The title 'Promoting a Healthy, Happy Lifestyle' describes the overall aim and motivation for our project. It is believed that both children and adults should know the importance of keeping their bodies and minds healthy and happy, and be empowered to view good health as fundamental in all that they strive to do. This is validated by 'Health 2020: A European policy framework and strategy for the 21st century' (2013:8) which states 'Maximising health through all stages of life is a fundamental right for all and not a privilege for a few. Good health is an asset and a source of economic and social stability.' The use of ICT was a major vehicle for the project's success, as pupils and staff collaborated online using various platforms, such as TwinSpace, Google Drive, Zoom, email and other appropriate apps and programs. The objectives of the project fell into four broad aims, which are: to develop awareness and attitudes of school staff, pupils and the wider community towards leading healthy lifestyles; to develop pupils' and teachers' skills in using ICT safely for collaborative learning; to explore the cultural heritage of partner schools within the context of the project; and to empower adults and children by teaching them how to look after their physical and mental health and the importance of doing so. 6 primary schools were involved in the project. All schools have pupils who come from a range of socio-economic backgrounds, and a number of students experiencing obstacles; such as special educational needs, social problems and economic difficulties. All school pupils participated in in-school project activities, which were shared with other partners through online collaboration, mainly TwinSpace and Google Drive. In addition, a number of pupils from each school participated in either physical or virtual mobilities with a partner school. These provided pupils with excellent opportunities for learning and skills development. Staff from each partner school also participated fully in the project through developing their classroom pedagogies on project-related activities and promoting healthy lifestyles in their schools, for example, through daily 'brain breaks', exploring sports from other cultures, and taking part in training on mental wellbeing to name a few. Some staff also had the opportunity to travel to partner schools (pre-Covid) to participate in training events. Parents whose pupils attend partner schools had the opportunity to be involved in the project through attending organised talks on healthy lifestyles, participating in Sports Days, and submitting recipes for a project recipe book. Project activities comprised short-term joint staff training events, short-term exchanges of groups of pupils, pupil participation and collaboration through the use of ICT, and involvement of school staff and parents. Activities were carefully organised to ensure all relevant groups of participants were involved in engaging and appropriate ways. Teachers and pupils of partner schools collaborated online to share their work on the project TwinSpace. Pupils participated in sports workshops and events and played sports that are traditional in partner countries. They learned about different foods and diets and through the project recipe book were inspired to cook food from different cultures. Pupils and teachers also learned the importance of incorporating relaxation techniques into their routines. Such techniques are now taught in the classroom. Methodology included active learning, group work, pupil, teacher and parent collaboration, and the use of ICT for websites such as GoNoodle. Results of the project include a positive change in attitudes of the schools' staff, pupils and wider community towards leading a healthy lifestyle. Participants have gained confidence in using ICT for teaching and collaborating. The TwinSpace is the main platform where participant's work is displayed and celebrated. This presents the extent to which the project activities have impacted upon stakeholders through evidence of the work that has been done by all partner schools. All schools will continue to incorporate physical activity, healthy eating and relaxation techniques into the daily lives of staff and pupils. All participants will continue to develop as European citizens who celebrate cultural diversity. Furthermore, pupils and school staff will have been equipped with skills to make them more digitally literate in an ever ICT dependent world, especially given the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic which has acted as a catalyst for increasing dependence in the use of ICT. The project TwinSpace is now public so all can see the results of our project and continue to use concrete resources, such as the digital recipe book and videos on mindfulness. The Project Results Platform also acts as an area where key project results can be accessed.

"The title of the partnership “Net is the key” explains in a nutshell the aim of this project : the focusi s on the use of ICT tools and Internet to develop key competences skills in pupils (communicating; being creative; working with others; managing information and critical thinking ;understanding safety, security and well-being when using ICT, developing “digital citizenship”) and to improve teachers' attitude and approach towards ICT tools and use of Internet for teaching and for professional development . Through this project we want to make use of innovative and challenging pedagogical approaches such as Blended learning , a mix of technology and traditional face-to-face instructions, and flipped learning in order to extend learning outside the classroom . Wikispaces, blogs and websites were used in order to make learning more engaging and attractive for all the pupils in schools.Teachers have planned ICT-enhanced lessons to be used in any subject context through the selection of appropriate ICT for lesson preparation, teaching- learning -assessment activities and have shared them with partners. Communication through the use of new media have been enhanced either for staff involved and children with their parents (Wikispace -www.wikispaces.com; Blogs https://kidblog.org, newsletter ; videoconferences; Twitter-Facebook -Skype- Google Drive-Youtube ) . Seven schools from different parts of Europe were involved: Italy(2) , Bulgaria , Romania, Turkey, UK (Northern Ireland) , Poland. Most of the key persons have good experience, competences and skills on the subject. Aim of this projec twas also to promote equity and inclusio, facilitating the access to learning to those from disadvantage backgrounds and students with fewer opportunities. A strong focus has been on collaborative, cooperative and peer learning in order to involve all pupils, even those with special needs, in the process of learning.We have made use of OER (Open educational resources) to improve the quality of education, knowledge sharing and capacity building.Of course, when using the Net we took in consideration E-safety and the so called “Netiquette""; pupils, parents and teachers raised their awareness and were educated on this subject to avoid misuse or cyberbullying. This is why, all partners took part in Safer Internet day, organizing special activities in each school (http://www.saferinternet.org ) and surfing on special websites on the subject (http://www.childnet.com ).Through this project we have been able to develop teachers competences in how to integrate ICT into teaching practice in a collaborative and sustainable way and to help students to avoid abuses on the Internet or improper use of the net giving them the right tools to navigate in a safe, proper and responsible way. Even if most teachers are generally confident and positive about the use of ICTs for learning often they lack confidence that is the real is key to change : skilled and confident teachers are more important than the latest equipment to delivering digital skills and knowledge.Through this project we developped teachers competences in how to integrate ICT into teaching practice in a collaborative and sustainable way, develop their social media skills and help students to avoid abuses on the Internet or improper use of the net giving them the right tools to navigate in a safe, proper and healthy way.Concerning long term benefits, we can say that all partners gained in expertise and are aware of the importance of a ""lifelong learners"" perspective in order to pass this concept also to their students. Even if there are, at present, marked country differences concernig either attitude on ICT's based learning activities or equipment, our project has reinforced the idea that a change in teaching cannot be postponed and that it is very important for teachers to collaborate and network in order to push for a change in the school policy on ICT use."