ABOUT THE PROJECT
About
The PodCastle project creates didactic experiences for primary school children linked to a castle as an element of cultural heritage. This becomes the focus of research with children, providing them knowledge of architecture, lifestyle, arts and other relevant cultural aspects of the time when the castle was inhabited.
As an important factor, the castle acts as a mirror in which children with migrant backgrounds can reflect their own culture of origin, by reporting and sharing information on the features of castles (or other meaningful architecture), lifestyle, arts, typical jobs and more, related to their country, during the same historical period. The whole process provides for a multicultural, multidisciplinary and inclusive learning experience for all children. The project partners work together to reach common goals and to experiment together with digital tools developing familiarization with digital technologies for learning.
In fact, during the project, facilitated by the partners' staff and with the presence of their teachers, the pupils create podcasts around the story of the castle and the multicultural elements provided by the migrant children’s culture.
Project results:
- Workshops for Headmaster/Teachers;
- Visits to castle and local library;
- Creation of 14 Podcasts (7 x school): spoken parts, drama, music carried out by the children, led by experts of the two partner associations, with the presence and help of teachers;
- Online educational Platform;
- Step-by-step Teacher Guide;
- Two international conferences with the involvement of local communities in Cyprus and Italy, including 6 mobilities for the school teachers and 4 mobilities for the experts of the two associations;
- Evaluation questionnaires for teachers and children and Evaluation report;
- Sustainability plan.