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From 1st October 2018 schools from: Sweden (Erraps skola), Poland (Zespol Szkol in Dobrzejewice), Hungary (Szerencsi Rakoczi Zsigmond Reformatus Ket Tanitasi Nyelvu Altalanos Iskola es Alapfoku Muveszeti Iskola) and Croatia (Osnovna skola don Mihovila Pavlinovica) started their cooperation on a new project implemented as part of the KA229 action in the Erasmus Plus program, entitled "Approaching better teaching".

The partnership of the schools taking part in the project focuses on exchanging or building ideas in order to find a fruitful balance between student oriented teaching methods and the ones which are more teacher centered. Participating persons will exchange experiences, methods and work techniques in order to improve the quality of school education in their native schools. Together, educators will develop, test and implement approaches and practices, making maximum use of the teacher-centered approach in conjunction with teaching in which learners are active participants. This will be done in a variety of learning subjects at the primary school stage.

The main goals of the project are:

• expanding knowledge in the field of mathematics, science and technology;

• developing writing and reading skills in the mother tongue and in English;

• the use of critical thinking skills in relation to controversial issues of tolerance and diversity;

• how practical-aesthetic subjects can provide natural opportunities to stimulate, train and develop students 'different senses, which in turn can increase students' engagement and interest in learning at school;

• effective use of information and communication technologies (ICT) in the above-mentioned approaches.

The aim is also to observe and compare different approaches and job shadowing (eTwinning) by attending the course in other learning contexts. Participants will be able to reflect critically on their own teaching practices. Thanks to a broader repertoire of teaching methods and an enhanced performance competence, participants will be able to make lasting changes and improvements to teaching in their own schools.

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The logo of the project has been established by one of the students involved in the project.

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Staff trainining event in Sweden (Angelholm) took place from 9 October to 11 October 2018.

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The guests were warmly welcomed by the students and teachers from Erraps skola. During the first day teachers were intruduced with the school and the Swedish educational system. They had a chance to observe different lessons such as Music, Maths, Swedish, English, ICT, Science. One of the most interesting lesson was Parasport - a P.E lesson where students were supposed to do sports as if they were on the wheelchairs. The lesson was to teach them emphaty and tolerance towards the disabled. There was also time to reflect and discuss the activities while completing "google forms" and the evening dinner at Klitterhus.

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During the second day the guests could observe more lessons including young learners and special needs education classes. In the afternoon there was a sightseeing trip in Angleholm and a visit in the airplane museum.

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The third day involved teaching sessions during which the teachers from Poland, Hungary and Croatia prepared the lessons for the Swedish students. Besides, the teachers could observe the lesson called "Teaching healthy" where the students made their own meals. After reflections, evaluation of the visit, the teachers were also able to cook internationally for the evening dinner.

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The visit in Poland took place from 14th to 16th May 2019.

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During the first visit of the mobility, the teachers from Sweden, Croatia and Hungary could observe various lessons concerning primary education 1-3 graders in ZS Dobrzejewice. A great variety of activities were presented, including teaching Pollish, Maths and artistic subjects.

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The second day of the visit in Poland was concentrated on observing teaching older graders: 4-8 of the primary education. An interesting fact was that Art &Music lessons which involved theoretical topics such as classical Polish painters and musicicians could become enjoyable to the students.

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Third day in Poland included teacher training workshop about Teachers' and Students' Motivation. The workshop led by Monika Stawska was very enjoyable and brought educational benefits for the  participants. Another field of training was Special Needs Education in Poland led by Anna Ewertowska during which participating teachers were able to discuss and share their own experience in this are.

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Staff training event in Hungary (Szerencs) was held between 15th and 17th October 2019.

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The first day of the mobility was a great occasion to find out about Hungarian traditional music and dance. After watching the performance prepared by the hosts, the participants had a chance to try dancing by themselves. Observations of the lessons included bilingual subjects such as English Music, English Nature, English History and English P.E.

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During the second day of the visit teachers could observe different lessons and had an ocassion to freely talk to bilingual students.

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Apart from visiting different classrooms, sharing remarks and summarizing the mobility, the participants from each country planted their own tree in the are of the Rákóczi Zsigmond Reformed Bilingual Primary School and Basic Art School.

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Due to pandemic situation all over Europe, mobility in Sweden, which was suppossed to include also the students' exchange, didn't take place physically. The activities were completed virtually, using Teams platform between 25th and 28th May 2021.

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After welcome speeches, students from Sweden, Poland, Croatia and Hugary presented their schools in the form of videos and presentations. International breakout rooms enabled the students to get to know one another and discuss topics and questions concernig pandemic situation in their countries. A good example lesson was held by Eva Gal - the teacher from Hungary. Social activities at the end of the meeting concerned Sweden (cultural heritage, gastronomy and music).

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During the second day of the meeting students actively participated in creating the Cook Book - a kind of a culinary blog where recipes from Poland, Hungary, Croatia and Sweden were shared. After that, there was space to introduce some interesting facts about participating countries in the form of interactive quizzes and games. A good practice lesson was conducted by Monika Stawska - a teacher from Poland. Social activities, at the end of the meeting, were devoted to Polish cultural heritage, music and gastronomy.

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During the third day of the meeting students presented their recipes. A good exaple lesson was held by Anita Lasic - a teacher from Croatia. After bye-bye videos, there were social activities about Croatian and Hungarian cultural heritage, music and gastronomy. Coordinators and teachers taking part in this mobility had a chance to evaluate the meeting by sharing their remarks and impressions.

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Staff training in Croatia (Podgora) took place in September 13th - 16th 2021.

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After great welcoming by the hosts of the school "Osnovna Skola don Mihovila Pavlinovica" in Podgora, the teachers participated in Enterpreneurship and Authentic Learning workshop prepared by Anita Lasic. Job shadowing included subjects such as Maths, Croatian, Geography and P.E. Coordinators meeting was organised in order to plan evaluation and dissemination activities of the project. Swedish teacher - the main coordinator shared a lesson: How much do you know about Sweden. Teachers from Poland were asked to prepare traditional Polish meal for lunch.

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Job shadowing involved various lessons as English, Croatian, Maths, R.E and Science. There was an interesting workshop organized for the teachers on Worksheet Crafter application. Principals' meeting took place too. Hungarian teacher Erica Lapis prepared a lesson titled: "Meet Hungary". Teachers from Hungary were asked to cook their famous dish - goulash soup. In the afternoon the participants visited Makarska.

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On the third day Coordinators concentrated on writing the Final Report and arranging evaluation&dissemination activities. The teachers could obseve the lessons according to the schedule. Polish participant - Monika Stawska share a good example lesson: "The Polish culture". The Swedish team prepared 'fika' - kind of coffee&sweet lunch where everybody could taste delights brought from Sweden.

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The fourth day included some job shadowing. The participants' meeting was organized in order to share conlusions and give remarks about Croatian educational system. After the certificates had been distributed, the teachers visited one of the most beautiful Croatian cities - Split.

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The project oficially ended on 30th September 2021. Due to pandemic Covid-19, it was prolonged twice. Despite difficulties, the participants commonly agreed that the most objectives of the project were implemented and completed.