'Culture is the lifeblood of a vibrant society, expressed in the many ways we tell our stories, celebrate,remember the past, entertain ourselves, and imagine the future. 'So, building a ‘bridge’ between the abstract and concrete, the Eastern and Western, and the ancient and modern is very important for a peaceful world.

We know that we alone cannot change the world, but we also know that ' We can change one thought at a time, one child at a time, one family at a time, one community at a time, one city, one
state and one country at a time'.

Recognising the number of problems caused by different backgrounds (bullying, intolerance, hate speech) and aiming to overcome these dangers, we decided
to take part in the project whose name is 'RECOGNİZE YOURSELF IN HE OR SHE, WHO ARE NOT LIKE YOU AND ME '. The project focuses on changing the attitude towards difference and diversity by means of getting to know, comparing and understanding various cultures.

There are two main reasons for us to join it:
Our first aim is to fight against any kind of discrimination affecting our students negatively. When we have a genuine appreciation for one another’s culture, we can bridge the gap that separates us from each other.

Our second aim is to increase our students' success at school because youth participation in culture helps develop thinking skills, builds self-confidence, and improves flexibility, all of which enhance education outcomes. Students who have different cultural backgrounds and take part in cultural activities at school are more likely to get a degree than those who do not.

Schools that integrate culture into the curriculum have shown consistently higher average reading and mathematics scores compared with similar schools that do not. There is a strong link between culture and academic performance. Participation in the project will not only have an impact on public education, but on the development of valuable workforce skills as well. What is more, cultural heritage broadens opportunities for education and lifelong learning, including a better understanding of history, etc.

Additionally, we would like our students to be open-minded and responsible citizens of the modern world, aware of the importance of diversity and willing to embrace other cultures.
In order to achieve these main goals, we will take advantage of games, foods, drinks, folk dances, folk songs, handicrafts, ornamenting arts, historical places, places of natural beauty,
idioms/proverbs, legends/myths, languages, religions, superstitions, traditions/customs and traditional costumes which are all part of the culture of the the partner schools.

The outcomes of the project, to be used and disseminated, will be as follows: booklets, bookmarks, calendars, Cds, Erasmus corners, dictionaries, E-twinning, Facebook, hats, local clubs, news in the local media, local televisions, magazines, models, posters, photograph albums, power point presentations, questionnaires, short films, t-shirts. Thanks to all of the above mentioned products and the project web-site we will reach pupils, teachers, local communities and general public.

Our project will contribute to better mutual understanding between people from different cultural, educational and social backgrounds. in this way, we can love and respect each other without becoming one another...for a better school life...for a better social life...for a better world.