International eTwinning project ‘Heartbeats’

Project teachers created their  Kindness Ambassador IDs   to highlight that kindness goes beyond a single occasion—it is a way of living. With these IDs, we commit to embodying the values of our eTwinning project daily, serving as examples and protectors of a welcoming and positive school environment.

  💓 Heartbeats – November Kindness & Creativity 💓 Spreading smiles, sharing love, and connecting hearts! 🎄 Christmas Card Exchange The Christmas season is all about sharing joy, warmth, and friendship. This year, my students took part in a Christmas Card Exchange with partner schools across Europe! Each child contributed to the design of the handmade cards filled with festive wishes, drawings, and creativity. Through this activity, our little artists practise English, express their imagination, and experience the true spirit of giving. When the cards arrive, we’ll create a Christmas Wall of Friendship   and Wishes to display them all — a colorful reminder that kindness travels across borders! Together  with our Christmas cards, we prepared a small surprise gift for our partners — handmade ornaments with dried orange and lemon slices and star anise. We called them “Citrus Heart...

My students visited the Children’s and Youth Department of the M. Daukša Public Library in Kėdainiai District. There, they participated in an integrated educational activity titled  “Colorful Emotions in the Rhythm of Our Hearts” , conducted as part of the international eTwinning project  “HEARTBEATS: Cultures, Rhythms & Well-being Across Europe.”  Through games, reading, and creative activities, they explored how emotions have their own colors and affect heart rhythms, gaining insight into feelings, thoughts, and behavior while developing self-awareness and communication skills.

With love and kindness, my students have created these festive cards for the students of Sophia, Selin, Maria José, and Nadine. Sending warm season’s greetings from Greece!

Kindness for the Earth: Clean-Up Day  (Monday) The Lithuanian team, celebrating Kindness Week, actively took part in environmental clean-up activities, giving their time, effort, and meaningful contributions.   Creative “Kindness Hands” (Tuesday) The students created their own “kindness hands,” decorated them and finished a sentence “I will be a good friend…” by their own ideas.   No One Eats Alone: Spreading Kindness Sharing Snacks (Wednesday)  Lithuanian team's students participated in the “No One Eats Alone” activity by sharing snacks, making sure everyone felt included and appreciated, and spreading friendship and kindness throughout the school .   Sweet Acts of Kindness: Pie Day (Thursday) My students took part in the initiative  ' Pie Day'   by baking and sharing delicious pies, spreading joy and kindness to others, while also raising funds for children who are ill, socially vulnerable, or in need of support, helping to fulfill their dreams and i...

 "Emotions in Various School Moments" Whether it’s stepping into school in the early hours, collaborating with classmates, speaking in front of the class, or facing unexpected difficulties, each part of the school day can bring out different feelings. To encourage students to understand and express these emotions, we made use of AI-powered art tools. Through this creative process, we continue to nurture emotional awareness by highlighting the feelings that influence our daily school experiences .

 Students first designed their own logos, working both individually and in groups. Some of them used Canva, while others created hand-drawn designs. The most appreciated designs were submitted as the school’s logo. After collecting all the logos from all partnes, the students reviewed them and selected the five logos they liked the most as the school’s top choices. 

This year, t he 1st Primary School of Gargaliani celebrated  World Kindness Day  with a series of creative and heart-warming activities designed to inspire empathy, connection and positivity among our students.  Small acts can create a big impact. 🌟  1. Brainstorming Kindness Through a Digital Word Cloud We began by inviting students to reflect on what kindness means to them. Using a digital tool, each class created a vibrant word cloud filled with words such as  helping ,  sharing ,  respect , and  friendship . These beautiful visuals captured the spirit of the week perfectly. 💬   2. Compliment Sticky Notes Our classrooms brightened as students exchanged compliment sticky notes. Children wrote thoughtful messages to one another, spreading encouragement, gratitude, and positivity across the school. 🎨   3. Lipstick Hearts of Kindness To express kindness creatively, students drew lipstick hearts on their hands like temporary tattoos. Th...

  The winning logo in the vote comes from the 1st Primary School of Gargaliani, Greece. It represents a design that promotes a gentle, supportive environment where emotional growth and positive relationships can flourish... the true sound of European friendship. 🎶 💫 The result:  https://www.tricider.com/brainstorming/2fwjWhGn8RJ