Metoda projektu edukacyjnego w praktyce szkolnej

The project method is one of activating teaching methods, in its broader meaning also perceived as a didactic strategy. In comparison with other teaching methods, the project method gives students more independence. It shapes pro-social attitudes, teaches responsibility and reliability, planning and organizing one’s actions, and using various sources of information. It stimulates the ability to communicate and work in a group. This article presents the stages of the teaching project implementation as an example of setting directions for the teachers’ and students’ work. In connection with the declaration by the European Parliament and Council of the year 2013 the European Year of Active Aging and Solidary between Generations, the article also describes the advantages of using the project method in strengthening the ties between the generations.