The objective of this project is to create and development a long-term working relationship between the two schools by means of creating and developing joint course curriculum for various subjects. The theme will be World War 1 and various subjects will develop course material for this theme from their perspective. The subject material will be incorporated into the regular subject curriculum of participating subjects for the target year groups ( 2nd years at SMC, year 8 at Hardenhuish). We strive to achieve a fully developed, in-depth cross-curricular and trans-national educational programme by the end of the three year project that will be incorporated into the curriculum of various subjects and be continued as a joint enterprise at both schools after the project funding has ended. In the first year the subjects History, Geography, English, Media/Art and Drama( only at Hardenhuish as Sintermeerten does not have this subject yet but does invite drama experts in for workshops during our project days). We hope that other subjects will be interested to join in with new perspectives and ideas for the project during the course of the project. Therefore the project will be continually presented in each school and teachers from other subjects invited to take part in it. In the first year we will follow the steps laid out in this application. During the year all participants will be asked to reflect and evaluate the steps and then revise, readjust and refine the steps towards a fully workable, enjoyable and innovative international project that can be carried out at both schools. It starts off a trans-national meeting at Sintermeerten. The coordinators , some teachers and students will set up a work schedule( time management) and task division for the coming year. Dates for exchanges will be finalised etc. The project then starts with regular History lessons on World War 1 as background information. At the same time pupils from both school will meet each via video conferencing, be paired up( Dutch-English) and they will start their own Facebook page in which they can upload articles and assignments, reflect on programme parts and communicate with each other and teachers.The Facebook page will only be accessible for participating students and teachers for safety reasons. However, students will regularly place articles, photos and updates on the project in their own newspaper which will be on both schools' websites. The pupil pairs will create peer assignments for the trip to Ypres in November. Geography will focus a few lessons on the geographical influences at Flanders Field. During English lessons students will focus on the War Poets. Art will deal with the War theme as well. In November both schools will meet in Ypres for a joint field trip to Flanders Fields and the pairs will work on each others'assignments. The second part of the project revolves around the film War Horse. As preparation to the Dutch visit to Hardenhuish school students watch the film, they will again make peer assignments to be carried out by the students in Hardenhuish where they will visit the film location of War Horse. At Hardenhuish they will also have drama sessions and rehearse and perform sketches related to life in the trenches. The third part will prepare them for the visit by the English school to Sintermeerten where they will have another Drama workshop on World War 1 led by the English drama group Phileas Fogg. Then they will reflect on the past year and write the last issue of their newspaper( final big issue). Teachers will evaluate and make plans for the second year of the project. In the second and third year the project will be analysed and evaluated and readjusted, refined and incorporated into the existing curricula of participating subjects. After these first three years we should have a sustainable, fully functioning, sunstantial and in-depth educational project on World War 1 that has been expanded to involve more than the initial subject areas and will be the basis for further cooperation and collaboration between the two schools.