THE PROJECT | Media Smart Citizens

The Goals...

SUPPORTING INDIVIDUALS IN ACQUIRING AND DEVELOPING BASIC SKILLS AND KEY COMPETENCES

To enhance Literacy, Learning(communication, collaboration, creativity, critical thinking-4Cs) and Life Skills (social,flexibility, productivity, initiative, leadership), which are important pillars of 21st century education;
To help students distinguish between good and bad media, and to enhance their appreciation of what is good;
To promote a safer and more responsible use of online technology and mobile phones;
To develop their skills in creating media content;
To differentiate different media outlets

SOCIAL INCLUSION

To strengthen democracy, active and critical citizenship among participants by understanding and using diverse media outlets more consciously and actively;
To prevent counter manipulation, propaganda, disinformation, hate speech and cyberbullying;
To equip students with skills that will make them competent in deciphering information and images, sharpen their critical thinking, and teach them how to form and express their opinions responsibly;
To strengthen openness to cultural otherness to promote peace, tolerance, mutual understanding among participants and so as not to bring monotype individuals These aims are related to social inclusion as digital exclusion can lead to social and economic exclusion, unemployment, poverty.

To share European good practices and discover other European countries and observe the teaching systems of partner schools also look for ways of achieving better cooperation between European initiatives and stakeholders;
To strengthen students' and teachers' communicative skills at foreign languages and digital skills through LTT activities and eTwinning;
To enrich intercultural and European awareness and develop an international dimension to 5 partner schools