1. European School Radio:
The Voice of Young Europeans
COMENIUS 2012-14
Multilateral Partnership
2012-1-GR1-COM06-10095 1
1st Meeting, Tuesday 09/10/2012, Thessaloniki, Greece
2. Agenda
• Nine (9) countries across Europe.
• September 2012 until June 2014.
• Interim report in June on the proceedings and
• Final report, September 2014 - products.
• Produce specific 'products' (mainly broadcasts)
• Multiple targets:
o Acquaintance with foreign cultures, languages, etc.
o Online collaboration with other students-teachers
o Familiarization with foreign languages
o Meet local customs
o Utilise ICT for and other
• Innovation and ...aspiration
3. Innovation and aspiration...
The innovative idea of creating a real 24hr
Web Radio for school students, has been
running since 2009 in Kampanis High
School, Kilkis, Greece. Since then,
hundreds of schools joined and produced
radio broadcasts/shows.
There is alot of story behind it but the main
idea is that European School Radio, can
become a real Radio for young europeans
across Europe.
5. In a glance, the program involves:
• Trips abroad for students and teachers, so Familiarity
with the English language (at least), will work with
foreign students and teachers,
• Work with Information Communication Technologies
(ICT) tools and Multimedia
• Produce broadcasts/shows for Web Radio involving
student and school interests, school
activities, culture, and other
• Setting up the English version of the Web Site/Blog
• Contests with bradcasts, project logo production, etc
• Evaluation questionnaires.
• and other
6. Summary (1/2)
• The project 'European School Radio: The Voice of
Young Europeans' aims to develop a European-wide
Web Radio for schools;
• The current Web Radio, European School Radio
(Greece) (http://esradio.mysch.gr) is "on-air"!
• Project's aspiration is to further develop the already
existing Web Radio with high quality management and
technical standards, incorporating as many schools
from all over Europe.
• The immediate final result will be a network of schools
(from the partnership) and in longer terms, schools
from all over Europe.
7. Summary (2/2)
• This on going developing -and managed by the school
community itself- Web Radio and it will use the already established
European School Radio expertise to develop it into a truly European-wide
School Web Radio station.
• broadcast in recorded and live mode:
o European school community news, music,
o interviews, and
o many other subjects related to the curriculum of the schools and the
interestsof the students:
technology, environment, animal, culture, cinema/theater,sport, celebri
ty news, special days, to national & European important figures, all
using English and native languages.
o In addition, music zones, music playlists, music zones, interviews, live
broadcasts from important events, Also, Logos CD/DVD collections, e-
photo albums, t-shirts with project Logo, School Carton News Board
with news and Developments about the project, and other.
8. The meetings...
•Seven (7) meetings in the respective countries
•Student group: will travle those who undertake work
assginments, who collaborate with foreign students &
teachers
•those who work for a particular outcome/product
•If problem with students' selection for specific country, if
need to draw.
•Official days 2-3 , journey can last 5-6 days or even a
whole week.
COSTs covered: Travel, Accommodation, Food covered.
Normally, No gifts, museums and entertainment.
9. Meetings
2012-13 -Meeting dates
• Greece (9-12 October 2012)
• Portugal (20-23 January 2013)
• Istanbul (9-12 April 2013)
• Germany (2-5 June, 2013)
2013-14
• Norway (29 Sep - 3 October 2013)
• Czech Rep. (25-29 November 2013)
• Belgium - Italy (March-May 2014) ?(exact days to be specified)
• Bulgaria (2-5 June 2014)
10. In more details...
our project's goal is to facilitate:
• the development of skills, dexterities and capabilities in
audio files production, recorded and live radio
broadcasting, multimedia: how to record voices, sounds and
music, how to edit and in general how to technically produce broadcasts
for Radio; will learn how to setup a basic recording studio, how to use a
Radio Automation Software (eg.Jazzler), what are the basic technology
tools to transmit audio over the Internet. Partners will be exposed to
challenges such as how to organise and promote such a radio station
online, and how to use the Internet and tools such as etwinning twinspace
and blogs, Facebook, chat, Google documents, file transfer online (ftp
and/or Dropbox), and other tools to collaborate and produce for the Radio.
