The schools Institut Roquetes (Roquetes, Catalonia), Institut Dertosa (Tortosa, Catalonia), Lycée Toulouse-Lautrec (Toulouse, Occitania), Liceul Tehnologic nr.1 Gâlgău (Romania), and Istituto “Cassata-Gattapone” (Gubbio, Italy) are collaborating on the European eTwinning project “Ad Astra.” This project connects students aged 16 to 18 from different European countries to explore relationships, technology, and the future world through creative and collaborative activities.

Using English as a common language, students work in international teams to share ideas, write dialogues or scripts, and create digital content such as booktuber posts, dubbed scenes, or short videos. The project encourages language learning, digital skills, and intercultural understanding, helping students communicate, cooperate, and create across borders.

Students have already:

• Sent greetings and messages to their partner schools.

• Exchanged New Year’s wishes with their project partners.

• Begun reading a novel together, The Time Machine by H.G. Wells

Reading is a fundamental part of the project because it develops imagination, critical thinking, and cultural awareness. Through literature, students can reflect on human society, ethical questions, and possible futures. H.G. Wells is a key figure in science fiction, and The Time Machine is important because it explores ideas about time, social change, and the consequences of human actions, offering both a thrilling story and a thought-provoking vision of the future.

By engaging with Wells’ work, students not only practice English and reading skills but also learn to think creatively about science, society, and the world of tomorrow, connecting literature with the themes of the Ad Astra project.