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Schaffung eines europäischen Schulnetzwerks zur Förderung interkultureller Kontakte zwischen Jugendlichen aus ganz Europa zum Abbau von Hass und Vorurteilen in Ländern mit ethnisch gemischter Bevölkerung

Creation of an european network of schools for the promotion of intercultural contacts between the young people of all Europe with the intention of decreasing hatred and prejudices in countries with mixed ethnic population.

Creation d’un réseau d’écoles européennes pour la promotion de contacts interculturels parmi les jeunes de toute l’Europe ayant l’intention de supprimer la haine et les préjugés dans des pays avec des ethnies mixtes.

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Tasks

Attributions

·       Vermittlung von Schul= adressen aus Südosteuropa an interessierte Schulen in der Europäischen Union

·       passing on of school addresses from south east Europe of interested schools within the European Union

·       communication d’adresses d’écoles en Europe du sud-est à des écoles intéressées dans l’Union européenne

·       Sammeln und Weitergabe von Erfahrungsberichten der teilnehmenden Schulen

·       collecting and passing on of reports on experiences of participating schools

·       rassemblement et transmission de rapports d’expérience des écoles y participant

·       Herausgabe der periodisch erscheinenden europäischen Schülerzeitung „Uniting future - Sandkorn“

·       issue of the periodical European school magazine „Uniting Future - Sandkorn“

·       publication du périodique européen „Uniting Future - Sandkorn“

·       gemeinsame Adressverwaltung

·       common address administration

·       administration d’adresses commune

·       Herstellen und Vermitteln von Kontakten zu Künstlern, die am Projekt mitarbeiten

·       making up and passing on of contacts with artists who are willing to take part in the project

·       étrablir des contacts avec des artistes participant au projet

·       Suche und Vermittlung von Sponsoren, Aufzeigen von Finanzierungsmöglichkeiten

·       making up and passing on of sponsors, describing ways of financing

·       rechercher et transmettre des sponsors, indiquer des possibilités de financement

·       Präsentation des „Unternehmens Sandkorn“ im Internet

·       presentation of the „Operation Grain of Sand“ in Internet

·       présentation de „ L’Opération Grain de sable“ sur l’internet

·       Betreuung der eigenen Partnerschulen in Serbien und im Kosovo

·       attending our own partner schools in Serbia and in Kosovo

·       prendre soin de ses propres écoles jumelées en Serbie et au Kosovo

Organisationsform

form of organization

forme d’organisation

humanitärer eingetragener Verein

und laufendes Projekt im Rahmen einer Übungsfirma an der Handelsakademie Ybbs

an der Donau

incorporated humanitarian association and continuous project within a training firm at the trade academy of Ybbs/Donau

association humanitaire inscrite au registre et projet courant dans le cadre d’une entreprise à entrainement au lycée commercial de Ybbs/Donau

1999

24^th March

Beginning of NATO attacks on Yugoslavia

End of April

Founding of Project Grain of Sand – youth against hatred –  youth as a grain of sand in the machinery of war

28^th May

Patronage of European Council and secretary general Daniel Tarschys,

Contacts arranged by former EU Member of Parliament Dr. Gusenbauer

21^st -23^rd  June

Meeting of students from  Nis ( BRJ ) and Ferizaj ( Kosovo ) in Vienna – Parliament

Creation of common painting  „Guernica 99„ ( Harald Köck )

July

Patronage of  Dr. Fischer and Dr. Busek

Patronages André Heller, Arik Brauer, Gerhard Roth, Dr. Scholz, Christa Stadler, Nicolaus Harnoncourt, Milo Dor, Dr. Zilk

Beginning  of media interest: FORMAT, OÖN, NÖN, KURIER

ORF Nachbar in Not

21^st July

Invitation to the International peace conference in Vienna – chairman  Simon Perez

September

Building up of school partnerships: Nis ( BRJ ), Passau ( BRD ), Trollhättan ( S ), Perchtoldsdorf ( A ), Ybbs ( A )

October

Visit of a Sandkorn delegation in Nis, Prishtina and Ferizaj

Contact with UNMIK, the provisional minister of education of Kosovo, World University Service Austria in Prishtina