• working in teams , using high technologies and Internet.
Within the project lifetime and at the end of it, all
partners will give the opportunity to their pupils and
teachers to know
11. Get pupils listen, think, talk and
do...
Also, the project aims to change the
• mentality of pupils towards using the Internet in a more
creative ways,
• to promote culture and arts, journalism, learning about
music, quality music listening, getting involved with
theatrical manuscripts and literature, learning about
scientific and environmental news, learning each other
better our countries' cultures and languages, etc.
• They are intended to be used as part of active learning
experiences: the programs provides opportunities to
respond to a range of stimuli including specially-
composed music, stories and poetry.
12. Expected results, including
products
1. A brochure/Manual
2. Project Logo
3. Project materials with logo image (T-
shirts, mugs, pens, flags)
4. A DVD with working package- audio files, recorded
broadcasts, and resources created from all partners
5. Internet website of the Web Radio and the actual Live
Streaming service
6. Evaluation lists, questionnaires and interviews with
results/presentations
7. ........other suggestions ?
15. European Added Value...
• The project adds innovative European value because it is an inspiration for
young Europeans to speak on different educational and civic topics and
make their voices audible. Introducing and developing the concept for a
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"Common European School Radio” gives young Europeans a real 'voice'.
In addition, to build long term relationships as a network of European
schools based on the acceptance of the "common cultural heritage" idea in
our schools, where entertainment and education among young teenagers
and school communities, have more in common rather than differences.
Having said that, the project will help towards overcoming of stereotypes
by work in multinational teams and by being exposed to different cultural
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identities and thus experiencing the unity and diversity of Europe.
The result of the project will be an actual EUROPEAN SCHOOL WEB
RADIO running, which will farther develop in a dynamic fashion, either in
content or partnerships, with more pupils and more countries getting
involved.
16. EU Horizontal Issues..
• an awareness of the importance of cultural and linguistic diversity within
Europe, as well as of the need to combat racism, prejudice and
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xenophobia (Div)
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Cultural and linguistic diversity (CulDiv)
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Fight against racism and xenophobia (RacXen)
Promoting equality between men and women and contributing to
combating all forms of discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic
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origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation (Discr
Racial or ethnic origin (RacEth)
17. Impact of the project (1/3)
We expect partnership activities to have the following impact:-
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Students are expected to:
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Develop a more optimistic approach in times of economic crisis
Develop social and communication skills in order to improve their contact
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with other people
Develop a critical thinking so that they are going to be able to judge what
information is critical and what not, in order to develop a genuine
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European learning environment for them.
Improve their English communication skills and motivation for
communicating in a foreign-language because of the real-life experience of
using this language.
18. Impact (2/3)
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Increase their interest in lesser used European languages
improve their ICT skills and interest in using audio and other multimedia
tools in order to produce pod/broadcasts, global communication and the
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means for research as well as for personal and interpersonal development.
Learn international cooperation by hands-on experience of young people
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meeting and working together.
Improve their awareness of cultural similarities and differences - in a direct
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and practical way
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Improve their understanding of other European countries
Students will entertain and inform themselves by their own Radio Station
and listening and learning modern and traditional music from different
cultures in Europe.
19. Impact of the project (3/3)
Teachers, are expected to:
- Improve their teaching skills by observing new/various teaching methods used
in other European schools.
- Exchange, disseminate and adopt good practice especially cross-thematic
ones.
- Develop enthusiasm for international learning and teaching especially in ICT
skills especially multimedia (eg. audio files)
- Learn how to develop and organise a Radio Station from the scratch.
Institutions will:
- Encourage school cooperation with local authorities and media
- Connect School to local and wider European Community
- Connect Schools to each other in a network of contact and cooperation
- Provide better European learning environment for their pupils
- Improve their educational programs – especially on European studies related
themes
- Create positive view of EU and its educational programmes.
