The Comenius Project entitled "The Time Machine" consists on a series of travels to the past, the present and the future. Through these travels, the students will learn the common past of the participant countries, the influence of the past on the present and the possible future consequences of present behaviours. This project presents a cultural twinning through which participants will learn different historic, literary, scientific and artistic aspects in an original and creative way. Each participant country will choose a relevant period of time in the past or the future and they have to transform the educational community to this specific period of time. Then they have to compare it to nowadays explaining its present influence.

The study visits are a key aspect in this project since students will have the chance to travel to other countries and also to different periods of time. Moreover, they will share the projects and activities that students have done. In this visits, students will be divided into “Time Ambassadors” and “Time Explorers”. The former will be the host students and they will be in charge of welcoming visitors and presenting the results of their projects, whereas the latter will be in charge of participating in all proposed activities and then they have to communicate the results and experiences about the study visit to their partners back home.

• The project highlights common European experiences, thereby fostering a common European spirit in the group. As a living history project, it gives a chance to a more playful access to history and knowledge in general and to the development of the spirit of cooperation and participating the students' cultural background by getting involved in the project.
  Additionally, project encourages the use of foreign languages and computers, the contact with people of different nationalities in their own educational environment by giving the opportunity to share the current school reality. 

  
  

EACH SCHOOL IS RESPONSIBLE FOR PREPARING THESE ADDITIONAL TOPICS FOR THE PROJECT MEETINGS. 

• THE BRIDGE FROM EUROPE TO ASIA (TURKEY)
• LEONARDO REINVENTS EUROPE: SCIENCE, ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY (ITALY)
• SURVIVAL OF CULTURAL KNOWLEDGE (IRELAND)
• THE BIRTH OF THE EUROPEAN CONCEPT (GREECE)
• ARE WE FIT FOR THE FUTURE? (SPAIN)   

ITALY: In History and Art History students will work on the the life and work of Leonardo Da Vinci and on his cultural, social, artistic, scientific and technological impact. In Science, students will focus on the developments in the Museum of Science and Technology in Milan. In Graphic Design and Fashion Design, students will deal with the influence of Leonardo Da Vinci and the influence of technology in arts and crafts. 

GREECE:“The birth of European concept”can be applied to any class of language, history or art. Our participation in the project will contain activities, presentations and exhibitions that give our students and partners the chance to elaborate any elements related to the Greek origins of Europe, like language, art and architecture apart from the main topic concerning the Persian wars and its historical impact.

SPAIN: Students will deal with the scientific part of the project since they will build a sustainable futuristic school. They will deal with technological inventions, scientific developments and environmental impact. In history and art history lessons, students will also work with Prehistory and the Gothic period and they will learn different ways of life, traditions, and architecture of these periods. 

IRELAND: Students will do research on the Golden Age of Ireland (400 - 800) in with the Scholars and Saints kept
the traditon of Classical knowledge alive in their remote monasteries during a turbulent Europe. The spread of Latin and Greek from Ireland into the rest of Europe is our main focus of interest.

TURKEY: Students will draw attention to the concept of Türk in order to know its origins and its current implications. They will learn different social, cultural, historical and artistic impact which influences nowaday's life in Turkey.