Critical and Creative Thinking
The Way Ahead
C2 Pazardzhik 21th-25th June 2021
Mobility evaluation
25 students and 5 teachers shared their opinion about the project activities carried out during the mobility. The overall rating of the mobility 4.87 out of 5 which shows general satisfaction with the way activities were organised. Respondents mentioned that there was a variety of activities which they found interesting and educational. Around 90% of project participants think that the ActionBound tour of Pazardzhik was useful because it gave them an opportunity to see famous landmarks in Pazardzhik and learn about them in an fun and interactive way. The workshop on preparing and delivering Ted Talks was considered beneficial by the majority of students and equipped them with important presentation tools. The urban game project participants played in Plovdiv turned out to be very useful for developing critical thinking skills for about 70% of the players. The media content and analysis workshop was extremely useful for most of the students because it gave them a new perspective on the way media works. About three quarters of the project participants expressed their satisfaction with the critical writing workshop as it gave them ideas how to approach their future writing tasks. The movie discussion and debate was an educational and enjoyable activity for the students who were eager to express and defend their ideas.
C3 Svedasai 7th -11th February 2022
Mobility evaluation
18 students and 3 teachers shared their opinion about the project activities carried out during the mobility. The overall rating of the mobility is 4.33 out of 5 which shows that project participants were happy with the way activities were organised. Respondents mentioned that the activities were interesting and hosts were welcoming. Around 90% of project participants think that the Ted Talks on Media and Me were useful because different points of view were presented.The workshop on Media manipulation was considered beneficial by all students because it was informative and supported with good examples . The media manipulation discussion turned out to be useful for realizing how easily people could fall for media gimmicks. Around 70% of the students think that it was beneficial to hear how other schools apply the Flipped classroom method in their schools. The majority of the project participants expressed their satisfaction with the movie discussion and debate because it proved the various ways people interpret information presented to them.
C4 Katowice 27th March - 1st April 2022
Mobility evaluation
23 students and 7 teachers shared their opinion about the project activities carried out during the mobility. The overall rating of the mobility 4.17 out of 5 which indicates that the way activities were organised was very good. Respondents mentioned that the Polish students were independent and self-reliant and took an active role in managing all the activities. Around 70% of project participants think that the photo description was useful because students demonstrated their critical attitude towards three current world issues ( the war in Ukraine, climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic). The cooking workshop was considered beneficial by the majority of students and gave them an opportunity to taste Ukrainian cuisine and thus be more open minded and tolerant to different cultures.The murals trail in Katowice and the following activity for designing murals turned out to be very useful for developing about 80% of the project participants’ creativity. The drama workshop was beneficial for most of the students because it made them realize the power of non-verbal communication.
C5 Maribor 17th October - 20th October 2022
Mobility evaluation
41 respondents, 8 teachers and 33 students, took part in the survey The overall rating of the mobility 4.49 out of 5 which shows general satisfaction with the organization of the project activities by the host school. The visiting teams from Bulgaria, Poland, The Czech Republic and Lithuania found the hosts friendly and the workshops useful and fun. 88% of the students think that the presentations of creative solutions to problems in the local community were beneficial for them because they gave them insights into how diverse local problems can be and how smartly they were tackled in each country. The creative workshops in Center Gustava Šiliha allowed the project participants to discover how struggling students get assistance from their teachers and how happy and satisfied they feel being surrounded with special care and individual attention. The majority of the students were fascinated by the school museum workshop in Ljubljana because they were able to go through the experience first-hand being taught in a 1903 classroom. The creative workshop LOGOTIP, Mestna galerija Ljubljana was approved by 70% of the students who considered it challenging but rewarding.
C6 Prague 20th - 23rd February 2023
Mobility evaluation
26 students and 5 teachers shared their opinion about the project activities carried out during the mobility. The overall rating of the mobility is 4.35 out of 5 which shows that project participants were satisfied with the overall organization of the activities. Respondents mentioned that the program was diverse and the Czech students were kind hosts. Around 85% of project participants think that creative summaries of the 2020-2022 project activities were useful because of the way students reflected on them. The debate workshop with John Whalley was considered beneficial by all students due to the teacher’s charisma and the clear instructions on how to structure arguments. The creative workshop at GASK turned out to be useful for half of the students who found new ways of expressing themselves through art. Around 70% of the students think that the creative thinking workshop with Jan Kubíček and Lucie Tutrová helped them distinguish fake news and understand different types of manipulation.
Critical incidents
CCT Lithuania - critical incidents diaries (padlet.com)