1. 1. Name of the project: Shorter School Breaks 2. Problem: Moldovan students spend daily 5-7 hours in the school. Besides, the homework preparation for Moldovan kids takes from 3 to 5 hours, since the curriculum is very difficult and theoretically-oriented, so that students have to learn compulsorily many unuseful things. Moreover, the syllabus does not include extracurricular activities, this way kids have to attend private clubs in the city. For this reason, many students claim that they are too busy, and have not enough time for some extracurricular activities, but school assignments preparation. One of the reasons is the school schedule, which is quite extended (7 classes lasting from 8.30 a.m. till 3 p.m.), and which includes only compulsory subjects, and no clubs. 3. Goal: The aim of our project is to shorten the time spent in school, by shortening the breaks; this way, all students will have gain more time for extracurricular activities. 4. Beneficiaries: all the students from Lyceum Mihai Eminescu, Chisinau, Moldova (1200 pupils); teaching and administrative staff. 5. Final products: a movie about the project development and implementation. 6. Procedures: Steps1.WhatPrimary survey2.Research on different experience3.Negotiations with the administration4. 5.Project implementation Evaluative surveyHowWho will be involvedQuestionnaire that includes 7-10 questions about students activities during the breaks and after classes.Elementary school 30 students Gymnasium - 50 students High school - 50 studentsCommunicating with our iEARN partners in order to find out the following information: 1. School schedule (classes, breaks) 2. Extracurricular activities provided in schools (when, how frequently, what activities) Open dialogue; Round table; Presentation power point in order to show the advantages of our project Shortening of the breaks between classes Questionnaire including 3-5 questions about the project after its implementation.Partners from Global Issues: Education learning CycleMembers of the group Lyceum managers Students, teachers and administrative staff. Elementary school 30 students Gymnasium - 50 students

2. High school - 50 students 6.VideoMaking a short movie report about everything was done.Students, school staff.