21^st December

Presentation of the project  to  650  students in  Schulzentrum Ybbs

2000

Jannuary

Invitation to dicussion „Kosovo 2000„ at the ORF

May

1^st issue of the European Youth Magazin UNITING FUTURE

Beginning  of planning for international meeting  Camp grain of sand in Ybbs

6^th May

Presentation of the project on Radio “Nachbar in Not” in Southeast Europe

June

Visit of students from  Nis und Belgrade ( BRJ ) in Ybbs

August

Visit of a  Sandkorn delegation in Sarajevo ( BiH ) and Nis ( BRJ )

Contacts to OHR, Open Broadcast Network Bosnia and Bosnian ministry of education

September

Foundation of Grain of Sand as an association

Founding of voluntary subject „Management internationaler Projekte„

October

Presentation of Project at OSCE in Vienna

Autumn

Building up of school partnerships and memberships of grain of sand in:

Sweden, France, Holland, Germany,  Poland, Italy, Latvia, Croatia, Slowenia, Jugoslawia Kosovo

2001

June

2^nd issue UNITING FUTURE

12^th -15^th July

Invitation to European Youth Conference in Vienna

August

Bilateral Project for economic analysis for an Austrian company in Croatia in cooperation with  Schulzentrum Ybbs ( A ) and Gymnasium Nova Gradiska ( HR )

8^th -10^th September

1^st meeting European editorial staff UNITING FUTURE in Ybbs

Participation of 15 schools from 12  countries

International Resolution for the Common EU Project UNITING FUTURE

12^th December

Invitation to  Kosovo conference in foreign ministry with  Botschafter Dr. Rohan and MinRat Dr. Link from BmfLV

2002

January

3^rd issue of  UNITING FUTURE

handing  over of editorship to  Gymnasium Venlo ( NL )

February

Beginning of  project RADIO UNITING FUTURE in cooperation with and Ministry for Defence in Kosovo.

Visit to Kosova (Camp Casablanca of AUCON KFOR)

March

Project „Grain of Sand“ is elected project of the month of the Austrian Sponsorbörse (sponsoring platform)

May

UNITING FUTURE wins a special price at the Lower Austrian students’ magazine competition

2^nd-8^th May

Participation in the seminar „We Build Europe“ in Bad Marienberg/Germany

June

Visit of a student’s group from partner school in Suhareka (Kosovo) in Ybbs/Austria

9^th-12^th September

Participation UNITING FUTURE in the 1^st AER (Assembly of European Regions) Youth Summer School in Opatija in Croatia - workshop on the topic of „environmental sustainability“

24^th-27^th October

Participation of a team of students in the jury in the Austrian embassy in Belgrade - evaluation of projects from Serbian schools on Austrian-Serbian relationships

25^th October

Participation of editorial staff in a discussion at the ORF in Vienna

November

4^th issue of UNITING FUTURE (chief editorial staff Venlo/Netherlands)

2^nd-6^th November

COMENIUS teachers’ meeting in Venlo/Netherlands.

2003

February

5^th issue of UNITING FUTURE (chief editorial staff Vänersborg/Sweden)

8^th-15^th April

1^st meeting of editorial staffs from Albania, Bosnia, France, Italy, Kosova, Croatia, Macedonia, Netherlands, Austria, Poland, Sweden, Serbia, Slovenia, Hungary in Ybbs/Austria

April

6^th issue of UNITING FUTURE - Special Issue, made up during the editorial staff meeting in Ybbs (chief editorial staff Ybbs)

April/May

Teachers’ exchange (2 weeks each), between Ybbs/Austria and Vänersborg/Sweden

6^th May

The GRAIN OF SAND Team wins the 2^nd prize at the Lower Austrian competition „Vom Grenzland zum Kernland - NÖ in einem neuen Europa“ (Competition „From Periphery to Central Area - Lower Austria in a new Europe“)

Intended Activities

19^th - 3^rd November

COMENIUS teacher’s meeting in Torino / Italy

December

7^th issue of UNITING FUTURE (chief editorial staff Struga/Macedonia)

2004

March

8^th issue of UNITED FUTURE (chief editorial staff St. Brieuc/France)

April

2^nd editorial staff meeting in St. Brieuc/France

May

European Youth Summit in Sarajevo/Bosnia

Actual member schools

16 schools

15 countries

Albania/Tirana, Austria/Ybbs, Bosnia/Sarajevo, Croatia/Varazdin, France/St. Brieuc, Hungary/Salgotarjan, Italy/Torino, Kosovo/Suhareka, Macedonia/Struga, Montenegro/Kolasin, Netherlands/Venlo, Poland/Zdunska Wola, Serbia/Belgrade/Nis, Slovenia/Maribor, Sweden/Vänersborg