical games, theatre club, table tennis, art) and there is also a possibility of catch-up classes. 

This is the school website: https://www.zszeliv.cz/

DIMOTIKO SCHOLEIO TSERIOU 1, Cyprus

Dimotiko Scholeio Tseriou 1 is a public primary school, situated in Tseri municipality, in the southern suburbs of Nicosia district, 15 Kms from the capital city of Cyprus. Tseri's location in the centre of the island gives it an advantageous position since it offers easy access to all the directions of the island. In half an hour drive you can be either on the beach, near the sea or on the mountains enjoying the fresh air of the forest and the warmth of the small traditional villages. 258 students between 6-12 years old attend the school divided in 13 classes and 25 teachers are employed. 27 children of the school population are considered to be children with special needs and they are provided with education by specialized teachers. 6 of the children with special needs attend a special education unit located in the school yard. Apart from the special education provided to them, they are integrated for some hours of the week in normal classes. Some of the students are economic migrants from Bulgaria, Romania, Greece, Syria, Philippines and Sri Lanka. Greek language lessons are offered to the children with an immigrant biography in order to be able to join regular classes. Most of the students come from medium socio-economic background families. The school puts emphasis in social and cultural development, promotion of a healthy lifestyle, respect and tolerance of diversity, environmental awareness, development of ICT skills and promotion of foreign language learning. One of the main objectives of the staff is to help students broaden their horizons and become European and global citizens. All classrooms are equipped with computers, projectors and internet connection. Two of the classes also have interactive boards. A PC lab is available in the school premises. 30 tablets enrich school´s technological equipment promoting students´ digital skills and increasing learners' engagement and interaction. A garden with flowers, vegetables, herbs and fruit trees is set up in the school yard. There are also recycling stations as well as a composting station. 

This is the school website: https://dim-tseri1-lef.schools.ac.cy

SIAULIU GEGUZIU PROGIMNAZIJA, Lithuania

Šiauliai Gegužiai Progymnasium is the second largest progymnasium in Šiauliai, Lithuania, having more than 800 pupils and 74 teachers. There are students from age 7 till 15. The exceptional feature of the school is the education of art, students learning at this school have a special educational programme of art. Moreover the school is the educational institution which represents the humanistic pedagogy, what means that the school pays a lot of attention to child's awareness to human values and environment that surrounds us. In the school also there is a choir and dance collectives. There is also the folk dance club, which represents the Baltic culture and traditions.

This is the school website: www.geguziai.lt

COMPRENSIVO FIGLINE VALDARNO, Italy 

Our Institute is located in Figline Valdarno, a small town of about 23000 residents, near Florence. It hosts 3 kindergartens, 4 primary schools and 2 low secondary schools . There are about 1700 pupils aged between 3 and 15 years and 160 teachers. The schools anyway involved in this project are primary only. The area is a very suburban and the population is very atherogenic. The school hosts different kind of pupils, with a remarkable number of pupils with social problems - both cultural and economical - and high number (20 -22 % ) of children from different countries such as Morocco, Tunisia, Albania and Eastern Europe . In order to cater for all needs, special learning workshops and integration projects are carried out. With reference to many students with special needs and with different kinds of disabilities inclusive projects are planned suitable for anyone's learning, to make everyone develop their own potential and attend lessons together with their class. 

Our website is: https://www.comprensivofigline.edu.it  

CEIP Virgen del Carmen, Spain

Our organization is a state school (nor private) where children come from 3 to 12 years old. Approximately, we have 350 children in our school and 28 teachers. We are located in the South West of Spain, in El Rompido, a nice fisherman's village. We are 90 km from Seville and 100 km from the Algarve (Portugal). Our school is located in the south of the province, where we have magnificent beaches, but within an hour and a half we can enjoy a mountainous environment. A little further, about 3 hours away, we have the ancient city of Merida, the retreat of the commanders of the Roman Empire. Our closest environment is made up of pine forests, marshes (in which flamingos abound) and of course, the beach. Places where we usually go for activities. In addition, we have the capital city (Huelva), highly influenced by the discovery of America, since Christopher Columbus left here to discover the "new world", and the mining tradition, due to the nearby location of the "Río Tinto" town. , where, more than a century ago, British mining companies operated one of the largest opencast mines in Europe. On the other hand, our school works on several projects, such as: - Learning based on projects. - Bilingual school (Spanish and English) where we use the CLIL methodology. - Recycling project - STEAM: Robotics (Lego WeDo 2.0), Scratch, etc. - School garden organized by the parents of the students.

This is the school website: https://ceipvirgendelcarmen.es/